[QUOTE=Tarik One]He's just not funny regardless of non-use of profanity[/QUOTE]
I find him funny.
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[QUOTE=Tarik One]He's just not funny regardless of non-use of profanity[/QUOTE]
I find him funny.
How many of these comics actually appeals to large audiences other than blacks? I'm guessing only Bill Cosby and maybe Chris Rock to a certain extent. I find most black comedians aren't funny at all.
This guy is freakin hillarious though. He'd be #1 in my own private list:
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[QUOTE=Obama=ROY][B]How many of these comics actually appeals to large audiences other than blacks?[/B] I'm guessing only Bill Cosby and maybe Chris Rock to a certain extent. I find most black comedians aren't funny at all.
This guy is freakin hillarious though. He'd be #1 in my own private list:
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Probaly the same number if you reverse the race ... :confusedshrug:
And who is that guy you posted a picture of, he looks familiar was he on Last Comic Standing?
Sinbad Is Not Funny!
[QUOTE=SEEBASS1234]Sinbad Is Not Funny![/QUOTE]
Different tastes. I find him to be pretty funny.
[b]9. Damon Wayans[/b]
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[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YforhpJIuQ0"]Damon Wayans stand up[/URL]
The final Wayans member to make the list. This Wayans brother started out hos comedy career in 1982. He actually followed his big brother to Hollywood in 1981 during pilot season (Keenen started out in 1978.) In two short years, he was in an Eddie Murphy film and took his ‘Black Pack’ buddies spot as the token black guy on Saturday Night Live in 1985. But by 86, he was fired from the show … but it didn’t mater, he was already making a name for himself in the comedy world. His stand up was showcased on the final episode of his season on SNL (they invited him back for the finale after he as fired) and Robert Townsend’s HBO’s specials. He was now doin’ movies like Colors and Earth Girls Are Easy (where he met future friend …) is friend Eddie Murphy gave him major props, sayin’ he was one of the main reasons he stopped doin’ stand up. “When You see a cat like Damon Wayans at the club, it make you wanna give up“ ”HBO gave him a One Night Stand in 1989. by 1990, was on the hottest TV show in town. His brother (along with Damon‘s help) created the series In Living Color, which featured many comics from this list as one time or another. Many of his character he created in his stand up were used for the show. Anton “the Bum” Handi-Man, the Head Detective, Ed Cash, Homeboys Shopping Network were all character from his mind. That same year, his first HBO Comedy Hour Special, The Last Stand premiered to rave reviews, and it was supposedly his last stand as he said he’s concentrate more on TV and movies. After the Last Boy Scout, he left In Living Color after the 3rd season (though he’d make many appearances in the 4th season.) But once all the Wayans left ILC, he went back to his roots, stand up comedy in 1993. He was back on HBO with another top special, Still Standing. In 2001, he starred in and created the long running ABC series, My Wife and Kids. After it’s cancellation, he returned back to his root, sketch comedy for the Showtime series ‘The Underground’ which featured Aries Spears and Damon Jr. Two years later, He did a comedy special for the first time in over ten year, the great Way Out. It aired on Comedy Central. I mentioned his son, Damon Jr. he is also a stand up comic and is pretty funny in his own right.
[b]8. Flip Wilson[/b]
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[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR8OpOlga-Y"]Flip Wilson stand up[/URL]
“The Devil Mae Me Do It!” the famous words from Flip Wilson. Before Wanda, Sheneneh, The Cafeteria Lady, Juwanna Man and hell, Madea, there was Geraldine. Born Clerow Wilson in 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was one of 23 kids and was actually a trouble maker. He got the name ‘Flip’ after he enlisted in the Armed Forces and would entertain the others. Flip was so good, that other bases would ask for him to entertain them also. Upon returning home, in 1959 he was offered a regular as a comic. Flip than went on to play the chitlin’ circuit around that time, playing the Apollo Theater among others. On the chitlin circuit he met Redd Foxx, in which Redd told Johnny Carson about Flip. He appeared on his show over 25 times. Flip would make his first TV appearance on The Tonight Show in 1965. Other TV shows he appeared on at that time included The Ed Sullivan Show, The Hollywood Palace, The Joey Bishop Show, Hollywood Squares among others. He was a regular on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In in 1968 and appeared on the show after numerous times. Around that time, he’s also cut many comedy albums. Some of those records included “Cowboys and Colored People” and “You Devil You.” He might have been the hottest black comic in that time, and NBC gave him a series, the Flip Wilson Show in 1970. It was an hour long variety series featuring sketches, stand up and musical guest. It was different not only cause he was black, but he was the star of the show. There were no regular or featured cast members, just the guest for that said episode. The show lasted until 1974, but not before featuring some of the top stars of that time like Dean Martin, The Jackson , Redd Foxx, James Brown, David Frost, Bill Cosby, George Carlin, Lily Tomlin, Richard Pryor among others. After the series, he did acting gigs here and there like The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, and the game shows. In 1985, Charlie & Co. was his latest TV show staring him and Gladys Knight. It lasted one season. He passed away in 1998.
[b]7. Martin Lawrence[/b]
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[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sos8Ch-AyLY"]Martin Lawrence stand up[/URL]
[QUOTE]he got on as Maurice on What
[QUOTE=Tarik One]The Big Shirley character on Martin was supposed have been played by Shirley Hemphill, the waitress from What's Happening. She had gotten sick and was unable to play the part which is why she was always mentioned but never seen. However Martin did choose to compensate Ms. Hemphill for each time the name "Big Shirley" was mentioned. It was his way of paying her back because she took him in and provided him room and board when he first arrived in Hollywood flat broke.[/QUOTE]
Cool, didn't know that. Shirley is on the list also ...
Homey D Clown is some classic sh!t
[b]6. Dave Chappelle[/b]
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[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgyIv4U1ok4"]Dave Chappelle stand up[/URL]
[b]5. Eddie Murphy[/b]
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[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_n5JWzj6yU"]Eddie Murphy stand up[/URL]
The most famous stand-up comedian ever, made stand-up what it is today. Mr. SNL, this guy was so big, he hosted SNL as a cast member. Eddie Murphy was born in 1961 on Brooklyn, New York. Eddie was always watching TV and tryin’ to be whoever was n the tide, meanwhile older brother Charlie was the complete opposite. Eddie started performing comedy at the age of 16. After getting his name know across town, he started to perform more and more, improving his skills. At this time he befriended many who’d he go on to form an association with, these included Arsenio Hall, Keenen Wayans and Robert Townsend. Another comic Charlie Barnett couldn’t read well, so they passed over him. Robert auditioned for the new season of Saturday Night Live and got the spot, until walk-in Eddie won he executives over. He was a featured player in the 1980 season but by the next, it was all Eddie., and I mean all Eddie. Eddie was all over the show, Gumby, Mr. Rodgers, JAMES BROWN, Buckwheat … you name it. By 1982, he was starring in films now like 48 Hours. 1983, was just another year for Eddie, more TV (hosting SNL!), more films which all led up to his premier stand up special on HBO. The year before, he dropped his first comedy album Eddie Murphy Live, now you could visualize it. Delirious was a monster hit. The next year would be his last on SNL and Beverly Hills Cops was released. Around this time, he would get with the hottest young black comics in the game at that time, and form a pack, ‘The Black Pack’, Robert Townsend, Paul Mooney, Keenen and Damon Wayans (Damon would slide in as the token black guy once Eddie left the series) ‘Little Money’ Arsenio Hall and ‘Eddie Money’. These brothers would work together on various project and run Hollywood. In 1987, him and various ’Black Pack’ buddies worked on films. He was with Arsenio for Coming to America, and Keenen and Robert were big parts on the biggest concert comedy ever, RAW! Also that same year, he’d produce an HBO comedy special Uptown Comedy Express. It featured Arsenio, Robert and a little know fella named Chris Rock (who Eddie had discovered a few years back and would hang with the ‘Black Pack’.) Eddie was now the man in Hollywood. In 1989, his first and only directing job Harlem Night. It featured many a comic. Eddie, bro Charlie, Robin Harris, Reynaldo Rey, Arsenio, Redd and Rich. That year, he retired from comedy. His reasons, controversy and Damon Wayans. He told Arsenio on his show “When I see cats like Damon, it make you wanna stop.” Since, he starred in many films (good and bad), recorded music and did animated series The PJs.
Delirious was one of the funniest stand ups I've seen. Eddie used to be so good.
[b]4. Bill Cosby[/b]
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[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcIQ0pl4N90"]Bill Cosby stand up[/URL]
The greatest story teller ever. Bill was born as William Henry Cosby in Philadelphia in 1937. We met any of his friends early in his like Fat Albert, Mush Mouth and of course his brother Russell. As a youngin