Anthony Jeselnik was born on December 22, 1978 in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, USA. He has been married to Valerie Silverstein since February 14, 2010. Writer | He was the youngest of five children of Chana "Anna" (Siegel) and Jacob Gottlieb, a bicycle repairman. He is an actor and producer, known for Natural Born Killers (1994), So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) and Reservoir Dogs (1992). His most straightforwardly comic role to date is as Moss the uber-geeky IT technician in The IT Crowd. William Henry Cosby, Jr. was born on July 12, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Anna Pearl (Hite), a maid and William Henry Cosby, Sr., a U.S. Navy sailor. He has had three Dom Irrera was born on November 18, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Critics, fans and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected comedians in the country. But since its start in 2000, Scharpling's show has remained an excellent . His British-born father, Myron, was a shoe clerk, his mother, Sadie, was a dancer. His Broadway play Fish in the Dark won rave reviews and millions of dollars in advance sales. He was a writer and actor, known for Flip (1970), The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer. He is a writer and actor, known for The Road Dog, Louie (2010) and Roseanne (1988). Noah is such an outsider not only a foreigner, but a South African born to interracial parents at the height of apartheid that his point of view cant help but stand out against those of the white male Jimmys that make up the rest of late night TV. After finishing his military service, he went to college on the GI bill with the idea of becoming an attorney, but developed an interest in comedy while taking elective courses.Paul Best-known for her surreal and digressive stand-up, British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard was born on February 7, 1962, in Aden, Yemen, where her English parents -- Dorothy Ella, a nurse and midwife, and Harold John Izzard, an accountant -- worked for British Petroleum.Izzard worked as a street Robert Schimmel was born on January 16, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. was born on September 12, 1967 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Richard Jeni was born on April 14, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Redd Foxx began doing stand-up comedy on the infamous "Chitlin' Circuit" in the 1940s and 1950s. It is a red herring, though, as his material is astute and often fearless. Her early standup persona was a sort of narcissistic brat with no boundaries. Rising to fame following her special "Nanette," Gadsby has pushed comedy to new levels by weaving together personal stories, art history lessons, and scathing monologues routinely taking hits at men and the patriarchy. A role as Alan Partridges sidekick gained Key wider recognition, but the live work is his indelible signature. Jerry Seinfeld and Steve Martin didn't get where they are by using racist or sexist jokes. ( Wanda Sykes has been called one of the funniest stand-up comics by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. A24/ABC/HBO. But shes done all of these things, so question her place here at your peril. HJD, Standup in the 21st-century has been more emotionally intimate than anything weve seen before and no one bares more soul than Simon Amstell. Recent male comedians, like Kevin Hart, Bill Burr, and Aziz Ansarialso made the list. His father was an airline maintenance worker and his mother was a homemaker.He grew up in L.A.'s South Central where he was a member of the Bloods gang after getting kicked out of high school. Died: August 11, 2014. The best comedy (in my opinion) is personal. BL, Not many comics can boast a 100% hit rate, but each one of James Acasters seven live shows so far has been outstanding: original, intelligent and funny. Will this new-found earnestness kill her comedy mojo? One of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Dean performed in nightclubs and concert stages and appeared in film and TV productions. She is the daughter of Betty DeGeneres (ne Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, Jr., an insurance agent. HJD, The criticism commonly levelled at mid-career Ricky Gervais (the arena standup; the outre awards host; the man who made and played Derek) is that hes turned into or perhaps always was his Office alter ego David Brent, forever tittering at how provocative he can be. Comedian and heart attack waiting to happen. A true legend. He is an actor and writer, known for Two Weeks Notice (2002), One Fine Day (1996) and The Back-up Plan (2010). In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.Murphy's work as a voice actor in films includes, David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.In films, Murphy has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. Human Remains was full of delusion. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (ne Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford Bob Newhart is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Foxx was one of the premier "blue humor" comedians. He was previously married to Katie Tharp. The movie was a big hit. HJD, Most SNL performers simply slope off when their time is up, but not Kristen Wiig. Nick Swardson was born on October 9, 1976 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. "After working in small comedy clubs in the early 1970s, Kaufman came to the attention of a wider audience in 1975, when he was invited to perform, American Public Figures Who Are National Treasures, The Best TV Actors And Actresses Of All Time, The Greatest American Writers of All Time, Actors Known for Roles Most Similar to Who They Are in Real Life. He was a best-selling author, star of his own stand . Alongside the book, and the radio show, Christie has gone on to enjoy a brilliant career in campaigning comedy, and not only for feminist causes sometimes it seems that theres nothing this terrific clown cant make funny. / AIDS patients, following a memorable season one guest Louis C.K. Its Bamford performing standup for just her parents, and it is glorious. He is known for playing a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, which he created and wrote with Larry David. Died: December 25, 1995. SH, Having come up through standup and recurring sitcom spots, Haddish hit the mainstream with a breakout role as wisecracking Dina in the 2017 film Girls Trip, a comedy that put the spotlight on black US sisterhood. So what do you do when you have to replace the voice of a generation? Far from it: the ex-Footlights trio Sheeps have twisted it into new shapes most notably in 2014 show Wembley Previews, which featured one sketch, repeated in a dizzying array of styles. Bridging the gap between 90s standup and the present (his influence is clear on bright, bizarre young things like James Acaster), Lees recent show, Content Provider, tackled Brexit with brilliant amounts of bathos (Ooh no, he coos on stage, I only wanted bendy bananas, and now theres this chaotic inferno of hate!). 1) Marty Simpson. A masterclass Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as Outkast. She passed away in September 2014 at Richard Philip Lewis was born on June 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. And best of all, hes a rare example of a mass-appeal standup who has the courage to be openly political, and the charm for it not to be divisive. Goaded on by friends to try out, a producer spotted him, hired him for an appearance on a MacDonald was born Norman Gene MacDonald in Quebec City, Quebec on October 17, 1959. Roseanne Barr Producer | Roseanne It may inspire all those bored, discouraged and/or directionless Actor | Zach moved to New York City after failing Actor | He moved with his family, including sister Carolyn, to Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. SH, Tina Fey is having quite the busy century. From apocalyptic standup Frankie Boyle to the many hilarious faces of Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Sharon Horgan and Kristen Wiig, we present the funniest comics of the era, The queen of indie comedy announced herself as a sweet-natured woman-child, making not so much shows as scrapbooks of the things that made her big heart burst. He is the youngest of three sons born to Helen (Gabler) and Jack Crystal. Business Time, The Humans Are Dead, Carol Brown their comic songs are among the finest ever written. Other comedians might take the time to state and reinforce a premise before launching into their punchlines, but not Bamford. BL, Now that Jordan Peele is a full-blown Hollywood darling, its easy to forget where he came from. Which at least goes to show what an unforgettable comic monster Brent was in the first place, a middle-management pipsqueak with delusions of charisma, fronting a pioneering cringe comedy and still-brilliant mockumentary nailing the pettiness and desolation of workplace life. BL, Cult comics Tim and Eric nailed the nightmarishness of American excess way before Trump-induced anxiety spread across world. SH, Horgan has gone from portraying young drinking, shagging women (Pulling), to dysfunctional grown-up relationships (Catastrophe) to motherhood (Motherland) and has nailed them all. The show aired on NBC from 1989 until 1998, becoming one of the most acclaimed and popular sitcoms of all time. She has been married to Bill Siddons since March 7, 2007. As a young boy, he became intrigued with magic tricks and playing the clarinet, two hobbies that he continues today.Allen Christopher Julius Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. An Edinburgh Comedy award followed; Burgers influence is still being felt on live comedy. The closest its come has been The Mash Report, whose very own Jon Stewart is the standup Nish Kumar. No one denies he delivered some brilliant standup in his pomp but all those cynical gags about predatory maleness no longer sound quite so funny. Chappelle is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards. However, he turned his life around after a cousin was shot. highlighting the ludicrousness of US politics. Live performance aside, he entered the big league with Chappelles Show, the trailblazing sketch series that made a whole new kind of merry with race, politics and pop culture. He was an actor and writer, known for The Mask (1994), Richard Jeni: Platypus Man (1993) and Platypus Man (1995). Everything Davis has written has been soaked in the worst excesses of human misery, but with a worrying degree of relatability, showing up the vulnerabilities of all of us. He is the son of Rosalie (Tingman), a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped, and Julius Rock, a truck driver and newspaper deliveryman, whose own father was a preacher. Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (ne Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor. Even in the quaint format of the podcast Dear Joan and Jericha she manages malevolence. BL, To watch a Maria Bamford standup set is to sprint full-pelt to keep up with her train of thought. He has denied claims, no charges were pressed, but Ansari is now tackling the subject in his work; a review described his new tour as a cry against extreme wokeness. SH, Yes, there is Alan Partridge a character of such magnitude that lesser comedians would have given up at that. Then in 2017, several female comics alleged he had sexually harassed them. He doesnt do telly, panel shows or media yet his gigs (sometimes standup, sometimes plays, sometimes solo storytelling) often sell out far in advance. A list of the over 500 comedians in the Stand-Up Comedy Database. They have one child. He has been married to Dee Breuer since August 28, 1993. 1 Lewis Black 2 Eugene Mirman 3 John Pinette 4 Steven Wright ADVERTISEMENT 5 Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979) 6 Aziz Ansari 7 Hal Sparks 8 Mitch Fatel 9 Jeremy Hotz 10 Bill Burr 11 Kevin Nealon 12 Dat Phan ADVERTISEMENT 13 Robert Kelly 14 Jeff Ross 15 Adam Ferrara 16 Rondell Sheridan 17 Paula Poundstone 18 Marc Maron 19 Sarah Silverman 20 MacDonald's first job was writing for The Dennis Miller Show (1992) and then Roseanne (1988). When allegations of sexual assault were made in 2018, it seemed his career might be over for good. He died on Dave Chappelle's career started while he was in high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC where he studied theatre arts. Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers. Louis Szkely (born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K. Had she only written and starred in the Emma Thompson film Late Night, theres a good chance shed make the list. Rory J. Scovel is an American comedian, writer and actor from Greenville, South Carolina. He also acted in Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, USA, wanted to be a comedian all of his life. an indomitable love of life. There are thousands of men working as stand-up comedians in the world, but this list highlights only the most notable male comedians. He is an actor and writer, known for Trolls (2016), Jexi (2019) and 6 Underground (2019). Based around Tracey, a neurotic 24-year-old living in a tower block in London, the show had all the appeal of an Inbetweeners-era coming-of-age sitcom (such as the scene in which she tries to lose her virginity in a disabled loo). Silvermans reaction to the rise of Donald Trump has been not just liberal rage, but attempts to reach out to his voters and understand them. He Alan King was born on December 26, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. On stage, in his newspaper columns, and on his terrific BBC show New World Order, Boyle has retained the brutality and joke-writing brilliance of his early work, but applied it to sociopolitics over celebrity. There was a notable increase in films with gay speaking characters in 2016 36 up from 19, but . While he has stated that he doesnt do Asian comedy Im just an Asian man who happens to be doing comedy, race features within a self-deprecating, off-kilter style. He also had a few acting roles in film and television. Nikki Glaser is known mostly for comedy that revolves around sex stories, having hosted two sex-themed talk shows. HG, Gadsbys 2017 show, Nanette, was supposed to be her last before quitting comedy. His over-thinking, self-abasing work minutely chronicling the emotional life of a gay, Jewish, vegan B-lister who questions everything spans live comedy, cinema and sitcom (BBC2s Grandmas House), and is always brilliantly alive. Here are the 25 funniest stand-up comedians of all time: 25. Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian 44 Cardinal Burns When Cardinal Burns arrived on the comedy circuit, it was obvious from the quality performances, the. To support herself and her son, Sadie Schneider pursued a Woody Allen was born on November 30, 1935, as Allen Konigsberg, in The Bronx, NY, the son of Martin Konigsberg and Nettie Konigsberg. David Cross is a Jewish-American actor, writer and comedian who is known for playing Tobias Fnke from Arrested Development, Minion from Megamind, Crane from Kung Fu Panda, Ian Hawke from Alvin and the Chipmunks, Yivo from Futurama and Happy Time Harry from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.