Who is your favourite comedian?

[RebelRising]

Bill Maher

Because he always tells the truth and has the balls to say the stuff that's too un-P.C., even for the average comedian.

 

[Galletea]

I agree with you completely about Gervais... he sees himself as being far funnier than he really is.
Of course, not everyone will agree on that one.

I do. Finally some people who don't see he him as some kind of genius.

 

[coldwarkid]

Frankie Boyle is amazing, Dylan Moran (you'd be eating ice cream.... AND THEN THE CAGE COMES DOWN!), Russell Howard and Jimmy Carr.

I'm going to see Moran + Howard next year...should be fun.

 

[Assassin_Thunder]

there is only one man Lee Evans

 

[insane44]

carlos mencia or jhon cleese theyre freaking hilarious

 

[Ophiuchus]

I'm pleased to see so few people mention Jimmy Carr and not a single mention of Jim Davidson - am I alone in finding them both completely repulsive?

As for what I like... well, it's hard to fault Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey. I'm also a big fan of Russell Brand, recent stupidity and controversy notwithstanding. George Carlin is always worth a mention. Then there's the folks from Mock The Week, they're all very funny. Charlie Brooker is great, Bill Hicks... the list is never-ending, really.

I've never seen anything of Mitch Hedberg, but he's often mentioned alongside other comedians I enjoy, so perhaps it's time for me to check him out.

 

[Twaddlefish]

Eddie Izzard is the funniest man on the planet, up to the point his style of stand up has filtered into how I talk day to day.

Bill Bailey is hilarious too, Denis Leary is angrily funny.

 

[Tattaglia]

My Dad, because he's fucking hilarious. He never takes anything seriously. It's great!

 

[Xyzgon]

George Carlin is my all time favorite.

 

[superdance14]

Jerry Seinfeld

 

[RedDiablo]

George Carlin, Russell Peters and Dane Cook.(I know everyone is laughing at me now).

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Hard to decide, but my favorite ones are Magnus Betnér (he's a Swedish comedian), George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, and Bill Bailey.

 

[Lynx]

John Cleese (and ofc the rest of Monty Python), Eddie Izzard, George Carlin, Dylan Moran.

 

[Archemetis]

Kinda digging Michael Mcintyre right now...

(frogive the spelling if wrong)

 

[Xaositect]

Definitely got to be Sean Lock at the mo. He really has me in stitches at times.

 

[Librarian Mike]

Bill Hicks died in 1994, and it is amazing how well his material has held up. David Cross covers a lot of the same ground as Hicks in his standup.

 

[scottalott]

George Carlin, Emo Phillips, Steven Wright, Demetri Martin, and Richard Pryor are my Top Five.

Also, I must say that Dane Cook is a terrible comedian. So is Carlos Mencia.

 

[annoyinglizardvoice]

Marcus Brigstock

Shapi Korsandi (I know I've spelt that wrong) is a close second.

 

[YYZed]

George Carlin or Lewis Black

 

[Sigel]

Joel McHale, host of the Soup. I love that guy. He makes the hurt go away for a little while.