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Ranking the best, funniest, and most original stand-up comedians and comic actors.

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This list contains information about the best deadpan comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best deadpan comedians come in many forms. Some famous deadpan comedians got their start working New York comedy clubs while other deadpan comics found the funny on Saturday Night Live. A few hilarious deadpan comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top deadpan comedians list? Todd Barry has to be at the top. Whether he is riffing with the crowd or sarcastically analyzing the appeal of egg salad sandwiches, Todd Barry's deadpan delivery encourages endless laughter. Norm Macdonald's deadpan style worked great as the host of “Weekend Update” just as it does on the stand-up stage.Tig Notaro finds the funny in dark topics using personal experiences and deadpan delivery. Other hilarious comics featured on this best deadpan comedians list include Steven Wright, Sarah Silverman, and Michael Ian Black.Which deadpan comedian do you think is the funniest? Give the best comics a thumbs up and share some of your favorite comedy specials in the comments section.

This list contains information about the best improv comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best improvisational comedians come in many forms. Some famous comedians who are great at improv started at Second City while other improv comedians thrive on the stand-up stage. A few hilarious improv comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top improv comedians list? Amy Poehler has to be at the top. Not only did Poehler become a household name after starring on Saturday Night Live, she also co-founded the famed Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe. Her UCB partners in comedy, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh, are also among the best improvisational comedians of all time.Todd Barry has been known to go on stand-up tours based solely on crowd work, so each set is completely improvised and unique. Other hilarious comics featured on this best improv comedians list include Stephen Colbert, Kristen Wiig, and Jane Lynch.Which improvisational comedian do you think is the funniest? Give the best comics a thumbs up and please add any hilarious improv stars we may have missed.

Dave Coulier

The best celebrity impressionists ever include some legendary comics and impersonators like Rich Little, Will Jordan, and Will Jordan, along with some modern-day comedians like Jim Carrey, Dana Carvey and, more recently, Jay Pharoah. This list includes some of the masters of comedic impressions and impersonations, but it isn't complete: be sure to add any of your favorite impressionists and impressionist comedians who are missing (and vote for the best).Doing a truly great impression of someone else takes great skill. It's more than just scrunching up your face and saying "Come on, make my day" and then passing it off as Clint Eastwood. Anyone who can do amazing impressions must be able to pull off physical comedy. It's about getting the gestures, the voice inflection and the attitude of the person just right. On top of that, you've got to be funny. That's a tall order, but several great comedians have found the perfect formula.Who are <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-aged-the-best/celeb-stalker?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best celeb</a> impersonators? Some of the best impressionists ever are (or were) cast members on 'Saturday Night Live' or other sketch comedy shows. Among them: Phil Hartman, Joe Piscopo, Dana Carvey, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, and Darrell Hammond. Tina Fey earns a place of honor on this list for her hilarious, and nearly perfect, impression of Sarah Palin.

Robin Williams

This 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 funny comedians. Beyond that, this is a diverse list of people with different styles who approach different types of subject matter.&nbsp;Many of the popular comedians listed below worked their way up through the stand up circuit and eventually landed shows&nbsp;or specials on Netflix or Comedy Central, while others started their own YouTube channels and put their best jokes out into the world that way. The funniest comedians can come from any type of background, obviously there are insanely talented Black, Asian, Latino and white comedians (and everything in between.)

Being a good stand-up comic is tough, and whether they&#39;re an observant, an orator, an absurdist, blue collar, or alternative, all of the funny comedians on this list are unique, hardworking, and hilarious. They&#39;re some of the biggest and most famous names in the game, whether current or beloved goofy old comics.&nbsp;Many of the best comedians of all time got their start as stand-up comedians and then progressed to star in their own films <a href="/list/best-shows-starring-stand-up-comics/ranker-tv" target="_blank">or TV series</a>. It takes a certain skill set and the ability to connect with people in order&nbsp;to excel at stand-up comedy, and we feel that these are the ones that shine.

This list is made of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians and then some. The top&nbsp;comedians are always changing. Feel free to add your votes on the greatest standups of all time. Then check back to see if any of your favorites broke into the top 20 comedians.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jewish American comedians: This is a collective list of famous American Jewish comedians with pictures. What comedians are jewish? These famous Jewish American comedians have been entertaining generation of people with their jokes and hilarity. Which famous comedians are jewish? The tradition of Jewish comedians has always been at the fore front of comedy, from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-new-york-friars-club-members/user-x?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the Friars club</a> roasts to Adam Sandler's Hanukkah song, jewish comedians have always kept us laughing. Fun fact Jews account for less than 2.5% of the USA's population, but approximately 70% of the USA's working American comedians are Jewish.

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This list contains information about the best cultural comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best cultural comedians come in many forms. Some famous comedians who joke about their heritage tell stories about their family while other cultural comedians generate laughs from religion. A few hilarious cultural comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top cultural comedians list? Gabriel Iglesias has to be near the top. Iglesias Mexican heritage is often at the center of his hilarious routines making him a fan favorite among Latino crowds. He often jokes that he's “not fat, he's fluffy,” which led to his iconic nickname, “Fluffy.” Jewish heritage is often a source of inspiration for Sarah Silverman.Sebastian Maniscalco's Italian upbringing helped him to find the funny in food, family and relationships. Other hilarious comedians featured on this top cultural comics list include Woody Allen, Cristela Alonzo, and Chris Rock.Do you have a favorite cultural comedian? Give the funniest stand-ups a thumbs up and get in on the conversation in the comments section.

This list contains information about the best gay comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best gay male comedians come in many forms. Some famous gay comedians are political in their stand-up acts while other gay comedians joke about relationships. A few hilarious gay comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top gay comedians list? Scott Thompson has to be at the top. The Kids in the Hall funnyman is one of the most hilarious gay improv comedians and stand-up acts. His monologues as the flamboyant Buddy Cole were beloved by KITH fans. Andy Dick is another hilarious gay comedian both on the stand-up stage and in TV shows and films.With his celebrity-filled queries on Billy on the Street, Billy Eichner quickly became known as one of the funniest comedians to ever tackle pop culture. Other funny men featured on this best gay comedians list include Ant, Mario Cantone, and Todd Glass.Do you have a favorite gay comedian? Give the funniest comics a thumbs up and please add any hilarious gay comedians we may have missed.

This list contains information about the best observational comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best observational comedians come in many forms. Some famous observational comedians find the funny in family life while other observational comedians say what we all are thinking. A few hilarious observational comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top observational comedians list? Jerry Seinfeld has to be at the top. Before he created and starred in the iconic “<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/current-tv-shows-where-nothing-happens/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">show about nothing</a>” that was Seinfeld, the observational comic found the funny in the most mundane details of life in his stand-up act. Woody Allen is another one of the funniest observational comedians both on stage and on the big screen.Whether he is analyzing relationships, race relations, or the ridiculousness of celebrities, Chris Rock is one of the most hilarious observational comedians in the business. Other funny stand-up comics featured on this best observational comedians list include Joan Rivers, George Carlin, and Dave Chappelle.Which observational comedians do you think deserves the top spot on this list? Give the funniest comics a thumbs up and share some of your favorite jokes in the comments section.

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The 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 funny. Included in this list of people vying for the title of funniest person ever are the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-funniest-stand-up-comedians-in-entertainment">funniest stand-up comedians of all time</a> and the funniest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-film-actors-and-actresses-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">actors and actresses</a> ever. One thing's for sure: these funny actors and comedians are at the top of their ha ha games and could make most people laugh 'til they pee.The funniest people ever include actors like Will Ferrell and John Belushi, comedians-turned-actors like Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy, and general funny people like George Carlin and John Cleese. While ranking a funny person is completely subjective, the folks on this list of funny people are undeniably hilarious. The real question is: who is the funniest person ever?This is your chance to decide! Vote for the funniest comedians and actors and help decide once and for all who the funniest person alive or dead really is. If your favorite funny person isn't on the list of the funniest people ever, make sure to add them so others can revel in their hilarity.

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The funniest British and Irish comedians of all time is a geographically restricted subset of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/comedians">funniest people of all time</a>, and some of these funny people from across the pond can make you pee yourself with laughter just by looking at you. Many of these comedians from the UK and Ireland have appeared in the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-funniest-movies-of-all-time">funniest movies ever</a> as well as some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/funniest-tv-shows-ever">funniest TV shows of all time</a>. These hilarious entertainers represent comedians from the UK, and they are all here together in this list of the funniest people from Britain and Ireland.

There&#39;s a lot that goes into deciding who the best comedians from Ireland and Britain are: do they have a funny stand-up act, a great special, a memorable character, and/or a generally funny public persona? Do they appear in any of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-british-sitcoms/ranker-tv" target="_blank">best British sitcoms</a>? Do you factor in the truly awful projects they&#39;ve taken part in when deciding their overall ranking (cough*Bruno*cough)? Being funny is serious business, and so is deciding who the most hilarious British and Irish comedians truly are.

Who are the funniest comedians from the UK and Ireland? What comedians are from Ireland and Great Britain - and are English comedians funnier than their collegues from Scotland and Wales? Are British and Irish comedians funnier? This list of the funniest comedians from Britain and Ireland should answer some of these questions and, at the lease, point you towards some of the funniest people ever to come from a pair of smallish islands. If your favorite British or Irish comedian isn&#39;t on the list, make sure to add them so they can compete for the title of funniest comedian from Ireland and the UK.

This list contains information about the best clean comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best clean comedians come in many forms. Some famous comedians who don't curse joke about food while other comedians keep it clean due to their religion. A few hilarious clean comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top clean comedians list? Jerry Seinfeld has to be at the top. With observational humor and the ability to create jokes out of just about anything, Seinfeld remains one of the funniest comedians in the world even though he rarely curses. Brian Regan is another incredibly funny comedian who is known to keep it clean.Jim Gaffigan focuses on food, family, and American traditions throughout his specials and on the stand-up stage. Other funny people featured on this top clean comedians list include Sinbad, Ryan Hamilton, and Dave Coulier.Which clean comedian is your favorite? Give the funniest acts a thumbs up and get in on the conversation in the comments section.

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This list contains information about the best musical comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best musical comedians come in many forms. Some famous musical comedians play guitar while other musical comedians compose hilarious parody songs. A few hilarious musical comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top musical comedians list? “Weird Al” Yankovic has to be at the top. The Grammy Award winning comedian's 2014 release, Mandatory Fun, rose to No. 1 on the Billboard charts – a rare feat for a musical comedian. “White &amp; Nerdy,” “Eat It,” and “Like a Surgeon” are among his most popular tracks. Tenacious D – comprised of Jack Black and Kyle Gass – is another hilarious act that combines music and comedy.Zach Galifianakis' piano-based poems always get lots of laughs when the comedian performs live. Other funny people featured on this best musical comedians list include Reggie Watts, Spinal Tap, and Adam Sandler.How will we ever determine which musical comedian deserves the top spot on this list? Help us decide by giving your favorites a thumbs up and please add any comedians who play instruments we may have missed.

In the world of comedy, many high-profile comedians got their start on the institution that is Saturday Night Live. Comedians who wrote for SNL would frequently go on to create popular films and television series. From 1975 to today, there are many fantastic writers who have impacted comedy in major, meaningful ways. This list of former SNL writers features all manner of great comedians who have made audiences laugh since their time on NBC's mainstay sketch show.From writers like Larry David and Christopher Guest, female comedians like Sarah Silverman and Laura Kightlinger, and hilarious male stand-ups like Hannibal Buress and Dave Attell, comedians who wrote for SNL run the gamut. With this great list of SNL writers, who went on to notable comedy careers in their own right, you'll get a who's who of comedy throughout the years.Take a look at this list of famous comedians who were&nbsp;Saturday Night Live writers - some of these sketch writers and stand up comedy vets who started in Studio 8H might surprise you!

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Many famous stand-up comedians and comedic actors with medical issues didn&#39;t allow their challenges to get in the way of their dreams. Some of these comics were born with degenerative diseases, while others were involved in accidents later in life. In fact, one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time required use of a wheelchair due to multiple sclerosis.

Who is the most famous comedian with a serious medical issue? Michael J. Fox tops our list. Comedic actor Michael J. Fox has Parkinson&#39;s disease. He has said, &quot;I have no choice about whether or not I have Parkinson&#39;s. I have nothing but choices about how I react to it. In those choices, there&#39;s freedom to do a lot of things in areas that I wouldn&#39;t have otherwise found myself in.&quot;

In the 1990s, stand-up legend Richard Pryor started using a motorized scooter to get around because of his multiple sclerosis. &quot;Ed&quot; actor Daryl Mitchell is paralyzed from the waist down. He was injured in a motorcycle accident in 2001. &quot;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-last-comic-standing-winners/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Last Comic Standing</a>&quot; alum Josh Blue has cerebral palsy.

Are you impressed these comics didn&#39;t let their medical issues stop them from pursuing their dreams? Share your thoughts in the comments section.&nbsp;

This list contains information about the best Latino comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best Latino and Hispanic comedians come in many forms. Some famous comedians who are Latino started in Mexico while other Hispanic comedians began their stand-up careers in America. A few hilarious Latino comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.

Who will you find on this top Latino comedians list? Gabriel Iglesias has to be at the top. The comedian known as &ldquo;Fluffy&rdquo; was featured on season four of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-last-comic-standing-winners/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Last Comic Standing</a> in 2006. Since then, he has become a powerhouse in the world of comedy for his own <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-gabriel-iglesias-comedy-specials/ranker-entertainment" target="_blank">hilarious stand-up specials</a> as well as for launching the careers of many other Hispanic comics. George Lopez is another one of the all-time best Latino comedians.

Louis CK&#39;s father was half Mexican and the comedian grew-up in Mexico from the age of one to seven. Other famous comics featured on this top Hispanic comedians list include Cristela Alonzo, Cheech Marin, and John Leguizamo.

Which Latino comedian do you think deserves the top spot on this list? Help us decide by giving your favorites a thumbs up and get in on the conversation in the comments section.

This list contains information about the best feminist comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best feminist comedians come in many forms. Some famous feminist comedians are political in their stand-up acts while other feminist comedians criticize male privilege. A few hilarious feminist comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top feminist comedians list? Lily Tomlin has to be at the top. As a feminist for most of her life, Tomlin always pushes forward a feminist agenda with humor and strength. In the 1970s, she famously zinged Johnny Carson after he asked her about her lack of children by <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/03/lily-tomlin-admission-tina-fey-lena-dunham-girls">saying</a>, “Well, I like children, but I don’t want to bear children. By the way, who has custody of yours? Sarah Silverman is another fearless feminist comedian.Roseanne Barr redefined the meaning of the term “housewife” when she emerged on the stand-up scene in the 1980s. Other hilarious comics featured on this best feminist comedians list include Kathy Griffin, Wanda Sykes, and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/chelsea-handler-trivia-facts/rydavis?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Chelsea Handler</a>.Which feminist comedian do you think is the funniest? Give the best stand-ups a thumbs up and get in on the conversation in the comments section.

This list contains information about the best prop comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best prop comedians come in many forms. Some famous prop comedians incorporate food into their acts while other prop comedians generate laughs from puppets. A few hilarious prop comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top prop comedians list? Carrot Top has to be near the top. Carrot Top is arguably one of the most famous prop comedians to ever hit the stand-up stage. Along with unique props, his bright red hair and self-depricating humor are cornerstones of his comedy. The watermelon smashing stand-up Gallagher is another popular prop comic.Steve Martin started his stand-up career using a variety of props, most famously an arrow through his head. Other funny comics featured on this best prop comedians list include Harpo Marx, Rip Taylor, and Howie Mandel.Which prop comic do you think is the funniest? Take a look at this list and give your favorites a thumbs up to make sure they end up at the top.

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The funniest female comedians star on our favorite sitcoms, perform standup at the top comedy clubs and best of all, make us laugh until we cry. These talented women comedians (or &#39;commediennes&#39; if you&#39;re fancy) are just as funny as any male comedians, if not funnier. Plus, they get to tell female-friendly jokes that most men wouldn&#39;t touch with a 10-foot pole. Girl comedians can just do some jokes better than the guys can.

Alone, these female comedians are utterly hilarious on their own, but when they team up, watch out. That was exactly the case in 2011 when funny ladies like Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy teamed up with some of the funniest minds in film today to make the smash comedy hit Bridesmaids.&nbsp;Previously, the blonde comedian was known mainly for her many quirky characters on Saturday Night Live,&nbsp;but she&#39;s more than just a funny lady, she&#39;s a smart (and beautiful!) one too.

For others, the leap from the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-comedy-specials/ranker-entertainment" target="_blank">gut-busting standup acts</a> to primetime television came after the female comedians got noticed by the networks. Chelsea Handler, Whitney Cummings and even Ellen DeGeneres all paid their dues on the standup circuit before getting their own television series.

Whether these talented female comedians make us laugh with their television shows, appear in <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-funniest-movies-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hilarious comedy movies</a>, are familiar faces on Comedy Central or simply provide the best hilariously inappropriate jokes on celebrity roasts, each rival any of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-male-stand-up-comedians/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">top male comedians</a> in the business today. Some of them are considered to be&nbsp;the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/comedians?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">funniest people of all time</a>. Have a funny lady that makes you laugh until you wet your pants? White or black, young or old, tell us your favorites by voting up the best female comedians below.

This list contains information about the best slapstick comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best slapstick comedians come in many forms. Some famous physical comedians are experts at the art of the pratfall while other slapstick comedians generate laughs from flailing movements. A few hilarious physical comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top slapstick comedians list? Jim Carrey has to be near the top. From his early days on the stand-up stage to his roles in big films like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Mask, physical comedy has always been at the center of Carrey's unique sense of humor. One of his most popular In Living Color characters, Fire Marshal Bill, was often a source of hilarious physical comedy. Chevy Chase is another brilliant slapstick comedian.Lucille Ball is hands down one of the best slapstick comedians to ever appear on television. Other funny people featured on this top slapstick comics list include Chris Farley, Melissa McCarthy, and The Three Stooges.Do you have a favorite slapstick comedian? Give the funniest acts a thumbs up and please add any good physical comics we may have missed.

This list contains information about the best Indian comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best Indian comedians come in many forms. Some famous Indian comedians joke about their families while other Indian comedians generate laughs by poking fun at global politics. A few hilarious Indian comedians have gone on to become some of the most successful stand-ups in the world.Who will you find on this top Indian comedians list? Aziz Ansari has to be near the top. He was raised in South Carolina and his parents were from Tamil Nadu, India. Ansari explores the experience of being a child of immigrants in his Netflix series, Master of None. Russell Peters is another hilarious stand-up comedian with Indian roots.The Office writer/star Mindy Kaling's parents emigrated to the United States from India the year before she was born. Other funny comics featured on this best Indian comedians list include Vir Das, Kumail Nanjiani, and Hasan Minhaj.Which Indian comedian do you think is the funniest? Vote the best stand-up acts up to the top of this list and get in on the conversation in the comments section.

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This list contains information about the best nerdy comedians, loosely ranked by user votes. The best nerdy comedians come in many forms. Some famous nerdy comedians geek out over video games while other nerdy stand-ups find the funny in all things pop culture. A few hilarious geeky comedians have even appeared at Comic Con.Who will you find on this top nerdy comedians list? Chris Hardwick has to be at the top. As the mastermind of Nerdist&nbsp;Industries, Hardwick has been the go-to funnyman when it comes to analyzing everything from the latest comic books, to TV shows, to the true meaning of the word “nerd.” His Nerdist&nbsp;podcast co-hosts, Jonah Ray and Matt Mira, are also hilariously geeky comedians.Heavy metal and Star Wars&nbsp;are two of Brian Posehn's favorite topics to geek-out about. Other very funny nerdy comedians featured on this list include Patton Oswalt, Aisha Tyler, and Kumail Nanjiani.Which nerdy comedian is your favorite? Give the best stand-up acts a thumbs up and please add any geeky comics we may have missed.

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Brian Posehn

Brian Edmund Posehn (born July 6, 1966) is an American actor, voice actor, musician, writer, and comedian, known for his roles as Jim Kuback on The WB's Mission Hill and Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program. He also has a recurring role on The Big Bang Theory as geologist Bert Kibbler.

Paul F. Tompkins

Paul Francis Tompkins (born September 12, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television on such programs as Mr. Show with Bob and David, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Best Week Ever, later renamed Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins.He is known for his numerous appearances on podcasts, including his 200-plus appearances on Comedy Bang! Bang! He has also been the host of the Fusion Channel talk show No, You Shut Up!, The Dead Authors Podcast, the online Made Man interview series Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins, the Earwolf podcast Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins, and The Pod F. Tompkast, which was ranked #1 by Rolling Stone on their list of "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment" in 2011.He is also a main cast member of the Superego podcast and was a regular player on Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast, which ended in 2015. Tompkins is the voice of Mr. Peanutbutter, an anthropomorphic yellow labrador, on the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman. He has also appeared in drama films like There Will Be Blood and The Informant!
In December 2014, Paste named his Twitter one of "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014" ranking it at #70.

Patton Oswalt

Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer, known for playing Spencer Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), voicing Remy in the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007), co-starring opposite Charlize Theron in Young Adult (2011) and guest starring as the Koenigs on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2017). He has appeared in six stand-up specials and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy for his Netflix special Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016).
Oswalt made his acting debut in the Seinfeld episode "The Couch", appeared in Blade: Trinity (2004), starred in Big Fan (2009) and Adult Swim's The Heart, She Holler (2011–2014). He narrates the sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–present) as adult Adam F. Goldberg, voiced male Jesse in the video game Minecraft: Story Mode, stars in Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017–present) and voiced the titular role in Syfy's Happy! (2017–2019).

Demetri Martin

Demetri Evan Martin (Greek: Δημήτριος Ευάγγελος Μάρτιν; born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, director, cartoonist and musician. He was a contributor on The Daily Show. In stand-up, he is known for his deadpan delivery, playing his guitar for jokes, and his satirical cartoons. He currently stars as Ice Bear in the Cartoon Network animated series We Bare Bears.

Donald Glover

Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, musician, and DJ. He performs music under the stage name Childish Gambino and as a DJ under the name mcDJ.
After coming to public attention for his work with Derrick Comedy while a student at New York University, he was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He later portrayed community college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community. He stars in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directs. For his work on Atlanta, Glover won various accolades, including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, and Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. In film, Glover has appeared in Mystery Team (2009), The Lazarus Effect, Magic Mike XXL, The Martian (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and as the young Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Glover starred in and produced his own short film, Guava Island (2019). He also provided the voice of  adult Simba in the remake of the Disney film The Lion King (2019).
After several self-released albums and mixtapes, Glover signed to Glassnote Records in 2011. He released his first studio album, Camp, on November 15, 2011, to generally positive reviews. His second studio album, Because the Internet, was released on December 10, 2013. Glover's third album, "Awaken, My Love!", was released on December 2, 2016, spawning the single "Redbone", which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and eventually earned him a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. In 2017, Glover was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In May 2018, Glover released the song and video for "This Is America", which debuted at number-one on the Hot 100. The song was nominated and won four Grammy Awards at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Music Video. In early July 2018, Glover's EP Summer Pack was released which included the Grammy nominated for Best R&B Song song "Feels Like Summer".

Jackie Kashian

Jackie Kashian is an American stand-up comedian and is of Armenian descent.
Kashian was born in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised by her father Elliot, and her stepmother Nancy, along with her four older brothers and one older sister. She graduated from South Milwaukee High School in 1983.
Kashian discovered her love of stand-up comedy while attending The University of Wisconsin-Madison, and was soon given stage time at a club operated by Bill Kinison, the brother of Sam Kinison, five nights a week.
Kashian has had a half-hour special on Comedy Central and has appeared on CBS, NBC, and the nationally syndicated Radio/TV show Bob And Tom. She tours internationally, spending approximately 25 weeks a year on the road, and has entertained US troops stationed in Africa and the Middle East several times. Her album It is Never Going to be Bread was named as one of the top comedy albums of 2010 by Amazon.com.
After living in Minneapolis, Kashian moved to Los Angeles and resides in Van Nuys, Los Angeles with her husband, Andy Ashcraft. She is good friends with Maria Bamford and they often perform together, both in Los Angeles and on the road.

Ron Funches

Ron Funches (born March 12, 1983) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He starred in the NBC series Undateable as Shelly. He has appeared frequently on @midnight, and was a cast member and writer on Kroll Show. Funches has a role in the 2015 comedy film Get Hard. He had a recurring role on Crash and Bernstein. He has also worked on the shows Bob's Burgers, John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show, New Girl, Enlisted, Drunk History, and Portlandia. Additionally, he was a frequent round-table guest on Chelsea Lately.

Chris Hardwick

Christopher Ryan Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, and podcaster. He hosts Talking Dead, an hourly aftershow on AMC affiliated with the network's zombie drama series The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, as well as Talking with Chris Hardwick, a show in which Hardwick interviews prominent pop culture figures, and The Wall, a plinko-inspired gameshow on NBC. From 2013 to 2017, he hosted @midnight with Chris Hardwick, a nightly comedy-game show series on Comedy Central. In 2018, Hardwick was accused of emotional and sexual abuse by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra. Hardwick originated the role of Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages during its premiere run in Los Angeles (2005–2006). In 2011, he began hosting Ministry of Laughs, a BBC America Britcom block, and Talking Dead, a live hour talk show on AMC following episodes of The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. In 2013, Hardwick hosted Talking Bad, a live half-hour talk show on AMC following the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad, and in 2016 he started to host Talking Saul for  Breaking Bad's spin-off, Better Call Saul. He is also known for performing with Mike Phirman in Hard 'n Phirm, hosting Singled Out, Wired Science, Web Soup, and as the voice of Otis the Cow in Back at the Barnyard, replacing Kevin James.
He also created Nerdist Industries, operator of the Nerdist Podcast Network and home of The Nerdist Podcast, which later left the network with Hardwick and was renamed to ID10T with Chris Hardwick. His podcast  has broadcast 999 episodes as of April 2019.

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( YANG-kə-vik; born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, satirist, actor, voice actor, music video director, comedian, and author. He is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts; original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts; and polka medleys of several popular songs, featuring his favored instrument, the accordion.
Since his first-aired comedy song in 1976, he has sold more than 12 million albums (as of 2007), recorded more than 150 parody and original songs, and performed more than 1,000 live shows. His works have earned him five Grammy Awards and a further eleven nominations, four gold records, and six platinum records in the United States. Yankovic's first top ten Billboard album (Straight Outta Lynwood) and single ("White & Nerdy") were both released in 2006, nearly three decades into his career. His latest album, Mandatory Fun (2014), became his first number-one album during its debut week.
Yankovic's success comes in part from his effective use of music video to further parody popular culture, the song's original artist, and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases. He directed later videos himself and went on to direct for other artists, including Ben Folds, Hanson, The Black Crowes, and The Presidents of the United States of America. With the decline of music television and the onset of social media, Yankovic used YouTube and other video sites to publish his videos; this strategy proved integral, helping to boost sales of his later albums, including Mandatory Fun. Yankovic has stated that he may forgo traditional albums in favor of timely releases of singles and EPs following on this success.
In addition to recording his albums, Yankovic wrote and starred in the film UHF (1989) and the television series The Weird Al Show (1997). He has also made guest appearances and performed voice acting roles on many television shows and video web content, in addition to starring in Al TV specials on MTV. He has also written two children's books, When I Grow Up and My New Teacher and Me!.

Aisha Tyler

Aisha N. Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, director and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer, Dr. Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds, Mother Nature in the Santa Clause films and voicing Lana Kane in Archer as well as recurring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup and Friends. She is formerly the co-host of CBS's The Talk, where she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host and currently hosts Whose Line Is It Anyway?. She also hosted Ubisoft's E3 press conferences and has lent her voice to the video games Halo: Reach and Gears of War 3.

Jonah Ray

Jonah Ray Rodrigues (born August 3, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and writer from Los Angeles. He stars as the current host of the revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000. He is one of the three hosts of The Nerdist Podcast and was the co-host of Comedy Central's The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail.

David Cross

David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer, known primarily for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show (1995–1999), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2019). Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2010–2016), developed and had a prominent role in Freak Show (2006), appeared on Modern Family (2011–2012) and portrayed Ian Hawke in the first three live action/CGI films starring Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007–2011). Cross has also done voice work for the sitcom Oliver Beene (2003–2004), and has had lead voice-over roles in the Kung Fu Panda film franchise (2008–2016), Megamind (2010) and Next Gen (2018).
In 1993, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on The Ben Stiller Show. For Mr. Show, he gained three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and for Arrested Development, Cross was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series, and, along with his cast, for three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. For his stand-up specials, he was nominated for several Grammy Awards.

Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Ali Nanjiani (born February 21, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian, actor, podcast host, and writer. He is best known for writing and starring in the romantic comedy The Big Sick (2017) and for being a main cast member on HBO's comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–present). For writing the former with his wife, Nanjiani was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2018, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.Nanjiani has also voiced Prismo on the animated series Adventure Time and starred in the TNT series Franklin & Bash and the Adult Swim series Newsreaders. He also co-hosted the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail as well as playing various roles in the series Portlandia. In film, he has starred in the action film Stuber (2019).

Drew Carey

Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and as host of the U.S. version of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, both of which aired on ABC. He then appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game. He has hosted the game show The Price Is Right since 2007 on CBS.
Carey is interested in a variety of sports and has worked as a photographer at U.S. National Team soccer games. He is a minority owner of the Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC, which won the championship in 2016. He briefly participated in professional wrestling, most notably entering the 2001 Royal Rumble, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
Carey's autobiography, Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined, details his early life and television career.

Jessi Klein

Jessi Ruth Klein (born August 18, 1975) is an American comedy writer and stand-up comic from New York City. Klein has regularly appeared on shows such as The Showbiz Show with David Spade and VH1's Best Week Ever and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. She provided commentary for CNN in the debates of the 2004 presidential election. A self-proclaimed "geek", Klein has appeared on the television specials for My Coolest Years: Geeks on VH1 and Rise of the Geeks on E!. Klein also provided the voice of Lucy in the animated pilot for Adult Swim's Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil.
Klein previously worked as a director of development for Comedy Central. Some of the shows she helped develop for the network were Chappelle's Show and Stella. She was the head writer and executive producer of Inside Amy Schumer.

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Matt Braunger

Matthew "Matt" Braunger (born August 1, 1974) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. Most recent special was launched by Comedy Dynamics, called 'Finally Live In Portland', 2019. Outside of performing stand-up, Braunger is noted for being a cast member on MADtv during its final season in 2008–2009, numerous guest star roles (NBC's Up All Night, Marvel’s Agent Carter, Netflix’ Disjointed), and numerous voice over roles (Amazon’s New VIPs, Netflix’ BoJack Horseman).

Maria Bamford

Maria Elizabeth Sheldon Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and voice actress. She is best known for her portrayal of her dysfunctional family and self-deprecating comedy involving jokes about depression and anxiety.
Her first comedy album and tour was The Burning Bridges Tour (2003), followed by her second album, How to WIN! (2007), and her third, Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome (2009). She appeared in her first feature film, Lucky Numbers (2000), before lending her voice to characters on many different animated shows, including Shriek on CatDog, and many more characters on American Dad!, Ugly Americans, Adventure Time, and BoJack Horseman. Bamford's film work includes Stuart Little 2 (2002), Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003), Barnyard  (2006), Heckler (2007), and her most recent film, Hell & Back (2015). She voices Talking Ginger in the Talking Tom and Friends web series. She transitioned into television by starring in Louie (2012), Arrested Development (2012), and WordGirl (2014). In 2014, she won the American Comedy Award for Best Club Comic.Her life story is the subject of the 2016 Netflix original series Lady Dynamite, in which she plays the lead role. Her work has drawn critical acclaim as well as controversy as her subjects span from lighter to darker topics such as suicide and psychiatric conditions.

John Hodgman

John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American author, actor, and humorist. In addition to his published written works, such as The Areas of My Expertise, More Information Than You Require, and That Is All, he is known for his personification of a PC in contrast to Justin Long's personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign, and for his work as a contributor on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
His writings have been published in One Story (to which he contributed the debut story "Villanova"), The Paris Review, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Wired and The New York Times Magazine, for which he is editor of the humor section. He contributes to This American Life, and CBC Radio One’s Wiretap. His first book and accompanying audio narration, The Areas of My Expertise, a satirical tongue-in-cheek almanac that contains almost no factual information, was published in 2005. His second book, More Information Than You Require, went on sale October 21, 2008.  His third book, That Is All, went on sale November 1, 2011. Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches, a collection of "real life wanderings" about Hodgman's life experiences (especially in Western Massachusetts and coastal Maine) was published on October 24, 2017. Vacationland was a finalist for the 2018 Thurber Prize for American Humor.Hodgman was the headline speaker at the 2009 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C.

Pete Holmes

Peter Benedict Holmes (born March 30, 1979) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster.

Scott Aukerman

Scott Aukerman (born July 2, 1970) is an American writer, actor, comedian, television personality, director, producer, and podcast host. Starting as a writer and performer in the later seasons of the sketch series Mr. Show, Aukerman is best known as the host of the weekly comedy podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! as well as the IFC original television series of the same name. Aukerman is the co-creator of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and co-founder of the Earwolf podcast network.

Jason Sklar

Jason Sklar is an actor, screenwriter and TV producer.

Dan Harmon

Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. Harmon created and produced the NBC sitcom Community, co-created the Adult Swim animated series Rick and Morty, and co-founded the alternative television network and website Channel 101. Harmon published the book You'll Be Perfect When You're Dead in 2013. He also hosts a weekly podcast, Harmontown.

Reggie Watts

Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts (born March 23, 1972) is an American comedian and musician. His improvised musical sets are created using only his voice, a keyboard, and a looping machine. Watts refers to himself as a "disinformationist" who aims to disorient his audience, often in a comedic fashion. He appeared on the IFC series Comedy Bang! Bang! and currently leads the house band for The Late Late Show with James Corden along with hosting the U.S. version of the game show Taskmaster.

Nick Swardson

Nicholas Roger Swardson (born October 9, 1976)  is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his recurring role as Terry Bernadino in the comedy series Reno 911!, for his work with Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions, and for his own personal sketch comedy series Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.

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