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Subject: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: Billy Florio on 05/06/04 at 1:23 am

George Carlin
Adam Ferrara
Dave Mordal
Bill Hicks
Richard Jeni
Woody Allen
Rodney Dangerfield
Bill Cosby
Gallegher
Larry Miller
Dennis Miller
Dennis Leary
Lenny Bruce
Gary Shandling
Ray Romano
Rita Rudner
Paula Poundstone
Bob Newhart
Pat Cooper



Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: Travolta on 05/09/04 at 12:00 pm

1-5 (5 best)

George Carlin 5
Adam Ferrara don't know
Dave Mordal 3
Bill Hicks don't know
Richard Jeni 3
Woody Allen 2
Rodney Dangerfield 4
Bill Cosby 3
Gallegher 4
Larry Miller 2
Dennis Miller 2
Dennis Leary 3
Lenny Bruce 3
Gary Shandling 3
Ray Romano 2
Rita Rudner 2
Paula Poundstone 2
Bob Newhart 4
Gary Cooper don't know

Where's Pryor, Prinze, Bill Maher, Rodriguez, George Wallace to name a few.  ;)

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: Bobby on 05/09/04 at 7:46 pm

Bill Hicks
Clever comedian if you can stomach his monologues about corporate celebrities - 4
Bill Cosby
Easygoing - 3
Dennis Leary
Did he really rip off Bill Hicks. I like his stuff. Sounds a bit more psychopathic than Hicks - 4

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: lebeiw15 on 05/10/04 at 5:19 pm



Where's  Bill Maher

This is a list of comedians.

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: Billy Florio on 05/14/04 at 2:08 am



This is a list of comedians.



amd he is one....Maher started as a standup comedian in the early 80s

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: agrimorfee on 05/27/04 at 12:11 pm


George Carlin 3 (was a 5, but he's turned into a cranky old man.  :-\\)
Adam Ferrara DK
Dave Mordal DK
Bill Hicks 4 (bit overrated by most IMHO)
Richard Jeni 4
Woody Allen 4
Rodney Dangerfield 3
Bill Cosby 5
Gallegher 5
Larry Miller 5
Dennis Miller 4 (minus 1 point for that crappy talk show, not for the politics)
Denis Leary 5 (spelling fixed)
Lenny Bruce 4.5
Gary Shandling 3 (the single guy thing got played out)
Ray Romano (only seen his show a couple times, no big deal)
Rita Rudner 4
Paula Poundstone 3.5
Bob Newhart 4
Pat CooperDK




Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: dude on 05/29/04 at 1:33 pm

George Carlin-5
Adam Ferrara-DK
Dave Mordal-DK
Bill Hicks-4
Richard Jeni-3
Woody Allen-3
Rodney Dangerfield-4 1/2
Bill Cosby-5
Gallegher-4
Larry Miller-3
Dennis Miller-3 1/2
Dennis Leary-4
Lenny Bruce-5
Gary Shandling-3
Ray Romano-2
Rita Rudner-3
Paula Poundstone-3 1/2
Bob Newhart-4

A list of comedians without Richard Pryor? You should be ashamed. :-[ ;)

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: Bobby on 05/30/04 at 6:10 pm

I just recently heard Andrew 'Dice' Clay on audio. I think it was a show called 'The Day the laughter died'. He was awful, not because he was foul-mouthed and insulting to the audience that paid to see him but simply because he wasn't funny.

He didn't really tell jokes as such. He just ranted on about waiters, lawyers and this old man while he went to a wedding and was desperately trying to get a shock reaction from the crowd. While people were going to the toilet (on cue it seemed). Clay would basically come onto their girlfriends. At the end, I believe he started a fight with another member of the audience ending a night of embarrassment. Has anybody heard this crap and thought the same as I have or did I just miss the point of the whole thing?  ???

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: Billy Florio on 05/30/04 at 6:48 pm


I just recently heard Andrew 'Dice' Clay on audio. I think it was a show called 'The Day the laughter died'. He was awful, not because he was foul-mouthed and insulting to the audience that paid to see him but simply because he wasn't funny.

He didn't really tell jokes as such. He just ranted on about waiters, lawyers and this old man while he went to a wedding and was desperately trying to get a shock reaction from the crowd. While people were going to the toilet (on cue it seemed). Clay would basically come onto their girlfriends. At the end, I believe he started a fight with another member of the audience ending a night of embarrassment. Has anybody heard this crap and thought the same as I have or did I just miss the point of the whole thing?  ???


I find Andrew Dice Clay to be incredably unfunny....I dont know that specific special, but Im sure its just like everything else hes done...unfunny......

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: Bobby on 05/31/04 at 1:51 pm


I find Andrew Dice Clay to be incredably unfunny....I dont know that specific special, but Im sure its just like everything else hes done...unfunny......


Lol. Thanks very much for the validation, Billy.  :)

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: MasterSplinter on 06/10/04 at 5:29 pm

I am a BIG fan of
Jerry Seinfeld.

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: LyricBoy on 06/11/04 at 3:09 am




I find Andrew Dice Clay to be incredably unfunny....I dont know that specific special, but Im sure its just like everything else hes done...unfunny......


He had an HBO Special about 12 years ago and I thought he was hilarious.  ;D

But then he did the "Adventures of Ford Fairlane" and it was pretty lame.  I have not seen any of his "newer" stuff.

When he was first coming out, all these women's and gay groups were protesting him which, of course, made him more successful and was free publicity.  But if you listened to his early stuff, he made fun of EVERYBODY, including HIMSELF.

I think that today, he is making seven figures a year in Vegas doing shows.

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: IWannaBeAGoonie on 06/28/04 at 2:22 am

George Carlin  3
Richard Jeni  4  ..BUT, "A Good Catholic Boy" about killed me!  ;D
Rodney Dangerfield  2
Bill Cosby  3
Gallagher  4
Dennis Miller  5
Dennis Leary  3
Gary Shandling  1
Ray Romano 3
Rita Rudner  3
Paula Poundstone  1
Bob Newhart  2

Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: Tanya1976 on 07/25/04 at 1:50 am


George Carlin....5
Adam Ferrara...1
Dave Mordal....1
Bill Hicks...4.5
Richard Jeni....1
Woody Allen....1
Rodney Dangerfield....3.5
Bill Cosby...3.5
Gallegher...1
Larry Miller...3
Dennis Miller...3
Dennis Leary....4.5
Lenny Bruce....5
Gary Shandling....3.5
Ray Romano...1
Rita Rudner...1
Paula Poundstone....1
Bob Newhart.....1
Pat Cooper....2




Subject: Re: Rate these standup comedians

Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 09/01/05 at 9:18 am

George Carlin......2
Adam Ferrara...?
Dave Mordal...?
Bill Hicks....?
Richard Jeni....?
Woody Allen....2
Rodney Dangerfield....4
Bill Cosby....3
Gallegher....1
Larry Miller....?
Dennis Miller.....2
Dennis Leary.....2
Lenny Bruce...?
Gary Shandling....2
Ray Romano....4
Rita Rudner....2
Paula Poundstone....2
Bob Newhart....3
Pat Cooper...?

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