1. Zach Galifianakis
2. Patton Oswalt
3. Todd Barry
4. Mitch Hedberg
5. Bill Hicks

mt wrote:Emo? Seriously? This has be be slipped in there to see if anyone would comment. Emo??? Emo Phillips??? I'll laugh at some of his stuff, but Top 5??

I didn't suggest it, but...Yeah, seriously. If he's not in tommydski's Top 5 anymore he can be in mine.

I've seen him do shows that are less than great, but when that guy is on, he's ON. And his material is wonderfully dark - I think most people miss that because of his goofy schtick. I think he's a genius of standup comedy.

1 Stewart Lee
2 Stewart Lee (early days) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqEAl4G_YL0
3 Stew Lee
4 Zach Galifianakis
5 Patton Oswalt

On a Stewart Lee related vibe.

Richard Herring

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harry hill
jim jeffries
bulla/ricky grover
stewart lee
hicks

Ivan Dobsky wrote:Went to see Stewart Lee last night. I was laughing so hard I had
trouble breathing. His support act, Greg Fleet, was great too.

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I went to see that too.
I did laugh a lot and am most agreed on Greg Fleet.

Earwicker wrote:

Ivan Dobsky wrote:Went to see Stewart Lee last night. I was laughing so hard I had
trouble breathing. His support act, Greg Fleet, was great too.

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I went to see that too.
I did laugh a lot and am most agreed on Greg Fleet.

It wasn't you that went out to urinate every 5 seconds was it?

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Not for all time, but lately, these five:

1. Louis CK
2. Patton Oswalt
3. David Cross
4. Maria Bamford
5. Eugene Mirman

Of that 80s wave of comics, I like Jake Johanessen. (sp?)

1) Pryor
2) Hicks
3) Carlin
4) Rickles
5) Kinison

Other faves are Steven Wright, Dave Attell, Louis CK, Gilbert Goddfried.

Also, there must be a million people who are funnier than Dane Cook... or at least a million funny people who's shit he uses when he is funny.

anyone else watch that 'History of the joke' special Lewis Black hosted on the History Channel last night?

It's pretty good, enjoyable.