JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Is David Brenner on the list? There for a while, he was THE king of standups. Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Lenny's funny stuff is on the Fantasy albums. Quote
John B Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 I didn't read past #100. Seeing Gallagher's name anywhere on this list immediately invalidated it for me. Quote
Guest Chaney Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 In his time, Gallagher did seem to make people laugh. Not me though. Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 This guy killed me every time. Him I don't recognize. Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 How come Minnie Pearl's not on this list and Jeff Foxworthy is? Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Here's another one from the past... Now THAT was a guy who was really off into some different stuff. His standup was way cool, but his ALBUMS were just plain brilliant. VERY "conceptual" and adventurous. Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Is David Brenner on the list? There for a while, he was THE king of standups. Yes he is. #53 in fact. Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 George Wallace but not Nipsey Russell? Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 That's one fucked up list. The more I read it, the more pissed I get. Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 However, it IS providing honest fodder to increase the post count! Quote
couw Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 maybe the people who made the list want to be ON the list themselves Quote
Jim R Posted April 19, 2004 Author Report Posted April 19, 2004 This guy killed me every time. Him I don't recognize. I noticed him initially on the original (1979) version of a show called "Make Me Laugh" (hosted by the legendary Bobby Van... who was married to the even more legendary Elaine Joyce)........ Here's another guy who was on that show: Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Whatever happened to Stanley Myron Handleman? Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 This guy killed me every time. Him I don't recognize. I noticed him initially on the original (1979) version of a show called "Make Me Laugh" (hosted by the legendary Bobby Van... who was married to the even more legendary Elaine Joyce)........ Hey - Elaine Joyce was a BABE! So, who is that guy? Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 George Wallace but not Nipsey Russell? I agree, but George Wallace can be pretty funny. I like the mileage and good nature he takes out of his name, and he also does a funny bit about banks and especially their asking you whether anyone else is authorized to make deposits. Who put this ten thousand dollars in my account??? Take it out!!!! Quote
Jim R Posted April 19, 2004 Author Report Posted April 19, 2004 Hey - Elaine Joyce was a BABE! Here she is with Bobby on "Tattle Tales" So, who is that guy? Why don't we let you think about that a bit more... :rsmile: Do you recognize the chubby guy? Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Yeah, somebody Ikenberry or something. But that other guy I don't think I've ever even seen before, unless that's not a good picture or something. Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Oh, don't get me wrong - George Wallace is REAL funny! Quote
JSngry Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Elaine Joyce's true babeosity is not well-served by still photography, I fear. She was BUBBLY! Quote
Jim R Posted April 19, 2004 Author Report Posted April 19, 2004 Elaine Joyce's true babeosity is not well-served by still photography, I fear. She was BUBBLY! ... Okay, I shouldn't torture you forever. I thought maybe somebody else might recognize... Johnny Dark. The fat guy is Bill Kirchenbauer (sp?) Quote
Guest Chaney Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Hey - Elaine Joyce was a BABE! Here she is with Bobby on "Tattle Tales" Elaine could have done MUCH better than Bobby Van. ME for example. Nooooooooo! Quote
Alexander Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 My choices for two most overrated comedians of all time: Lenny Bruce and Sam Kinnison. Just based on the material I've heard, mind you, maybe with Bruce I never heard the good stuff... These two may be influential, but funny? Maybe I'm just too serious. Okay, my argument with Chris Rock...and now for that matter...about Lenny Bruce is that had it not been for Bruce breaking ground there wouldn't have been a George Carlin or a Richard Pryor...or a Chris Rock for that matter (although I have been known to exploit the transgressive power of the "F" word...as in my very first publication "Meditations on Crime and Fucking"...for the most part I tended to lean more towards the absurd in my humor rather than the obscene). You also have to remember that Bruce had a reputation as an "angry young man" and his humor should viewed in that light (it's often "stick it to the man" funny or "I can't believe he said that " funny rather than "ha-ha" funny). Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 19, 2004 Report Posted April 19, 2004 Yeah, I understand his reputation, Alexander, but I don't laugh at reputations. If a stand-up makes me think in addition to laughing, that definitely elevatest him. But he's gotta make me laugh first, you know? That said, I'm not really knocking Bruce, because I'm far more familiar with his rep than his material. Quote
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