Who is/ was your favorite comedian? movies', ty shows, late night personalites. stand up.. Mine was JohnnyCarson.

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[Stardust Mirror]

1. Preston Sturges movies

Start with Sullivan's Travels, but their all great. From the late 30s.

I like many comedians but they are all too flawed to claim as favorites. I guess Dame Edna would be the only exception. So, Dame Edna is my favorite comedian.

Police Squad was one of my favorite but unfortunately short-lived tv series. I liked Lillyhammer very much.

So can you tell I'm old?

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3. *they're

jeez

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6. HAHAHAHA Thank you Stardust Mirror. for your choices.

[rsdsharp]

2. The late John Pinnette. Here's a seasonal favorite.

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11. Thank you rsdsharp. I was actually laughing listening to the video. sorry he is no longer with us.

[Solly Mack]

4. Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, John Oliver, Whoopi Goldberg back in the day. Loved her Fontaine character.

Wanda Sykes, Issa Rae, more.

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12. What a line up Solly Mack . Great list. Thank you.

[Squeaky41]

5. Ernie Kovacs

Nairobi Trio
Percy Dovetonssils
Inventive sight gags

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13. Thank you Squeaky41. Great line up of laughs.

[LoisB]

7. In no particular order:

Comedians: George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Katt Williams, Robin Williams
Movies: To Kill a Mockingbird, Shawshank Redemption
Television Shows: Columbo, The Wire, Homicide: Life on the Streetsn, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Monk

No opinion on late night hosts or clubs

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15. Thank you very much LoisB. Love your Comedians.

[KarenS]

8. over the years,,,,,

Red Skelton
The Smothers Brothers
(brace yourself) Sam Kenison (his stuff did not age well)
George Carlin

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Jon Stewart,,,,
and some mentioned up thread

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16. Thank you KarenS, You have a great and funny list.

[FalloutShelter]

9. George Carlin

For me he’s the GOAT.
Almost a prophet.

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18. I enjoy watching him now on You Tube. He was great. Thank you FalloutShelter.

[snpsmom]

10. George Carlin n/t

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23. Thank you snpsmom. He was so funny.

[rampartd]

14. Dangerfield!!!!

totally insane pick for the best still living? larry the cable guy

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20. Thank you rampartd. He was great.

[KarenS]

17. and I forgot about Laugh-in!!! n/t

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24. Thank you Karen S . I remember as a kid.

[YorkRd]

19. Trae Crowder

My favorite living comedian is Trae Crowder. My favorite all time is George Carlin.

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25. Thank you YorkRd. Both are/were great and so funny.

[keithbvadu2]

21. I grew up with Red Skelton and Carol Burnett.

If they messed up, they adapted, and it was at least as funny as if they did it right.

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26. Those were my favorites as a child too. Thank you keithbvadu2

[mysteryowl]

22. Nate Bargatze

Skip the first 45 seconds...

Great comedian. Does only clean comedy.
"The great average American" was nominated for a Grammy

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28. thank you mysteryowl, Very funny.

[mysteryowl]

29. He has specials on Netflix and Amazon.

[The Madcap]

27. Not really stand-up, but...

As a teen in the late 70's/early 80s, mine was Joe Flaherty on SCTV...classic characters like Count Floyd, Guy Caballero, Floyd Robertson, and so many others. That deadpan delivery always made me laugh so hard and still does.

Joe Flaherty - RIP.

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30. Thank you The Madcap. I used to watch that. I didn't know he died. I really liked his Count Floyd. as we had a Saturday

spook show on TV with a Count also.Wasn't the cast from Canada? eugene Levy was on the show too.

[The Madcap]

38. Yes

Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, John Candy, Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis.

A regular comedy hall of fame.

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42. /thank you

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31. George Carlin, Rodney Dangerfield and Richard Pryor.

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36. Thank you brush. They were all great.

[True Dough]

32. As a young man, I got a real kick out of

David Letterman.

Then, about a year ago, I saw a compilation video on YouTube where Dave made some sexist/harassing comments to various female guests. It was a turn off.

Granted, it was a different era and I didn't give it much thought back in the day, but watching it in 2023, it was unsettling.

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34. I agree with you. The program did no age well.

[brewens]

33. Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. Together or on their own. Matthau in Hopscotch might be my favorite of

their stuff.

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35. Thank you brewens. They were great.

[ProfessorGAC]

37. Others Named Some Of Mine, But I'll Add A Few

Paula Poundstone, Eddie Murphy, Richard Wright, Sam Kinison fir stand-up
For movies, Grouchy.
TV: Seinfeld.

[Backseat Driver]

39. I used to enjoy Mark Russell, the piano-playing political satirist w/the best parodies who died in 2023 at age 90. /eom

Of course, George Carlin was the best. Truth often isn't as hilarious as it sounds...SMH.

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43. Thank you BackseatDriver.

[arlyellowdog]

40. My late husband's favorite was Stephanie Miller

To the point that he had a mad crush on her. She’s funny.

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44. arlyellowdog Thank you. sorry about your husband. I am glad he got happy watching her.

[Upthevibe]

57. arlyellowdog...Stephanie Miller....

I watch Stephanie Miller (Free Speech T.V.) on most mornings! Also, one of her producers and sidekicks is Jody Hamilton, Carol Burnett's daughter.

The regular guests are great as well! I get a lot out of her show...

I'm also sorry to hear about your late husband....

[Kali]

41. love comedy

don't think I could choose. lots of good ones mentioned already. Letterman, all the current late night hosts/shows.

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45. Thank you Kali.

[no_hypocrisy]

46. Jack Paar

[LogDog75]

47. Johnny Carson

Clearly the best of the bunch. Two of his funniest shows where when Ed Ames threw the tomahawk at a figure of a man on a board and it landed in the figure's crotch causing the audience to laugh. Of course, Carson was able to milk that moment for all it was worth.

Another was when Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise were on. Dom DeLuise was showing Carson a trick with eggs and it ended up the three of them smashing eggs on each other.

[Different Drummer]

48. Among the living, I like:

Nate Bargatze

Trae Crowder

Stephen Wright

In the "gone but not forgotten" category: Bob Newhart, George Carlin.

[canuckledragger]

49. Jon Stewart.

[GoCubsGo]

50. Wanda Sykes.

I also love Lewis Black, Hal Sparks, Kathleen Madigan, Stephen Colbert, and Brent Terhune. And, of course, George Carlin.

[displacedvermoter]

51. David Steinberg, Martin Mull and

David Susskind

[MadLinguist]

52. Bernie Mac

I still miss that guy. I'm always wondering what he would do with today's material

[AltairIV]

53. Showing my age

Stand up : George Carlin
Film: The Marx Brothers (Duck Soup)
TV: only from the shorts shown on TV The Three Stooges
Albums: Firesign Theater
Magazines : Mad

[ms liberty]

54. Robin Williams, George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, Trae Crowder and the Liberal Rednecks

That's my current stand up favorites. *I've seen Trae and the Liberal Rednecks several times. If you get the chance, go!
For skit comedy, Carol Burnett & crew and Monty Python tied for first, with anything by Norman Lear or Carl Reiner tied for second.
Movies? M*A*S*H, Help, Hard Day's Night, The Ref, Groundhog Day, Dogma, Grosse Pointe Blank. Off tge top of my head, lol.

I love comedy, it's my favorite way to deal with the shitty realities of life. When I was about 12/13, we were in an ugly divorce with my dad, I would try to cheer up my mom by making up stupid commercials about items on the grocery store shelf, just to make her laugh. Laughter, mockery and satirical derision are a much healthier way to respond to unpleasantness in life, yes?

[if..fish..had..wings]

55. My avatar

Always loved her

[rurallib]

56. Mine will be an unpopular voice - Bob Hope

He was everywhere in my youth - TV, radio and movies.

Also George Carlin, the young Johnny Carson, John Winter and Robin Williams.

[C0RI0LANUS]

58. Abbott and Costello

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59. Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Amber Ruffian, Seth Meyers, Colbert...

David Frye's late '60's politician impressions

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60. Comedy Series on TV: Mary Tyler Moore; Lou Grant; WXRK; Murphy Brown.