I suspect if you polled the people on the list....and they knew nobody would know how they voted...1 and 2 would still be the same. But Carlin might win.
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I suspect if you polled the people on the list....and they knew nobody would know how they voted...1 and 2 would still be the same. But Carlin might win.
[QUOTE=bagelred]George Carlin should clearly be #1. I think the Richard Pryor thing was to be politically correct. No one has a body of work like Carlin.[/QUOTE]
Politically correct about what? It's comedy.
Most list Pryor and Carlin at #1/#2. And I agree.
[QUOTE=bagelred]George Carlin should clearly be #1. I think the Richard Pryor thing was to be politically correct. No one has a body of work like Carlin.[/QUOTE]
How is it 'politically correct' to put Pryor at #1?
My biggest beef with Carlin is just the simple fact that he didn't make me laugh as hard as many of those others...
Rock brought up controversial shit too only he had me dying when he did it...and Rock has a large body of work. Rock > Carlin for me
Louis CK would probably be in the 5-7 range. Letterman and Roseanne bumped down. Kevin Hart would move into 50-75 range.
No one other than CK and Kevin Hart have really made a big push from a stand up perspective the past 10 years. Tosh is from his show; he still doesn't have a standout special.
Rodney is my favourite
Katt Williams? The Pimp Chronicles was great, but he fell off pretty quickly. does he make the top 100? or how about Russell peters?
Sarah Silverman would be somewhere 85-100. Maybe higher.
Surprised by the lack of Mitch Hedberg
Just me personally would like to see Bruce Bruce,mooney ,Aries spears, george Lopez in a new list.
[QUOTE=Rondooooooooooo]Jim Carrey is on the list, I never seen any of Jim Carrey stand up, any good?[/QUOTE]
He's very physical. Does a few impressions. Not top 100 material IMO.
[QUOTE=the mesiah]Just me personally would like to see Bruce Bruce,mooney ,Aries spears, george Lopez in a new list.[/QUOTE]
Maybe someone will make a list of top 100 comics from 2008.
[QUOTE=~primetime~]My biggest beef with Carlin is just the simple fact that he didn't make me laugh as hard as many of those others...[/QUOTE]
Have you ever heard Carlin's early stuff?
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[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]-Pre-2004, who is a name you are surprised didn't make the list. Is it Mel Brooks, is it
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Mel Brooks was more of sketch comedian.
Do you think Patton Oswalt would make that list today?
I got tickets to see for Christmas and he was great.
[QUOTE=DeuceWallaces]Louis CK would probably be in the 5-7 range. Letterman and Roseanne bumped down. Kevin Hart would move into 50-75 range.
No one other than CK and Kevin Hart have really made a big push from a stand up perspective the past 10 years. Tosh is from his show; he still doesn't have a standout special.[/QUOTE]
CK top 5-7 all time? I can see him somewhere around the 20-25 mark. Hart can be behind Sinbad.
I like Letterman but not over Don Rickles or Jonathan Winters.
Not sure how Rosane was over Phyllis Diller or Joan Rivers.
Tosh can be inserted right in front of Jim Breuer.