Greatest American Comedians

ElephantSack · 04-13-2010, 12:51 PM

I saw Kurt Metzger's stand up special on TV a few weeks ago, and I thought he was funny as hell. He's pretty obscure. I could only find a few videos of him on Youtube. My favorite being his line on a black Jesus: "You know, some people think Jesus was white, some people think he was black. I just think he was ****ING IMAGINARY!"

I don't understand the Bill Hicks and Carlin hate. Well, I guess I can understand why most people would. People who do what they did tend to be hated on.

My list of favorite American comedians would probably go something like this:
Doug Stanhope
Bill Hicks
Richard Pryor
Mitch Hedberg
Dave Chappelle
George Carlin
Zach Galifianakis
and I'll throw Kurt Metzger on here, too. He was the funniest comedian I've discovered lately.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-13-2010, 12:53 PM

I don't think anyone is hating on Hicks or Carlin.

ElephantSack · 04-13-2010, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by OceanAndSilence

dave chapelle, mitch hedberg and zach galifianakis. I actually don't like bill hicks or george carlin; "religion is bull****", blah blah blah. wasn't funny or challenging.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Ordinarily I would stay the fuck away from this subject, but I've actually been perusing some of America's more talented comedians and surprisingly, there's a fair few who actually have some relevance to this day. And no, I'm not talking about George Carlin or Bill Hicks here and their pedantic social commentary.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-13-2010, 01:53 PM

Yeah but the rest of the posts about him are positive.

boo boo · 04-13-2010, 02:35 PM

Sam hates everything anyway.

lucifer_sam · 04-13-2010, 02:52 PM

Obviously not. I just don't find either Carlin or Hicks funny. Which is sad, because a lot of what Hicks said made sense to me.

How about:
Richard Pryor
W. C. Fields
George Burns
Mitch Hedberg
Zach Galifanakis
Dave Chappelle
Robin Williams
Norm McDonald
Phil Hartmann
Darrell Hammond
John Belushi
Jim Gaffigan

And then theres always:
Bill Watterson
Gary Larson
Larry David
Judd Apatow

Engine · 04-13-2010, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I could have seen Bill Hicks live too.

During my first ever visit to London he was doing a series of shows at the Dominion Theater. They had some tickets left for that night but at the time I was under 18 & couldn't get in.

I was gutted.

That's too bad. I would have loved to see him - and apparently he was at his peak in Europe where audiences loved him. In the US he mostly played to a redneck audience that half hated him.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

I just don't find either Carlin or Hicks funny. Which is sad, because a lot of what Hicks said made sense to me.

That is sad but I'm glad that you at least find Hicks' material worthwhile.

Maybe it's pedantic, but I think this bit is hilarious and timeless..

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-14-2010, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

That's too bad. I would have loved to see him - and apparently he was at his peak in Europe where audiences loved him. In the US he mostly played to a redneck audience that half hated him.

That is sad but I'm glad that you at least find Hicks' material worthwhile.

Maybe it's pedantic, but I think this bit is hilarious and timeless..

I've always found Hicks much funnier than Carlin. Hick's opinions were easier to reject, me thinks. He always seemed like he was half kidding or self-deprecated his own beliefs.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-13-2010, 02:54 PM

Good list. I'm glad Jim Gaffigan is getting some love, usually anything that popular with the hipsters is trashed.

Rickenbacker · 04-13-2010, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

Good list. I'm glad Jim Gaffigan is getting some love, usually anything that popular with the hipsters is trashed.

Incidentally, my mom went to college at Georgetown with Jim Gaffigan. Her roommate and he worked at the same place and were great friends.

04-13-2010, 12:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
ElephantSack Man vs. Wild Turkey Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ATX Posts: 948	I saw Kurt Metzger's stand up special on TV a few weeks ago, and I thought he was funny as hell. He's pretty obscure. I could only find a few videos of him on Youtube. My favorite being his line on a black Jesus: "You know, some people think Jesus was white, some people think he was black. I just think he was **ING IMAGINARY!" I don't understand the Bill Hicks and Carlin hate. Well, I guess I can understand why most people would. People who do what they did tend to be hated on. My list of favorite American comedians would probably go something like this: Doug Stanhope Bill Hicks Richard Pryor Mitch Hedberg Dave Chappelle George Carlin Zach Galifianakis and I'll throw Kurt Metzger on here, too. He was the funniest comedian I've discovered lately. __________________ OF THE SUN** Last edited by ElephantSack; 04-13-2010 at 12:57 PM.

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lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Obviously not. I just don't find either Carlin or Hicks funny. Which is sad, because a lot of what Hicks said made sense to me. How about: Richard Pryor W. C. Fields George Burns Mitch Hedberg Zach Galifanakis Dave Chappelle Robin Williams Norm McDonald Phil Hartmann Darrell Hammond John Belushi Jim Gaffigan And then theres always: Bill Watterson Gary Larson Larry David Judd Apatow __________________ first.am

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	I don't think anyone is hating on Hicks or Carlin.

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Yeah but the rest of the posts about him are positive.

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Good list. I'm glad Jim Gaffigan is getting some love, usually anything that popular with the hipsters is trashed.