My 10 Favorite Comedians

[thaiworthy]

I liked the "20 Favorite Movies" thread, so here is one for your "10 Favorite Comedians." You can add more if you have more than 10 favorites.

Here is my list:

1. Eddie Izzard
2. George Carlin
3. Steven Wright
4. Ellen DeGeneres
5. Don Rickles
6. Joan Rivers
7. Bob Hope
8. Lucille Ball
9. Carol Burnett
10. Phyllis Diller

[Gaybutton]

For me, I would choose - again not necessarily in this order of preference:

1. Jack Benny
2. George Carlin
3. Chris Rock
4. Don Rickles
5. Rodney Dangerfield
6. Tim Conway
7. Jerry Seinfeld
8. Tim Moore ("Kingfish")
9. Jackie Gleason
10. Carol Burnett

I can't help but place these two clips here:




And I challenge anyone to be able to watch this next one without laughing out loud:

[YardenUK]

Thai TEMPURA!!!!!




1 Catherine Tate
2 Jennifer Saunders
3 Michael McIntyre
4 George Carlin
5 Joan Rivers
6 Jo Brand
7 Billy Connolly
8 Dara Ó Briain
9 Matt Lucas & David Walliams
10 John Cleese

[lvdkeyes]

In no particular order:
1. Carol Burnett
2. Tim Conway
3. Robin Williams
4. Joan Rivers
5. Goldie Hawn
6. Totie Fields
7. Neil Patrick Harris
8. Lenny Bruce
9. Brad Garrett
10. Dawn French

[Gaybutton]

How on earth did we forget one of the funniest comedians of all?

[Doug]

One of my favourites is a Canadian, Ron James.

[lvdkeyes]

How on earth did we forget one of the funniest comedians of all?

I wondered why you hadn't listed him.

[christianpfc]

I don't know any of them - wait, John Cleese rings a bell. They are probably US-American or British and therefore unknown in Germany. But we have Otto Walkes and Volker Pispers. And I think Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) and Austin Powers (Mike Myers) are funny.

[kenc]

I don't know any of them ....

Oh dear, you really make us show our age honey.....

In no particular order... (well, maybe by date)

Charlie Chaplin
Buster Keaton
Abbott & Costello
Burns & Allen
Jack Benney
Jaques Tati
Jonathon Winters
Fred Willard
Robin Williams
Randy Gervias

[Trongpai]

RIP:
Moe Howard
Curly Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Oliver Hardy
Stan Laural
Groucho Marx
Jack Benny
Jackie Gleason

Alive, only one makes my list:
Robin Williams

If I had 11, I would have added Peter Sellers. All men too I noticed, I guess I don't find women funny.