everyone likes a good laugh thats why comedy never runs out of fashion and stand up comedy is the best form of it (i hope you would agree)

this is the reason behind this thread,to simply share your favorite stand up comedians.

personally i don`t know many but i have seen Jeff Dunham & Ricky Gervais and they can make you laugh so hard you will cry.

ok now its your turn :)

Dave Allen
Rickey Gervais
Robin Williams
Steve Martin
and.... my daughter

gotta take my age into account AND the fact that I haven't watched any kind of TV (cable or otherwise) in like 10 years...
George Carlin
Robin Williams
Whoopie Goldberg
Lilly Tomlin
Bill Cosby
Steve Martin
Eddie Izzard
Jeff Dunham

I am actually obsessed with stand-up and as such am a PHD on stand up comedy so when reading the following please keep in mind you are reading the truth...
No Order
Jim Gaffigan - (Beyond the Pale, King Baby, and his early work)
Gaffigan turns the performance into a duet in that he "speaks" what the audience might be thinking, he also has an excellent command of the English language and his timing is very well done.
Louis C.K. - (Chewed Up, Hilarious, Live at the Beacon, and all his other pieces)
Louis might be the best of the best but that is another ball game, he is crass, unforgiving, and says what no one would ever think someone would say. Early on he pokes fun at himself but as he evolves he goes after anything and everything, nothing is taboo. His latest release Live at the Beacon which was a $5 pp download which you could burn, share, distribute, etc shows how cutting edge and intelligent this guy is.
Anthony Jeselnik (Shakespeare) You may not have heard of him but when you hear his stand up, you will want more. He is dark, sinister, cocky, and so funny.
Bill Burr (Letting Go, Emotionally Unavailable, and more)
He is hilarious and he makes very poignant remarks on modern topics.

John Oliver (Terrifying Times, Daily Show, and his Own Show)
Hilarious with a British accent, he goes from political to just plain silly without any glitch, very smooth.

John Pinnette (I'm Starvin')
I Laughed Out Loud for Most of this...
JIM JEFFERIES (I Swear to God, Alchoholocust(SPL)) Contraband, and much more)
Jim is an alchy athesit aussie who kicks ass he is hilarious! One of my all time favorites.
Tired of typing so,
Ricky Gervais
Jimmy Carr
Ralphie Mae
Gabriel Inglesis
Bo Burnham
Eugene Mirman*****
Daniel Tosh (ok)
I am 25 so Carlin and Murphy and such not so funny to me

I love Tim Minchin. Excellent Musician and funny as hell!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GCyMtNl8T8&feature=relmfu

thanks to this thread i tried jimmy carr and love him! was wondering if anybody knew of any other comedians similar to him?

its a great collection indeed and jimmy carr is a genius i found two more comedians with similar style
1. stewart francis (equally funny)
2. Anthony Jeselnik (same style but not that funny imho)
btw u can find most of em by google

Doug Benson

RIP Mitch Hedberg

Tommy Tiernan, Richard Pryor

thanks for the extra effort m8 will check em :)