Favorite Comedian

[Stitch]

Who is your favorite comedian, past or present?

 

[funnier6]

Does Robin Williams count?

 

[MW7]

Norm MacDonald is my favorite comedian. His standup is good, his video podcast is crazy in a good way, but his greatest strength is as a talk show guest. He's great with Conan, Letterman, Jon Stewart, Dennis Miller, and Howard Stern. He is unique in his ability to completely derail someone else's interview by randomly sticking around and commenting on it. Here is the best example:

Spoiler

 

[pyjamas5189]

Russell Howard. I've seen him live 3 times and think he's hilarious

 

[YIGAhim]

All 4 Impractical jokers (Joe, Q, Murr, and Sal).

They aren't comedians (Except Sal), but they have a hilarious hidden camera show, and I believe they should count.

 

[Ninja]

George Carlin gets my vote. Hilarious, dark, and most of his rants make sense. Truly a man beyond his time.

 

[Castle]

Ron White's routines are pretty hilarious.

Johnny Carson takes the cake.
Richard Pryor is a boss.
Mel Brooks is a class act.
Eddy Murphy's standup was pretty freaking hilarious but his movies were mostly crap with a few notable exceptions.
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi were hysterical.
Mike Meyer's films are on par with Mel Brooks, but his SNL work was kinda cruddy.
Gene Wilder. nuff said.

No one surpassed Robin Williams though.

 

[YIGAhim]

Seth McFarlane is one of the funniest men of our times too, but I don't think he does stand up

 

[Spirit]

Ross Noble
Dara O'Brien


Also

 

[Link Floyd]

During middle school, my friends and I loved Brian Regan. We used to act out his stand-up routines after school. Not sure if he's still doing comedy but his old stuff is pretty great.

Other than him, I enjoy George Carlin, Bill Burr, and Gabriel Iglesias (Fluffy).

 

[Jamie]

Norm MacDonald is my favorite comedian. His standup is good, his video podcast is crazy in a good way, but his greatest strength is as a talk show guest. He's great with Conan, Letterman, Jon Stewart, Dennis Miller, and Howard Stern. He is unique in his ability to completely derail someone else's interview by randomly sticking around and commenting on it. Here is the best example:

Spoiler

Norm is one of my favourites. Top 5 I'd say. My absolute favourite is Louis C.K. though. Amazing comedian

 

[Kylo Ken]

The greatest Canadian to ever live of course; his name was John Garand.

 

[Kylo Ken]

Never mind, I misread the title as "Favorite Canadian"

 

[the8thark]

Jerry Seinfeld