Best Stand-Up Comedian

[Parsons13]

Undoubtly......it goes to George Carlin..................Just tell me one comedian that has influenced comedy more than Carlin...............IMPOSSIBLE!!!!! So what do you LOVE about Carlin?, as long as youre not 'trying' to put someone above Carlin......like you can........:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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You do realize that George Carlin was the first comedian to ever go up-onstage and just SPEAK......he was the first person to go up on-stage and just talk about stuff that pissed him off.......screw Richard Pryor......he was funny.....but he wasnt REVOLUTIONARY!!!!! Rest In Peace George.......Rest in peace.....

---------- Post added at 01:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:31 AM ----------

You do realize that George Carlin was the first comedian to ever go up-onstage and just SPEAK......he was the first person to go up on-stage and just talk about stuff that pissed him off.......screw Richard Pryor......he was funny.....but he wasnt REVOLUTIONARY!!!!! Rest In Peace George.......Rest in peace.....

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If wasnt for George, we would not hear half of the UNoffensive words we hear on television nowadays.....God Bless America? GOD BLESS CARLIN!!!!:sinister::angel:

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Undoubtly......it goes to George Carlin..................Just tell me one comedian that has influenced comedy more than Carlin...............IMPOSSIBLE!!!!! So what do you LOVE about Carlin?, as long as youre not 'trying' to put someone above Carlin......like you can........:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

---------- Post added at 01:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:26 AM ----------

You do realize that George Carlin was the first comedian to ever go up-onstage and just SPEAK......he was the first person to go up on-stage and just talk about stuff that pissed him off.......screw Richard Pryor......he was funny.....but he wasnt REVOLUTIONARY!!!!! Rest In Peace George.......Rest in peace.....

---------- Post added at 01:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:31 AM ----------

You do realize that George Carlin was the first comedian to ever go up-onstage and just SPEAK......he was the first person to go up on-stage and just talk about stuff that pissed him off.......screw Richard Pryor......he was funny.....but he wasnt REVOLUTIONARY!!!!! Rest In Peace George.......Rest in peace.....

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If wasnt for George, we would not hear half of the UNoffensive words we hear on television nowadays.....God Bless America? GOD BLESS CARLIN!!!!:sinister::angel:
Im just sick of people thinking "nowadays", that the comedians are better.......IT WOULDNT HAVE BEEN THAT WAY WITHOUT CARLIN

I didnt mean to double up my conversation....sorry (prick is not a curse word......if it is then.....c'mon ....grow up)

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[quote=Parsons13;188986] I didnt mean to double up my conversation....sorry
One of my favorite modern comedians is Jim Gaffigan, who doesnt use any curse words!!!

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Comments?

[RU Joe]

^ Wow, you really loved old George as much as I did!

That last HBO Special he did was beyond brilliant.
Those were the kind of presentations of his I enjoyed - where he employed his life experience and observations to make a point about something.
Not that I didn't also enjoy it when he would talk about his cat and stuff like in the early days, that was pretty good too, but I'm rather politically enthusiastic and so I appreciate when people make good points about those things.

Like his bit on airport security and all the unnecessary words they add into the announcements to make them sound more important - brilliant!

But comparing George to other 'modern' Comedians is like comparing apples to oranges in my opinion.
Both are great but how can you compare them?
However, I do like Russell Peters' comedy when speaking of the 'new' performances.

[Dudebro]

Why did you post seven times back to back and quote yourself? Quoting yourself is kinda weird but it's not really breaking the rules. Posting several times in succession like that is. I hate to be a hard ass about this but you have to stop doing that.


About favorite comedian I'd have to say it's Dave Chapelle.
NSFW
YouTube - ‪Kid's Cartoons - Dave Chappelle‬‏

or Lisa Lampenelli
YouTube - ‪funny racist commedian‬‏

[RU Joe]

I think the multi - post was an accident, DB.
didnt mean to double up my conversation....sorry See?
He even apologized already.

ON TOPIC:
I didn't know we were supposed to provide examples, so here's Russell Peters:

NSFW
YouTube - ‪Russell Peters - Chinese, Indians, Jamaicans, Italians‬‏

[Dudebro]

Nah JG by the timestamps on his post it looks like those seven posts were over the course of about a half an hour. The double up he apologized for was a duplicate. Even without that it's still five consecutive posts.

[RU Joe]

Ah, I see now.
You're right.
Hey P13, are you shooting for a 'strawberry' icon or something? :snicker:
- it's easier to get post count through natural conversation and way more fun, in my opinion.;)

Also I forgot the 'NSFW' tag on Russell Peters - DB please correct that for me.

[Slime Slayer]

I never liked Carlin much. He could be entertaining to watch at times but I think he is dilusional and never made me laugh.

[jim5cents]

I am of the direction that today's comedy was most widely influenced by the combined efforts of Carlin, Pryor, and Lenny Bruce. I believe on the Comedy Central list of greatest comics, it goes in the order of Pryor, Carlin, Bruce.

Im just sick of people thinking "nowadays", that the comedians are better.......IT WOULDNT HAVE BEEN THAT WAY WITHOUT CARLIN.....YOU UNDER-APPRECIATIVE YOUNG PRICKS

I've never been a fan of that arguement...we wouldn't have ps3 and the 360 without Pong...does that mean Pong is better than the current gen games? Not necessary. I'm not saying that Carlin is pong...he is more like SMB3 or Zelda:LTTP.

In addition to Carlin, comics that I have really enjoyed over the years have been Eddie Murphy (You are doing yourself a huge disservice if you don't listen to Raw and Delirious), Stephen Wright, Robert Schimmel, Dana Carvey, Louis CK, Mitch Hedberg, and Mitch Fatel.

[splatglobe 95]

i say lee evans , martin lawerence, will smith,eddie murphy, jim carrey, and robin williams.:D they seem to be funny to us.:snicker:

[Kong]

George Carlin was the first comedian to ever go up-onstage and just SPEAKWrong. Mort Sahl was probably the first, at least the first famous comedian to make his entire career out of just talking instead of jokes with punch-lines. There were several other that also started before Carlin such as Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby.

YouTube - ‪Mort Sahl (1927-)‬‏


I never liked Carlin much. He could be entertaining to watch at times but I think he is dilusional and never made me laugh.Really, Have you listened to much of his stuff?
YouTube - ‪George Carlin - George's Best Stuff‬‏

[warghoul]

Carlins funny but I don't know if he's a god like figure I also realy like Bill Hicks and
Jim Jeffries

[Slime Slayer]

Really, Have you listened to much of his stuff?

Enough, I just find that I can follow along fine at first, then he kinda escalates to a point where I can no longer relate. And he never makes me laugh, he's more of a motivational speaker imo.

[samejamesbond]

Jeff Dunham is hilarious:
YouTube - ‪Jeff Dunham - Achmed the Dead Terrorist‬‏

[Dudebro]

I don't find him funny really. Not big on ventriloquists anyways but he doesn't seem to be that good at it. I totally see his mouth moving. That and his characters are all stereotypes, but that may be the point.

[CrispyChicken]

I like Jeff Dunham (probably because I'm 14 and laugh at nearly everything :p)

@DB- Yeah. They're sort of supposed to be stereotypical. His Hillbilly American puppet drinks beer and watches Nascar and is stupid. Achmed, self explanatory.

[joz]

I don't like that Dunham guy.

[samejamesbond]

I guess I'm a minority on Dunham, but another funny guy is Daniel Tosh.
He's such a smartass, but that's what makes him so funny.

(NSFW)
YouTube - ‪Daniel Tosh Effinfunny Stand Up - Fabreezing the Homeless‬‏

[Dudebro]

Very NSFW

YouTube - ‪Politically Incorrect Comedian‬‏

@SJB- Tosh is great. I saw him live and he's just as good.

[CrispyChicken]

Tosh is awesome :p I've been getting a lot more into Tosh.0 recently.

[samejamesbond]

I've been wanting to watch Tosh live for some time now, his show is awesome.

Lisa seems pretty funny from the stuff you post.

[tanc24]

I was going to vote Tosh as well. He is appearing in Fresno soon...

[RU Joe]

^ I know it may sound weird but, I like the Achmed puppet when he says:
'I kill you!' and eyeballs the audience.

Told you it was weird.
But now, here's a performer who is not only NSFW, but who is also extremely sexist and I wouldn't recommend anyone watch any of his performances if easily offended:

YouTube - ‪Andrew Dice Clay Live! The Dice Man Cometh xvid‬‏

as an added bonus here's some Denis Leary to wash that Clay down with:
{also NSFW}

YouTube - ‪Denis Leary...NO CURE FOR CANCER...part 6/9‬‏

[StarfoxFan2009]

here's some good footage of stand up by Robin Williams NSFW

YouTube - ‪Robin Williams - Live At The Met - Alcohol/Marijuana‬‏

And some by Bill Cosby

YouTube - ‪Bill Cosby---Grandparents‬‏

[jim5cents]

Concerning Robin Williams, his energy is what makes him a solid comic. He is notorious though for plagiarizing and poaching jokes from other comics.

[sabby]

Big fan of Cosby's stuff. I also like Carlin, Williams (I agree with the energy aspect, probably the cocaine talking) and Steven Wright. Many of the others listed above I have enjoyed also.

One recent comedian I have really enjoyed is Gabriel Inglesias (The Fluffy Guy).
YouTube - ‪"Road Trip" - Gabriel Iglesias- (From Hot & Fluffy comedy special)‬‏

I have been listening to some comedy bits on Pandora lately with him, and they make me laugh a lot.

[Demon-Mask]

When it comes to stand-up comedians, I am not a huge fan of George Carlin, but I find him amusing from time to time. I like Ron White and Robin Williams, sometimes George Lopez.
For the most part, I'm not a big fan of stand-up comedy. No reason really, it just isn't my thing.

[Parsons13]

My first time back on this website in awhile!!!! Anyways George Carlin doesnt need your respect (Because he is dead) and I dont need your respect of him! My point was to show how much George Carlin influenced stand-up (He definitely influenced it more than those guys from the 1950s that Kong put up.......Mort Sahl......c'mon really? funny dude, but not an influence to millions of comics!!! If you disagree, its your opinion, not fact..........it is however fact that George Carlin made modernized stand-up!) My point is that this post was meant to see who influenced stand-up, not who you think is the funniest or most enjoyable. I know that Carlin is not for everyone, but if you must speak about a comic, talk about how they influenced comedy!!!! PLEASE!!!!:party:

[RU Joe]

Hi P13, and welcome back!

I have to agree with what you said from a certain point of view, and I mean in the way that George always liked to point out the point of things; the method behind the madness, and he certainly had a gift for it.
However, I think that most people {like myself} are likely to post comedians who've said something during an act they can relate to on a personal level - and I think that's what draws a person to one comedian or another - whether or not they were able to make that connection with you through what they say.
Comedy is a very subjective thing, in my opinion.

[Parsons13]

However, I think that most people {like myself} are likely to post comedians who've said something during an act they can relate to on a personal level - and I think that's what draws a person to one comedian or another - whether or not they were able to make that connection with you through what they say.
Comedy is a very subjective thing, in my opinion.
Exactly!!!!! I made this post to see who YOU think is an influence on comedy and, of course, who you find influential might be different than who I do! (If you can relate to what Carlin said, you might want to think about getting a shrink!!!!) My point with Carlin is 'did he not make you laugh?' 'Did he not make you think?' I believe deep down that that is what stand-up is about! What you think of comedy might be different, but WHY do you think differently?! Thats MY point!!!

[Kong]

it is however fact that George Carlin made modernized stand-up!) My point is that this post was meant to see who influenced stand-up, not who you think is the funniest or most enjoyable.
You missed my point. I think Carlin is halarious. I was NOT responding to "who is the best stand-up comedian" or "funniest" or "most enjoyable". I was responding to who created modern stand up.

Carlin was great but he didn't invent a new type of stand up routine.

George Carlin was the first comedian to ever go up-onstage and just SPEAKMy only point was that is not true.

[GamingWolf]

Here's a couple of comedians I'm quite fond of. Brian Regan and Mitch Hedberg.

Brian Regan-I Walked On The Moon 1/6 - YouTube

Mitch Hedberg - A Comic Genius - YouTube

[Blue Shoe 2]

I've always preferred Reggie Watts for his offbeat brand of nsfw jokes.

[Demon-Mask]

I like Richard Pryor and Bill Crosby.
Don't know why, I just do.