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Favorite Comedians?

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Sophia Williams Sophia Williams Active MemberOP
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joined Aug 2003
#41 ·
nimblemarlin17 said:The reason is he only focused on Americans. Personally, I would have included that Italian trio—Al, James, and John. Nobody really knows who they are or why I’d even pick them.

Get this... someone who thinks they know more about Spielberg than I do 🙏—and they're actually criticizing me for not including enough Italians... they've been barking at me for the third time now.

And I honestly don't get why my polls are the only ones where the creator gets attacked... When someone else starts a thread—say, about Amelia Poulan—it becomes a huge hit, not a trial for the person who posted it.

Instead of turning this into an actual discussion praising "your favorites" who didn't make the cut—is it really such a big deal that instead of Allen, I should have picked a Korean from Hong Kong? Or used the internet?—instead of everyone sharing their arguments for Tucker and the rest of that sad, overlooked crew, it just turns into general whining... much like those film composer debates... "Why isn't this guy on there?" "What about that one?" etc...😲 😲
Sophia Williams Sophia Williams Active MemberOP
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#42 ·
medenjak said:Stop the presses! Seriously!

How has nobody noticed this glaring omission until now...
ROWAN ATKINSON

It’s true—he really is missing.
nimblemarlin17 nimblemarlin17 Regular
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joined Mar 2004
#43 ·
Benjamin Gray66 said:Exactly. It’s missing.

See? There you go, proving yourself wrong. And at least admit you have zero clue why you even brought up Whoopi in the first place. 😁
Karen Anderson5 Karen Anderson5 Newcomer
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joined Oct 2003
#44 ·
I was leaning toward Billy Crystal; out of everyone they suggested, he’s definitely my top pick.

Jim Carrey really gets on my nerves, and I feel the exact same way about S. Martin.

Generally speaking, my favorites are Seinfeld and Frasier.😁
Richard Hernandez13 Richard Hernandez13 Regular
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joined May 2004
#45 ·
So, who is an actor actually capable of pulling off both heavy drama and laugh-out-loud comedy with equal skill?

I was thinking about Kevin Klein, though I suppose he isn't exactly pigeonholed as a comedian—even if he did show us his funny side playing Otto in fish called Vanda.
lonemarlin40 lonemarlin40 Member
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joined Nov 2006
#46 ·
lonemarlin40 said:So, who’s an actor actually capable of pulling off both comedy and drama without breaking a sweat?

Jean Reno.
He was killer in "Distant Cousins," but honestly, he's solid in everything. 🙂

Anyway, I didn't vote. Some of the people on this poll just don't vibe with me, so I passed. As far as comedians go, you should probably run a few different polls first and then pit the winners against each other to find the real GOAT.

I'm sticking with my Charlie Chaplin worship. 😁
feralgardener502 feralgardener502 Member
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joined Jan 2003
#47 ·
kozz said:So, who’s an actor actually capable of killing it in both comedy and drama?[/i].

Bill Murray?
Sophia Williams Sophia Williams Active MemberOP
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#48 ·
nimblemarlin17 said:See, you actually messed up there—you have to admit... at least confess that you don't even know where you got that idea about Whoopi from... 😁

Hey—why did you lose it...?

Come on, just admit it—even if you don't have to, because anyone could easily check—that you haven't even read my post... Just getting started here—it feels like a significant step... I hope to contribute something meaningful to the conversation... Where exactly did I mention those three movies by that Whoopi—and by the way, you misspelled my name... 🤣 In one of the previous posts—and even that young, dead girl misspelled Jim Carrey... 😁 .../.
One of them actually managed to pull off a successful sequel—it was quite impressive...

That's first of all...
And another thing—why on earth did it take you a whole week to dig up those obscure Italians? You could have actually proven yourself as a true connoisseur of European cinema... even if you are... 🙏 Steven Spielberg? You clearly just Googled him twice...
cosmictrucker132 cosmictrucker132 Member
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#49 ·
feralgardener502 said:When it comes to stand-up, Pablo Francisco is the undisputed king of the stage and the mic.

👍

I've only seen one of his sets, and the guy literally had me laughing until I cried...

He was following some red-haired guy with a guitar... the stage was covered in candles and looked like something out of a fairy tale... basically, the guy was just babbling nonsense through songs... singing these childish, storybook tunes with an incredibly "intense" chorus (parody). It was ridiculous how silly... yet good...
Since the name wasn't listed, can anyone tell me if they recognize the guy from my description?

By the way, Ty Green is a comedy virtuoso to me... the absolute god of modern laughs.
feralgardener502 feralgardener502 Member
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joined Jan 2003
#50 ·
cosmictrucker132 said:Since they didn't mention his name, can anyone tell me if they recognized who he was based on that description?

stephen lynch

It's like these little folk-comedy sketches with a dark twist: stories about deadbeat dads, Indian taxi drivers, buddies with special needs, you name it...

It's fine for a one-time watch, but honestly, nothing more than that. And really just for watching, because the guy is way too... I don't know, "visual" when he performs his lyrics.
A buddy of mine downloaded two of his albums and man, it was just boring.

Basically, what people call a: one trick pony.

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edit: I think that comedian's special is called something like stephen lynch's
songs/tales(?) of [something] and questionable nature. So yeah.
nimblemarlin17 nimblemarlin17 Regular
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#51 ·
Benjamin Gray66 said:Look, why are you tripping?

Just admit it—and you don't even have to, because anyone can check—that you didn't even read my intro post where I mentioned three films by that Whoopi /whose name you misspelled, by the way... 🤣 plus, some young girl totally botched the spelling of Jim Carrey... 😁 .../.
One of them actually had a successful sequel.

First off.
Second—why did it take you an entire week to dig up those obscure Italians? If you actually knew anything about European cinema, you would’ve brought them up sooner, despite being such a 🙏 Steven Spielberg fanboy. You just Googled them.

Who Googled them? I have all three of those movies at my place here in the States and I know them almost by heart. They weren't the first things that popped into my head because I thought you were only looking for top-tier Hollywood comedians (which they aren't). Yeah, I worship Steven Spielberg because he's the best filmmaker on the planet. It's not exactly a secret, just like how Michael Schumacher is the greatest Formula 1 driver ever...
cosmictrucker132 cosmictrucker132 Member
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#52 ·
feralgardener502 said:Stephen Lynch

Yeah, that guy... thanks.

I actually liked him at first glance. It was an original performance, if nothing else.
Sophia Williams Sophia Williams Active MemberOP
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joined Aug 2003
#53 ·
nimblemarlin17 said:Honestly, I’ll take Spielberg’s side any day—the man is easily the greatest filmmaker alive. It’s practically common knowledge... just like how Michael Schumacher remains the undisputed GOAT of Formula 1...

So, you're actually using the fact that the author of "Piano," Jane Campion, is a legendary director as an argument?? 🙂 😂
It seems you missed the point of the original post entirely... 🙂
Sophia Williams Sophia Williams Active MemberOP
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#54 ·
Stand-up comedians can actually take those unemployment claims of theirs and head straight over to the local theater... 🙂
nimblemarlin17 nimblemarlin17 Regular
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#55 ·
Benjamin Gray66 said:So, using the weightlifters as proof that Jane Campion is some legendary director is your big argument?? 🙂 😂
Clearly, you didn't even bother reading my first post. 🙂

No, it's not an argument. It's just a parallel to the Formula 1 subforum, where people love to trash the biggest names just because they're at the top. I guess that's just how it works when people get annoyed that someone is actually that good.😁
urbanmoose3 urbanmoose3 Active Member
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#56 ·
poirot said:What on earth is Benigni even doing in this? He isn't funny at all; I can barely stand to watch him.🤮

Personally, I think Chris Tucker is an absolute riot. It’s not that he’s performing some high-concept comedic genius, but his delivery is just lightning fast—his mouth practically moves at a hundred miles an hour. I was actually watching 'Money Talks' on ABC the other day, and I found myself laughing my head off.

The guy is a legend.😂 😂

People are dying here man ..
Sophia Williams Sophia Williams Active MemberOP
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#57 ·
nimblemarlin17 said:No, that isn't really an argument—it’s more of a parallel to the "Formula 1" subforum, where people tend to bash the biggest names simply because they are the biggest. I guess that’s just the default reaction when people start feeling threatened by how good someone actually is. 😁

It actually is an argument, though—I mean, you used it as one, even if there was a logical flaw involved...
The parallel doesn't hold, at least not in my case—because I haven't spent any time bashing Michael Schumacher or, say, Alfred Hitchcock, "Citizen Kane," or William Wyler... and those men ARE the absolute greatest...🙄
/....so, is it clear now which logical error was made...?!/
🙄
Maria Long6 Maria Long6 Newcomer
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#58 ·
bluntman said:If he were actually on this list, my top pick would definitely be Chris Rock... 😁

I couldn't agree more...

I was watching one of his lighter comedies the other day—you know, the ones where he’s trying to make it big in the stand-up circuit (maybe something Down to Earth like that)... He has such incredible timing, and honestly, I don't think those jokes were even written by some studio scriptwriter... they felt so genuine... 👍

He absolutely gets my vote! 😳

Now, Jerry Seinfeld is fine...
Chris Tucker is totally fine too...
nimblemarlin17 nimblemarlin17 Regular
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#59 ·
I just went down a rabbit hole watching his stuff that we never even got shown here in the States, and honestly, there’s no debate: Sacha Baron Cohen is the best comedian working today. If you haven't heard of him, just Google it. None of the guys on this list can even be mentioned in the same breath as him.
Robin Diaz4 Robin Diaz4 Active Member
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#60 ·
Chris Rock, and Richard Pryor...

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