In no order: Bill Burr Dave Chappelle Sam Kinison Louis C.K. (Honorable Mention Old School: Don Rickles)

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Top 4 Comics (with reason for opinion of greatness) in no oder: --Dave Chappelle (adaptability & storytelling) --Bill Burr (dark humor) --Patrice O'Neal (brutal honesty) --Norm Macdonald (style & layered nuance) *Honorable mentions: Bill Cosby (style & story telling) Don Rickles (GOAT of roasting) Jerry Seinfeld (intricacies/detail & layered nuance)

Patrice O Neal Bill Burr Tim Dillon Joe Rogan

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Conan’s a comedy genius

You mean Conan and the _Swedish-German_

HARDDDDD disagree… Conan/Andy are very esoteric and “quirky” types, that yes, are funny, but very niche , no matter how broad that niche can paint with a brush…it’s still niche Johnny Carson/David Letterman are the BEST, bud. Literal GOATs 🐐…

I have heard so many different comedians especially but also actors and musicians say the nicest things about Conan. And the number one thing I hear about Conan O'Brien is that he is almost no different when you're standing within by a mailbox then when he's on stage. Chris Redd tells the story of how Conan saw him once before he was on Saturday Night Live ( before Chris Redd was on snl I mean) and how Conan promised him he would make an appearance at a comedy show he was doing wherever he was at. He said he never expected Conan to show up and he did. During this interview that I watched with Chris red there was three different times where he said something about how you don't want to meet your Idols because when you do you might find out they're assholes but Conan was one of the few genuine people you ever met. And I write this is somebody who watched him from day one I was 17 when this show first aired and I've watched it ever since until he quit on TBS.

@@cameronrobinson3933 I'm upset Conan never showed in the UK as I grew up unknowingly loving his sense of humour after falling in love with the Simpsons hard as a kid. I knew his name but it was only with the advent of KZfaq that I discovered he is not only one of the funniest people of the last half century, he is also supremely clever, kind and interested in so many of the things I'm interested in outside of comedy too. He is one of a tiny handful of celebrities who I would love to meet someday because I feel like he really is a kindred spirit and I could have an interesting conversation with him. I bet every single Conan fan feels the same way though :)

Lmaooo “you’re not going to avoid that question.”

it's not a fear of bombing completely, it's just keeping the conversation natural. Andy, especially, is a master at intervening with a great quip at the right time when a comic might start trailing off or getting too robotic in his routine

YYYEEEAAAHHHH

That was a good time to be alive, but man did that sh*t get old fast...

@@danielmantell3084 also, when the lights would dim at the movie theatre we would say “Darkness is spreading!”

And i do remember the “yeeeeeahhhh whaaaattt oooookkkaaaay” in the crowd before the show started.

Nice! Is it possible that it was Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains though? Not the show you saw, but different date/band.

@@rb6164 it’s possible but pretty sure it was Praxis in 2004. CCBBB played in 2002; Chappelle show came out in 2003 and Bill was at Bonnaroo in ‘04.

@@gmcsrbosavl6964 It's a confusing time line, because I saw CCBBB Nov, 3rd 2004. Bill was also talking about the second season of Chapelle.

@@gmcsrbosavl6964 The only for sure factor is if it was Bootsy Collins or Les on bass lol

Kevin Hart has a pod cast, comedy gold minds, and there is a brilliant episode with Bill Burr. I never realised they were friends until I heard it and was surprised how far back they go

Probably not

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Industry Standard w/Barry Katz Best entertainment podcast out there!!

Actually, he is legend

he literally carried KATS podcast for years.

He's the sort of fella that's gonna be great in his era but wokeness will make him fall off sadly

@@joestar6194 I mean in my mind he is, but not widely accepted

Didn’t Bill tear him a new one??

u need to learn how to count bruv

The dude is legendary wtf. Have you seen Bring the Pain?

Ricky Gervais & Louis CK . Great storytelling.

Louis ck is a billion times darker than bill lmao. Bill even said so himself. If you wanna get rely dark go fir anthony jeselnik. He's even top 5 most clever aswell. Jeselnik, a d Daniel tosh are probably the darkest American comics ever. Also the most clever(excluding the brilliance of steven wright and mitch hedgeberg, who are the most clever of all time imo).

@@zacharychapman6691 when Louis CK told that story about going to Russia , it was sad & so brilliant . Story was dark & sad but amazing & funny at the same time

@@zacharychapman6691 I agree he is In the top tier of 'dark humor". Lol However, I believe he isn't as *naturally* funny from what I can tell, as in on-the-fly. Jeselnik has well thought-out material, whereas Bill seems to have stuff on his mind all day, every day. And I considered Daniel Tosh b/c of his extreme dark humor & layered nuance. He's exponentially quicker than most comics too. But again, I believe his style (like Jeselnik) is so well thought out and prepared. When talking about an All-time greatest in a short list, natural wit comes into play for criteria as well. I think the comics listed are just *overall funnier* with their biggest strength written in parenthesis.

@@VLAD_P_ I absolutely considered Louis CK b/c I've laughed out loud numerous times at his bits. Definitely dark and well spoken in story-telling, however, not as good as Cosby (which was his biggest strength as a comic). I also like Cosby's style more.

It's actually unbelievable that you think that. Lately he's not been great in my opinion but Killing Them Softly and For What It's Worth are two of the best stand up sets of all time. Absolutely hilarious and yet still insightful and deep.

@@samshorto5433 Thanks. I will take a look. I have watched quite a few of his sets and he has never made me laugh. At best a wry smile. I would like to know how he got this rep. I will report back after watching. I take it they are available on youtube ?

I'm watching Killing Them Softly and I realised I've seen it before. Observation about cops and racism in the USA. A serious topic. Not really very funny in my view. Sorry. I'm not sure why people are laughing. Same with the ghetto story. A bit strange. Not really funny though. I find it annoying that he laughs at his own jokes which seems to signal to the audience when to laugh. I will watch a bit more in case I missed anything last time but I do find him rather boring and predictable so may not make it to the end. The Clinton bit made me smile. That's about it. Well, I made it to the end. His observations about women were about right but nothing I haven't said myself and heard a hundred times before from friends and guys at the bar etc. I suppose if someone doesn't get out much it would be funny to them.

@@luckydave328 Ah I see. Crazy, bitter, probably racist incel. Makes sense.

@@luckydave328 In my opinion those specials on netflix are much better than those old ones, and just because his not your favorite does not mean he is not the greatest.