# Who is the most annoying/unfunny stand-up comic? (Now with multiple choice!)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 27, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457 "2011-05-27T18:11:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/61 "2011-05-28T22:21:30Z")

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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> I didn’t / don’t know who Izzard is. As for Gervais, I was not under the impression that he was regarded as particularly annoying and/or unfunny. I think he can be very funny.

Add the fact that Izzard is fucking hilarious and that pretty much explains the “oversight.”

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/62 "2011-05-28T22:27:04Z")

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Since a number of these are old dead comics, I’m also astonished that George Carlin is missing. I think he was very funny, but I know from a lot of past threads that many don’t share that opinion.

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**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:** [May 29, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/63 "2011-05-29T00:22:24Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> I hope the OP doesn’t object to this sorted set of results…

Not at all. Keep 'em coming.  
mmm

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**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:** [May 29, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/64 "2011-05-29T00:26:37Z")

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> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> Since a number of these are old dead comics, I’m also astonished that George Carlin is missing. I think he was very funny, but I know from a lot of past threads that many don’t share that opinion.

Seriously? I would be interested in hearing from some such creature.  
mmm

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/65 "2011-05-29T03:51:50Z")

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Lisa Lampanelli is decent on the roasts but her specials are terrible. Most of the stand up specials on netflix streaming aren’t any good though.

Bobcat is actually pretty funny in interviews, he was on WTF with Marc Maron recently and that was really funny to listen to.

Any comic who thinks they are controversial, and bases their act on it, is generally annoying.

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/66 "2011-05-29T06:45:18Z")

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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> Seriously? I would be interested in hearing from some such creature.mmm

You rang?

I found Carlin funny occasionally but not very often.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/67 "2011-05-29T12:29:40Z")

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> [@Mean Mr. Mustard](#):
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> [Quote=Zeldar]
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> I hope the OP doesn’t object to this sorted set of results…

Not at all. Keep 'em coming.  
mmm  
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Thanks for the go-ahead. I’ll try to catch a sample at 150 or so.

ETA: I see that all the 0 votes have been changed to a number. Good to know your list was at least shared by some people’s opinions.

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/68 "2011-05-29T13:16:58Z")

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> [@TreacherousCretin](#):
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> You rang?
> 
> I found Carlin funny occasionally but not very often.

He could be hilarious, and his book _Brain Droppings_ was laugh-out-loud funny. However, in his last HBO special he was pedantic, overbearing, tedious, and worst of all, not funny.

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**Author:** ![Dietrich\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@Dietrich\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dietrich_K)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/69 "2011-05-29T15:53:17Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> Add the fact that Izzard is fucking hilarious and that pretty much explains the “oversight.”

But what does that have to do with anything? 😃

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/70 "2011-05-29T17:50:35Z")

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An update:

```auto

Carrot Top 66 44.90% 
Andrew Dice Clay 48 32.65% 
Gallagher 48 32.65% 
Dane Cook 47 31.97% 
Larry the Cable Guy 46 31.29% 

Carlos Mencia 43 29.25% 
Lisa Lampanelli 31 21.09% 
Gilbert Gottfried 30 20.41% 
Joan Rivers 30 20.41% 

Roseanne Barr 26 17.69%
George Lopez 24 16.33% 
Sarah Silverman 21 14.29% 
Richard Lewis 20 13.61% 
Daniel Tosh 20 13.61% 

Artie Lange 19 12.93% 
Sam Kinison 17 11.56%  
Louie Anderson 16 10.88% 
Andy Kaufman 16 10.88% 
Whoopi Goldberg 15 10.20% 
Bobcat Goldthwait 15 10.20% 
Bob Saget 15 10.20% 

Don Rickles 13 8.84% 
Ray Romano 13 8.84% 
Howie Mandel 12 8.16% 
Dennis Miller 12 8.16% 
Gabriel Iglesias 11 7.48% 
Adam Sandler 11 7.48% 

Jeff Foxworthy 10 6.80% 
Joe Rogan 10 6.80% 
Robin Williams 9 6.12% 
David Brenner 8 5.44% 
And of course there’s also 8 5.44%

Richard Belzer 7 4.76% 
Milton Berle 7 4.76% 
Rodney Dangerfield 7 4.76% 
Jerry Seinfeld 6 4.08% 
Phyllis Diller 5 3.40% 

Paul Reiser 4 2.72% 
Henny Youngman 4 2.72% 
Maria Bamford 3 2.04%  
Bill Cosby 3 2.04% 
Jonathan Winters 3 2.04% 
Lenny Shultz 1 0.68% 
Steven Wright 1 0.68%  

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 147 

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/71 "2011-05-29T17:59:56Z")

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I’d have to say these results line up very closely with my theoretical list of unfunny comedians.

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**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:** [May 29, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/72 "2011-05-29T19:14:03Z")

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It seems as though Carrot Top has clinched the division.

But slots 2-5 are incredibly close, and may come down to the last game of the season.

Or - gasp - a one-game playoff.

mmm

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/73 "2011-05-29T19:27:13Z")

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> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#):
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> It seems as though Carrot Top has clinched the division.
> 
> But slots 2-5 are incredibly close, and may come down to the last game of the season.
> 
> Or - gasp - a one-game playoff.
> 
> mmm

I like the playoff idea! But if you just want posts here for the ease of it, I’d go:

2- Dane Cook  
3- Larry the Cable Guy  
4- Gallagher  
5- Andrew Dice Clay

But, to add to the confusion, I would move ADC down a lot to accommodate those stupid women before you get to Sarah. So if you do a follow-up maybe start with the 2-10 group.

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**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/74 "2011-05-30T16:49:25Z")

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It really is weird that in this and the ‘best’ list I’ve heard of so few of the comics listed. I haven’t seen a single one of these comedians do stand-up. And I like stand-up comedy a lot.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/75 "2011-05-30T16:59:14Z")

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> [@SciFiSam](#):
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> It really is weird that in this and the ‘best’ list I’ve heard of so few of the comics listed. I haven’t seen a single one of these comedians do stand-up. And I like stand-up comedy a lot.

In addition to YouTube and Netflix you might explore [Comedy Central](http://comedians.jokes.com/stand-up-videos/) (the whole website) as well as other links you’ll find with a Google search for “stand-up comedy” and similar keywords.

There are way too many names and styles!

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/76 "2011-05-30T17:00:50Z")

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So many of them are annoying, but the very first one I thought of was Larry The Cable Guy. Others have topped my list of unfunny in the past, but he has to be the king of unfunny in today’s popular comedians.

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**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/77 "2011-05-30T17:04:08Z")

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> [@Zeldar](#):
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> In addition to YouTube and Netflix you might explore [Comedy Central](http://comedians.jokes.com/stand-up-videos/) (the whole website) as well as other links you’ll find with a Google search for “stand-up comedy” and similar keywords.
> 
> There are way too many names and styles!

I’m the UK - no Netlfix and the Comedy Central website videos aren’t accessible for me. I am looking at some of the videos on the ‘persuade us your favourite comic is great’ thread, because there are too many listed on this thread and the other one.

Surprising though, isn’t it? Even these days, comedy is really quite parochial. I bet you guys wouldn’t have heard of, or at least wouldn’t seen stand-up by, most of the comedians I like either.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/78 "2011-05-30T17:10:22Z")

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> [@SciFiSam](#):
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> I’m the UK - no Netlfix and the Comedy Central website videos aren’t accessible for me. I am looking at some of the videos on the ‘persuade us your favourite comic is great’ thread, because there are too many listed on this thread and the other one.
> 
> Surprising though, isn’t it? Even these days, comedy is really quite parochial. I bet you guys wouldn’t have heard of, or at least wouldn’t seen stand-up by, most of the comedians I like either.

Not just parochial, but difficult to translate among the cultures of the world. Some topics get laughs no matter where they’re lampooned or ridiculed but a vast majority are culture specific. And then there’s the language barrier! 😃

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/79 "2011-05-31T06:50:27Z")

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Unless there’s a flurry of additional voting this will be the last sorted results I will post. Notice the left side is the latest tally and the right side is the same data from my first summary post (Post #25) but aligned with the current rankings. The “\<===” indicators show my original votes.

Comments on how things have changed over time might be fun. Anyway, this has been a fun thread and if you want to help sort out the women comics, check out

> **[Really Funny Women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=610358)**
>
> Aside from the female comics who rank high on the unfunny poll and the few that made it to the funny poll, aren’t there some decent female comics we could vote on for who’s funniest? YouTube clips to support your opinion(s) would be nice, but let’s...

Really Funny Women?

```auto

Carrot Top 73 45.06% Carrot Top 39 46.99% <===
Dane Cook 53 32.72% Dane Cook 25 30.12% <===
Andrew Dice Clay 53 32.72% Andrew Dice Clay 28 33.73% 
Gallagher 51 31.48% Gallagher 29 34.94% <===
Carlos Mencia 51 31.48% Carlos Mencia 25 30.12% <===
Larry the Cable Guy 49 30.25% Larry the Cable Guy 32 38.55% <===

Gilbert Gottfried 34 20.99% Gilbert Gottfried 22 26.51% <===
Lisa Lampanelli 34 20.99% Lisa Lampanelli 16 19.28% <===
Joan Rivers 32 19.75% Joan Rivers 12 14.46% <===
Roseanne Barr 26 16.05% Roseanne Barr 15 18.07% <===
George Lopez 26 16.05% George Lopez 12 14.46% <===
Sarah Silverman 23 14.20% Sarah Silverman 7 8.43% 
Artie Lange 22 13.58% Artie Lange 11 13.25% <===
Richard Lewis 22 13.58% Richard Lewis 14 16.87% <===
Daniel Tosh 22 13.58% Daniel Tosh 11 13.25%  
Louie Anderson 18 11.11% Louie Anderson 12 14.46% <===
Bobcat Goldthwait 18 11.11% Bobcat Goldthwait 12 14.46% <===
Sam Kinison 18 11.11% Sam Kinison 9 10.84%  
Andy Kaufman 17 10.49% Andy Kaufman 9 10.84% 

Don Rickles 16 9.88% Don Rickles 8 9.64% <===
Ray Romano 16 9.88% Ray Romano 8 9.64% <===
Bob Saget 16 9.88% Bob Saget 10 12.05% <===
Whoopi Goldberg 15 9.26% Whoopi Goldberg 10 12.05%  
Dennis Miller 14 8.64% Dennis Miller 6 7.23% <===
Joe Rogan 13 8.02% Joe Rogan 6 7.23% 
Howie Mandel 13 8.02% Howie Mandel 7 8.43% 
Gabriel Iglesias 12 7.41% Gabriel Iglesias 6 7.23%
Adam Sandler 12 7.41% Adam Sandler 8 9.64% <===
Robin Williams 11 6.79% Robin Williams 6 7.23% 
Jeff Foxworthy 10 6.17% Jeff Foxworthy 3 3.61% 
Rodney Dangerfield 9 5.56% Rodney Dangerfield 3 3.61% 
And of course there’s also 9 5.56% And of course there’s also 4 4.82% 

Richard Belzer 8 4.94% Richard Belzer 5 6.02% 
Milton Berle 8 4.94% Milton Berle 3 3.61% <===
David Brenner 8 4.94% David Brenner 4 4.82% 
Jerry Seinfeld 7 4.32% Jerry Seinfeld 5 6.02% 
Phyllis Diller 6 3.70% Phyllis Diller 4 4.82% 
Paul Reiser 5 3.09% Paul Reiser 4 4.82% <===
Henny Youngman 5 3.09% Henny Youngman 4 4.82% <===
Jonathan Winters 4 2.47% Jonathan Winters 3 3.61% 
Maria Bamford 3 1.85% Maria Bamford 2 2.41% 
Bill Cosby 3 1.85% Bill Cosby 1 1.20% 
Lenny Shultz 2 1.23% Lenny Shultz 0 0% 
Steven Wright 1 0.62% Steven Wright 1 1.20%

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 162 Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 83

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-annoying-unfunny-stand-up-comic-now-with-multiple-choice/583457/80 "2011-05-31T07:12:09Z")

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I have a somewhat guilty liking of Andrew Dice Clay and Gilbert Gottfried. The rest can burn in comedy hell. Very good list. Congrats to the OP.

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