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    Do you have a favorite stand-up comic?

    In addition to George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, etc... I'd like to hear some names of comics that are maybe underrated in your mind or if there is someone out there who might not be known to the masses.

    These folks always make me laugh out loud (you can find any and all of them on you tube):

    Don Rickles
    Jim Jeffries
    Hannibal Burress
    Steven Wright
    Norm MacDonald
    Anthony Jeselnik
    Bill Burr
    Dan Naturman
    Jeff Ross

    Are there comics that are popular that you just don't "get?"

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    I don't consider Jerry Seinfeld as very funny.

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    Jeff Foxworthy ,cable guy,Ron White
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    Jim Gaffigan, and Brian Regan.

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    In fact, Jeff Ross was the M.C. at a Comedy concert I went to last summer. I found him mean-spirited. He was roasting everyone and everything from the audience members to the sign language translator. Made me uncomfortable.

    I like Louis. He makes me uncomfortable too but I like it.
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    Two of my favorites - Louis CK and Trevor Noah


    There are many big names that just don't stir a response in me.

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    John Mulaney and Tom Segura are great. I have a John Mulaney Pandora station that also introduced me to Chad Daniels, Gary Gulman and Dan Cummins (to name a few).

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    Lewis Black is the only one I'll pay to see.

  9. George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Eddie Murphy cause my parents had their stuff when I was young. I would sneak and watch then on HBO.

    Nowadys's I like Kevin Heart, Ralphie Mays, and a few others..

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    I like listening to Dane Cook. Not because he's my favorite-- he IS funny, but far from my favorite...What he does extraordinarily well is ENUNCIATE. He's one of the few people on the planet that I can understand every single word he says. Funny reason, but that's why!

    Years ago I recorded Rick Ducommun on HBO and I probably watched it 100 times. I just now found out (googling how to spell his name) he died 2 years ago...

    Recent alleged revelations notwithstanding, I always liked Bill Cosby. When I was 14 years old (I just turned 63 last week) I could recite "To Russell, my brother, whom I slept with" verbatim, word for word, the entire album. Yet I never watched "Cosby", not once...

    Always liked George and Richard, Eddy was okay but always seemed a bit too contrived...

    All time favorite, Robin Williams. I would love to get my hands on footage of his work before he became famous. His ability to have you laughing till you cry just ad-libbing stuff out of thin air was amazing...
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    Dad has Cheech and Chong records. Every time he plays Sister Mary Elephant, I'm in sttitches. "Class. Claass. Claaasss. SHUT UP!!!!!!!"

    George Carlin is a hoot, too. Very wierd to realize he used to narrate Thomas the Train videos.

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    Larry the Cable Guy and Andy Griffith. I like Andy's take on football, that was funny. John Candy and as far as a comedian, I like Bill Cosby. I don't know if he did what they said he did or not, so please, I don't want to start a war over it.
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    I always liked Gallagher

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    Wow, I have never heard of most of those names. Guess I'm out of the loop. Anyway, I like George Carlin, Jerry Clower, but Robin Williams was the genius. Some of his funniest stuff wasn't a standup routine but just visits to talk shows where he would get on a roll.

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    This could be as dangerous as religion or politics.

    In no particular order:

    General humor:
    Jim Gaffigan
    Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias
    John Pinette (deceased)
    Jeff Foxworthy
    Bill Engvall
    Jeff Dunham (added per Chuck Ellis)

    Political Humor:
    Steven Crowder
    Andrew Klavan
    Adam Corolla
    Dennis Miller

    Vintage:
    Bill Cosby
    George Carlin
    Steven Wright
    Billy Crystal
    Eddie Murphy
    Robin Williams
    Robert Klein
    Richard Pryor
    Gallagher
    Eddie Izzard

    All that said, there's some folks I would not bother with now. I have a much lower tolerance for foul language and body humor than I used to.
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