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Very Funny People

1.6k votersThe Best Serious Movies Starring ComediansDramatic movies starring comedians, ranked by comedy and film fans. Often, after making a name for themselves appearing in wacky o...

58.3k votersThe 100+ Funniest People Of All TimeThe funniest people of all time are a mix of actors, comedians, and even a few people who probably didn't start off trying to be f...

1.7k voters14 Times Great Villains Were Played By ComediansActors like Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, and John Malkovich can't always play the villain. These times great villains were played b...

Graveyard Shift

787 votersWhich Comedian's Death Hit You Hardest?Life is funny. Death is signficantly less so. When very funny people die, it tends to throw everybody for a loop. Laughing is such...

265 votersComedians Who Use Stage NamesThese comedians knew that it's tough to make a name in comedy and that literally making themselves a stage name was the best way t...

108.9k votersThe Funniest Stand-Up Comedians Of All TimeThis list ranks the best stand-up comedians in the history of the art form. First and foremost, all of the people on this list are...

Stand Up Comedy

3.9k votersThe Most Original ComediansPicking the top original comedians may start a bar fight but it's time to weigh in. What is the criteria for choosing some of the ...

675 votersThe Best TV Shows Starring Stand-Up ComicsMany people pursue stand-up comedy with the hopes of one day getting their own TV show. After years of paying their dues in variou...

20.4k votersThe Funniest Female Comedians of All TimeThe funniest female comedians star on our favorite sitcoms, perform standup at the top comedy clubs and best of all, make us laugh...

189 votersTimes Comedians Played TV Villains (And Nailed It)Some actors who played iconic villains on TV weren't always the most obvious choice. Some of the best TV villains of all time have...

4.9k votersDead Comedians Who Left Great Stand Up BehindThis is a list of the best stand up comedians who died too early. These stand up comedians died before they had run out of steam a...

1.8k votersCancelled Comedians Everyone Loves To HateWho are the most hated comedians? Anyone who's ever tried to go up on stage knows that the best stand-up comedians don't have an e...

169 votersThe Best Biopics About Real ComediansThere is a surprising dearth of quality biopics about comedians. There are, however, a handful of movies that masterfully capture ...

Saturday Night Live

25.7k views19 Comedians You Might Not Know Wrote for SNLIn the world of comedy, many high-profile comedians got their start on the institution that is Saturday Night Live. Comedians who ...

Stand Up Comedy

10k viewsComedians Who Have Won Grammy AwardsThese funny people are the gold standard – literally. The legends on this list are all Grammy award-winning comedians, a few of th...

1.5k votersThe Funniest Comedy Podcasts What are the funniest podcasts right now? The funniest current podcast are some of the funniest podcasts of all time, so if you're...

485 votersThe Best Comedy Specials By WomenMany people still view comedy as a boys' club. However, once you watch a few stand-up specials from women, it is clear as day wome...

635 votersThe Funniest African Comedians of All TimeThis list contains information about the best African comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best African comedians come in ...

833 votersThe Funniest Alternative Comedians of All Time This list contains information about the best alternative comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best alt comedians come ...

1.1k votersThe Funniest Anecdotal Comedians of All TimeThis list contains information about the best anecdotal comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best anecdotal comedians come...