There is no one answer; every generation has had its comedic geniuses. The silent era had Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. The Golden Age had the Marx Brothers, Abbott & Costello, and WC Fields. Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were incredibly popular in the 1950s. Red Skelton, Milton Berle - Bob Hope spanned generations. Lucille Ball, Jonathan Winters, Dick van Dyke, Steve Martin, John Belushi, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy. A lot of people loved Seinfeld. Jim Carrey had his moments. John Candy. Adam Sandler had a great run. Who’s funny now? Jack Black? Kevin Hart?
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