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Greatest/Comedian/Actor in our History

Posted on 08/08/2016 3:24:30 PM PDT by gigster

Who do you think is historically our greatest actor and comedian?


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: bestcomedian; comedy; genewilder; grouchomarx; stevemartin; timconway
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To: Mr. Jeeves
Don Rickles. And do we ever need him now. :)

Don Rickles should have shown up earlier in this thread.

He may not have been the best comedian ever, but he is the only comedian to have made me fall out of my chair because I was laughing so hard.

361 posted on 08/08/2016 8:06:16 PM PDT by TChad
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To: gigster

When I was a kid, Laurel & Hardy were my favorites. Abbott & Costello, too.

Have to give Buster Keaton props, his comedic stunts are amazing to this day.

Jackie Gleason’ Honeymooners established so many sitcom basics.

Carlin was rude and crude, but always laugh-out-loud funny

More recently, loved the Airplane! and Naked Gun movies.
MST3K reruns still make me laugh.

Of the more recent comedians, I like Brian Regan and Jim Gaffigan.


362 posted on 08/08/2016 8:07:38 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: nikos1121

Yep
Red Skelton

Dean Martin and Don Rickles are tied for Second
Johnny Carson and Foster Brooks for Third (Johnny outside of the Tonight Show was Great)
For who I enjoy ...
Ron White
Robin Williams (who was actually a better actor than Comedian)
Groucho Marx (for quotes) and his Brothers when no one is looking.
Jeff Foxworthy
Then all you have left is the Dregs LARRY THE CABLE GUY!

(Women don’t get the 3 Stooges or Laurel and Hardy but my inner 13 year old still does.. they count.. but only in private)


363 posted on 08/08/2016 8:48:05 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: TexasTransplant

I started reading the lists and totally agree with
Buddy Hackett and Tim Conway ... (had a Girlfriend that peed herself over the Elephant thing that Conway did ... good thing she was wearing black pants!)


364 posted on 08/08/2016 8:52:19 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: Liberty Valance
When HOLLYWOOD stars were "STARS" and had class.

Looking at that classic photo I am sadly reminded of how lothsom HOLLYWOOD and its fallen stars have become.

365 posted on 08/08/2016 9:05:03 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: Jmouse007

Hollywood was always a den of sin. It’s just more blatant now.


366 posted on 08/08/2016 9:05:36 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: gigster

I been diggin on ol Red Foxx as Fred Sanford lately.
That show is hilarious. He’s an old black bigot but, it’s so funny, it’s from back when we could still laugh about such things.


367 posted on 08/08/2016 9:09:58 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: KevinB

You Are Sick (yeah that was funny)


368 posted on 08/08/2016 9:11:19 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: FXRP
Thanks for the list: All of these exceptional comedians in ONE incredibly funny movie.

FYI the meticulously, digitally remastered audio and video Blu-ray print of "Its a Mad - - - - World" is exquisite and a "must own" for fans of this delightful tour de force.

369 posted on 08/08/2016 9:22:43 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: gigster

Agreed: W. C. Fields. You nailed it.

Plus the Marx Brothers.


370 posted on 08/08/2016 9:32:47 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: trisham
"Does yure dog bite?"

"No missure my dog does not bite."

Cleauseau reaches down to pet the dog, which nearly bites his arm off: "Nize doggie".... ARRR, ARRR, ARRRF!

"MISSURE, I sought yu said yure dog DOES NOT BITE!"

"Zat missure iz NOT MY DOG!"

371 posted on 08/08/2016 9:37:16 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: dfwgator

You are right, but at least the studios and actors used to try and put their best foot forward and hide that crap from their movie going audience. That is no longer the case.


372 posted on 08/08/2016 9:44:27 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: KevinB

**** “He was great. I once had a beer with him while sitting at a bar at Snowmass in Aspen. He was exactly the same in person as he was on screen” ****

Me and a few of my fellow Sailors had a few Beers with John Wayne and Flip Wilson ... there were non-stop jokes and they were laughing harder than any of us... and John Wayne did not have his Toupee... so much (most) of what Flip was doing was about his bald head, we were in tears laughing so hard. John Wayne was a pretty funny guy too, Flip Wilson was super quick and was doing different voices/personas ... at one point I thought John Wayne might actually break his beer bottle he was slamming the table so hard, he had tears rolling laughing so hard same as us.
One thing I learned about show biz that day is that they go 100 MPH Full Steam and even though it was only for about 15-20 Minutes ... while we Sailors drank maybe a Beer each... they did 10 X as much (I don’t remember what Flip was drinking, but it came in Pitchers)
They were Drunk and Gone... Off to the next Gig, they really slammed it down, like they had been on a Desert Island or something, they guzzled it down fast!


373 posted on 08/08/2016 9:53:32 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: TChad

And i thought he was good in drama, Casino and was it Kelly’s heroes?


374 posted on 08/08/2016 10:01:55 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: gigster

couple of points. I want to put Jerry Lewis into nomination. In the 50s and early 60s he was king. I do like the Marx brothers Fields and the others. Robin Williams more recently.

I think Jim Carey was the new Lewis. His work in The Mask was great. There were times I couldn’t tell whether he was doing his physical schtick or it was special effects. I know he imploded, but he’s a great physical comic.

I’d add best entertainer of the last century. Bob Hope, radio, movies, comedy, TV, the military, and sang and danced some. I don’t think anyone can touch him for all over entertainer.


375 posted on 08/08/2016 10:06:22 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: gigster
I may take some flack for this however; in spite of her utterly reprehensible political views Barbra Streisand (along with Ryan O'Neil) was absolutely hilarious in the movie:

"What's Up Doc?" ..."Love is never having to say you're sorry" ..."That's the STUPIDEST thing I ever heard of."

Jack Lemon, Tony Curtis & Marilyn Monroe, in: "Some Like it Hot".

Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, Peter Falk & Natilie Wood in: "The Great Race". (Jack Lemon said this was the one film in his entire career that he loved the most... "Brandy, throw more brandy"... WHAP, he gets hit in the face with another pie: ... "Rum, blech... I never mix my drinks!")

Peter Falk & Allan Arkin: "The In-laws". ..."Serpentine Sheldon, SERPENTINE!"

376 posted on 08/08/2016 10:08:19 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: morphing libertarian
And i thought he was good in drama, Casino and was it Kelly’s heroes?

IMDB says that he was in both. Unfortunately I didn't see either one.

It seems that comedians are often good in drama.

377 posted on 08/08/2016 10:56:20 PM PDT by TChad
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To: ColdOne

Tim Conway Jr is just so naturally funny on the radio. No one else like him. He is up for a Marconi this year.


378 posted on 08/08/2016 11:01:31 PM PDT by Yaelle (Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We've been extremely careless with our Republic.)
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To: SamAdams76
I will have to go with Judge Reinhold on this one.

Doesn't any one knock?

379 posted on 08/08/2016 11:01:46 PM PDT by stig
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To: BeauBo
Bob Hope - 50 years of USO Shows.

You can;t do this, I'm an American, I pay taxes! . . . Well I'm an American anyway!

380 posted on 08/08/2016 11:03:36 PM PDT by stig
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