Mine is Bill Hicks....because he always told
it like it was.
A new one (to us here) Bernie Mack is also
good.
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Mine is Bill Hicks....because he always told
it like it was.
A new one (to us here) Bernie Mack is also
good.
Bernie Mack is good. Loved him in the newest Charlie's Angels movie.
My fave is a tie between Ellen DeGenerous and Wendy Liebman. I love Ellen's type of humor. Been a fan of hers long before her tv show and all the hoopla that followed.
Wendy Liebman may not be known to many. First saw her in the late '80s. Smart, smart humor. Still does tours throughout the country. Has had a few Showtime and/or HBO specials over the years.
Stephen Wright.
"I had a light switch in my house that didn't turn anything on or off. When I got bored I'd flick it up and down. Finally one day I got a letter from Germany. All it said was "Cut it out.""
*shakes head, and nearly walks out*
Lenny Bruce, Andy Kaufman.
(shakes fist) "You damn kids!"
Yeah, Steve Wright is a good one. He's so cynical & dry with one-liners one after another.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"You damn Kids!" gonna bust your skull open till the white meat shows [img]smile.gif[/img]Quote:
Originally posted by reved:
*shakes head, and nearly walks out*
Lenny Bruce, Andy Kaufman.
(shakes fist) "You damn kids!"
Hey, it asked for your favorite comedian, not just the legendary ones. :P
They ARE my favorite ones, because they slightly skewed peoples expectations of what a "comedian" actually does/should do.
Good point.
George W Bush cause he thinks he's NOT funny
LOL.
actually- Bernie Mack is good. I like Ghallager (sp) too...and, to show how old i am, Red Skelton was the best-along with Jackie Gleason.
ahhh the oldies are da goodies...
When I was a kid, Benny Hill on PBS was ribald-sleazy.
I am qualified to answer Benny Hill [img]smile.gif[/img]
other shows ED (Mr.Movie) to test you on English culture are (from the time):-
"love thy neighbour"
"On The Buses"
"Frank Spencer"
Can break them down for you if you want
I've been a fan of Wendy Leibman almost since the beginning. I remember some comedy contest special she was on (it might have been a "Dateline" type show report on the contest now that I think about it) where she won an appearance on the Tonight Show (back when it was Johnny Carson's) and she was talking about maybe quitting her job. That's how long I've been a fan.
Currently I love Patton Oswald, despite the fact that he's on King of Queens. He stole the show on Comics Come Home - San Francisco.
Whoopi and Robin.
(borrowing my boyfriend's mum's 'puter)
Mr. Bean, Just because all 13 of his show's were just stupidly funny. [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]
I've liked Bill Cosby, Steven Wright, Gallagher, Jerry Clower, Cheech and Chong....but I'd say my favorite was Richard Pryor.
"...where you from, boy?...Transylvania?...I KNOW where it is! You ain't the smartest motherfucker in the world!...But you IS the ugliest!...what's that?....You wanna suck WHAT?...You better suck yo ass on outta here!"--Wino and Dracula