Eddi Murphy, Robin Williams, Bill Cosby, Who is your favorite comedian?

United States
August 8, 2007 8:31pm CST
I love comedy, I love stand up and shot comedy shows. I do not like slap stick comedy from the Three Stooges, but a lot of people do. I was wondering who is your favorite comedian? I find there is too many for me to pick just one. I love the ones I picked up there but I also love Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and a lot of other comedians. Can you pick just one?
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@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
9 Aug 07
I prefer Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams...
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@patgalca (18174)
• Orangeville, Ontario
9 Aug 07
I would have to say Robin Williams is my favourite. I really loved the shows that Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg did for the homeless. They did a series of shows of comedic sketches including other comedians. I can't remember what they were called but they made me laugh so hard. I tried to find them in the video store but couldn't. If I could remember what they were called I could do a search online. Does anyone else remember these?
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@patgalca (18174)
• Orangeville, Ontario
9 Aug 07
Were they called Comic Relief?
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• United States
9 Aug 07
I think they where done on HBO you might go to their web page and try there.
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• United States
9 Aug 07
I think you are right.
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@vicki2876 (5636)
• Canada
9 Aug 07
I would have to say Robin Williams. I love most movies he does and his stand up stuff is real funny. But I also like Chris Rock. I like everyone hates Chris cause it reminds me of some of the things that were happpening when I was a kid. He is real funny. I used to really like Eddie Murphy but kinda lost interest the last few years. Didn't care of Norbert at all.
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• United States
9 Aug 07
Eddie Murphy is not working as much as he use to. Jim Cary is also not working as much as he us to. I do not know what they are doing with all their spare time.
@JBrulez (663)
• Philippines
9 Aug 07
My favourite comedian is Eddie Murphy. I have been watching his movies and I really laugh at every scene and every punchline he does. He is a very good entertainer and he really gives life to the character that he is portraying. I like his movies Dr. Dolittle series and of course the famous Nutty Professor. I just can't stop laughing while watching it. Eddie murphy is just one great comedian.
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• United States
9 Aug 07
I do like Haunted House or Haunted Mansion the disney version that Eddie Murphy did.
@ladybug565 (2216)
• United States
9 Aug 07
Eddie Murphy, Robyn Williams, Ben Stiller!!!!!
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• United States
9 Aug 07
I love Ben Stiller's movie meet the parents, I have not seen Meet the Fockers. I would love to see that.
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@alpha7 (1910)
• France
9 Aug 07
Hi all, My favorite comedian and a Man i'll like to meet is Eddi Murphy. Î've heard someone said he's too fake in his films but i personally think that is what makes his films even more interesting to me.
• United States
9 Aug 07
I would love to meet Jim Cary or Robin Williams to see where they gets their ideas.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
9 Aug 07
I will mention two that I really loved. George Carlin and Redd Foxx. I had many of George Carlins records. And I used to listen to my moms records of Redd Foxx's burlesque type humor. I prefer George Carlin the most though. Great campus comedian I think. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
9 Aug 07
George Carlin did not do the Sledge-o-matic. That was Gallhager that does that. I saw this routine way before it was famous. He was the entertainment at the Minneapolis Sportsman Show actually 30 some years ago. Maybe 2 years later he was on Showtime with his sledge-0-matic routine.
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• United States
9 Aug 07
I realize my mistake this morning. Now it is to late the whole world knows I do not know who I am talking about. LOL but I love both comedians. LOL
• United States
9 Aug 07
I never really liked Redd Foxx but I love George Carlin. He is so great. I love him even today, espically his Sledge-o-mackic. I love it when he splashes the audiance with watermellow. LOL
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• Malaysia
9 Aug 07
I love Eddie Murphy the best. I like his acting especially in the old movie titled "The Nutty Professor". I watched this move so many times that I almost memorized all the dialogs in it. I am always chuckled when I recall a scene from this movie when the family of Professor Sherman Klump went for a dinner at a restaurant. The grandmother made a joke of his son about how he was unable to perform in bed. She held out a piece of spaghetti and told everybody at the table that her son's (you know what) is exactly like the spaghetti. It was such a hilarious scene, and the whole movie was full of synical but funny jokes.
• United States
9 Aug 07
I have not seen the how Nutty Professor I have seen parts of it. I think I missed the part you are taking about.
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@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
9 Aug 07
picking just one is really hard. i like robin williams. a newer one i like is dane cook. do you watch last comic standing? i catch it here and there and have heard some pretty good jokes from the comedians on there.
• United States
9 Aug 07
No I do not watch the last comic standing. My husband does not like rality TV. I spend a lot of my prime time TV watching time on the computer on myLot.
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• United States
9 Aug 07
Monty Python always tickles my funny bone! Their movies and the tv show. They had so many classic sketches. I've got a thing for British comedy anyway. I like stand-up and sketch comedians too. Some of my old favs are, Red Skelton, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Victor Borge, Minnie Pearl, George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams and Jerry Clower. Some of my newer favorites are Eddie Izzard, Brett Butler, Rita Rudner, Kevin "Bloody" Wilson and Ron White. My #1 right now would have to be Eddie Izzard. I think he's just hilarious and very very unique. There aren't too many openly transvestite comedians/actors out there!
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• United States
9 Aug 07
Yes he is the actor from The Riches. Here's a great clip from one of his stand-up shows in full makeup. If kids are around or you're offended by off color language you may not want to watch but he's so hilarious. There's a bunch of clips of his various shows on youtube just type his name in the search bar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPML-n1kRnY
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• United States
12 Aug 07
He is funny. I do like some of his outfits. LOL
• United States
9 Aug 07
Is Eddie Izzard the actor from the Riches? I did not know he was openly transvestite. You have thought of a lot of comedians. I had to think a long time and write them down just to think of the few I wrote down. I have a problem with my memory when I am not feeling well.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
9 Aug 07
Just pick one...awww..that's not fair...Hehe---Okay first at least give you a listing of my favorites..old and new--many of them you already mentioned, but add to the list, Red Skelton, Rodney Dangerfield, Abbott & Costello, Carole Burnett....but I think my all time favorite is the maniac hyperactive.... Robin Williams
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• United States
9 Aug 07
I listened to Red Skelton the other day on one of his old time stories on iTune which I laughed my a%$ off. He was so funny.
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@ibuemma (2953)
• United States
9 Aug 07
I love Robin Williams. but usually if Chris Rock show up, he really make me laugh my b*tt off. I know Chris Rock sometimes sound "too harsh" but he's just so funny.
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• United States
9 Aug 07
I like Cris Rock's show everybody hates Chris. Have you seen it. The everyone is over the top with their actions. I love the mother and the way she bickers with her coworkers.
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@FaidaATL (44)
• United States
9 Aug 07
I like Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams. Also, I loved Bob Hope's one-liners.
• United States
9 Aug 07
I have been listening to old time radio stories and they have had a lot of Bennie Goodman and Bob Hopes stuff which are so funny.
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@madzie09 (278)
• Philippines
9 Aug 07
eddie murphy. i liked him before when i was i kid my mo watched police academy and he was so funny. i also like chris tucker and mark lawrence, though they're not on the list. lol. :)
• United States
9 Aug 07
I did not know Eddie Murphy was in Police Academy. I could not remember all the comediams I was hoping people would come up with their own favorits.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
27 Aug 07
Bill - My all tome favorite.
Bill Cosby any time.His silent reaction to the other actors speak millions of words.It is pleasant and happy experience watching his shows.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
27 Aug 07
You said it quite right.He has a way with the kids.How can we forget his family and children in Cosby shows.He is great with any children for that matter.
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• United States
27 Aug 07
I love him with children he is so great with them.
@balasri (26537)
• India
27 Aug 07
Bill Cosby any time.His silent reaction to the other actors speak millions of words.It is pleasant and happy experience watching his shows.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
27 Aug 07
That is right .We cannot afford to miss those kind of chances.
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• United States
27 Aug 07
Bill Cosby we suppose to appear at one of our local indial casinos but they are having internal problems so he opted to bow out. I would have gone to see him.
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
28 Nov 07
That is kind of hard for me to chosse from. I mean there are so many good movies Eddie Murphy has played in and Robin Willaims also and Bill Cosby he is just funny. I have liked watching th Cosby show for years and I also like hearing his jokes. This is hard for me to choose. Good disscussion.
• United States
4 Dec 07
I think it would be very hard to get into show business as a comedian because of all the hours of stand up you have to endur. It would be very had for me to stand up infront of an audiance and get booed at and have the guts to do it again the next day. I admire the ones who continue on and make it big.
• United States
24 Oct 07
I love almost all comedians, but my favourites are Eddie Izzard, Paula Poundstone, Robing Williams, Rita Rudner and Dane cook.
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• United States
4 Dec 07
Rita Rudner is so funny I have not seen her stand up in a long time. Rita Rudner was on a morning show years ago with Bob Sagit, that was a comedy/new show at 7am it did not last long. That is where I first saw Rita Rudner and have loved her ever sense.
• United States
9 Aug 07
I can't pick just one. I like The Three Stooges, George Carlin, Andrew Dice clay. Sam Kinison,Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor,Bill Maher, Denis Leary,Johnny Carson, Buddy Hackett,Alan King,and Robin Williams.Also Chris Rock.
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• United States
9 Aug 07
Thank you. Those are the only ones I could think of. I know I am forgetting someone, but who?
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• United States
9 Aug 07
Great list!
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@calcynic (433)
• United States
27 Jun 08
George Carlin...for 35 years...RIP.
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• United States
29 Jun 08
You are right RIP, George did a lot for comedy. He got arrested for free speech. At least they do not arrest anyone for free speech now or a lot more of our rappers would be in the clink.