The Top 25 Funniest People in America

Maple Leafs · 03-12-2004, 12:14 PM

Anyone have the full list?

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NEW YORK (AP) -- He's not on television regularly anymore, but Entertainment Weekly has judged Chris Rock to be the funniest man in America.

The 38-year-old comedian is now on a stand-up concert tour, which will culminate in an HBO special.

"Watching Rock in 2004 -- 21 years into his comedy career -- is like watching a great prize-fighter in peak condition," the magazine said.

Comedy Central's Jon Stewart was second on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 25 funniest Americans, and Will Ferrell came in third.

Larry David, Dave Chappelle, Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Murray, Jim Carrey and Jack Black also were praised by the magazine.

And here's a Top 10 list David Letterman isn't going to like: He was No. 11. Of course, it might make him feel better to know Jay Leno wasn't mentioned at all.

cthomer5000 · 03-12-2004, 12:20 PM

Chris Rock
Jon Stewart and the Daily Show Team
Will Ferrell
Larry David
Dave Chapelle
Ellen DeGeneres
Bill Murray
Amy and David Sedaris
Robert Smigel
Jim Carrery
David Letterman
Aaron McGruder
Jack Black
Wanda Sykes
Augesten Burroughs
Scot Armstrong
Conan O'Brien
Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson
Bernie Mac
Maya Rudolph
Demitri Martin
Catherine O'Hara
ego trip
Sarah Silverman
Dave Attell

25 1/2 Kelly Ripa

cthomer5000 · 03-12-2004, 12:22 PM

Pretty solid collection of people, and I'm very happy to see Robert Smigel listed so highly.

rkmsuf · 03-12-2004, 12:26 PM

Ellen? Please...

sterlingice · 03-12-2004, 12:45 PM

Ick. I haven't heard of half of those people and of the ones I have heard of, about 5 of them are actually funny.

SI

Maple Leafs · 03-12-2004, 12:53 PM

Not a bad list, actually. Ellen DeGeneres is actually very funny when she's not trying to play the poor lesbian media-victim, which she hasn't done in years.

I'm surprised to see Rudolph on there, the Silverman pick is a little too trendy for me and the absence of George Carlin essentially voids the list. But overall, they did a pretty good job.

(Now of course, the fact that a handful of those listed are actually Canadian is another thing. I guess it did say "in America", not "from America".)

Edit: Adam Corolla really needs to be on the list too.

rkmsuf · 03-12-2004, 01:00 PM

I like Dave Attell...he's a funny guy and I agree Corolla could be included...

Maple Leafs · 03-12-2004, 01:11 PM

Interesting that there's not a lot of real politcal humor represented on the list. Rock can certainly go into that territory, but I'm thinking of people like Bill Maher and Dennis Miller who are defined by their politics. You could make a case that neither really belongs there on merit, but I found it interesting that there really aren't any of those type of guys on the list.

(And I don't count Jon Stewart... his show is certainly liberal, but I suspect that has more to do with having Republicans in the white house. If Kerry wins, liberals will probably hate Stewart this time next year.)

Draft Dodger · 03-12-2004, 01:12 PM

I was 3,154th

SplitPersonality1 · 03-12-2004, 01:13 PM

Jon Stewart & #2 ???
Wanda Sykes?
Ugh

Either my tastes don't match the rest of the nation (highly likely), or this list really blows (very likely)

I think that Hornsmaniac should have been on the list. After all, he's cocky & funny.

cthomer5000 · 03-12-2004, 01:22 PM

I find Wanda Sykes very funny. Not her show so much, because she's better in supporting roles (lots of Chris Rock stuff) and doing stand up.

MikeVic · 03-12-2004, 01:26 PM

Daily Show with Jon Stewart is one of the only shows I watch on TV regularly... I find it really funny.

dawgfan · 03-12-2004, 01:28 PM

No love for Bill Simmons - these guys that made the list must not be sports fans.

ISiddiqui · 03-12-2004, 01:28 PM

Dave Atell

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And Ellen is pretty funny in her standup routine.

Maple Leafs · 03-12-2004, 01:29 PM

Sykes is one that I can't say I've enjoyed much, but my exposure to her has been mostly though her show. I've heard other people says she's very good in various things, so I can live with the pick.

One other point on Stewart -- anyone else think it was a bit of a copout to list "the Daily Show team"? I think guys like Frank Black could have made the list on their own, but instead they lump them all together. It would be like having "the Saturday Night Live cast" as one entry.

korme · 03-12-2004, 01:30 PM

CHAPPELES SHOW and his comedy special earn him at #5, finally the man getting some recognition.

Hell yea Larry David too.

KevinNU7 · 03-12-2004, 01:30 PM

WE'RE GOING STREAKING!

Fritz · 03-12-2004, 01:31 PM

Not a very good list.

KevinNU7 · 03-12-2004, 01:32 PM

SANNNNNNNNNNNNTA! I know him, I know him

Schmidty · 03-12-2004, 01:33 PM

Conan should be #1. Howard Dean should be #2.

ISiddiqui · 03-12-2004, 01:34 PM

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One other point on Stewart -- anyone else think it was a bit of a copout to list "the Daily Show team"? I think guys like Frank Black could have made the list on their own, but instead they lump them all together. It would be like having "the Saturday Night Live cast" as one entry.

Not really... because you don't know if they are individually funny or whether it is because of the context of the show. I wouldn't have listed any Daily Show correspondant individually.

Maple Leafs · 03-12-2004, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Not really... because you don't know if they are individually funny or whether it is because of the context of the show. I wouldn't have listed any Daily Show correspondant individually.

Ever seen Black do standup? He's really quite good.

ISiddiqui · 03-12-2004, 01:37 PM

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Ever seen Black do standup? He's really quite good.

But they didn't put Black on the list for his standup... they did for his work on the Daily Show, along with everyone else.

Warhammer · 03-12-2004, 01:37 PM

I thought it was nice seeing Aaron Mac Gruder getting recognition.

Fritz · 03-12-2004, 01:38 PM

also, if you are saying "25 funniest people" and list "daily show crew" as one person then you may be misunderstanding how to count.

Fritz · 03-12-2004, 01:39 PM

little education here:

Frank Black - recording artist
Jack Black - Actor
Lewis Black - Comedian

Fritz · 03-12-2004, 01:40 PM

and Lewis Black's stand up blows the entire Daily Show out of the water.

rkmsuf · 03-12-2004, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Fritz

little education here:

Frank Black - recording artist
Jack Black - Actor
Lewis Black - Comedian

Bud Black - pitcher

Hammer755 · 03-12-2004, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

I was 3,154th

I guess that makes me 3,153rd.

Schmidty · 03-12-2004, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

Bud Black - pitcher

Shirley Temple Black - Former child star.

rkmsuf · 03-12-2004, 01:46 PM

Men in Black - movie

Ksyrup · 03-12-2004, 01:46 PM

Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson

THIS one I find the most ridiculous. They might as well have put an * with "paid for by the committee to get people to buy movie tickets to see Starsky & Hutch" after it.

Besides, as Fritz pointed out, if it's the 25 funniest people, there are no "teams" allowed. Either Jon Stewart makes it, or he doesn't. Or, everyone named - including the teams - can only add up to 25.

And who in the hell are the Sedaris's, anyway?

They obviously need two separate lists - one for individuals, one for team/troupe/pair, etc.

Ksyrup · 03-12-2004, 01:47 PM

Back In Black - song

rkmsuf · 03-12-2004, 01:48 PM

If you add Stiller and Wilson together you come close to the humor of one person. I can see where they are coming from...

JeeberD · 03-12-2004, 01:48 PM

Back in Black - Song

Edit: Damn you Ksyrup!

Easy Mac · 03-12-2004, 01:48 PM

No Wayans, no care.

Honolulu Blue · 03-12-2004, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Fritz

Originally Posted by Fritz
little education here:

Frank Black - recording artist
Jack Black - Actor
Lewis Black - Comedian

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

Bud Black - pitcher

Paint It Black - Rolling Stones song

More seriously, I think it's nearly impossible to come up with a list like this - even more so than "best player", "most powerful", or even "most beautiful". There's a serious lack of objective criteria here, other than making people laugh. And what's funny varies quite widely from person to person.

dawgfan · 03-12-2004, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

And who in the hell are the Sedaris's, anyway?

Writers. David Sedaris is best-known for the books "Naked" and "Me Talk Pretty One Day".

Hammer755 · 03-12-2004, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

And who in the hell are the Sedaris's, anyway?

Isn't Amy Sedaris the chick from Strangers with Candy? Don't know who David Sedaris is, I would assume it's her husband. I seem to remember she was in some kind of comedy troupe and perhaps he is as well.

Draft Dodger · 03-12-2004, 01:51 PM

Black Magic - Woman

Ksyrup · 03-12-2004, 01:51 PM

Never hoid of them or anything they've done/written.

Fritz · 03-12-2004, 01:52 PM

Man in Black - Johnny Cash (rip)

rkmsuf · 03-12-2004, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Never hoid of them or anything they've done/written.

My neither but apparantly they are f-ing funny...

Ksyrup · 03-12-2004, 01:52 PM

As long as Dave Attell made it, and Jay Leno did not, the list is valid. Aside from the "team" issue, that is.

What/who is egotrip?

rkmsuf · 03-12-2004, 01:53 PM

Black hole - space thingy

Easy Mac · 03-12-2004, 01:55 PM

Blackadar - FOFC poster

Ksyrup · 03-12-2004, 01:55 PM

Catherine O'Hara? She's funnier than anyone in the Guffman/Mighty Wind/Best In Show crowd? If ever someone deserved the "Jon Stewart and everyone he works with" treatment, it was these folks. It should have been, Christopher Guest and the casts of those movies.

JeeberD · 03-12-2004, 01:55 PM

Fade to Black - Metallica song

Schmidty · 03-12-2004, 01:55 PM

Beard, Black - Pirate filed alphabetically by last name

Ksyrup · 03-12-2004, 01:55 PM

Black Sabbath

03-12-2004, 12:26 PM	#4
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Ellen? Please... __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-12-2004, 12:53 PM	#6
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Not a bad list, actually. Ellen DeGeneres is actually very funny when she's not trying to play the poor lesbian media-victim, which she hasn't done in years. I'm surprised to see Rudolph on there, the Silverman pick is a little too trendy for me and the absence of George Carlin essentially voids the list. But overall, they did a pretty good job. (Now of course, the fact that a handful of those listed are actually Canadian is another thing. I guess it did say "in America", not "from America".) Edit: Adam Corolla really needs to be on the list too. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis Last edited by Maple Leafs : 03-12-2004 at 12:57 PM.

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rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	I like Dave Attell...he's a funny guy and I agree Corolla could be included... __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-12-2004, 01:11 PM	#8
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Interesting that there's not a lot of real politcal humor represented on the list. Rock can certainly go into that territory, but I'm thinking of people like Bill Maher and Dennis Miller who are defined by their politics. You could make a case that neither really belongs there on merit, but I found it interesting that there really aren't any of those type of guys on the list. (And I don't count Jon Stewart... his show is certainly liberal, but I suspect that has more to do with having Republicans in the white house. If Kerry wins, liberals will probably hate Stewart this time next year.) __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

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Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	I was 3,154th __________________ Mile High Hockey

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sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Ick. I haven't heard of half of those people and of the ones I have heard of, about 5 of them are actually funny. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

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SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	Jon Stewart & #2 ??? Wanda Sykes? Ugh Either my tastes don't match the rest of the nation (highly likely), or this list really blows (very likely) I think that Hornsmaniac should have been on the list. After all, he's cocky & funny.

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MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Daily Show with Jon Stewart is one of the only shows I watch on TV regularly... I find it really funny.

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dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	No love for Bill Simmons - these guys that made the list must not be sports fans.

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ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Dave Atell . And Ellen is pretty funny in her standup routine. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

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Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Sykes is one that I can't say I've enjoyed much, but my exposure to her has been mostly though her show. I've heard other people says she's very good in various things, so I can live with the pick. One other point on Stewart -- anyone else think it was a bit of a copout to list "the Daily Show team"? I think guys like Frank Black could have made the list on their own, but instead they lump them all together. It would be like having "the Saturday Night Live cast" as one entry. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

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korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	CHAPPELES SHOW and his comedy special earn him at #5, finally the man getting some recognition. Hell yea Larry David too.

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Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	Not a very good list. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

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Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Early, TX	Conan should be #1. Howard Dean should be #2. __________________ Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross

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Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	I thought it was nice seeing Aaron Mac Gruder getting recognition.

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Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	also, if you are saying "25 funniest people" and list "daily show crew" as one person then you may be misunderstanding how to count. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

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Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	little education here: Frank Black - recording artist Jack Black - Actor Lewis Black - Comedian __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

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Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	and Lewis Black's stand up blows the entire Daily Show out of the water. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

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rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Men in Black - movie __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

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Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson THIS one I find the most ridiculous. They might as well have put an * with "paid for by the committee to get people to buy movie tickets to see Starsky & Hutch" after it. Besides, as Fritz pointed out, if it's the 25 funniest people, there are no "teams" allowed. Either Jon Stewart makes it, or he doesn't. Or, everyone named - including the teams - can only add up to 25. And who in the hell are the Sedaris's, anyway? They obviously need two separate lists - one for individuals, one for team/troupe/pair, etc. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

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Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Back In Black - song __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

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rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	If you add Stiller and Wilson together you come close to the humor of one person. I can see where they are coming from... __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

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