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There’s something to be said about a comedian who can be very funny and “clean“... it’s very hard to do… And the master of that would be Bill Cosby.
 

for me… Dave Chapelle is up there. 

 

I think an alternate list would be the best comedians who were born After 1970 ?

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7 minutes ago, Zamboni said:

There’s something to be said about a comedian who can be very funny and “clean“... it’s very hard to do… And the master of that would be Bill Cosby.
 

for me… Dave Chapelle is up there. 

 

I think an alternate list would be the best comedians who were born After 1970 ?

Brian Regan is hilarious and has a clean act. One of my favorites. The opposite end of the spectrum, have you heard Anthony Jeselnik? 

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59 minutes ago, Zamboni said:

There’s something to be said about a comedian who can be very funny and “clean“... it’s very hard to do… And the master of that would be Bill Cosby.
 

for me… Dave Chapelle is up there. 

 

I think an alternate list would be the best comedians who were born After 1970 ?

Richard Pryor 

George Carlin

Don Rickles

Eddie Murphy

Sinbad - never swears (not that I mind swearing at all).  He's a great stand-up comedian.  Watch any of his specials on the streaming services.  Well worth it.

 

No particular order, mind you.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Let's Go B-Lo said:

I wouldn't say greatest of all time, but of quasi modern comedians I enjoy John Mulaney, Sam Morrill, Chad Daniels, Jim Jeffries, and Kyle Kinane.

I also agree with the Bill Burr and Brian Regan sentiment

This guy is hilarious, I love Sam Morrill

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My top 5:

Doug Stanhope

Anthony Jeselnik

Dave Chapelle 

Lavel Crawford

Jokoy

Those are my current.  All time:

Richard Pryor

Eddie Murphy

George Carlin

Chris Rock

Any of the Original King's of Comedy (can't really pick one)

 

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7 minutes ago, inkman said:

My top 5:

Doug Stanhope

Anthony Jeselnik

Dave Chapelle 

Lavel Crawford

Jokoy

Those are my current.  All time:

Richard Pryor

Eddie Murphy

George Carlin

Chris Rock

Any of the Original King's of Comedy (can't really pick one)

 

Carlin has always been my fav. Sinbad was great. Did anyone else like Sam Kinison?

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6 hours ago, Tondas said:

In a category of their own:

George Carlin 

Richard Pryor

Robin Williams

Really close to the top 3:

Steve Martin

Eddie Murphy

Let the debate begin!!!

I think you forgot Lenny Bruce, Bob Hope and Mark Twain.   If I hadn't seen 4 of these 5 in person myself I say, "Christ are you Old!"

Here are my top five:

1.) Jerry Seinfeld

2.) Chris Rock

3.) George Carlin

4.) Sarah Silverman

5.) Louis CK (I saw him at small club in NYC back in 1991 - met him after his set.) 

honorable mentions:

a.) Sam Kinison -  Died too early, but had some great HBO specials. 

b.) Sebastian Maniscalco - probably my favorite to watch today.

c.) John Mulaney - too young to be considered great, but definitely rising fast. 

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Hard to limit it to just 5.

(In no particular order)

Bob Newhart

George Carlin

Richard Pryor

Kathleen Madigan

Sam Kinnison

Chris Rock

Dennis Miller

Dennis Leary

Rita Rudner

Jeff Allen

Mike Birbiglua

Ralphy May

Mitch Hedberg

Brian Regan

Steven Wright

Rodney Dangerfield

Jay Leno

Russell Peters

Jackie Mason

Chandra Pierce 

Jeannie Robertson

(Sure a few favorites were missed, but that's a start.)

George Lopez

Dana Carvey

Jon Lovitz

Edit:  also

Phil Hartman

Ron White

Don Rickles

Jonathan Winters

& 1 of the absolute greatest Robin Williams

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Besides from the other names on this list. Katt Williams had some pretty funny standups back in the day.

And from my childhood days i'd toss in Gallagher. He was pretty witty & he liked to smash things with sledgehammers.

The sledgehammering alone gets him on my list haha

These 2 still wouldn't be Top 5 imo... Just other names added that havent been mentioned yet

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22 minutes ago, In The Buff said:

Besides from the other names on this list. Katt Williams had some pretty funny standups back in the day.

And from my childhood days i'd toss in Gallagher. He was pretty witty & he liked to smash things with sledgehammers.

The sledgehammering alone gets him on my list haha

These 2 still wouldn't be Top 5 imo... Just other names added that havent been mentioned yet

I couldn't get past Katt using the N word 3 times in every sentence.  Made me wholly uncomfortable. 

Chapelle's take on Gallagher

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1 hour ago, Taro T said:

Hard to limit it to just 5.

(In no particular order)

Bob Newhart

George Carlin

Richard Pryor

Kathleen Madigan

Sam Kinnison

Chris Rock

Dennis Miller

Dennis Leary

Rita Rudner

Jeff Allen

Mike Birbiglua

Ralphy May

Mitch Hedberg

Brian Regan

Steven Wright

Rodney Dangerfield

Jay Leno

Russell Peters

Jackie Mason

Chandra Pierce 

Jeannie Robertson

(Sure a few favorites were missed, but that's a start.)

George Lopez

Dana Carvey

Jon Lovitz

Edit:  also

Phil Hartman

Ron White

Don Rickles

Jonathan Winters

& 1 of the absolute greatest Robin Williams

Way to go out on a limb.

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Dangerfield and Rickles at the top for me.

Carlin, Pryor, and Robin Williams round out the GOAT list.

Ralphy May is damned funny but I feel the depth of subject matter he works with is lacking.

Newhart, it seems like he should be in there somewhere.

Comedy has changed over the ages.  I have a definite preference for the style, subjects, and delivery of the old timers.

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John mulaney is one of the best currently working and every special he does raises him on the all time list.

Bob Rubin is an interesting one. I had never heard of him until the new Patton Oswald special on netflix. Patton convinced them to include a small set from Bob Rubin as a 2nd episode

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