Black History Month Special: 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians

[b]2. Redd Foxx[/b]
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[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgYqinSPAvU"]Redd Foxx stand up[/URL]

The original dirty comic. This brotha goes so far back, so far back he was friends with Malcolm X before he was Malcolm X. Redd was born in 1922 in St. Luis, Missouri as John Elroy Sanford. His father left him early in his life and he dropped out of high school after the 9th grade. He went on to play ina washboard band as a drummer and then moved to New York. This is where he met Malcolm. He met him as they were both dishwashers, he was Chicago Red (the funniest dishwasher in town) and Malcolm, Detroit Red. Around this time he started doing comedy. He first teamed up with friend comic Slappy White from 1947 to 1951. His first release was in 1956 for Dooto Records titled

Lavell Crawford and David Alan Grier both suck.

Eddie Murphy >>>>> Chris Rock

Chris Rock is probably the most overrated comedian ever.

Yeah I was okay with this list until I saw Chris Rock ahead of Bill Cosby and Dave Chappelle and Eddi Murphy.

I would slide Chris down to Dave's spot and bump everyone up a spot. I would have to think hard about Bill and Redd too.

[QUOTE=Timmy D for MVP]Yeah I was okay with this list until I saw Chris Rock ahead of Bill Cosby and Dave Chappelle and Eddi Murphy.

I would slide Chris down to Dave's spot and bump everyone up a spot. I would have to think hard about Bill and Redd too.[/QUOTE]
5 through 2 could have gone any way.

5. Ed
4. Bill
3. Chris
2. Redd

or

5. Chris
4. Redd
3. Eddie
2. Bill

And at number 1, no explanation really needed, NICK CANNON!!

















[b]1. Richard Pryor[/b]
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[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtLN6le8R4g"]Richard Pryor stand up[/URL]

Rich was born in Peoria, Illinois in 1940. Richard grew up in a brothal, so he was surrounded by many things at a young age. In his early years, he joined U.S. Army in 1958. His first job in the entertainment industry was working at a bar as a drummer. Pryor started performing stand up in 1963. He was inspired by Bill Cosby and his act was totally different than what he would be known for. He started getting TV appearances like on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan an his first performance in 1964 of the Kraft Music Series. He was a regular on the Vegas strip, around this time things started to change for Richard. The real Rich started coming out and in a performance, just walked of stage. His first album released in 1968, was simply titled Richard Pryor.


Now, it was the 1970, and he was in Berkley hanging out with hippies and the Black Panthers. He signed with Stax Records and was on the film WattsStax and the album That Ni[B]g[/B]ger's Crazy. Now he was big time, appearing on Midnight Special, Flip Wilson Show and writing for Sanford and Son and other series. Now he was with Warner Bros and the album, Is It Something I said dropped. His Saturday Night Live appearance was legendary in it's first season on NBA. NBC liked him so much, they gave him a special, and a short lived series that included Paul Mooney, Tim Reid, John Witherspoon, Robin Williams, Sandra Bernheard and Marsha Warfield. He started to get into movies at this time also. Lady Sings the Blues, The Wiz, The Mac, Stir Crazy and Silver Streak with Gene Wilder.


His stand up was starting to get filmed. First on the WattsStax special in 1973 and then a few years later with Live In Concert in 1978, Live on the Sunset Strip in 82, Here and Now in 83. Live and Smokin' was done in 1971 but released in 1985. In 86, his life story Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling and Richard played himself. He'd do a few more films over the years and stand up and received various awards up until his death shortly after his 65th birthday in 2005. Marlon Wayans is tapped to play Richard in a bio-pic directed by Chris Rock.

[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]
[b]61. Patrice O

[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]I did this almost 2 years ago.

Was this a good spot for him, too high or too low?[/QUOTE] He has his moments. Where's Kevin Hart at?

Cool thread.

10. Tyler craig
9. alex thomas
8. Patrice oneal
7. Deon cole
6. Michael colyer
5. Damon wayans
4. Jamie foxx
3. Bernie mac
2. paul mooney
1. Dave chappelle

[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]I did this almost 2 years ago.

Was this a good spot for him, too high or too low?[/QUOTE]

[I]Elephant in the room[/I] alone puts him top 5.....

[QUOTE=ballsohard247]He has his moments. Where's Kevin Hart at?[/QUOTE]
Hart #65. They both will be higher on my updated list coming soon.

[QUOTE=plowking]Chris Rock doesn't belong in the top 20.

His last few years have just been relying on blatantly racist jokes to get laughs.[/QUOTE]

This omfg Kven hart is top 5 He is way better than ****in Dl hugley and ****ing Chris rock and some others


Kevin hart>>>>>>>>>>>SINBAD

Chappelle>>>>>>>>>>>>Chris rock

3.Kevin hart
2.Dave
1.richard/eddie ****in murphy.

Red foxx is funny so yea he can get #2 my dumb ass didnt look at the ****in Date this was made.

*insert Kevin hart's I eat ass face here*


Chris rock is not funny he is barley he relies to much on race jokes way to ****in much.

**** it this deserves two post.

Bill Cosby isn't funny to me what so f[B]uc[/B]kin ever

Bill cosby is what rappers delight is to rap. He very f[B]uc[/B]kin Basics
and his show wasn't funny either

Sanford and son/Fresh prince>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

shit even steve urkel show.

[QUOTE=Saintsfan1992]**** it this deserves two post.

Bill Cosby isn't funny to me what so f[B]uc[/B]kin ever

Bill cosby is what rappers delight is to rap. He very f[B]uc[/B]kin Basics
and his show wasn't funny either

Sanford and son/Fresh prince>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

shit even steve urkel show.[/QUOTE]
I don't care if Bill Cosby is funny to you or not, learn your history kid.

Pretty sure you've never even seen Bill Cosby in stand up and how important he is to the craft, black or white. Not many folks are gonna sell out for black audiences, than come back and sell out a white audience too. When every single comic on this list list BILL COSBY as one of their influences (even the cats that came before him) that should tell you something, he's probably the greatest story teller ever.

You're either really uniformed or you're showing your age and judging by the previous post you made, you're showing your age with your love for Kevin Hart. Nothin wrong with Hart, but he hasn't done anything to earn a top 5 ranking.

Lol at him being better than DL Hughley or Chris Rock.

No Alonzo "Hammmmburrrrger" Jones? :wtf:

[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]I don't care if Bill Cosby is funny to you or not, learn your history kid.

Pretty sure you've never even seen Bill Cosby in stand up and how important he is to the craft, black or white. Not many folks are gonna sell out for black audiences, than come back and sell out a white audience too. When every single comic on this list list BILL COSBY as one of their influences (even the cats that came before him) that should tell you something, he's probably the greatest story teller ever.

You're either really uniformed or you're showing your age and judging by the previous post you made, you're showing your age with your love for Kevin Hart. Nothin wrong with Hart, but he hasn't done anything to earn a top 5 ranking.

Lol at him being better than DL Hughley or Chris Rock.[/QUOTE]


Well to bad this isn't about influences [B]GRANDPA[/B]

Its about whom is funnier.

DL hugley nor Chris is funnier than KEVIN HART
and I stand by my comment.

Like I said

Bill Cosby is a Curtis ****in blow
Richard pryor is RAKIM
Eddie Murphey a damn Nas/Jay z

Bill is the very basic.
He maybe a good story teller but being a f[B]uc[/B]kin story teller doesn't mean your funny.

At the end of the day being a stand up comdian is being funny and have people relating to you. and BIll f[B]uc[/B]kin Cosby doesn't do neither for me.