My top 3:
1. Peter Kay
2. Michael McIntyre
3. Ricky Gervais

1. Ug.
2. some Roman.
3. Some spaceman.

Hello,

1. George Carlin
2. Louis CK
3. Lawell Crawford

1) BILL HICKS
2) RICKY GERVAIS
3) BILLY CONOLLY

Bill Hicks has to be in here. I can listen to him all day!

Quote: G180e @ January 4 2013, 6:06 PM GMT

My top 3:
1. Peter Kay
2. Michael McIntyre
3. Ricky Gervais

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With that list you need to add yourself to the list of best stand-ups of all time.

1.) George Carlin
2.) Richard Pryor
3.) Dave Chappelle

Hicks
Carlin
Izzard

Honourable mentions to Newhart and Connolly.

Dave Allen
Mike Harding
Jasper Carrott

Quote: SimonWing @ January 15 2013, 3:25 AM GMT

Hicks
Carlin
Izzard

Honourable mentions to Newhart and Connolly.

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That's a strong list, nice.
Recently I read a book of Lenny Bruce routines and I have to be completely honest, most of it was over my head! I could understand the guy's intelligence and wit but I think you have to be pretty well-up on the period to get the comedy. Fascinating as a historical document but as I say, I didn't get a lot of the humour.

1. Lee Evans
2. Jo Brand
3. Victoria Wood

Although he now hates his early work - Woody Allen was a terrific stand-up.

I was about to say Woody Allen

Sean Lock
Harry Hill
Jerry Seinfeld

Not a huge Woody Allen fan but he certainly was an excellent stand-up, up there with Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks as both a mirth-maker and an innovator.
Incidentally I went through all his quotes recently - Wikipedia, a reliable source - and my favourite Woody Allen quote of all time has to be 'Can't wait to shag that, don't care if it IS my underage adopted daughter.'

I prefer sit-down comedy.

o Dave Allen
o Richard Pryor
o Ben Elton