Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Phil Silvers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 15 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: The entire Carol Burnette Show cast Agreed! Robin Williams was in his own sphere. From standup to comedic acting to Dead Poets Society. He was the complete package. Bob Hope. Can’t say enough. Steven Wright. If The Far Side did stand up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said: Steven Wright. If The Far Side did stand up... Now that's funny right there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Bob Hope’s thing was preparation and timing and, of course, visiting the troops. If he was not prepared for a line of discussion, he was uncomfortable. Thinking of the performers who were spontaneous, Carson, Groucho, Robin Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Red Skelton - His old shows are now on RFD TV. Jeff Foxworthy Phyllis Diller And Honorable Mention goes to [drum roll please] President Ronald Reagen. I have a VHS tape called "Stand Up Reagen", and he could probably hold his own on Improv night. The best joke I heard him tell was during a debate with Vice President Walter Mondale, and President Reagen said something like, "I will not made age an issue in this campaign and hold my opponent's youth and inexperience against him." The whole place just broke up and even Mondale appeared to be laughing. EDIT: Newsmax TV just showed a program called "Ronald Reagen: His Winning Wit." It revealed that he actually wrote all of his jokes. I just watched it and I was practically rolling on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus McGillicuddy Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Steve Martin has to be in there somewhere too. And for funniest parody singer I nominate Alan Sherman. Seamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxahachie Kid #17017 L Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Foster Brooks. Rodney Dangerfield Andy Kaufman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 8 hours ago, DocWard said: A Coon Huntin' Story is probably the single funniest piece of comedy I've ever heard. I dunno!! Marcel and the draft board is right up there and the chainsaw is close too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 42 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: I dunno!! Marcel and the draft board is right up there and the chainsaw is close too! They're definitely close behind. "They gave Marcel the beer joint." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacobill Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Red Skeleton Tim Conway The Three Stooges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Duos!! Martin and Lewis, Abbott and Costello, and Laurel and Hardy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 36 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Duos!! Martin and Lewis, Abbott and Costello, and Laurel and Hardy!! Cheech and Chong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1. Red Skelton (hands down no brainer) Gets tougher after that. Not sure how I'd rank them but.. Jerry Clower Abbot and Costello Jeff Foxworthy Bill Engvall Larry the Cable Guy Tim Conway Harvey Corman Guess that's enough. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 23 hours ago, DocWard said: A Coon Huntin' Story is probably the single funniest piece of comedy I've ever heard. That's certainly a good one. Mine would probably be Bill Cosby's gag about going to the dentist. Laughed so hard I honestly thought I was gonna die (couldn't breathe!) Broke my heart the way things played out. Always liked him. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Let's hear it for Joan Rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Here's two at opposite ends of the spectrum. Bob Newhart and Sam Kinison. I love Bob's toupee phone bit. On the phone he responds to customer service, "I know I can wear it in a hurricane or swimming. I just want it to stay out of the cheese dip!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said: Here's two at opposite ends of the spectrum. Bob Newhart and Sam Kinison. I love Bob's toupee phone bit. On the phone he responds to customer service, "I know I can wear it in a hurricane or swimming. I just want it to stay out of the cheese dip!". I do my Sam Kennison impression in the car!! Like, “If people are passing you on the right on the freeway, YOU’RE IN THE WRONG DAMNED LANE!!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Has everyone forgotten Buddy Hacket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I like everyone’s recommendations. They all are great comics. I picked my top 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Excluding Robin Williams who was in a class of his own my picks are Jeff Foxworthy Bill Engval and if you have never seen him James Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Richard Pryor was hilarious. RAUNCHY but hilarious. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulp, SASS#28319 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Bob Newhart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 19 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Has everyone forgotten Buddy Hacket? Saw him on Carson one night when he was talking about going on the wagon, and realized that when he got up in the morning that was the best he would feel all day. Funny guy. Rickles, Williams, Pryor, Newhart, Alan King and a host of others . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Don't forget Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau. Probably my favorite fictional character when I was growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Mel Brooks, Red Foxx, Richard Pryor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Watching “Streets of Laredo” the other night, I was reminded that George Carlin was one hell of an actor as well as a comedian! The character he played is captivating and he disappeared into the role!! Whoda’thunkit?? George Carlin!! A cowboy actor!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mongo, SASS #61450 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1. Groucho Marx (way before his time) 2. Richard Pryor (you're racist if you don't agree - most woke children have no idea who he was) 3. Robin Williams (at his best while doing cocaine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 This is why I don't like Robin Williams........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Another clip of this liberal whacko............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Jerry Clower Jonathon Winters Rodney Dangerfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Redd Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Richard Pryor Rodney Dangerfield Bernie Mac Henny Youngman Jack E. Leonard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 9:15 AM, Rye Miles #13621 said: This is why I don't like Robin Williams........... I didn't care for his political humor, which was about the only time I didn't find him funny, but he also went on a lot of USO tours and that is enough for me to give a pass on his politics: https://www.uso.org/stories/29-he-brought-them-light-how-robin-williams-turned-his-uso-tours-into-personal-experiences-for-troops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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