# Favourite commedians **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 26, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630 "2003-02-26T14:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mmhkay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@mmhkay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmhkay)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/21 "2003-02-26T21:54:46Z")
Brian Regan–absolutely hysterical! Mario Cantone (he wasn’t as obnoxious 6 or 7 years ago.) Kevin James ---
**Author:** ![JeanLinen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@JeanLinen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeanLinen)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/22 "2003-02-26T23:07:11Z")
Forgot about Jim Brewer (sp)… especially hislive stuff on Opie & Anthony. Brewer is best when he’s channeling previous incarnations of himself. JEAN, ala frites ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/23 "2003-02-27T00:37:41Z")
I want to add Eddie Izzard to my list and Steve McGrew. ---
**Author:** ![dahempfaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@dahempfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dahempfaerie)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/24 "2003-02-27T00:44:12Z")
**Mitch Hedberg \*\* Steven Wright Lewis Black and of course, B]Bill Cosby** …My sis and I used to listen to my dad’s old Cosby records when we were little…they always made us crack up laughing…good times ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/25 "2003-02-27T03:34:22Z")
Sam Kinison - some of the most original material ever. Chris Rock - The man makes me laugh. Brian Regan - I’m glad to see him mentioned. He’s be cracking me up for years, but no one ever seemed to hear of him. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/26 "2003-02-27T03:49:50Z")
Margaret Cho ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/27 "2003-02-27T03:58:25Z")
I’ll second Woody Allen’s three albums. It’s just not fair that within a couple of years of starting out as a stand-up he could put out the funniest albums ever. Everybody else needs to spend years paying their dues. But I just listened to Steven Wright’s “I Have a Pony” the other day and every single line on it was brilliant. If not the best album ever, then the one with the highest batting average of funny lines. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/28 "2003-02-27T04:11:56Z")
Ok, I _might be_ a “redneck”, but I frickin’ love Jeff Foxworthy’s standup comedy. OTOH, I think Richard Pryor (in his heyday) was rib-shattering-ly funny. I love Sinbad’s standup, but his television show left much to be desired…same as Foxworthy’s. But the love-o-my-life, whether drunk, sober, stoned or straight, is and always will be George Carlin. I can hear him…and immediately “see” his facial expressions. Even when I’m reading his books. Watching him is only escalating the hilarity. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/29 "2003-02-27T07:57:46Z")
Eddie Izzard. I’ve seen “Dressed to Kill” many times and every time I watch it I’m laughing. Phil hartman was one of my all time favourites. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/30 "2003-02-27T08:01:37Z")
Ben Elton. When he’s on: he can get tedios sometimes. Ryan Stiles :). Robin Williams’ early stuff I like, his later stuff, not so much. Same with George Carlin. And Dennis Leary. Specially his observations about how useless cigarette warnings are! ---
**Author:** ![tunabreath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@tunabreath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tunabreath)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/31 "2003-02-27T12:33:25Z")
Red Skelton was good, but then I was young when I used to watch him. One great and funny clown. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/32 "2003-02-27T23:17:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cyn \* > \*\*Margaret Cho \*\* Of course! How could I forget! :smack: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Arcana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@Arcana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcana)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/33 "2003-04-30T20:33:06Z")
"I’m working on a _maneuver_ " [http://www.izzard.com/home.html](http://www.izzard.com/home.html) ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/34 "2003-04-30T21:29:01Z")
## origanally posted by **Max Carnage** : ## There was a young kid on Comedy Central by name of Nicholas something who had a hilarious bit on video games. I hope to see more of him soon. I think you mean Nick Swardson. His Grandma called him Nicholas when she was amazed at his strength when picking up a gallon of milk. He was funny. He can also be seen as a sidekick to Jamie Kennedy in that god awful “Malibu’s Most Wanted”. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/35 "2003-04-30T21:40:46Z")
Derek Edwards ---
**Author:** ![PatrickM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PatrickM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickM)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/36 "2003-04-30T22:16:13Z")
I’m showing my age, but Alan King at his peak was great. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/37 "2003-04-30T22:26:11Z")
Steven Wright is my favorite stand-up comic. I’ve done open-mike stand-up before, and my schtick, especially my delivery, owes a lot to him. I also like Janeane Garofalo (my dream girl), Margaret Cho (I have to be in the right mood), Chris Rock, and the classics: Eddie Murphy, Woody Allen, George Carlin, Steve Martin. I only wish Bill Murray had done more stand-up, as he is one of the naturally funniest people ever. I used to love Harry Anderson and MST3K’s Joel Hodgson, who combined excellent magic shows with stand-up comedy. I wish they were doing more stuff now, or others would follow suit. I’ve seen Carlin, Bill Cosby, Richard Jeni, Howie Mandel, and Craig “The Lovemaster” Shoemaker perform live. I have a comedian question for all Straight Dopers! There is this one guy who always gives a tired, neurotic, nebbishy “I’m such a schnook, I can’t get a date” routine. I know he was on Seinfeld once, and he’s make occasional SNL appearances in the '80s. Kind of a tall, skinny, tired, Germanic-looking guy? His name might be Fred, and I keep thinking it is Fred Wolf, but that’s not it. I have been trying to figure out his name for years! Can anyone help? ---
**Author:** ![Pythagras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@Pythagras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythagras)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/38 "2003-04-30T22:48:26Z")
These come to mind: **George Carlin** (definetly #1) **Lewis Black** **Bill Maher** ---
**Author:** ![RawkStah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RawkStah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RawkStah)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/39 "2003-04-30T23:05:44Z")
I’ve not seen enough Mitch Hedberg to satisfy me. > [@](#): > > See this shirt? It says ‘Dry Clean Only’. That means it’s dirty. I remember seeing a Jon Stewart stand-up bit, and thought to myself “Damn! He’s like a young, Jewish George Carlin.” Turns out it was part of a Carlin special, and Stewart was the MC/opening act. Wa-hoo! I also like Dave Attell’s stuff, and his attitude. “I tell jokes.” I like Christopher Titus, but some of his stuff is a little too soul-baring. And, of course, I agree with everyone else here. 'Specially the Cosby. ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630/40 "2003-05-01T02:23:18Z")
Lots of good choices here, although I’ve never really enjoyed Carlin, not sure why. I’ve only ever seen Brian Regan once, on one of those 1/2 Comedy Central bits. Effing hilarious. But why don’t they show more of him? Anyone know if he’s got a DVD or anything out? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-commedians/157630.md?page=3)