# Who is the funniest person on TV right now? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879 "2011-02-19T02:43:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/1 "2011-02-19T02:43:27Z")
Because for my money, it doesn’t get much funnier than Conan O’Brien. I just think he’s a really hilarious guy and he brings it almost every night. And I’m not just talking about late night hosts, I’m talking about every single person currently on TV. So, who you got? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/2 "2011-02-19T02:50:33Z")
Joel McHale on the Soup, probably. Perhaps Daniel Tosh, but I do get that he is a love/hate kind of guy. ---
**Author:** ![Heyoka13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Heyoka13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heyoka13)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/3 "2011-02-19T02:52:27Z")
Yeah, probably Tosh. Inadvertently funny would make a good thread . . . ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/4 "2011-02-19T07:36:43Z")
Still Jon Stewart ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/5 "2011-02-19T08:03:33Z")
Tosh ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/6 "2011-02-19T08:47:23Z")
Stephen Colbert. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/7 "2011-02-19T12:36:43Z")
Donald Glover on community, if comedic actor is in the running here. His character isn’t too great, but he absolutely nails his jokes every single time perfectly. This week’s episode was nearly a one man showcase of his awesomeness. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/8 "2011-02-19T13:00:19Z")
> [@spooje](#): > > Still Jon Stewart yep ---
**Author:** ![Nom\_de\_Plume](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/9 "2011-02-19T14:07:02Z")
Craig Ferguson is, by far, the funniest person on TV today ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/10 "2011-02-19T15:29:07Z")
Picking one person is tough but I have to third (fourth?) Jon Stewart. Interesting question: will anyone pick a woman? I could see Tina Fey or Amy Poehler get picked. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/11 "2011-02-19T15:39:43Z")
As far as non-sitcom actors I’ll go with Stewart also. If sitcom actors are included I’d go with either Tina Fey or Danny Pudi (Abed on _Community_), though the Pudi:Glover combo is on par with almost any classic comedy team. > [@SenorBeef](#): > > Donald Glover on community, if comedic actor is in the running here. His character isn’t too great, but he absolutely nails his jokes every single time perfectly. This week’s episode was nearly a one man showcase of his awesomeness. He has a stand-up special on Comedy Central this week but I haven’t seen it. Has anybody here watched it? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/12 "2011-02-19T15:55:27Z")
William Shatner. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/13 "2011-02-19T16:06:38Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > As far as non-sitcom actors I’ll go with Stewart also. If sitcom actors are included I’d go with either Tina Fey or Danny Pudi (Abed on _Community_), though the Pudi:Glover combo is on par with almost any classic comedy team. > > He has a stand-up special on Comedy Central this week but I haven’t seen it. Has anybody here watched it? No, but I’ve seen his stand-up live and the jokes are quite good. Not sure how his delivery will be on TV. He grew up in a foster home, so that made for an “interesting” upbringing and provided a lot of source material for jokes. Edit - to clarify, he lived with his real parents but they had many foster children in his home. ---
**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/14 "2011-02-19T17:26:47Z")
Stewart, Colbert, and Ferguson in a three-way tie for first. Fey in second. Everybody else way behind. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/15 "2011-02-19T17:29:01Z")
Still Jon Stewart ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/16 "2011-02-19T17:29:15Z")
Tina maybe. Amy ain’t funny. Still, Jon Stewart and Joel McHale beat Tina (who may be brilliant in the writing room, but plays the mostly straight-man role on 30 Rock). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/17 "2011-02-19T19:31:05Z")
Jon Stewart or William Shatner. I can’t believe that Shatner is as funny as he is, which makes it even funnier. Elizabeth Banks (Avery on 30 Rock) is very, very funny and even easier on the eyes as equally funny Tina Fey. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/18 "2011-02-19T19:54:51Z")
> [@Tanbarkie](#): > > Stewart, Colbert, and Ferguson in a three-way tie for first. Fey in second. Everybody else way behind. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/19 "2011-02-19T19:56:45Z")
Colbert. I think stewart’s show has become too fragmented, he spends too little time on too many topics. Colbert, on the other hand, is not driven by the topics. He has segments where he plugs in a bunch of stories with a common thread. Do they have to be physically on the air? I think the writing team of South Park is still doing it, although not as consistently as they used to. Tosh? Seriously? His show steals the humor from youtube clips and the people who are in them. I don’t see any humor that he puts into it. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879/20 "2011-02-20T00:14:44Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > Tina maybe. Amy ain’t funny. Strike that, reverse it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-funniest-person-on-tv-right-now/571879.md?page=2)