Whos the funniest of these men
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Topic: Whos the funniest of these men
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: Whos the funniest of these men
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 08:23
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Four legends of comedy whom changed the game, whom sat a standard which others followed, legacy, icon and hero can be used towards them all. very important to remember laughter. -------------  
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 08:26
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I was always a DR fan, those quick, witty one liners were genius -------------   
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 08:44
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Sam Kinison. But of these I'll say George Carlin. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 08:45
| When I was a kid I watched The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson quite a bit and Don Rickles was a regular. Carson always had a lot of comedians on his show but Rickles was by far the funniest. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 08:45
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I love Carlin in an erotic way. |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 09:16
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 10:26
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Carlin ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 13:17
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Carlin -- he is so quotable. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 14:56
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me ------------- What? |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 15:56
Yes, but "funny" how?   ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Dean wrote:Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 16:42
| Looks like Bob Hope has no hope........ |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 16:57
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From the list, Don Rickles. But the comic who 'changed the game' was Richard Pryor. |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 17:24
| Wasn't Richard Pryor heavily influenced by Redd Foxx? |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 17:24
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As a game-changer, Lenny Bruce deserves mention. And he influenced Richard Pryor and my choice of George Carlin. "Lenny changed my life. I never heard anything like him before and I remember thinking, 'If this is comedy, then what the f*** am I doing? ... So I played his record over and over, every night. It was him who said comedy wasn't about telling jokes - it was about telling the truth" (Richard Pryor). ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 18:19
Great quote. It's so sad that had Lenny been of our time he'd have been accepted, and left alone by the cops. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 19:25
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Jonathan Winters were also very funny -------------
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Posted By: Kepler62
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 21:46
| George Carlin by a country mile. |
Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: April 07 2017 at 22:03
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Dunno. They are all dead. ------------- -- Frank Swarbrick Belief is not Truth. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 08 2017 at 07:06
yeah... I guess so... Bill Cosby for the thread win..... his comedy albums ruled.. ICE CREAM...we're gonna eat ICE CREAM...  to say nothing of the .... Chicken Heart |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 30 2017 at 00:15
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my favourite comics are probably Orson Bean and Norm Macdonald, but I voted Rickles |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: April 30 2017 at 01:15
Tough room ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: April 30 2017 at 16:39
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the late German actor, director, writer and cartoonist Vico van Bülow, better known under his pseudonym Loriot, was extremely funny. his specialty was getting the characters in his sketches into undignified situations and trying to keep their dignity. many of his sketches were with Evelyn Hamann, who was a congenial partner. here an example of one of his most famous sketches with Evelyn Hamann, with English subtitles: -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Greys0n
Date Posted: May 09 2017 at 07:12
| i think it's obvious George Carlin |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: May 09 2017 at 09:14
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Of these, I'd go with Carlin. Steven Wright is also a favorite. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 09 2017 at 13:48
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That's a tough question since they appeal to different sensibilities and different generations....I grew up watching Hope , Rickles , and Winters and Carlin later. I was a fan of all the Hope Road movies and his standup in the early days.....Winters was very funny in some films and when he was ad libbing.....Rickles was hit or miss for me. Carlin was very good at times but could also be a bit self inflated...especially when he got older. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 09 2017 at 16:13
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For intellect, Carlin. For creative talent, Winters. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 09 2017 at 16:16
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Bill Hicks. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Kepler62
Date Posted: May 10 2017 at 08:18
| Carlin wins, Where's Lewis Black? |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: May 10 2017 at 13:13
For that matter where's Bruce, Williams, Pryor, Murphy, Newhart, etc.............. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Prog Snob
Date Posted: May 10 2017 at 21:52
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George Carlin There are so many missing from that list. ------------- 
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 12 2017 at 00:32
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