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- diceisgod - 04-19-2004
I saw the top 10 and I didn't see Dice on there. This list like most others is bullshit. Also they had Prior as 1 instead of Carlin who is obviously the best. It's probably because he's black and handicapped.
- IrishAlkey - 04-19-2004
Black and handicapped is redundant.
- Keyser Soze - 04-19-2004
they dont respect dice enough to put him on the list.
- The Sleeper - 04-19-2004
he was #95
- HedCold - 04-19-2004
Quote:81. Dick Gregory
82. Howie Mandel
83. Norm MacDonald
84. Drew Carey
85. David Cross
86. Jay Mohr
87. Brett Butler
88. Paula Poundstone
89. Kevin James
90. Dana Carvey
91. Jim Breuer
92. Louie Anderson
93. George Wallace
94. David Alan Grier
95. Andrew 'Dice' Clay
96. Joey Bishop
97. Sandra Bernhard
98. Louis CK
99. Janeane Garofalo
100. Gallagher
at least he was ahead of janeane garofalo
- HedCold - 04-19-2004
they seemed to have forgotten about yakov
- Galt - 04-19-2004
Dice must love that David Alan Grier was ahead of him.
- The Sleeper - 04-19-2004
Howie Mandel over Norm makes me want to rip all the hairs out of my body simultaneously
- HedCold - 04-19-2004
i'll never forget the part in a married with children episode where peggy was reading national enquirer, and on the cover it said "Howie Mandel tells funny joke"
- Galt - 04-19-2004
Norm MacDonald would have sold his soul to the Devil to come up with the latex glove over the head bit.
- The Jays - 04-19-2004
I hate Judy Gold, and I hate that she had to talk for every single comedian. I really don't need to hear how funny the Jews are 100 times.
- The Jays - 04-19-2004
Quote:1. Richard Pryor
2. George Carlin
3. Lenny Bruce
4. Woody Allen
5. Chris Rock
6. Steve Martin
7. Rodney Dangerfield
8. Bill Cosby
9. Roseanne Barr
10. Eddie Murphy
11. Johnny Carson
12. Jerry Seinfeld
13. Robin Williams
14. Bob Newhart
15. David Letterman
16. Ellen DeGeneres
17. Don Rickles
18. Jonathan Winters
19. Bill Hicks
20. Sam Kinison
21. Dennis Miller
22. Robert Klein
23. Steven Wright
24. Redd Foxx
25. Bob Hope
26. Ray Romano
27. Jay Leno
28. Jack Benny
29. Milton Berle
30. Garry Shandling
31. George Burns
32. Albert Brooks
33. Andy Kaufman
34. Buddy Hackett
35. Phyllis Diller
36. Jim Carrey
37. Martin Lawrence
38. Bill Maher
39. Billy Crystal
40. Mort Sahl
41. Jon Stewart
42. Flip Wilson
43. Dave Chappelle
44. Joan Rivers
45. Richard Lewis
46. Adam Sandler
47. Henny Youngman
48. Tim Allen
49. Freddie Prinze
50. Denis Leary
51. Lewis Black
52. Damon Wayans
53. David Brenner
54. DL Hughley
55. Alan King
56. Colin Quinn
57. Richard Jeni
58. Larry Miller
59. Gilbert Gottfried
60. Jeff Foxworthy
61. Bobcat Goldthwait
62. Eddie Griffin
63. Jackie Mason
64. Richard Belzer
65. Cedrick the Enter.
66. Shelley Berman
67. Kevin Pollak
68. Dave Attell
69. Pat Cooper
70. Wanda Sykes
71. Red Buttons
72. Bernie Mac
73. Billy Connolly
74. Paul Rodriguez
75. Eddie Izzard
76. Robert Schimmel
77. Paul Reiser
78. Sinbad
79. Dom Irrera
80. Bobby Slayton
81. Dick Gregory
82. Howie Mandel
83. Norm MacDonald
84. Drew Carey
85. David Cross
86. Jay Mohr
87. Brett Butler
88. Paula Poundstone
89. Kevin James
90. Dana Carvey
91. Jim Breuer
92. Louie Anderson
93. George Wallace
94. David Alan Grier
95. Andrew 'Dice' Clay
96. Joey Bishop
97. Sandra Bernhard
98. Louis CK
99. Janeane Garofalo
100. Gallagher
Maybe just switch Roseanne with Dice.
I think it's pretty sad to publish a list that has Sandra Bernhard, Janeane Garofalo, and Gallagher as the only people who are less funny that Andrew Dice Clay.
- GonzoStyle - 04-19-2004
Leary at 50, pssh.
- Sir O - 04-19-2004
Quote:Leary at 50, pssh.
Considering the fact that Leary ripped his entire act off Bill Hicks (who is about 16 spots too low), he shouldn't have made the list at all.
And Roseanne in the top 10? That's fucking ridiculous.
- GonzoStyle - 04-19-2004
everyone was influenced by someone, while their styles are in the same vein i'd hardly say he ripped him off. Leary didn't rip off Hicks as much as Carlin didn't rip off Lenny Bruce, nor Eddie Murphy Redd Foxx, etc etc. Everyone takes from someone else in some aspect.
Though I agree that hicks coulda been upped more but his career was unfortunatly cut short, yet no way I rank rosanne, ellen, and I as much as I liked his early stuff steve martin shouldn't crack the top 30.
- Sir O - 04-19-2004
I'd normally agree with you, it's true everybody was influenced by somebody. But the thing is, Leary took material practically verbatim from Hicks' act and used it as his own. If you haven't done so, read the book American Scream: the Bill Hicks Story, there's a section where they compare Hicks' work to that of Leary years later, and it leaves no doubt that Leary was more than just influenced by Hicks' act. And I guess I'll preemptively pull an Arpi and say that I don't have the book with me right now so I can't bring up specific examples.
I used to be a fan of Leary's too, and I admit he can be funny on his own, I just lost a ton of respect for him when I learned this.
- The Sleeper - 04-19-2004
The Jays Wrote:I hate Judy Gold, and I hate that she had to talk for every single comedian. I really don't need to hear how funny the Jews are 100 times.It was also annoying how she kept saying "right....right...right" to everything anyone else was saying. David Brenner was the most annoying guest host too. Every time they announced a comedian he'd be like "I KNOW THIS GUY HE CALLED ME THE OTHER DAY" and he wouldn't let anyone else talk. The commentary by all of them was really lame though. It was always "wow he was groundbreaking" or "he really was the first one to blah blah". Yea all 100 comedians were so groundbreaking. And Mitch Hedberg should've been on the list.
- The Jays - 04-19-2004
Seriously, all they ever do is point out how great each one is. I want them to tell me what Pat Cooper is missing, and what Dave Attell has that puts him above Pat. I want them to give reasons why this person isn't number one.
Like Roseanne. If they just started out like,
"well, she did fuck up the national anthem, and fucked up the last season of her show, so she's at number 95."
Or Gallagher.
"He smashed watermelons on stage. Everything is funnier than that."
Jeff Foxworthy
"Only poor white people from the country want to hear poor white people from the country do comedy."
Then it would be entertaining.
- diceisgod - 04-20-2004
If they turned that list upside down it would seem that they put some legitimate effort into it....a teeny smidge at least.
- The Sleeper - 04-20-2004
So you think Gallagher is the #1 comedian of all time?