Jim R Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 (edited) Okay, I know this is goofy (not unlike one of those Rolling Stone top 100 albums lists), but what the hell. For me, just going down the list and looking at some of the names can give me a good laugh. If I tried to analyze this "seriously", I'd probably blow a gasket ("WHAT the... Roseanne Barr at #9!?) So... did anyone watch the broadcast(s) where they counted it down? I thought they should have shown more clips and had less talk from the hosts at the roundtable. And, they went overboard trying to be hip by being vulgar, IMO. The most amazing thing about it was that during the segment where Richard Lewis was at the roundtable, he actually let the other hosts do some of the talking- even when he didn't have any food in his mouth! I saw that guy on Conan O'Brien one time, and Conan never got a chance to open his mouth! Anyway, here we go... (BTW, I took this list off the internet, and I will NOT be responsible for all the spelling errors. Thank you.)... Oh, one more "BTW". The funniest thing I've seen in the last couple of years was Kevin James' "Sweat The Small Stuff". I think it's out on DVD now, and I would recommend that highly. Okay, okay, keep your shirt on- I'm pasting in the list right now... 100. Gallagher 99. Janeane Garofalo 98. Louis C.K. 97. Sandra Bernhardt 96. Joey Bishop 95. Andrew Dice Clay 94. David Allen Grier 93. George Wallace 92. Louis Anderson 91. Jim Breuer 90. Dana Carvey 89. Kevin James 88. Paula Poundstone 87. Brette Butler 86. Jay Mohr 85. David Cross 84. Drew Carey 83. Norm McDonald 82. Howie Mandel 81. Dick Gregory 80. Bobby Slayton 79. Dom Irrerra 78. Cedric the Entertainer 77. Paul Reiser 76. Robert Schimmer 75. Eddie Izzard 74. Paul Rodriguez 73. Elaine Boosler 72. Bernie Mac 71. Red Buttons 70. Wanda Sykes 69. Pat Cooper 68. Dave Attel 67. Kevin Pollock 66. Shelley Berman 65. Sinbad 64. Richard Belzer 63. Jackie Mason 62. Eddie Griffin 61. Bobcat Goldthwait 60. Jeff Foxworthy 59. Gilbert Gottfried 58. Larry Miller 57. Richard Jeni 56. Colin Quinn 55. Alan King 54. D.L. Hughley 53. David Brenner 52. Damon Wayans 51. Lewis Black 50. Dennis Leary 49. Freddy Prinze 48. Tim Allen 47. Henny Youngman 46. Adam Sandler 45. Richard Lewis 44. Joan Rivers 43. Dave Chappelle 42. Flip Wilson 41. John Stewart 40. Mort Sahl 39. Billy Crystal 38. Bill Mahr 37. Martin Lawrence 36. Jim Carrey 35. Phyllis Diller 34. Buddy Hackett 33. Andy Kaufman 32. Albert Brooks 31. George Burns 30. Gary Shandling 29. Milton Berle (NOT "Burrow"!!!) 28. Jack Benny 27. Jay Leno 26. Ray Romano 25. Bob (not Bobe) Hope... (#25????) 24. Redd Foxx 23. Steven Wright 22. Robert Klein 21. Dennis Miller 20. Sam Kinnison 19. Bill Hicks 18. Jonathan Winters 17. Don Rickles 16. Ellen Degeneres 15. David Letterman 14. Bob Newhart 13. Robin Williams 12. Jerry Seinfeld 11. Johnny Carson 10. Eddie Murphy 09. Roseanne Barr 08. Bill Cosby 07. Rodney Dangerfield 06. Steve Martin 05. Chris Rock 04. Woody Allen 03. Lenny Bruce 02. George Carlin 01. Richard Pryor Edit: I can't stand it... I'm going to fix as many of the spelling errors as I can... Edited April 18, 2004 by Jim R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Well, any list that starts with Gallagher is suspect right off the bat. There's one female standup I used to see on VH1 (I think)-thirty something, Jewish woman, very funny IMO, her schtick consists of straightforward narrative lines, punctuated and undermined by hysterical, under the breath asides. Anyone else see this lady? Definitely funnier than Roseanne! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted April 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Dan, I don't know if she's jewish, but it sounds like you could be talking about (the hilarious and underrated) Margaret Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyDay Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 (edited) I caught a lot of it and I can't quarrel with the top two. I think Janeane Garofalo should have been further up the list. I think Richard Lewis should have been further up the list too. Dennis Miller before Stephen Wright? I don't think so. What is the love affair with Robert Klein? Never thought he was funny. I have a soft spot for Dom Irrerra and would have liked to see him a lot further up the list. I did enjoy the clips, though. Edited April 18, 2004 by RainyDay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Dan, I don't know if she's jewish, but it sounds like you could be talking about (the hilarious and underrated) Margaret Smith. No, that's not her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Burke Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 There's one female standup I used to see on VH1 (I think)-thirty something, Jewish woman, very funny IMO, her schtick consists of straightforward narrative lines, punctuated and undermined by hysterical, under the breath asides. Anyone else see this lady? Definitely funnier than Roseanne! I know who you're talking about Dan. She was very thin, had dark hair and spoke quietly like a librarian. I'll never remember her name but you're right. She was very funny. Almost like a female (and considerably less abstract) Steven Wright. Was it Rita something....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 I hate that they try to rank them. Roseanne Barr funnier than Eddie Murphy? Bill Mahr funnier than Billy Crystal? Sheeeeit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 I think Dan is talking about Wendy Liebman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyDay Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 There's one female standup I used to see on VH1 (I think)-thirty something, Jewish woman, very funny IMO, her schtick consists of straightforward narrative lines, punctuated and undermined by hysterical, under the breath asides. Anyone else see this lady? Definitely funnier than Roseanne! I know who you're talking about Dan. She was very thin, had dark hair and spoke quietly like a librarian. I'll never remember her name but you're right. She was very funny. Almost like a female (and considerably less abstract) Steven Wright. Was it Rita something....? Rita Rudner. She's good. I think she has a talk show on some off brand network. Haven't seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted April 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Robert Klein is without a doubt one of my all-time favorites, and I know he was pretty influential on a lot of today's younger comics. Different strokes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Not Rita Rudner. Big Wheel nailed it, thanks. Perfect example of her style: "I like a man who cries…when I hit him." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyDay Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 (edited) Robert Klein is without a doubt one of my all-time favorites, and I know he was pretty influential on a lot of today's younger comics. Different strokes... You're right. Klein is held in very high regard by other comics but I just never got him. One very funny guy not on the list is Barry Diamond. I caught him on various comedy shows and saw him one night at the Comedy Store and laughed so hard I nearly gave myself a hernia. He was on Seinfeld once and was amusing as an annoying comic (not Banya). Edited April 18, 2004 by RainyDay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Did I scan too fast or did Jake Johansen not make the list? If not, that's just wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 (edited) And no Pigmeat Markham, Moms Mabley, Phil Foster, or Myron Cohen? What bunch of ignunt-ass, TV-headed, no-history knowing, self-congratulatory (JIM BREUER????? IN THE TOP 100 OF ALL TIME??????) jarheads made THIS list? (probably the same ones that make ALL these f-ed up lists! ) Jesus Christ, as much as it pains me to admit this, Rip Taylor belongs on there ahead of some of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tier talents that did make it. And if you talk Letterman w/o mentioning George Miller, well... Besides, was Jim Carrey ever a stand-up? Edited April 18, 2004 by JSngry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Burke Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Did I scan too fast or did Jake Johansen not make the list? If not, that's just wrong... No. He isn't on there but, then again, Howie Mandel is appaently funnier than David Cross so..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Pete Barbuti!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Of course, Rudy Ray Moore would NEVER make this kind of list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 (edited) AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! OUR CULTURE IS BEING DEFINED ON TV BY IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ABANDON HOPE, ALL YE WHO TUNE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited April 18, 2004 by JSngry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 And George, but no Gracie? Gracie was no slouch as a standup her ownself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Not Rita Rudner. Big Wheel nailed it, thanks. Perfect example of her style: "I like a man who cries…when I hit him." Yeah, that's her all right. The wife and I checked her out at the Carefree in West Palm Beach a couple of years ago. She's perfected the quick, under the breath aside routine. Funny and an excellent performer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Colin Quinn can't suck the sweat out of Norm Crosby's hearing aids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Burke Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Colin Quinn can't suck the sweat out of Norm Crosby's hearing aids. Man, I didn't even notice that Quinn was on there. He's awful. His delivery is so poor--he stumbles over nearly every sentence--that it nearly always takes the steam out of whetever joke he was going to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Besides, was Jim Carrey ever a stand-up? Yes. I've seen a very funny clip of him impersonating Jimmy Stewart narrating a nuclear war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Ok, then I'm cool w/him being on there, I guess, although I think it's sort of stretching the definition of "greatest standups of all time" to include a truly manic comic genius for whom standup was nevertheless not his true career. But I quibble. no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Emo Phillips or Eddy Izzard -YOU be the judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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