I too thought Carlin was the most amusing, then , 4 me , maybe Eddie Murphy's early stuff...speaking of Hackett, I read somewhere that he acquired the Anastasia house in Fort Lee N.J. after Albert's demise.
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Re: Best stand up comedians
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Jonathan Winters was the all-time whacko--like Robin Williams on steroids--though he was at his best in talk show situations. Youtube has some incredibly funny Dangerfield and Hackett schticks.
As for pure stand-up: I liked Jackie Vernon, an obscure but howlingly funny dead-panner who appeared on early Carson. Joan Rivers could be very funny before she became obsessed with talking about face lifts.
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Dice is the all time favorite. Aside from the "big" names like Pryor, Murphy, Carlin etc... the first comics that I enjoyed were Bobby Slayton and Bobcat Goldthwait (when his act was mostly screaming non-sequiturs). These days I'm listening to Jim Norton a lot - especially the Chip Chipperson stuff, Legion of Skanks (Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J Gomez & Dave Smith), Dean Delray, Ari Shaffir, Artie Lange, Dave Attell, Dan Soder, Mark Normand, Rich Vos, Bonnie McFarlane and Kim Congdon.
Jonathan Winters was the all-time whacko--like Robin Williams on steroids--though he was at his best in talk show situations. Youtube has some incredibly funny Dangerfield and Hackett schticks.
As for pure stand-up: I liked Jackie Vernon, an obscure but howlingly funny dead-panner who appeared on early Carson. Joan Rivers could be very funny before she became obsessed with talking about face lifts.
Speaking of dead panners , I always can find enjoyment in Steven Wright.
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Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Robbin Williams, Don Rickles there are many. In my visit to Great Britain I did enjoy Billy Connolly, Rowan Atkinson, Eddie Izzard, and a night in Dublin and had a chance to see Ardal O'Hanlon.
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