Registered User
Posts: 514
(4/10/04 1:39 am) Reply
Re: Comedy Central's top 100 Stand ups...
Ones I'd put at the top (in no particular order): Bill Cosby, George Carlin, Lewis Black, The Amazing Johnathan, Ellen Degeneres, Rita Rudner and Seinfeld.
Quote: There are several female comedians being missed, but I can't think of them ... Lily Tomlin?
Hmm... as far as females deserving some recognition, I'd bet these women will be on the list: Roseanne Barr, Whoopi Goldberg, Ellen Degeneres, Judy Gold, Phyllis Diller, Rita Rudner and Joan Rivers.
Re: Comedy Central's top 100 Stand ups...
Nobody has mentioned Steven Wright?
(in no particular order)
1. George Carlin
2. Steven Wright
3. Robin Williams
4. Richard Pryor
5. Bill Cosby
6. Paula Poundstone
7. Sam Kinneson
8. Eddie Murphy
9. Paul Rodriguez
10. Dennis Leary
Abbot and Costello (thier whos on first routine still puts me in tears) but not sure if you would consider them stand up
Registered User
Posts: 7146
(4/10/04 4:33 am) Reply
Re: Comedy Central's top 100 Stand ups..."100 is a LOT, they're gonna havta go way back."
I have a funny feeling they're just gonna fill out the bottom of the list with a slathering of mediocre Comedy Central standups. You know, the ones that you only see or hear of at all because CC has to put something on for this half hour and they've already played (insert craptacular 80's movie) 19 times this week.
Not to claim the status of a "real professional" in any one endeavor has been a small price to pay for the many benefits and pleasures of trespassing. ~Leo Lionni
syrupp Registered User
Posts: 23
(4/10/04 8:46 am) Reply
Re: Comedy Central's top 100 Stand ups...
wow, surprised this name isn't mentioned yet....
Andy Kaufman
Yalum Registered User
Posts: 2229
(4/10/04 8:55 am) Reply
Re: Comedy Central's top 100 Stand ups...
The ratings were done by other stand ups, yes? That should get some fairly old and obscure names into the mix. It's also going to hurt Robin Williams considerably, the whole "industry" seems to hate him.
deuce Registered User
Posts: 1068
(4/10/04 9:00 am) Reply
Re: Comedy Central's top 100 Stand ups...
1. Bob Hope
2. Bill Cosby
Quote:It's also going to hurt Robin Williams considerably, the whole "industry" seems to hate him.
People keep saying this (well, OK, Joe Rogan, so I guess "sub-human" would be a more appropriate term), but I've never seen anyone exhibit anything but respect for Williams.
Email This To a Friend
Topic Commands
Click to receive email notification of replies
Click to stop receiving email notification of replies