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Poll Question: Who’s The Best?
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None of those choices are the best IMO, although most of them are pretty good. Bill Hicks was excellent, although he seemed to be appreciated in the UK more than the US..

My top comedians of all time are:

CHRIS MORRIS (Brass Eye/The Day Today)

Laurel & Hardy

John Cleese
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Billy Connolly
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Quite disgusting really. The greatest living comedian is surely Billy Connolly! But the greatest comedian the world has ever seen: Peter Cook. Come on, he was amazing...he launched the British satire boom of the 1960s!!
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Points: 352 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 14 2005 at 00:29
Originally posted by tuxon tuxon wrote:

Anyway, the ones that are represented in the poll aren't funnie

That's why there was an 'other' option. I was originally going to mention that I didn't want to have the list too long because it would be too much, and besides that, there's no way I'd be able to fit all of the greatest comedians in the poll - just as you wouldn't be able to fit all of the best prog bands into a "Best Prog Bands" poll. Having said that, most of the comedians in the poll are hilarious.
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Off of your list id say carlin, but i voted pryor just because he deserves mention.
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A poll about the world greatest Comedians, not including.

Charlie Chaplin

W.C. Fields

Stan & Ollie

The Marx Bros

Monthy Python

Rowan Atkinson (used to be funny)

You 'must be joking

Anyway, the ones that are represented in the poll aren't funnie
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W.C. Fields was the best. Together with Charlie Chaplin, While Charlie's humour is dated, W.C.'s humour is still great in this time.

 

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Bill Hicks!
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Who do you think is the greatest comedian of all time?
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