# Funniest Living Comedian?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-living-comedian/28494>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 8, 2000, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-living-comedian/28494 "2000-08-08T00:34:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![greenlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@greenlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenlady)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-living-comedian/28494/61 "2005-05-27T23:24:31Z")

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Another vote for Robin Williams. Anyone catch him on “Dave Letterman” last night? I was thinking I’d watch it just for the heck of it…but wow, I’m sure glad I did – that guy is amazingly talented for comedy in my book. Such a quick wit and the timing is flawless.

And he seems like nice guy too – crass with class. What a combo.

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**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-living-comedian/28494/62 "2005-05-28T02:57:41Z")

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> [@Smeghead](#):
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> Count one vote for Steven Wright.

I heard him on the radio a few weeks ago. It was the first time i had ever heard of him before, and he is really very funny.

Robin Williams on the other hand couldn’t be any less funny (or more irritating). But I do like him in dramatic movie roles (eg Insomnia, Awakenings).

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**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-living-comedian/28494/63 "2005-05-28T03:01:07Z")

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> [@scarface](#):
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> Richard Pryor  
> Billy Conolly (Big Yin)  
> George Carlin

Billy Conolly in the 1980s was probably the funniest comedian I’ve ever seen or heard. But his current incarnation is not funny - he’s trying to hard.

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**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-living-comedian/28494/64 "2005-05-28T03:19:15Z")

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If Bill Hicks were still alive, I would vote him number one. Alas. But for people who’re actually alive…  
I can’t believe no one’s mentioned him, but:  
Denis Leary

But after that I’d like Ellen DeGeneres, George Lopez, John Plechette, Wanda Sykes, Amazing Johnathan, Hedburg, Pryor, Carlin and Rodney goddamn Dangerfield.

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**Author:** ![Largo62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Largo62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Largo62)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-living-comedian/28494/65 "2005-05-28T03:20:03Z")

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If anybody mentioned Will Durst I didn’t see it. There’s a brainy comic.  
I’d also vote for Robin Williams, Steven Wright and Billy Crystal. Mitch Hedberg is dead? I’ve been so out of touch.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-living-comedian/28494/66 "2005-05-28T03:24:14Z")

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> [@Moonchild](#):
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> I just wanted to renew this thread, becasue I’m looking for some new, terrific stand-up comedy.

Then go ahead and start a _new_ thread(in Cafe Society) that doesn’t contain info that is over 4 years old, o.k.?

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