Top 10 Greatest Comedians of All Time
- Richard Pryor: Best known for his 'in your face approach to comedy' Richard Pryor (December 1, 1940 - December 10, 2005) was one of the best stand up comedians of his time who with his stand up comedy brought in light some serious issues like racism and personal demons.
- George Carlin: Quite popular for his dark humor especially in early 60s and late 70s, George Carlin (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008) made his audience laugh as well as admire him for addressing subjects ranging from politics to religion in a simple, hilarious and discrete way.
- Rodney Dangerfield: Though he got his actual big break in the field of comedy when he was almost 50, Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 - October 5, 2004) was another great comedian whose jokes, one lines and self mockery made people laugh really hard. Apart from being a stand up comedian he also had a fairly lucrative film career.
- Sam Kinison: Though was a preacher before, Sam Kinison (born on December 8, 1953) is a great stand up comedian known for its funny one liners and jokes majorly targeting love, life and society.
- Bill Cosby: Bill Cosby (born on July 12th, 1937) is a great actor, producer and author, but is more popularly known as a great African American comedian of all times. His deliberate delivery, great comic timing, and funny facial expressions have kept him as the top comedian from the 60s till now.
- Eddie Murphy: Apart from being an award winning director, actor, producer and singer Eddie Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is also a great stand up comedian, skilled at impersonations which he implemented in his routine.
- Jerry Seinfeld: Known for his famous sitcom 'Seinfeld' one of the greatest comedies of all time, Jerry Seinfeld (born on April 29, 1954) with his sophisticated observational comedy on mundane details of life made him one of the greatest stand up comedian of 90s.
- Steve Martin: Known for his larger than life persona on stage, Steve Martin (born on August 14, 1945), a great American comedian with his unique comic timing and quirkiness in his stand up comedy sold out arena and stadiums. However, later in early 80s he left stand up comedy for an extremely successful career in films, music and literature.
- Robin Williams: Robin Williams (born on July 21, 1951) is another great stand up comedian well known for his witty jokes and one lines. It was believed that his brain works 10 times faster than anyone and his improvisation skills were unbeatable.
- Lenny Bruce: Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966) was a great stand up comedian who took comedy to another level of humor, freedom and respect. Though he was always surrounded by controversies, he was a pioneer for dark comedy and witty one liners.
List of Greatest Comedians of All Time
- Woody Allen
- Chris Rock
- Roseanne Barr
- Johnny Carson
- Robert Klein
- Steven Wright
- Redd Foxx
- Bob Hope
- Bob Newhart
- David Letterman
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Don Rickles
- Jonathan Winters
- Bill Hicks
- Phyllis Diller
- Jim Carrey
- Martin Lawrence
- Bill Maher
- Joan Rivers
- Richard Lewis
- Adam Sandler
- Henny Youngman
- Tim Allen
- Ray Romano
- Jay Leno
- Jack Benny
- Milton Berle
- Garry Shandling
- George Burns
- Albert Brooks
- Andy Kaufman
- Buddy Hackett
- Billy Crystal
- Mort Sahl
- DL Hughley
- Alan King
- Colin Quinn
- Richard Jeni
- Jon Stewart
- Flip Wilson
- Dave Chappelle
- Freddie Prinze
- Denis Leary
- Lewis Black
- Damon Wayans
- David Brenner
- Jackie Mason
- Drew Carey
- Joey Bishop
- Sandra Bernhard
- Louis CK
- Janeane Garofalo
- Gallagher
- David Cross
- Brett Butler
- Richard Belzer
- Cedrick the Enter.
- Shelley Berman
- Kevin Pollak
- Larry Miller
- Gilbert Gottfried
- Jeff Foxworthy
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- Eddie Griffin
- Paul Rodriguez
- Eddie Izzard
- Robert Schimmel
- Paul Reiser
- Dave Attell
- Louie Anderson
- George Wallace
- David Alan Grier
- Andrew 'Dice' Clay
- Pat Cooper
- Wanda Sykes
- Red Buttons
- Bernie Mac
- Billy Connolly
- Sinbad
- Dom Irrera
- Bobby Slayton
- Dick Gregory
- Howie Mandel
- Norm MacDonald
- Paula Poundstone
- Kevin James
- Dana Carvey
- Jim Breuer
These were the greatest comedians of all time that made us laugh till we had tears in our eyes. I am sure seeing their names in this list would have surely brought back some great memories and funny, joyous moments that you would have lived watching and adoring these greatest comedians of all time.
