Greatest Comedian Ever

[mob roulette]

based on stand-up alone. not what they ended up doing with their career. vote and defend. quote. tell jokes. thank you.

[SojuGorae]

Gallagher and Carrot Top

[Hannahrain]

Gallagher and Carrot Top

soju, you don't even JOKE about things like that. seriously. you crossed a line.

[woogie846]

Mitch Hedberg

[SojuGorae]

Who's joking. Gallagher and Carrot Top were on the cutting edge.

[John Peel is My Co-pilot]

Who's joking. Gallagher and Carrot Top were on the cutting edge.

er..strictly speaking, Gallagher was on the smashing edge...

[DeltaSigChi4]

Carrot Top has quite the successful show on the strip.

E

[mob roulette]

this was supposed to be a poll. stupid internet. here were the choices:

lenny bruce, richard pryor, bill hicks, george carlin, chris rock, eddie murphy, margaret cho, mitch hedburg, eddie izzard, robin williams, dave chapelle

discuss

[DeltaSigChi4]

Dave Chapppelle?

Are you serious?

E

[Hannahrain]

was there an option for "i voted on the last comedian poll"?

ps margaret cho is a good call. she was neglected on the other one.

[boarderwoozel3]

Mitch Hedberg

yep, this is the winner

[SojuGorae]

er..strictly speaking, Gallagher was on the smashing edge...

touche

[jackstraw94086]

mitch hedberg had a few amusing lines. He's nowhere even remotely close to the farthest point away from the vicinity of the greatest comedians ever.

[bartelby]

robin williams (must not be sober)

[SojuGorae]

Seriously though, my pick for the greatest stand-up comic would be Eddie Murphy in Delirious.

[mob roulette]

Dave Chapppelle?

Are you serious?

E

dave was the eleventh choice. just to keep it interesting. some people think he's a good standup. and yeah i know, eleven's too many. but i'm mob roulette. i mock the physics of messageboards on the daily. where the fuck you been?

also i was not aware there was another comedian poll. cause sometimes i go outside.

fuckers.

[Mr.Nipples]

[SojuGorae]

That guy died way too early

[Hannahrain]

sometimes i go outside.

Uh oh. I think we have to talk.

[Lounge Fly]

Great question. Its hard to argue against Eddie Murphy back in the day.
I will say that I think all 3 of Chris Rocks HBO specials have been absolutely fantastic. He's very good at deliverying his lines, great facial expressions which makes it all the more hilarious

[John Peel is My Co-pilot]

So far, only Nipples and Soju get it...

[fortydollarsworthofmeat]

eddie izzard.

[Mr.Nipples]

Robert Schimmel is one of my favs. underated as all hell. he started making jokes about his 11 year old son dying of cancer and his career went to hell and nobodys heard from him since.

[Benis23]

mitch hedberg had a few amusing lines. He's nowhere even remotely close to the farthest point away from the vicinity of the greatest comedians ever.

yeah, mitch hedbergs stuff was amusing but there wasnt much significance too it.

there's nothing better than eddie izzard's dress to kill, but his other stuff can be inconsistent.

i love patton oswalt, but apparently nobody wants to put him on their polls. david cross is awesome too.

[TomAz]

didn't we just have a poll on this?

Richard Pryor

[skavenbrew]

Bill Hicks.

If you think otherwise, you're wrong.

[fober]

Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy.

Not a big fan of the whiny/angry white guy routine.

[wmgaretjax]

lenny bruce.

[Mr.Nipples]

lenny bruce.

michael richards ripped off lennys schtick...

[codytwo]

michael richards ripped off lennys schtick...

Not at all.