Gotta say George Carlin ... and I don’t mean the “7 Dirty Words” Carlin or the later ‘pissed off angry’ Carlin, but the earlier “Take Offs and Put Ons” Carlin ... man, what a funny album that is :)
George Carlin was the best. I didn’t always like what he had to say. But in terms of creativity and adaptability and currency and bankability, there was none better.