Top 100 stand up comics

[dealerFROMhell]

If we're talking about the deceased too, then you've got the likes of Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Sam Kinison, Lenny Bruce. These guys weren't just comics, they were social commentators too. The only kind of comedian that really matters for me.

Richard Pryor trying to kill himself by pouring a bottle of $700 cognac over himself and and setting himself on fire. he then proceeded to run down Sunset Boulevard totally naked... On fire.

Legend.

[gambleingaz]

What about Ken Dodd

[dealerFROMhell]

Mad as a box of frogs.

[BrumBilly]

Chris 'keep my baby off the pole' Rock, Bill Hicks, Steve Martin and Richard Pryor. Though watching clips of that show got me looking up some guys I'd not seen anything/much of so looking forward to checking them out. Victoria Wood  = about a thousand times funnier than Jo Brand who can't even raise a laugh on Countdown. Joan Rivers was pretty near the knuckle and funny in parts.

 

[thetank]

Did Garrison Keilor make the list anywhere, the Lake Wobegon manny

[russwhl]

I think delivery is everything  therefore my top 3 are

No. 3 Bernie Mac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQBKnBAp5dE&mode=related&search=

No. 2 Lisa Lampanelli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AdYA9qghQ0

No. 1 Dom Irrera
http://emuse.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/3010
http://cdbaby.com/cd/irrera

[The_Gib]

The big man chubby brown all the way for me

Bit a blue!

[TightPaulFolds]

Billy Connolly in Number One are you kidding me, ok he was good in his own niche but ffs. Like: Billy Connolly is therefore a better comedian than Bill Hicks, Chris Rock, Harry Hill, Tommy Cooper. That's 'popular vote' for you.
I even found myself laughing at Bernard Manning for once. 'So went on holiday with wife, one of these spanish apartments. but we there 1 day and she goes me, 'eyy, we forgot the Bisto! Here nick next door ask chap if e as any' So I go knock on the guys door he comes I say 'Ay, has thee any bisto?'
'F*** off you spanish c***' he replies, slamming the door in my face.

[FlyingPig]

This is one of the best comedy sketches ever....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2-ukrd2VQ

The other is the spanish inquisition sketch from the Monty Python boys.....

[Ironside]

you guys are still overlooking the top comic from bB2

[boldie]

I think delivery is everything  therefore my top 3 are

No. 3 Bernie Mac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQBKnBAp5dE&mode=related&search=

No. 2 Lisa Lampanelli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AdYA9qghQ0

No. 1 Dom Irrera
http://emuse.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/3010
http://cdbaby.com/cd/irrera

thanks for those links...I hadn't seen Lisa before..very funny. (if a bit all of the same)