Pure standup: Eddie Izzard, Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Ellen Degeneres (seriously, probably the funniest female standup of all time)
Sketch comedy: Will Ferrell, Chris Farley, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, John Belushi, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Chevy Chase
Situation comedy: Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby, Eric Stonestreet (small sample size, but he seriously takes Modern Family from very good to great), Neil Patrick Harris
Film: Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Richard Pryor, John Belushi
Overall: Despite his past 15 years, there will never be a comedian like Eddie Murphy in his prime. No one comes close.
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Tough question. Woody Allen, maybe?
Louis CK.
I love this question so much I'm going to use this as the chance to be "that guy" and share the list of comedians I've seen live
Dave Chappelle
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and some UCB folks
Patton Oswalt
Louis CK
Zach Galifinakis
Billy Crystal (seriously, it was good)
Jerry Seinfeld
Although I think Louis CK, Brian Regan are pretty funny.
George Carlin is probably the most prolific of them all.
Pure standup: Eddie Izzard, Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Ellen Degeneres (seriously, probably the funniest female standup of all time)
Sketch comedy: Will Ferrell, Chris Farley, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, John Belushi, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Chevy Chase
Situation comedy: Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby, Eric Stonestreet (small sample size, but he seriously takes Modern Family from very good to great), Neil Patrick Harris
Film: Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Richard Pryor, John Belushi
Overall: Despite his past 15 years, there will never be a comedian like Eddie Murphy in his prime. No one comes close.
Margaret Cho
"Horse number one, Galloping...
Horse number two..."
That bit still makes me laugh!
who is the guy with the puppets?
yeah, not that guy.
Also - Mel Brooks and his entire gang. Especially Madelin Kahn.
I still randomly quote lines with one of my co-worker from History of the World Part I.
Chapelle, followed by Triumph the Insult Dog.
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