EWB's Top 99 Stand-Up Comics OF ALL TIME!

[badotori]

Just an update: I should be posting the next groups (7,8 and 9 pointers) on Monday as I'm away all weekend.

And, I agree, Jeff Dunham generally sucks balls.

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69=

English, Born 1976.

6 points (1 vote).

Scottish, Born 1962.

6 points (1 vote).

American, Born 1968.

6 points (1 vote).

STEVE MARTIN

American, Born 1945(!).

6 points (1 vote).

Canadian, Born in secrecy, apparently.

6 points (1 vote).

64

RUSSELL HOWARD

English, Born 1980.

6 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 7th).

63

DANIEL KITSON

English, Born 1977.

6 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 6th).

62=

American, Born 1957 7 points (1 vote).

JERRY SADOWITZ

American, Born 1961.

7 points (1 vote).

English, Born 1957.

7 points (1 vote).

English, Born 1968.

7 points (1 vote).

American, Born 1978.

7 points (1 vote).

American, Born 1922, Died 1991.

7 points (1 vote).

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[OctoberRaven]

I was the only one who voted for Craig Ferguson? Really?

[Meacon Keaton]

To hell with Craig Ferguson. I was the only person that voted for Steve Martin.

[Walker]

Alan Carr is okay, but he gets annoying really easily.

Steve Martin is a legend. Absolutely fantastic comedian. How did he only manage one vote?

Not a huge fan of Stewart Francis. Tim Vine does the one-liner routine much better.

Russell Howard has risen up quite quickly. When Channel 4 did their "100 Greatest Stand-Ups" in 2006 he wasn't even on it, but the revised list in 2010 say him at #35. I really like him too.

Daniel Kitson is great.

I was the only one to vote for Jerry Sadowitz, I'm not surprised. He is fantastic though. Going to be a shame when Frankie Boyle comes in higher on the list, Sadowitz is everything Boyle is with the added feature of magic tricks.

Jo Brand annoys the hell out of me.

Lee Mack is hilarious. People like to forget how good he was before just because he became a permanent feature on BBC.

[Colly]

Did this not become hugely pointless when Steve Coogan was beaten by 83 other people? Including Russell Howard?

[Liam]

Not a huge fan of Stewart Francis. Tim Vine does the one-liner routine much better.

Not sure about that really....plus, they do it kinda differently. Tim Vine is a lot cleaner than Francis, but when Francis hits with one of his better lines, the guy is hilarious.

[probablyoliver]

Daniel Kitson is wonderful. Who else voted for him? Guy is a pure genius.

Lee Mack is at his best on the Boosh radio show, but his stand-up also has it's moments.

I don't mind Jo Brand, but her stand-up is old hat. When she's not being filth for sake of being filth, she's quite amusing.

I was watching an old Russell Brand set the other day, he was waaaay funnier way back when he was fat and had long hair.

Stewart Francis is a genius. I adore him.

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56=

DANA GOULD

American, Born 1964.

7 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 7th).

RON WHITE

American, Born 1956.

7 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 7th).

54

THE SKLAR BROTHERS

Americans, Born 1972.

8 points (1 vote).

53

TOM STADE

Another fucking Canadian without a DOB.

8 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 7th).

52

NICK SWARDSON

American, Born 1976.

8 points (3 votes - Highest Vote: 7th).

51=

EUGENE MIRMAN

Russian, Born 1974.

9 points (1 vote).

MICHAEL MCINTYRE

English, Born 1976.

9 points (1 vote).

SAM KINISON

American, Born 1953, Died 1992.

9 points (1 vote).

48

RICH HALL

American, Born 1954.

9 points (4 votes - Highest Vote: 7th).

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[Sousa]

Ron White should've had more votes. He makes jokes about prepositions!

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

I missed all of this somehow. Still, it's probably best I didn't vote in here as my favourite comedian right now is Frank Skinner. His weekly show/podcast on Absolute Radio is REALLY funny - well at least the bits of him being funny are. The other folk on it should just act more straight and stop trying to muscle in on the comedy act. I think I like him because he just talks about stuff from the 70s when he was growing up, and mixes cheesy jokes in with cleverer stuff. Not outlandish or weird, just oldschool and funny. He's grown into his act nicely.

[YI]

Frank Skinner is awesome...fuck...should have put him in over Sarah Millican to be honest...who honestly is nowhere near my favourite comedians, she just got in on the principle of being a (the only (pretty much)) woman who I find funny.

And I was the other person who voted for Daniel Kitson.

The more and more I see of Russell Howard, the less and less I rate him. Tom Stade is great. And he gets his shit, but I'm a McIntyre fan, his stuff on his program the other week about daytime adverts was top notch. He's not pushing boundaries, but fuck it, he's funny, and that's all I want.

Will also back Jo Brand. She's very hit and miss, but much like Millican, her delivery is always top notch.

[Walker]

Bad set for me as I only know who three of them are.

Kitson = (Y)

Hall = (Y)

McIntyre = (N)

[LittleDaniel]

Needs more links! What, do you expect me to search youtube for these people myself?

[ROC]

You know, I like Ron White. His schtick seems genuine and I laugh a lot at the stories he does. The strongest of these fucking "Blue Collar" comics listed.

That said, I hope Paul F. Tompkins makes the list, as I find him one of the strongest comics currently running.

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47=

KEVIN BRIDGES

Scottish, Born 1986.

10 points (1 vote).

MARIA BAMFORD

American, Born 1970.

10 points (1 vote).

ROB NEWMAN

British, Born 1964.

10 points (1 vote).

44

BILL MAHER

American, Born 1956.

10 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 3rd).

43=

GREG GIRALDO

American, Born 1965, Died 2010.

10 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 2nd).

PETER KAY

British, Born 1973.

10 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 2nd)

41

DARA O'BRIAIN

Irish, Born 1972.

10 points (4 votes - Highest Vote: 7th)

40

RUSSELL PETERS

Canadian, Born 1970.

11 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 3rd)

39

REGINALD D. HUNTER

American, Born 1969.

11 points (3 votes - Highest Vote: 6th)

38

RODNEY DANGERFIELD

American, Born 1921, Died 2004.

11 points (3 votes - Highest Vote: 4th)

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[Liam]

I like a bit of Dara. Clever, funny, and his book is really good.

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37

PHILL JUPITUS

English, Born 1962.

12 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 5th).

36=

LENNY BRUCE

American, Born 1925, Died 1966.

12 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 3rd).

MARTIN LAWRENCE

American/German, Born 1965.

12 points (2 votes - Highest Vote: 3rd).

34

RUSSELL BRAND

English, Born 1975.

12 points (3 votes - Highest Vote: 6th).

33

AZIZ ANSARI

American, Born 1983.

13 points (2 votes).

32

DANE COOK

American, Born 1972.

14 points (4 votes).

31

DOUG STANDHOPE

American, Born 1967.

18 points (3 votes - Highest Vote: 5th).

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[Meacon Keaton]

Martin Lawrence is German?!

[badotori]

He was born in Frankfurt apparently. Have changed it to American/German though, seeing as he's spent most of his life in the US.

I'll get the Top 30 up next week as I'm away over the weekend; I'm going to try to get one set of five up every day, so the list should be finished next Saturday.