Your favourite two Comedians?

[CigarmanTim]

Bill Burr and Ron White. The wife and I are seeing Ron White in January

 

[targa88]

Richard Pryor

Robin Williams

[KCCubano]

Lots of great ones mentioned here already. I always got a kick out of Steven Wright. Robin Williams as well

[vinnyvega]

Chappelle and Norm

 

Shane Gillis and Theo Von are a honorable mention.

[cigcars]

6 hours ago, KCCubano said:

Lots of great ones mentioned here already. I always got a kick out of Steven Wright. Robin Williams as well

  *Speaking of Robin Williams, I was listening to one of the television pastors who mentioned him. And he sooo appropriately put it: "He could make the whole world laugh but he couldn't make himself laugh."  

[El Hoze]

I love Bill Burr. I’ll throw out Tim Dillon, he is hilarious. I grew up in NJ he reminds me of the wiseasses I grew up with but even funnier. 

[yungchef]

Present day, nobody seems to be making a bigger splash than Shane Gillis. I'd say either him or Mark Normand are at the top of the heap for younger comics. 

All time? Personally...gotta be Norm

[HDGSN]

Bill Hicks

Richard Pryor

[HDGSN]

1 hour ago, yungchef said:

Present day, nobody seems to be making a bigger splash than Shane Gillis. I'd say either him or Mark Normand are at the top of the heap for younger comics. 

All time? Personally...gotta be Norm

Also making a big splash, Nate Bargatze

[Bill Hayes]

Danny McBride then Chapelle but so many that could be in there. Jerry Stiller, Will Ferrel, Eddie Murphy.......

[BrightonCorgi]

I forgot to mention my other favorite, Jackie "the Joke Man" Martling. 

He's got that one joke after the next style. Very impressive and old school crude the way I like.

[Islandboy]

Easy....Jim Jeffries and Orny Adams.

[Namisgr11]

Another who loves Richard Pryor and Rodney Dangerfield. Honorable mention to Bill Burr.

[bmac]

Richard Pryor

Dave Chappelle

Gutfeld Show has some good ones too

[BettyHumpder]

On 11/16/2023 at 12:27 AM, MrBirdman said:

George Carlin is at the top of the mountain for me. He’s the Beethoven of stand up: everyone who has come after performs in his shadow. A few nights ago I was listening to some sections from Jammin' in New York, his greatest album. The material is as fresh, funny, and relevant as it was 30 years ago. It’s simply a masterpiece. You can usually find the HBO special on either YouTube or Dailymotion. If there's any voice we're sorely missing in the modern world, it's Carlin's.

Choosing number two is much harder - Chapelle has begun to take himself far too seriously for me. Killing Them Softly is still his best album, and I don't find him that funny anymore (even if he can be an incisive social commentator). I was a very big fan of Patrice O'Neal, who I'd nominate as my #2. He passed away at a young age in 2011, a big loss for comedy because he was only getting better.

Carlin and Chappelle were the easy top two choices for me for so long. I've seen Chappelle live 3 times at various points in his career. you are right, he is going down the "truth teller" road and, frankly, it's nearly impossible to watch him perform now. his first Netflix special was good but they've gone far downhill since then. it's veering into spoken word.

I've got a pack of about 5 comedians i like at the number 2 slot now. no one sticks out, though.

[MrBirdman]

15 hours ago, BettyHumpder said:

I've seen Chappelle live 3 times at various points in his career. you are right, he is going down the "truth teller" road and, frankly, it's nearly impossible to watch him perform now.

Feel the same way. I thought the first Netflix special was decent, and I haven’t been able to get through more than 10 minutes of the others.

Part of what made Carlin so exceptional was his ability to convey subtle insight and be incredibly funny. He was also a consummate performer, so even his talky bits are enjoyable with their pitch perfect rhythm, cadence, and expression. The “Save the Planet” closing to Jammin borders on poetry. It’s actually beautiful, and funny. I’m surprised I haven’t seen his name here more. 

Plus Carlin almost never talked about himself. You can do good comedy telling stories that involve yourself, but typically only when the story is obviously fictitious or exaggerated, a vehicle for a deeper theme. What’s much less impressive (and often tedious) are “party stories” - true stories you’d tell over drinks for a laugh. When he isn’t pontificating (albeit sometimes insightfully), Chapelle has transitioned from the former story to the latter. I guess people like it because it’s Chapelle and often involves famous people. But if I wanted to rot my brain gathering funny details about celebrities’ personal lives, I’d read the Daily Mail.  

[BigGuns]

So many greats have already been mentioned.  Surprised I didn’t see Gervais in here, unless I missed it.  My go-to repeats lately have been Burr and Maniscalco.  Chappelle is an all-timer along with Murphy, Pryor, and Carlin.  I loved Chris Rock’s stuff when it first came out, but not sure it aged well.  Bernie Mac could be reading the phone book and I would be on the floor cramping up with laughter.  Honorable mention for the most irreverent asshole I’ve seen, Anthony Jeselnik.  Talk about no boundaries…what comedy is and how it should be.  Impossible to keep it to two…

[Odessa]

Angelo Tsarouchas.

[Ford2112]

10 hours ago, BrightonCorgi said:

I forgot to mention my other favorite, Jackie "the Joke Man" Martling. 

He's got that one joke after the next style. Very impressive and old school crude the way I like.

Yes!!! Love Jackie. First saw him back in the 90s. Funny guy.

[raggie]

Recently found Jeff Arcuri. He’s a less known comedian and doesn’t really have any specials, but his crowd work is superb!

[Lamboinee]

I'm gonna lean towards Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy.

[Capn_Jackson]

Pryor and Carlin.

Then Robin Williams

[CeeBee]

Living: Dave Chapelle and Lewis Black. All time greatest for me: Richard Pryor

[Boxer31]

Think Pryor #1, then 4-5 at #2 - Carlin, rickles, MacDonald, Murphy 

[Tradesman]

Trevor Noah

Mr Fluffy