Personally, i think Lee Evans. Especially in his olympic games set where he announces the unknown countries of the world...

"Gonorrhea!"

"Madeupistan!"

He is, the commentator is making them up as he goes along! Theres a guy called stan going round and round, just changing clothes and flags

"Hesbackizstan!"

You gotta see it

Dave Chapelle, John Pinette and Ed Byrne are the best standups.

the best singing comedians are Weird Al Yankovic and Bob Ricci

:-)

http://www.bobricci.com/listen.htm

(he sang "she frickin blocked me" if anyone has seen that?)

EDIT: love these new smileys. QUALITY

look at how f*cking far this site has come!

Edited at 23:48 Wed 8/02/06 (GMT)

you still cant get the link working lol...

Pat Short

i never tried to make it a link... lol

http://www.bobricci.com/listen.htm

Billy Connolly by far

over rated i think. he has good jokes and he has tumble weed jokes

who Billy Connoly???? His comedy is as he sees his life and what he experiences he doesnt do many 'jokes' his concept on things he sees and people he experiences are superb

Bill Bailey anyone? He takes everything funny about life, over exaggerates them and still manages to make all our faults ridiculously funny. Plus he's a brilliant musician and songwriter.

Still think Lee Evans is an incredible standup and musician though.

Bill Bailey....yes gr8, agree with wat you posted

Bill Bailey is quality

Bill Hicks

Lee Evans is up there. Peter Kay ne1?? Uses the same jokes 2 often tho.

Peter kay ??? yes i agree wrexy, is gr8 in his TV programmes tho (Max and Paddy etc)

The Late Richord Prior is up there too (and in heaven) Eddie Murphy is good but copied Mr Pryor in his style

Edited at 10:08 Fri 10/02/06 (GMT)

Chubby Brown and Bernard Manning if you can handle Blue,sexist and racist jokes

Bill Bailey by a long way, then I'd say Peter Kay as much as it pains me to do so. Billy Connolly is funny but I think its more the accent. Rich someone from the states with a lisp. Dunno his surname but I saw him on the buzzcocks and live at the appollo and he had me in stiches.

Rich Hall?

Probably the only US funny comedian around now

Yeah, English comedians just seem that much more funny, probably the dignified accent and the undignified jokes. Peter Kay is good though, didnt think much of him in Amarillo or that new Texas track, I just think that comedy is his forte. Anybody heard of Jethro?