I've always liked comedians who were clever and offered unexpected situational comments , the kind you can identify with. Carlin and Letterman are two examples of that.

I'm not a choirboy myself and I don't talk like one so I don't mind off-color language or jokes. Dirty language isn't a substitute for being funny, but jokes with sexual content or concerning gender/relationship issues or differences can be really funny to me.

We saw Carrot Top in Vegas. It was a great show. I didn't expect that. Like I said in the other thread, Ellen and Jimmy Fallon are funny. I liked Eddie Murphy when he was younger. He could be incredibly crude, but some of the situational stuff was hilarious.

Bill Hicks was, in my opinion, one of the greatest comedians. I wish he hadn't died so young.

I really like Jim Gaffigan, John Mulaney, Gerry Dee, Ali Wong (she is a little crude at times but funny), and Roseanne. She was the first stand up I ever saw - on Johnny Carson with my dad, when I was young. I really liked Letterman - way back though, probably 15 years ago or so.

Tim Hawkins is hilarious.

Jeff Dunham is so funny to me. I remember the first time I saw Carrot Top he had me rolling on the floor.

I am not a big fan of comedians and find most clever but not really funny, with the exception of Trevor Noah who makes me laugh aloud.

I might check out a few of the ones mentioned above.

Well I did mention on my post four comedians that I do like, so it wouldn't have mattered if you chimed in too! ;)

I mentioned Eddie Murphy, Jimmy Kimmell, Jimmy Fallon and Russell Peters. And of course Ellen Degeneres.

I read once that Robin Williams said his work was influenced by Jonathan Winters. I only had the pleasure of seeing Jonathan Winters in a non-acting appearance once, on the Johnny Carson show. He was truly laugh-out-loud hilarious!

Williams and Winters were on Carson at the same time at least once.

Embrothrium, that is exactly what I was going to say! That is a classic episode

Well, this will be unpopular, but I've found Kathy Griffin to be very funny, and she gives a great live concert. The funniest bit she's ever had is her painfully detailed account of Brooke Shield's wedding.

It was brilliant in how she captured every detail with her unique perception.

Certainly George Carlin. Now I love Melissa McCarthy. I know she uses terrible language and is a little hostile. She says what I sometimes think but would never say out loud.

Paul Lynde, Jonathan Winters and Tim Conway could make me laugh without saying anything at times.

Maybe you meant Paul Lynde. His were usually the funniest lines on Hollywood Squares.

Maybe a bit OT - several years ago, Steve Martin was a popular TV comedian (and probably still is). I was babysitting my young niece and when I reminded her that she was being a bit naughty, she would use his expression: "Well, excuuuuuse me!" It was funny and maddening at the same time!

I cannot tell you how many times I come to the KT and see the title of this thread and read, "Canadians you don't like".....

Time for more coffee. ;)

As long as it doesn't include "us" Debby. LOL

Oh my gosh, 19 responses and no one has mentioned Jerry Seinfeld? I saw him do standup comedy before his TV show. Wonderfully clean, no swearing, very funny.

But this time debby it's Canadians I DO like.

As I mentioned on the other thread, I love watching clips of Craig Ferguson on his talk show, but I don't find his stand up routine as funny. Bob Newhart's old routines like the one as a driver's education instructor crack me up. Kathleen Madigan had one routine about being a server in a Mexican food restaurant that made me laugh, but that's the only one. I agree with others that watching Robin Williams on a riff on a talk show was always funnier than his stand up.

Aziz Ansari is very funny.

I agree, Fun, that Bob Newhart's routines of driving instructors are very funny and I love his "instructions" on training bus drivers. The object, according to Newhart, is to drive so that passengers spin down the bus aisle before they can sit down. If they're also carrying bags of groceries, so much the better. Ask me how I can relate!