100 Funniest People on Earth
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On or in the Earth anyway...
1. George Carlin
2. Bill Murray
3. Will Ferrell
4. Larry David
5. Bill Cosby
6. John Cleese
7. Ricky Gervais
8. Eddie Murphy
9. Lewis Black
10. Rowan Atkinson
11. Robin Williams
12. Woody Allen
13. Steve Martin
14. Dudley Moore
15. Jim Carrey
16. Steven Wright
17. Louis CK
18. Chris Rock
19. Bill Maher
20. Trey Parker
21. Richard Pryor
22. Tina Fey
23. Chevy Chase
24. Jackie Mason
25. Stephen Colbert
26. Vince Vaughn
27. John Candy
28. Lucille Ball
29. John Belushi
30. Rodney Dangerfield
31. Sarah Silverman
32. Conan O' Brien
33. Sacha Baron Cohen
34. Steve Carell
35. Bill Hicks
36. Christopher Guest
37. Jon Stewart
38. Phil Hartman
39. Dan Castellaneta
40. David Letterman
41. Nathan Lane
42. Jason Sudeikis
43. Buddy Hackett
44. John Ritter
45. Mitch Hedberg
46. Jerry Seinfeld
47. Fred Willard
48. Leslie Neilsen
49. Billy Crystal
50. Wanda Sykes
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51. Jim Gaffigan
52. Seth McFarlane
53. Don Rickles
54. Dave Chappelle
55. Adam Sandler
56. Catherine O'Hara
57. Penn & Teller
58. Ben Stiller
59. Sam Kinison
60. Whoopi Goldberg
61. David Cross
62. Albert Brooks
63. Gary Shandling
64. Damon Wayans
65. Alec Baldwin
66. Jonah Hill
67. Danny DeVito
68. Bill Hader
69. Jim Norton
70. Kristen Wiig
71. Denis Leary
72. Flight of the Conchords
73. Bernie Mac
74. D.L. Hughley
75. Hank Azaria
76. Jon Lovitz
77. Eugene Levy
78. Gilbert Gottfried
79. Chris Farley
80. Norm MacDonald
81. Martin Lawrence
82. Redd Foxx
83. Paul Rudd
84. Ray Romano
85. Greg Giraldo
86. Ed Helms
87. Bob Saget
88. Kristen Schaal
89. Larry Miller
90. Bob Newhart
91. Amy Poehler
92. Tracy Morgan
93. Artie Lange
94. Zach Galifianakis
95. Chelsea Handler
96. Don Knotts
97. Billy Connelly
98. Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
99. Russell Brand
100. Christopher Lloyd
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I agree with you Chapelle was great until he sold out, now I can't watch anything he does. I'm glad you had two of my faves Lewis Black and Denis Leary on there. Joe Rogan is another guy I love since I saw a stand up dvd he did in '01 I think. He's not top 100 material but that performance was funny as hell.
up and comer Ralphie Mays and semi-established Ron White.
I'll look out for ralphie mays but White, is he a 'git her done' guy like Foxworthy and the cable guy? If so, he probably won't make it on here, but you never know, I could love him tomorrow if he's any good.
and Rogan jormins? I'm so used to him being a punchline rather a joke teller. I'll look for that too.
I tried to enjoy the O&A comedy show in Philly it was just vulgarities and insults. at a friend behest, checked out dane cook too. He 's awful. That Pale Guy(?), stephen lynch and saget and I was unimpressed.
Ron White is the "they call me tater salad" guy, but yeah, blue collar comedy. get er done is larry the cable guy, not a fav of mine.
Ralphie Mays is a hoot and just on the top of a rise. You should check him out.
Mos def. Thanks for that l0unn. Says here that Mays is a Last Comic Standing guy, cool.
p.s. I almost listed Harry Shearer on here too from The Simpsons & Spinal Tap
Trivia Q: what is Cheif Wiggum's first name and the first name of his wife?
BILLY CONNOLY, is an outstandingly funny guy too, but hey everyone seems to miss the Scottish ones in top lists LOL.....jimmy
in for billy connoly. he's great. if I'm not mistaken he does the intros on friday nights indies on IFC. really a doll. :)
I can't do tv trivia. I only watch news, indies and like bravo and a&e. yes, I'm that kind of tv elitist. :o
That is why I don't know 3/4 of the celebs in compu's birthday threads. :p
Billy Connelly is so worth bumping someone for. He has that great line about how good he is at cursing.
But whom shall we delete?Hmmmm Maybe Larry Miller? Carrot Top?
carrot top. omg. he belongs on the list of "most annoying", not "most funny".
Fantastic Hub! I'm liking Sara Silverman alot lately. Jeffrey Ross should be on there somewhere. How about a separate category for Martin Lawrence? I love his stand-up, but it seems that every other movie he does sucks pretty badly.
Robin Williams?
Don Rickles needs to be moved waaaaaaay up the list in my opinion... no way Bob Newhart is funnier than he is :-)
Also, Foster Brooks needs some honors here too... go to youtube and type "foster brooks dean martin" and you'll see the funniest roast speech you've ever seen :-)
Fantastic list.. great job indeed!
~Peter
Jeffrey Ross I know because he's like the one guy at every roast, right?
Never even heard of Foster Brooks though. checking it out asap
Awesome! It's actually the second video down.. just watched it again and laughed again :-) Please let me know what you think DJ :-)
Peter
Yeah, Jeffrey Ross is the guy you see on the Fryer's Club roasts-but research some of his regular standup. He's a genius. Foster Brooks I remember from when I was a kid. He did this drunk guy kind of act. It was really good, but weird, as if he were alive today he wouldn't be able to do something like that on tv anymore.
Drunks were witty and fun in his time. Now, they're alcoholics and dependants. What a world.
LOL Yea it is a twisted world... I rmember my dad would say he thought Foster was really "partially" drunk during his act. I really don't know but man what a funny act :-)
Peter
I think they were all faced on those roasts...especially Dean Martin.
LOL "faced" I totally agree. Dean slurred almost as much as Foster!
Peter
i assume / hope these are not in specific order. love the fact you got steven wright on there. he is my idol. i met him a couple times this summer. great guy. still my idol. trade chappelle for chris rock. he's terrible and annoying. rock only does race jokes and they're not even funny race jokes.
missing: gaffigan, hurwitz, vanreenen, bill burr, george burns, zach galafinakis and martin (dean and demetri). and please don't add joe rogan. he is a piece of trash. also a piece of trash is owen wilson. he failed at killing himself, which is soooo not funny.
there are some others on there that were sleepers and i'm glad they are on there: rickles, wright - not enough people in our generation know or appreciate these geniuses.
dave attell, james lipton, will arnett, david cross, the marx bros.
ATTELL is funny but always watched his show thinking, if I just went around to bars getting drunk with people it would be a lot better than this. (INSOMNIAC) his stand-up is GOOD though.
Who would you replace him with?
TOTALLY DIsAGREE about Chris Rock! Relevant social commentary with a biting wit. But his movies SUUUUUCK. Except NEW JACK CITY, of course
David Cross is #61
you scared me into thinking I left him off.
sorry, didn't see cross on there. attell is one of the best standups out there, though. i know his show was pretty easy to make and anyone could do it, but he did it so well. he has some of the best one-liners and non-sequiturs ever heard w/ ears. i would trade attell for wilson (owen) any day. all these actors have their lines written for them by funny writers. because you can read a piece of paper w/ funny things on it does not make you funny. the only people from seinfeld who should be on here is jerry himself and larry david. sam kinison just yells, which is annoying and not funny. david spade is also annoying and not funny. he is carrot top minus the fire bush.
billyblogthornton you make too many ponits for me to ignore!
ACTION must be taken.
You're wrong about Owen Wilson because he wrote BOTTLE ROCKET and his character Dignan was one of the funniest roles of all-time. If you missed it.
You make a good point about the Seinfeld actors though. When have they ever been funny besides that show?
Sam Kinison is not just a yeller though. He's the Johnny Cash of Comedians!
If I was to drop Julia who would you insist that I add?
if you drop julia louis, i would add any of the mentioned people, but if i had to pick one, i would pick george burns, cause he's old school and was a funny man till the day he died at 100 years old. he began in vaudeville, which was the origination of american comedy as we know it.
if not burns, i would go w/ attell. he is the best comedian on the list. bill burr is also terrific. i will have to check out bottle rocket and will re-assess my owen wilson comments. i will also check kinison again and check back with you.
Hey this hub is back up!
No Fred Allen? I know he was mostly radio back in the day, but he was a great one liner/ad libber.
Carol Burnette is a wonderful comedian and she cracks me up with her show. She deserves a spot.
Carol Burnette gets NOTHING because she, a veteran of parody actually tried to sue Family Guy for doing a parody of HER. Now THAT is unfunny and lame!
Sorry 'Queen's take on Opera', but no cigar.
Louis CK. Most under-appreciated comedian possibly in history.
Yeah...I think i may have to add Louis CK but if I do who comes down?
Tim Conway, Abbot and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, and Don Knotts.
Andy Kaufman probably should be nudged up ahead of quite a few of those people
why is Rowan Atkinson not the first funniest person?????
Obviously an Americans view on what's funny is needed to agree with your choices! Is Tom Hanks funny?! By the way have you ever heard of the Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan ? He is by far one of the top 5 funniest and most original comedians ever. A lot of the people on your list are very safe in their comedy style and are not particularly funny at all, Ray Romano for instance. On the plus side putting Bill Murray in your top 5 is an excellent choice.
why is chris farely so high, next to will ferrell, probably the funniest person to ever come out of saturday night live. i dont know just surprised me to have sarah silverman 20 and farely 79?! ouch
DJ I love ya but Denis Leary definitely deserves to be higher .
uh....JAck black?
I second galifinakis, arnett, i agree farley should be higher...but not at sara silvermans expense. and kaufman should probably be higher. i dont remember seeing conan obrien? oversight on my part???
great list though.
Really tough to put a list like this on. But I can't believe the king of improv, Jonathan Winters isn't on here.
You mean Mearth from Mork & Mindy. He's a genius.
I have been meaning to update this for awhile!
I like Robin Williams but not on the funny side. I like him serious and I love his movies!
How sad for you. Nanu Nanu!
I love these lists! You put something up and get slaughtered! No one person's opinion is right yet we all fight tooth and nail to defend our own. Personally, I'd rate some of our British talent a wee bit higher - I think that Ricky Gervais is the highest in your list - he is as we say, wet-the-bed-funny. Never understood the appeal of Cosby, but Robin Williams, Steve Martin and Bill Murray are worthy of their ranking in your list. Murray for example is that rare American - ie one who gets and does irony! No Pythons?
i think russell peters should be in top 5
Nice list. I think you missed an important one though. Peter Sellers was one of the funniest people ever to walk the face of the Earth. He really paved the way for comics like Jim Carrey ande Dana Carvey. He was the absolute master of that kind of voice & character-driven comedy.
Seth macfarlane
Top 5 should be:
1.Robin williams
2.Seth macfarlane
3.Rowan atkinson
4.Ricky gervais
5.Will ferrell
Where is Barry Humphries (Dame Edna Everage) or Billy Connelly? The rest of the English speaking world outside America would ,as likely, put them in the top ten.
Dude Charlie Chaplin should be on that list he's supposed to be in the top ten.
Sorry to say it but, Richard Pryor should be bumped to number 2 or 3 and everyone else moved down. Richard changed the way comedy came across as did George Carlin and Bill Hicks. There is no reason to have him out of the top 10. And I may be a little biased on this one but, Louis CK should be much higher and Norm McDonald is not funny (use to be but, lost his touch years ago). There are probably many more but, those are just a few suggestions.
Yeah, this list needs updating badly.
Sup DJ. luv this topic bro. but you must add Flip Wilson. his tv show when he does Geraldine made me roll it was classic.Also must adds are George Wallace , Paul Rodriquez, Martin Lawrence,. Jonathan Winters and Jackie Gleason.
there are more i will add later,.
DJ who loves ya ...peace man
Shout out from the west coast San Jose /w Gilroy Cali...
some more funny people are George Lopez, Kevin James,and Seth Rogen
What about katt williams , chris tucker, mike epps, waynes brothers, keenan and kel, jamie foxx. Just suggestions.
Martin Lawrence should be moved up way higher.
I tell ya, Chris Tucker was very funny until we all realized he was a one-note comic talent. He does the same thing over and over, ditto Katt Williams but to lesser effect. Jamie Foxx? Eh? Other than his hilarious Whitney/Bobby brown thing, he's an actor who doesn't act in comedies. I think I'd be more inclined to add Charlie Murphy! Tracy Morgan will keep rising too I bet. Martin Lawrence? If anything Redd Foox should be higher. HE was born funny.
lol lots of fun and giggles.. thanks
Number 24 :) Oh yeahh.
alec baldwin,the flight of the conchords, and charlie chaplin.
Good call. Alec Baldwin has ascended to greatness.
Sarah Silverman, Seriously?
Rob Schnider is soooooooo funny in this film and should definitely be included....as well as Eddie Griffin!!!!
One of the most funny films of allllllll time!!!!
DANE COOK?
yes, move Chapelle up. And why are Penn and Teller on the list? Blekh!
where is zach braff??? he is amazing
This list is terible....probably the worst
WHERE's JACK BLACK??!! he's like the funniest guy in the world
Nice hub! Some of those comedians like Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, and some others fall into my category [of bipolar--see my hub Famous People with Mental Illness] Anyway I LOVE LOVE GEORGE CARLIN, HE'S THE BEST! RIP
Enjoyed your hub. Though I find it funny that you call 100 funniest people on earth but then give only people from one part of earth. Earth does have many other parts too and lots of funny people around. Look at them when you have time! if you really want to search funniest ones.
You really make an ewxcellent point.
how embarrassing to not have howard stern on this list
Good list, I'm glad you put Charlie Day in it.
Wow, thanks Lisa. That's your first comment that doesn't tell me what I did WRONG in making all these lists. Long live Cyndi Lauper!
Pablo fransisco is funnier than some people in here
Um Russel Brand, that guy is crack up
Will Ferrell you idiot
FLight of the Conchords is a must have.
Louis C.K.
u forgot DL Hughley
Iliza Shlesinger
Jon Stewart should be way higher
Hey, Funktual (nice name),
I didn't see Sam Kinnison (OH! OH! GIMME BACK MY ALBUMS) He ought to be above Lewis Black - he did rage first.
And what about Craig Ferguson? He does nearly ten minutes of hilarious ad lib comedy every weeknight and nobody but him has ever made me fall out of my chair laughing with a joke about Druids. He had Bishop Desmond Tutu giggling like a kid. Come on.
Anyway, great hub. Fun.
L.T.
Where is Larry David? He must be there somewhere.
Also Bill Murray should be number one...
Oh number 7...behind Steve Martin????
Please!!
You make a good poitn. This list needs updating in a serious way!
I think Ricky Gervais is funny but I can think of lots of British comedians that are funnier than him. Peter Cook was one of the best, Spike Milligan paved the way for many on this list. Eddie Izzard and Peter Kay are great at stand up. Freddie Starr was good in the 80's, Johnny Vegas always makes me laugh.
If Will Ferrell is third, John C. Riley should be way up there too. Although he may deliver his lines slightly less well, in Talledega Nights and Step Brothers, he had me nearly pissing myself
I think Norm MacDonald definitely deserves a spot on here...check out my URL for evidence of how funny he is! (And I realize he's not as active anymore but his occasional late night appearances are still some of the funniest TV on)
No Eddie Izzard or Stephen Fry? C'mon!
Frankie Boyle has to on be there
You definitely need to check out some of Lee Evans material!! One of the top British funnymen. Otherwise - pretty cool list man!
Richard Pryor?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
am in 4th grade am funny and all thes guys are am a class clown very god ding funny
the real list 1-10 1. richard pryor 2.johnny carson 3. jim carrey 4.eddie murphy 5. rodney dangerfield 6. bill murray 7.katt williams 8.dl hugley 9. gilbert gottfried 10.lisa lampinelli \\\
17. which moron rated Kristen Wiig is funnier then Steve Martin. First of all she is one of the least funny people on TV. I can’t believe she is even on this list. She is not even the top 200 of all time.. Other than being a little cute , she is a horrible comedian. I am dumbfounded. I find her characters to be annoying 99% of the time. Everytime I see her she stands out as not funny as all. Annoying, just awful.. She is one of the most annoying cast member to ever grace the stage of SNL.. HOW CAN SHE MAKE THE TOP 20 Who did this list, her dad?? This list sucks and everyone who knows comedy knows it. YES Kristen Wiig is funnier then woody allen and steve martin?? WTF? REALLY???? I’m sick!!! she is horrible.
why didnt you add wallace shawn! or Estelle Harris!
Andy Samberg is by far funnier than half the people on that list
You forgot Ryan Wilson, and Jay Pharoah( jared Farrow)
Ricky Gervis is Funny? That's news to me as I find him absolutely appalling and lame.
Your list is just people who are in the comedy genre but 99% aren't funny.. except Rowan Atkinson, Richard Pryor, Jim Carey and Eddie Murphy.
This list appears to be very top heavy with north American comics.
Of the N. America comics only Gene Wilder, Robin Williams and Bill hicks would feature in my top 100.
Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Barker, Eric Morecombe, Leonard Rossiter would top my list of funny men.
Woah!! No Jim Gaffigan at all, come'on he's awesome. And Chris Farley should be higher up.
these are the funniest americans
if you included british comidiens we would own
NO ROWAN ATKINSON...
What about Daniel Tosh
where is norm, bob odenkirk, and both tim and eric from tim and eric awesome show great job?
All fabulous choices although Chelsey Handler and Katt Williams are very funny too.. You write enjoyable hubs for sure.
I should have known to quit reading when will ferrell made #3. Get the f out of here wit this damn list.
what mcintye
i hate frankie boyle
he is so rude
Heleriuos
no kathy griffin?
wheres larry david?
And just where is Benny Hill?
What about...Red Skelton or even TIM CONWAY. I agree with most of this list but, Tim Conway is the funniest man I've ever seen...on anything. He should be way up the list
Funny, the person that created the above list will die without truly having laughed. Ironically, the choices in the list are laughable.
I agree about George Carlin, though I think is only for smart ppl! Who voted?
See the KING'S list of Funniest People in the World at: http://www.kingsays.com/2011/10/05/funniest-people
Mario balotelli
Ever heard of Colin Mochrie?
Where the hell is Nick Swardson in this???????
what about jeff dunnham
I would definitely add Will Arnett and maybe Jason Bateman to that list somewhere. Or maybe just a group entry for the cast of "Arrested Development". Ditto for "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia". I saw Charlie Day on the list, but I'd definitely include the rest of that group.
Bernie Mac... The King of Comedy...
Will Ferrell probably isn't even in the top 100 funniest people in any given room he happens to be in, let alone on earth. All he does is scream a lot and play the same shitty character in every movie. You could literally get a particularly intelligent monkey to play the same role and probably play it better.
the people that they pick to be funny was funny back in the day now.
This is such an bull**** list I mean, the people are probably hilarious but there are only Americans and English. You cant say these are the funniest people on the planet caus I know some people from Holland who are way way way funnier than the top 5 of this list..... made by American ?? No offens though.. just dont name it funniest people on earth caus that is Bull****
Ellen??
im sorry but i do not find ricky gervais funny at all, i find him to be one of the most annoying people on the planet,to me he has got more ego than talent,
Sandler and Galifianakis need to be moved up!
I see you have Lucille Ball, but what about Carol Burnett? She was hysterical.
You can't put Artie Lang on this list and not include Howard Stern.
To the person who named Nick Swardson 2 months ago, just give up on life. Did you not see the commercials for Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star? Any crony of Sandler's should be automatic disqualification. I wish you had Doug Stanhope on there to replace Vince freaking Vaughn. Bonus points for no Dane Cook.
Add Mike Myers!!!!!!!
Anthony jesilnek...(spelling?)
karl pilkington.
for heaven's sake, my name should be on that list
Come one! JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, the funniest woman is not on the list?! why?
oh now Eddie Murphy and Rowan Atkinson should have been joint first mr. bean and donkey are sooo funney
Paul Mooney
Jim Carrey 15th
who Did this poll? let the people vote for themselves
bigboimann 4 years ago
Great list, but some of those names need to be re-arranged. Dave Chapelle needs to be moved up. Jon Lovitz needs to be added, Carlos Mencia deleted, Flavor Flav added, Katt Williams added.