I would venture to say everyone loves a good laugh. (If you don't, then something's wrong with you and you need to loosen up!) Here's my attempt to list my favorite comedians. I hope you'll join in and list some of yours, too. It's when I read your comments that I realize how many good ones I've left out!
1. Bill Cosby - Other than the Three Stooges (who I admit I loved as a kid), Cosby is probably the first comedian I had any real exposure to. We had several of his albums at our house when I was growing up and I still think "To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With" is one of the funniest routines I've heard.
2. Johnny Carson - Some people would probably classify Carson as a TV talk show host or entertainer rather than a comedian given that he hosted NBC's Tonight Show for 30 years. However, I saw him do stand-up in Las Vegas back in the 70s and he was every bit the comedian.
3. George Carlin - This guy always made me laugh. I don't know if it was his dark humor (I tend to laugh at inappropriate things) or the fact he never hesitated to poke fun at things other people didn't dare to.
4. Lucille Ball - If I'm flipping through the channels and happen to come across I Love Lucy, I always have to stop and see which one it is. I know I've seen every episode at least once and most of them many times.
5. Carol Burnett - If anyone can live up to Lucille Ball's legacy of physical comedy, it's Carol Burnett. I consider her one of the funniest women ever, especially when teamed up with Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner and Vicki Lawrence.
Runners up: John Candy, Robin Williams, Chevy Chase, Colin Mochrie, Tim Allen, all of the Blue Collar Comedy crew.
- Kelly
- Making my way through the ups and downs of life, holding fast to my favorite Bible verse: "For we walk by faith, not by sight." ~2 Corinthians 5:7. I began blogging in earnest at Yahoo360 on October 24, 2005. (briefly using LiveJournal and blog-city prior to that) In June 2008 I moved to Blogger. I'm now at WordPress where I hope to remain.