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[Star Power]

1. Richard Pryor
2. George Carlin
3. Lenny Bruce
4. Woody Allen
5. Chris Rock
6. Steve Martin
7. Rodney Dangerfield
8. Bill Cosby
9. Roseanne Barr
10. Eddie Murphy
11. Johnny Carson
12. Jerry Seinfeld
13. Robin Williams
14. Bob Newhart
15. David Letterman
16. Ellen DeGeneres
17. Don Rickles
18. Jonathan Winters
19. Bill Hicks
20. Sam Kinison
Special Guest: David Brenner

21. Dennis Miller
22. Robert Klein
23. Steven Wright
24. Redd Foxx
25. Bob Hope
26. Ray Romano
27. Jay Leno
28. Jack Benny
29. Milton Berle
30. Garry Shandling
31. George Burns
32. Albert Brooks
33. Andy Kaufman
34. Buddy Hackett
35. Phyllis Diller
36. Jim Carrey
37. Martin Lawrence
38. Bill Maher
39. Billy Crystal
40. Mort Sahl
Special Guest: Pat Cooper

41. Jon Stewart
42. Flip Wilson
43. Dave Chappelle
44. Joan Rivers
45. Richard Lewis
46. Adam Sandler
47. Henny Youngman
48. Tim Allen
49. Freddie Prinze
50. Denis Leary
51. Lewis Black
52. Damon Wayans
53. David Brenner
54. DL Hughley
55. Alan King
56. Colin Quinn
57. Richard Jeni
58. Larry Miller
59. Gilbert Gottfried
60. Jeff Foxworthy
Special Guest: Richard Jeni

61. Bobcat Goldthwait
62. Eddie Griffin
63. Jackie Mason
64. Richard Belzer
65. Cedrick the Enter.
66. Shelley Berman
67. Kevin Pollak
68. Dave Attell
69. Pat Cooper
70. Wanda Sykes
71. Red Buttons
72. Bernie Mac
73. Billy Connolly
74. Paul Rodriguez
75. Eddie Izzard
76. Robert Schimmel
77. Paul Reiser
78. Sinbad
79. Dom Irrera
80. Bobby Slayton
Special Guest: Phyllis Diller

81. Dick Gregory
82. Howie Mandel
83. Norm MacDonald
84. Drew Carey
85. David Cross
86. Jay Mohr
87. Brett Butler
88. Paula Poundstone
89. Kevin James
90. Dana Carvey
91. Jim Breuer
92. Louie Anderson
93. George Wallace
94. David Alan Grier
95. Andrew 'Dice' Clay
96. Joey Bishop
97. Sandra Bernhard
98. Louis CK
99. Janeane Garofalo
100. Gallagher

 

[bjork]

1. Richard Pryor

I strongly urge all of you to buy his "...and it's deep too!" 9-cd box set. It's really great, and features some unreleased stuff.

Richard Pryor = <3

 

[All Hail C-Webb]

76. Robert Schimmel

He should be alot higher. I saw one of his specials on HBO (Unprotected), and it was the funniest standup I had ever seen. His delivery is great.

 

[Iceman]

I wonder how chris rock feels being nestled between Pryor and Cosby in a list of the greatest standup acts?

I'm going to add props to Steven Wright. Not enough love for that guy.

who couldn't love this face?

 

[Eminem]

Nice to see Hicks made the top 20.

 

[Mairu]

David Cross should be higher

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

David Cross should be higher

No fucking shit. This is a travesty.

 

[xsarien]

Bill Cosby and Chris Rock need to be swapped, but otherwise, yeah, I agree for the most part. Woody Allen's old stand-up stuff is fucking ace. Rhino reissued it a few years ago, I'm not sure if it's still available.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Where is Mitch Fatel!?!?!! Ok I know he's not nearly popular enough to make a list like that but I love that guy.

 

[Ristamar]

Dennis Miller at 21? A pleasant surprise.

 

[6.8]

Where is Mitch Fatel!?!?!! Ok I know he's not nearly popular enough to make a list like that but I love that guy.

I saw him live last year and he was very funny. His whole muffins obsession cracked me up. That and he was obsessing about a girl in the first row.

 

[dem]

Gilbert Gottfried is so underrated...

 

[shoplifter]

old as fuck too

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I personally think Eddie Izzard should be a LOT higher up on the list. He is one of the few guys that had me laughing so hard my sides started to hurt and almost lose bladder control. He is funny as all hell.

 

[Socreges]

5. Chris Rock
43. Dave Chappelle

Now THAT'S funny lololol

 

[soakrates]

David Cross should be higher

Bingo. I think Hicks should have made the top ten as well, but I'll settle.

 

[levious]

I can't believe the only female in the top ten is Rosanne Barr.

- not to say that the rest of the top ten is invalid... but to say Rosanne is the greatest female comedian?

 

[AssMan]

Dave Atell should've been on the top 20. Very funny guy:

"I couldn't have sex with a cow, because I'm lactose and tolorant. I'd have sex with a horse, because you always have a ride home."

 

[FightyF]

Dennis Miller

I've seen this guy on Leno and he's horrible. Mind you, he's trying to crack jokes in the middle of a dynamic conversation, maybe his pre-written stuff is better. But God does he suck donkey nuts.

 

[Fifty]

1. Richard Pryor

9. Roseanne Barr



41. Jon Stewart


78. Sinbad


85. David Cross

Roseanne>Jon Stewart
>
Sinbad> David Cross

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Gilbert Gottfried is so underrated...

Hell yeah. His impression of Jerry Seinfeld is hilarious.

 

[way more]

Personally, I think George Carlin should be higher. And I don't care how old of a comedian he is, at #42 Flip Wilson is overated.

 

[Ristamar]

I've seen this guy on Leno and he's horrible. Mind you, he's trying to crack jokes in the middle of a dynamic conversation, maybe his pre-written stuff is better. But God does he suck donkey nuts.

His HBO show and stand-up was/is pretty damn good.

He also made some comment on Leno or Conan once that had me rolling a year or so ago. They were talking politics and the current administration, and he quipped on Cheney's health, saying something about Dick Cheney's heart skipping more than Richard Simmons on his way to an N'Sync concert.

Eh, you had to be there, I guess.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Good to see Ellen did well, although she should have been the only woman in the Top ten, Not Roseanne Barr

 

[impirius]

Replace Jim Breuer with Mitch Hedberg, and that's a pretty good list.

 

[Triumph]

Jesus Christ. David Cross is like, one of the only stand-ups out there who will go dark on you. He deserves a higher place on this list.