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Greatest 100 Stand-Up Comedians Results '08
Comedian
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Rank
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Richard Pryor
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1
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Steve Martin
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2
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Johnny Carson
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3
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Bill Cosby
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4
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George Carlin
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5
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Chris Rock
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6
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Lenny Bruce
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7
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Jerry Seinfeld
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8
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Eddie Murphy
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9
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Rodney Dangerfield *
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10
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Steven Wright
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11
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Woody Allen
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12
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David Letterman
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13
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Jay Leno
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14
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Robin Williams
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15
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Ellen DeGeneres
|
16
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Roseanne Barr
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17
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Bob Hope
|
18
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Jonathan Winters
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19
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Don Rickles
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20
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Robert Klein
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21
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Sam Kinison
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22
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Bill Hicks
|
23
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Redd Foxx
|
24
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Flip Wilson
|
25
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Martin Lawrence
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26
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Dennis Miller
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27
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Buddy Hackett
|
28
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Jim Carrey
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29
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Garry Shandling
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30
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Billy Crystal
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31
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Dave Chappelle
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32
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Andy Kaufman
|
33
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Albert Brooks
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34
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George Burns
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35
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Richard Lewis
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36
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Bob Newhart
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37
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Dennis Leary
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38
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Henny Youngman
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39
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Ray Romano
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40
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Jack Benny
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41
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Tim Allen
|
42
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Milton Berle
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43
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Phyllis Diller
|
44
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Joan Rivers
|
45
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Bill Maher
|
46
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Jon Stewart
|
47
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David Brenner
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48
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Gilbert Gottfried
|
49
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Mort Sahl
|
50
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Freddie Prinze
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51
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Jackie Mason
|
52
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Damon Wayans
|
53
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Lewis Black
|
54
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Shelly Berman
|
55
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Adam Sandler
|
56
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Richard Jeni
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57
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Colin Quinn
|
58
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DL Hughley
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59
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Larry Miller
|
60
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Robert Schimmel
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61
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Richard Belzer
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62
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Cedric the Entertainer
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63
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Alan King
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64
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Pat Cooper
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65
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Wanda Sykes
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66
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Bobcat Goldthwait
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67
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Kevin Pollak
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68
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Jeff Foxworthy
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69
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Bernie Mac
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70
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Bill Connolly
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71
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Red Buttons
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72
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Dave Attell
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73
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Eddie Izzard
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74
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Eddie Griffin
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75
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Howie Mandel
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76
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Dom Irrera
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77
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Kevin James
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78
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Paul Reiser
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79
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Paul Rodriguez
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80
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Louis C.K.
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81
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Bobby Slayton
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82
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Jay Mohr
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83
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Paula Poundstone
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84
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Jim Breuer
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85
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Drew Carey
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86
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Dick Gregory
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87
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Norm MacDonald
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88
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Rita Rudner
|
89
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Joey Bishop
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90
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David Cross
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91
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Louie Anderson
|
92
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Mitch Hedberg
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93
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Sinbad
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94
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George Wallace
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95
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Red Skelton *
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96
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Wendy Liebman
|
97
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Brett Butler
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98
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Doug Stanhope *
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99
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Jim Gaffigan *
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100
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* Rita Rudner, Wendy Leibman and Mitch Hedberg remain a part of the list
after a year of voting. Sara Silverman was knocked off almost immediately and
deleted from the nomination list. Emo
Phillips spent a good portion of the year on the list until finally being
knocked off by Red Skelton. Louis CK continues an impressive climb all the way
to #81. He was 98 on Comedy Central’s original list. Jim Gaffigan and Doug
Stanhope are new to the list knocking off Jeneane Garafalo and Russell Peters. Honorable
mention to Peter Sellers, Jimmy Carr, Daniel Tosh, Jerry Lewis and Rodney
Carrington.
A new 100 winners will be announced on 05/05/10. There will also
be a similar pole for the greatest comic actors of all time & the greatest
comedy films.
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