Favorite comedians

[ericaz]

:LOL Another thread in the Activism section got me thinking of favorite comedians. A few of mine are (and I'm sure I'll be back to edit more in when they come to mind )


Bob Odenkirk
David Cross
Dave Attel
Sarah Silverman
Dane Cook
Dave Chappelle
Steven Wright

Who are yours?

[MamaBug]

I like:

Kathy Griffin
Rosie O'Donnell
Bill Engval
Mo Gaffney
Jeff Foxworthy

[pugmadmama]

Margaret Cho
Lea Delaria
Lewis Black (Saw him recently...even funnier in person!)
Ellen DeGeneres
Elaine Boosler
Kate Clinton
Mo Gaffney & Kathy Najimy (I recently saw their reunion show, Afterbirth and it was awesome!)

[yoga]

faves?

Dave Chappelle
Paul Mooney
the cross-dresser from Australia (I think)...what's his name? he's frickin' hilarious

[MamaBug]

Oh yeah I LOVe Maragret Cho too!:

[pamamidwife]

margaret cho and eddie izzard. they're great!

[Benjismom]

Oh, my, Erica, you and I should have a Mr. Show marathon. I can't get enough of that show--it is so hilarious.

Beth, DS (4), DD (18 mos.)

[ericaz]

hi beth,

that would be great! i love mr. show. and tenacious d. are you a TD fan? so funny

[snoodess]

Yay Erica! Great thread. The more I get to know you, the more I'm finding we have in common

Can dh and I join your Mr. Show and Tenacious D marathons? We have the DVDs and promise not to be third wheels (...legend, the legend, the third wheel legend. Always in the waaayyyy... ) or back stage betties We are always dropping Mr. Show references and cracking each other up. Best sketch comedy ever. They are both classic AND kick a$$!

We've seen David Cross, Mr. Show, and the D (twice) live when they were in Philly. I've also seen Kids in the Hall and Sandra Berhardt twice. We also love Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock. Adore Eddie Izzard. Monty Python is a given. John Leguizamo, George Carlin, Margaret Cho, Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien, Bill Maher are funny as heck too. We comedy. We will likely be giving up digital cable soon and I will really miss the HBO Comedy channel . We tape a lot of it.

[Alkenny]

My DH...okay, he CAN be annoying (he's Tom Green and Jim Carey's love child! :LOL ) but if the mood strikes me, he's hilarious.

[CookieMonsterMommy]

How did Chris Rock only come up once????

George Carlin

John Leguizamo (Saw him on broadway this past Thanksgivening-evening-he's hilarious AND talks about natural midwife assisted home birth and BFing )

And Martin Lawrence is funny too.

[mariposita]

Dave Chapelle by far
Chris Rock
John Leguizamo
Also love Reno 911 on Comedy Central (for a comedy show) when we get a chance to visit someone with cable

[plum]

dave attell!
dave chapelle
chris rock
david cross


i wish we had cable.

[Tracy]

there are many...but one that really is head and shoulders above the rest....chris rock

[yoga]

i used to adore Rock's comedy, but his last show had me wondering where all the funny went. if he makes a comeback, maybe i'll add him to my list again.

[PapayaVagina]

I LOVE Chris Rock. We're always quoting Bigger and Blacker. Also love Eddie Izzard and Dave Atell. Sometimes when we play cards with our friends we play old Jerky Boys records. LOL!

I have a really hard time with Martin Lawrence because I saw his really controversial opening on SNL many years ago and he just completely disgusted me. I've pretty much avoided him like the plague ever since.

[SpiralChrissy]

Ellen
Lewis Black
John Stewart
Mitch Hedberg

[Mommy2Brittani]

Chris Rock, definitely
Margret Cho
George Carlin (I can't believe he was only mentioned once)
Robin Williams (I can't believe no one mentioned him)
John Leguizzarmo (sp?)
Mark Eddie
Jeff Foxworthy WAS funny until it got old and overplayed...

[littleaugustbaby]

Dave Chappelle
Ellen DeGeneres
Mo Rocca
Jon Stewart
Chris Rock

[ericaz]

Robin Williams (I can't believe no one mentioned him)

while i think robin williams has made some great movies (the fisher king immediately comes to mind) his stand up comedic routines kinda annoy me. he always seems like he's on crack.