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Finnforest 
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 18:35 |
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Sorry again for the American/British perspective....I just picked some of the ones I know....
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manofmystery
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 18:42 |
wait, you have Larry Fine? why didn't you just put "The Three Stooges"?
and you also have 1/3 of Monty Python?
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Tarquin Underspoon
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 19:53 |
^^^Yeah, I woulda put Eric Idle in there, for sure, but I definitely would have filled out both the Stooges and Python.
I voted for Steven Wright. Funniest stand-up show I've seen
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The Truth
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 20:04 |
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John Cleese!
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SaltyJon
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 20:18 |
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John Cleese beats out Steven Wright and Graham Chapman for me.
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 20:20 |
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Tough call this certainly. I voted for Woody Allen (as he's never used humour as vehicle for any hidden agenda)
Billy Connolly was a close second (ditto with the absence of any didactic element)
Although I love Bill Hicks dearly, his lapses into hippy cosmology were irritating and his belief that drugs aid the creative process for musicians is plain facile e.g. throw out all your Beatles albums if you're anti-drugs etc) Carlin suffered from these same conceits although perhaps to a lesser degree. Both men were riotously funny and thought provoking for all that.
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 20:26 |
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Woody Allen, the God of the art of comedy cinema.
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The Truth
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 20:27 |
Oops, I guess my avy kind of gave my vote away 
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The Quiet One
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 20:37 |
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I'll go for Jerry Seinfield, but Woody Allen is close.
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Logan
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 20:54 |
 The Truth wrote:
John Cleese! |
No it isn't.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 20:57 |
Logan wrote:
The Truth wrote:
John Cleese! |
No it isn't.
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Yes it is!
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The Pessimist
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 20:59 |
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Dave Chappelle. Very underrated guy.
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg
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crimhead
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 21:50 |
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George Carlin
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SaltyJon
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 21:53 |
The Quiet One wrote:
Logan wrote:
The Truth wrote:
John Cleese! |
No it isn't.
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Yes it is! |
It is not!
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The Truth
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Posted: December 12 2009 at 23:02 |
I've told you once, yes it is!
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SaltyJon
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Posted: December 13 2009 at 00:47 |
The Truth wrote:
I've told you once, yes it is! |
And I've told you, not it isn't!
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Tarquin Underspoon
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Posted: December 13 2009 at 16:28 |
SaltyJon wrote:
The Truth wrote:
I've told you once, yes it is! |
And I've told you, not it isn't!
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Look, I came in here to cast my vote!
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"WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!"
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moreitsythanyou
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Posted: December 13 2009 at 20:45 |
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My Python fanboyness compels me to vote Cleese. David, Colbert, Fey, Allen, Hicks, and Chapman all up there too.
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moe_blunts
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Posted: December 13 2009 at 20:49 |
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On the poll, I picked Bill Hicks but was tempted by Larry David. My all time favorite comedian is either Louis C.K. or Doug Stanhope. Neil Hamburger gets an honorary mention for being so over the top.
Edit: Early Dave Attell is phenomenal as well.
Edited by moe_blunts - December 13 2009 at 20:50
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: December 14 2009 at 14:29 |
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Carlin all the way. The Pythons are great collectively. I don't even get that much out of Faulty Towers. the best Python on his own is Palin doing his travel gig.
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