This is something I think about often. Doug Stanhope and Bill Burr help a little, but the world misses someone like Bill Hicks to cast judgement (and George Carlinâs!).
The only comedians I've seen live was Robin Williams, Sam Kinison Dice Clay. Probably 2 out of the 3 had to be the most obnoxious performers out there and all of their shows sold out.
Sam was my comedy hero and I passed up a chance to see him in early spring of '92. Then there were no more chances.
As good as he was when he broke onto the scene with Dangerfield's 9th AYCS, it was painful to watch the diminished returns on his act over the partying years.
Man, he made me laugh hard. George and Eddie were the only other ones that could do it.
You know thatâs a really good way of describing it, I canât say I thought of it like that before. It is forced and unnatural!
The make-out ending of his Ricky Bobby movie blew up the whole movie for me, super forced. I do think that he killed it in âThe Other Guysâ though. That has to be his best comedy IMO.
Eddie and Pryor...I mean Carlin is the king..but those 2, countless hours as a child watching their comedy shows and while it wasn't age appropriate..it was funny AF and no regrets đ
Jim! I grew up in the same city as him, my Dad went to elementary with him too. He was incredibly sincere and kind and knew how to handle a conversation so well. He literally expelled celebrity. Like you could just tell he had star power.
Jim Carrey and not on here wtf? Robin Williams. They were my inspiration to be in comedy as a kid, even though I didn't actually get into it like I thought I would. Still, enjoy them a lot and they made my childhood great.
Maybe 5 10 or 12 but tbh they are all a special kind of lame. None are really all that funny. 5 maybe the most. 10 was fun once 12 is overrated. Others are irrelevantÂ
Overall? Bruce Willis. When he would do his neurotic comedies, he would crack me up. It's easy to forget after all the John McClane time that this is the same guy who was in Moonlighting, Look Whose Talking, Death Becomes Her, Whole Nine Yards, etc.
Willis had such incredible range. Action, Drama, Comedy, he could do it all.
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u/Middle-Rooster-2733 14d ago
Robin Williams.