Tag: stand up comedy
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Cheech and Chong, Joan Rivers
Image courtesy of the "Cheech Teaches Chong the Spanish word PENDEJO" video posted on YouTube. 26. Cheech and Chong The pair started as a stage play, a two-man sketch comedy routine without sets or costumes....
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Ron White, Aziz Ansari
28. Ron White Ron “Tater Salad” White is truly one of a kind. Rising to fame during the unbearable “Blue Collar Comedy Tour,” White could easily have faded into obscurity behind the massive personalities of...
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Sarah Silverman, Kevin Hart
30. Sarah Silverman Sarah Silverman is the politically incorrect messenger that so many people in today’s overly sensitive society need. She doesn’t dwell on partisan politics giving her a little bit more leeway than someone...
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Jerry Seinfeld, Kathleen Madigan
Image courtesy of the "Jerry Seinfeld Best Stand Up Comedy 2014 (HD) Ep. 3" video posted on YouTube. 32. Jerry Seinfeld I mean, what's the deal with Jerry Seinfeld? Yes, I know. Seinfeld should be...
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Mike Birbiglia, Jim Gaffigan
34. Mike Birbiglia I love comedy that gives space for extra room for storytelling where there are even long pauses between laughs. Mike Birbiglia excels at this style, inviting us into his quirky world and...
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Norm Macdonald, Kevin Nealon
Image courtesy of the "Norm Macdonald On Working For Roseanne - Larry King Now" video posted on YouTube. 36. Norm Macdonald Norm Macdonald is at his best when he is telling what I like to...
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Bill Burr, Kevin Pollak
Image courtesy of the "Bill Burr - Why Do I Do This (Audio Corrected)" Video posted on YouTube. 38. Bill Burr When I first put out the idea for this list on Twitter, Bill Burr...
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: David Cross, Kristen Schaal
40. David Cross Remember David Cross from that thing? Men in Black ? No, that other thing. Arrested Development . Well, sure. But also, Modern Family , Tim and Eric , Bob and David ,...
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Bill Maher, Zach Galifianakis
44. Bill Maher Unlike most of the comedians on this list, Bill Maher is someone I don’t try to sell to friends. At this point, most Americans who are aware of any of these stand-ups...
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Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Jay Mohr, Gabriel Iglesias
44: Jay Mohr Jay Mohr is a too often forgotten name in the history of stand-up comedy. Better remembered by some audiences as the original host of Last Comic Standing and the bad-guy agent in...
