George Carlin

I agree on Bruce and Wright.

There is nobody on that list who I would kick off for Chris Rock.

And let's not forget ... early Steve Martin.

 

Daddy's great ... he gives us chocolate cake!

 

Agreed. Then again, I wouldn't put 2007 Carlin very high, either. He's still funnier than current Cosby, but not even close to his former levels. I was talking about these guys in their prime years.

 

Jerry Seinfeld.

No edge. Safe. Gets tiresome after a while.

 

And Rock's "the white man is evil" doesn't get tired after a while?

If we put him on, we've got to put Martin Lawrence on too.

 

I think Rock's comedy goes way beyond that.

His "Black People & N****S" is flat out brilliant.

 

Who laughs at Martin Lawrence -- other than Martin Lawrence?

 

If you think that's Rock act, you haven't ever seen it since he left SNL...

Second 10
11. Chris Rock
12. Lenny Bruce
13. Garry Shandling
14. Bill Cosby
15. Andrew Dice Clay
16. Robin Williams
17. Paul Mooney
18. Bill Maher
19. David Brenner
20. Steven Wright

Third 10

21. Ray Romano
22. Ellen DeGeneres
23. Jon Stewart
24. Brian Regan
25. Larry Miller
26. David Cross
27. Martin Lawrence
28. Louis C.K.
29. Patton Oswalt
30. Jim Norton

 

No love for the Blue Collar guys, Mizzou? I'm shocked.

 

Dice considerably too high. Larry Miller and Ellen too low. DeGeneres' HBO specials have been inspired.

 

You gotta figure that Mizzou is a Dice Man fan, though.

 

Three guys have to make any top 30, should actually be pushing the top 10.

1. Lewis Black
2. Eddie Izzard
3. Billy Crystal