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100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics Ever
Jeff Foxworthy. When those hillbillies show talent is when the four of them come on stage together at the end and roast each other. Gilbert Gottfried. See above Larry Miller. This guy's HBO special was so good, it pisses me off to see him take hack stuffy-shirt role after hack stuffy-shirt role. Colin Quinn. There is a difference between sitting around and bantering, and doing an hour by yourself. He shouldn't be on this list, good show or not. Well, not until I see an actual stand up show. Alan King. Not as funny as he thinks he is. D.L. Hughley. I've seen his stand up, I watched his talk show, I've seen him on Bill Maher as well as other places. A brilliant man and can be very funny. This is why it hurts when I read him being so ignorant. If you watch BET's Comicview, and wade through all the pandering, you know comedy, like a##holery, knows no color. You can pick a side, if you insist, but you are foolish to do so. You are really missing out. David Brenner. Hated him from the get-go. And that is saying a lot, considering how long "the get-go" was. Awful awful awful. It's a nothing act. Lewis Black. Disagree again. I really like his rants. It sucks that he does not write them. I have watched three of his stand up shows, and really like them, too. Denis Leary. Now, we're just the opposite on these two, because I think Leary went from funny to just angry. On the other hand, there is a dvd of his that has been recommended to me that might change my mind. Tim Allen. Liked his stand up, hated his show. The show was candy and pablum. Damon WAyans has a show that was smart and clever the first season. Then, it tried to be like his show. Oh, look. What a dumb ass dad. Guys just can't get anything right.— June 22, 2008 9:53 p.m.
100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics Ever
Bernie Mac. Recently, I heard the stand up that got his tv show started. Very funny. Red Buttons. Too bad it's not Red Skelton. One of the first people that got me into stand up. I was 12, so I don't know how he stands up now, but I have fond memories. Wanda Sykes. I want to like her more. She's one of the people that drew me back into stand up, but now... I gotta wait between laughs. Dave Attel. I enjoyed his show Insomnia, and his style of comedy. He is one that I feel is naturally funny. That, if caught w/o an act, he can become an act. Richard Belzer. I always loved this guy. Listening to him talk about how Mick Jagger looked like a rooster on acid, before doing the goofy dance. Jackie Mason. He was too Jewish for my tastes. He could be funny, but often times, the old timers in the crowd just laugh at his mannerisms and his volume, rather than the actual content and substance of what he's saying. If it was a new comedian using the same material, they wouldn't make it. Put him at 93 on the list, instead of 63. (Gotta totally agree on this one.) Bobcat Goldthwait. I've seen him live two or three times. You have to get passed the first five minutes, passed the gimmick, and then you get brilliant stuff. I feel the same about Gilbert Godfried. (I didn't even want to like Gilbert, but I got passed that five minutes, and he hooked me.) I'm not surprised that Bobcat is just angry, now. Watch his act. You can see that bridge being built. Just watched his latest movie. Not that he was in, but that he wrote and directed. Despite the fact that it was about a woman that blew a dog in college, it wasn't really about that. Now, THAT is talent.— June 22, 2008 9:52 p.m.
100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics Ever
Howie Mandel. I was at one of his last San Diego shows a few years ago. The comedy was making my mind drift. Then, somebody piped up, and he started improvising. He was greater on his tangent than he was with his own material. Another case of never being able to see someone at their best. Cedric The Entertainer. Never seen this guy be funny. I think he's just "liked." Robert Schimmel. He says crude things that are funny, and not just to get the uncomfortable laugh, being crude for crudeness sake. Eddie Izzard. You have not watched "Dressed To Kill"? Dude. The cross dressing is not a secret, and he should be at No. 1. Because of your ignorance, Board, you are No. 2.— June 22, 2008 9:51 p.m.
100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics Ever
In the late 80's and all through the 90's, every single person seemed to want to be a comedian. They burnt it out. Every show became open-mic night. It wasn't until recently that I decided to give it another chance. There are comedians that I want to laugh at, and there are ones that I do not want to laugh at, but do. Let me hit this list, and see where my blemishes are. Janeane Garofalo. Back in the late 80's, I was at a George Carlin show. It was my 2nd show, and had seen him many times on HBO. This show, he went from funny rants to just angry. Almost like someone was in your face, because he lost it. The audience was laughing, but I could not figure out where the funny was. I asked my friend, also a huge fan, and he agreed. He drove the car over the cliff. Louis C.K. It was only his most recent dvd that I thought anything of this guy. That show was great, but go back earlier, and it's nap time. Sandra Bernhard -- I'm a tuba player, and I want those lips. SHE STAYS ON THE LIST! Andrew Dice Clay. I like him for doing what he did when political correctness ruled. The material itself? Okay, fine. Two different lists, and not this one. David Alan Grier. This guy was at his funniest hosting this game show on some cable show that allowed him to improv. I only caught a couple of shows before it was cancelled, but he was funny on steroids. A super-super talent, and no one will see him in his best forum. George Wallace. This is my first example of people that are naturally funny. He is not somebody that used to be funny. He is somebody that is always funny, because it is a natural part of him. Like an organ in his body. Jim Breuer. One afternoon, I saw him hosting an MTV Spring Break party. He was brilliant, but the audience got none of it. Wrong place, wrong time. Then, I saw his stand up special. He made a lot of dumb noises. Switch places and times, and we'd still be talking about him. Dana Carvey. The song, "Choppin' Broccoli" was not funny. The fact that you can make anything into a classic rock song was. Kevin James. When he played a stage with Ray Romano, I found a new admiration for him. Jay Mohr. His show "Action." His stand up. Drew Carey. He was okay. Why isn't he funny on Price is Right, though? Because, Price Is Right is below lowest common denominator. It's for people that want to watch game shows everyday.— June 22, 2008 9:50 p.m.
Ted Nugent For President
You know what I'm over? Standing the entire show. That's MY bell tolling.— June 19, 2008 8:48 p.m.
Our Idiotic Legal System (the anti-Fred and Rickey Says blog)
DUDE! YOU CAN'T SAY, "You might beat the tar out of a baby," COME! AWNNN!— June 19, 2008 8:44 p.m.
San Diego County Fair
If you think the fudge at the fair is good, you should have it at the plant, where it's freshly packed.— June 19, 2008 8:40 p.m.
Bikers, a Bust, and Bachata
Congratulations on writing about bikinis. Ten years of parties, and you finally found a bikini. You must be stoked. Best of luck finding more bikini parties. There's a whole new meaning to the term V-log.— June 19, 2008 8:36 p.m.
There Will Be Blood
I wish you had left the comparison to Naomi Campbell and Marion Jones. Who knows why Serena threw a tantrum, but trying to make the incredibly long stretch to pigeon-hole this behavior to race took a little bit away from your blog. I used to walk passed the tennis courts at SDSU to go to class. You could always hear one of those babies screaming, cussing and throwing a temper tantrum. Tennis players are notorious babies. On the positive side, it can be frustrating when you beat yourself. She might have won the tournament, but could not overcome something she was working at. By doing what she did, she did look silly, but until she makes some kind of statement as to why, silly is all you can gather. Whenever you lower the test requirements for a group, you create a weak workforce that, when you compare them to the workers in the rest of the field, do not measure up. This causes the population, as a whole, to use race as a measuring stick when seeking out the services of these people. Finally, if you knew you were getting into college no matter what, would you have bothered to work hard in high school?— April 13, 2008 4:53 p.m.
A Fools Bucket List
Anybody know whatever happened to Sue Delaney?— April 6, 2008 4:02 p.m.