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Points: 2601 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2007 at 01:09
^yea, I agree completely about Lewis Black...he's probably my all-time favorite because he's very intelligent and politically aware, as well as funny.  I'm not familiar with Bill Hicks (I'll fix that).
 
The thing about Dane Cook's act is that it's so juvenile and primitive that it sometimes appeals to the same sense as Family Guy, South Park, or the Simpsons.  I get a kick out of how spastic he is...flipping out about the Kool Aid guy or public restrooms or whatever else.
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2007 at 03:30
Another who in my opinion warrants a mention is Emo Phillips:



He'd calmed his act (and look) down a lot in recent years, and his skewed take on life & his on stage persona puts some off (definitely an aquired taste), but he hits the spot with me every time.

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Points: 65599 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 20 2007 at 03:53
 ^ he's great, I remember his act with Judy Tenuta
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Points: 911 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 21 2007 at 17:36
okay
 
marc maron (definitely not mentioned/criminally underrated, vitriolically bitter/New Yorker)
doug stanhope (maybe not mentioned, sorta a down to earth, living,  bill hicks; and he's funny too)
lenny bruce (if he wasn't mentioned yet, this thread needs to be locked away, the genesis of modern comedy)
patton oswalt (i can attest to his goodness with all the bootlegs and lives i got of him)
eddie izzard
george carlin (all eras)
bill hicks
pryor
kinison
lewis black
mitch hedberg
dave chappelle
dave attell
steven wright
 
if you didn't notice i love stand-up
 
angry standup is fun as is just plain jokes
 



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Points: 1356 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 22 2007 at 10:20
Sticking to standup, otherwise I'll be here all day (not that I won't be):

Bill Bailey
Jack Dee
Billy Connolly
Al Murray
Chris Rock
Dylan Moran
Dara Ó Briain
Alan Davies
Eddie Izzard
Ross Noble
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Points: 2492 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 23 2007 at 14:46
Originally posted by cookieacquired cookieacquired wrote:

lenny bruce (if he wasn't mentioned yet, this thread needs to be locked away, the genesis of modern comedy)

He's in my OP. I love his material, and he was amazing at creating character voices.
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