The Stand-up Comedian Thread

[Stickman]

[The Argonaut]

Mt. Rushmore of Living Legends of Comedy:

Dave Letterman - He's the king of late night. Late night comedy owes more to him than anyone

Dave Chappelle - His is the most influential sketch show of the last thirty years, and it holds up. SNL gets all the attention, but its influence is fleeting and it's never been very funny. He is also the greatest living stand-up.

John Stewart - His influence is obvious in everything from sketch comedies to late night shows that do the comedy news schtick.

Jerry Seinfeld - He's up against Louis C.K. for this last spot, depending on whether you think the Seinfeld-style sitcom or the Louie-style sitcom is more influential on television today, and how willing you are to ignore Louis' misdeeds.

Late night/stand-up/sketch/news/sitcom, all bases covered.

[Stickman]

I would concur with these selections.

[VinylGuy]

I think Letterman, Carlin, Kinison, Seinfeld, Chapelle, Louie are the greatest.

Also Pryor and Eddie Murphy belong near.

[Norah]

Needs Mel Brooks.

[The Argonaut]

other contenders may include:

Eddie Murphy
Chris Rock
Bill Cosby
Andy Kaufman

[wease]

I think Letterman, Carlin, Kinison, Seinfeld, Chapelle, Louie are the greatest.

Also Pryor and Eddie Murphy belong near.

Add Bill Cosby. He may be a shitheel, but you can’t deny his talent.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[The Argonaut]

My personal Rushmore, the four that are most meaningful to me, the closest to my heart, would be Conan, Chappelle, John Stewart, and Louis C.K.
But for the real Rushmore, you can't put Conan on there while Letterman is still alive. 100% undeniable that there would be no Conan without Letterman

[verb_to_trust]

Mitch Hedberg was underrated

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[The Argonaut]

My personal Rushmore, the four that are most meaningful to me, the closest to my heart, would be Conan, Chappelle, John Stewart, and Louis C.K.
But for the real Rushmore, you can't put Conan on there while Letterman is still alive. 100% undeniable that there would be no Conan without Letterman

None of this is real Argo

you've given me a lot to think about today

[daft twat]

Living?

Louis, Chappelle, Seinfeld, Bargatze

[Ello Sailor]

Dave Chapelle
Louis C.K
Norm Macdonald
Patrice O'Neal

[Ello Sailor]

Swap in Burr for Patrice if we're talking living.

[BurtReynolds]

Dave Chapelle
Louis C.K
Norm Macdonald
Patrice O'Neal

heh that was my same list

[Ello Sailor]

Regrettable

[VinylGuy]

Heidecker special is wonderful.

[The Argonaut]

Pretty intense little set right here. Dave is pissed

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CH-rR9znT3 ... yrmg1wpjjn

[E.H. Ruddock]

Man, Patrice O’Neal was a funny dude