Solid list so far. Surprised no one mentioned Emo Philips or Maria Bamford
Stand Up nomination thread
- Thread starter CycloneRulzzz
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I posted him on the first page with some others. He’s my favorite comedian right now by quite a bit. Im a long time MSSP listener but Beautiful Dogs on Netflix is one of the funniest specials out there.
Also I’m not sure why Dave Attell isn’t getting more love as one of the greats.
demoncore1031
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I got Maria on my list. Here are some other names on my list that I haven't seen posted yet.....
Dana Carvey
Harland Williams
Jim Breuer
Richard Lewis
Bob Saget
Janeane Garofalo
Jon Lovitz
Gilbert Gottfried
Brian Posehn
Gary Gulman
Dustin Ybarra
Steven Michael Quezada (Gomie from Breaking Bad)
I really think focus should be on people in which stand up is a good chunk of their career. Haven't counted up but we will easily be over 100 names before all is said and done.
demoncore1031
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Good call on Gulman. Not sure if he will make the bracket, but he's one of my favorites in recent years.
100% agree with Rulzzz on this. Damn near every comedic actor did some form of stand up somewhere, and some of them sold out massive arenas doing it. But, for instance, when I hear the name Robin Williams, I don't immediately think of his stage work. Even though Live on Broadway is amazing and his bit about the invention of golf is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, he's primarily an actor. And I think quite a few of the names tossed out have even less of a claim to the "stand up" label than Robin.
yeah, I think this is where this will get difficult. So a more current comic will get the benefit of the doubt. Who's to say 20 years from now Jim Gaffigan won't be on his 15 year hosting Price is Right or something so then he wouldn't be a stand up comic anymore to peoples eyes at that point. Rulzzz et al have a tall task but I think you almost have to do regional brackets as eras/decades and choose the most prevalent stand up comics at those timeframes. That will allow for the comics that had movie and tv careers later in life to have a chance vs a young comic that hasn't been given that chance yet so all we know them for is standup.
@CycloneRulzzz - wonder if there is some third party website where you can put in 100+ names and we all vote. The top 64 get in the tournament? Great topic!
we are at 138 names so I will get a 3rd party poll up this afternoon
Could be a cool way to do it with so many nominees. Then the committee just needs to seed & bracket.
demoncore1031
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He was a joke stealer and honestly I didn't think he was very funny. I loved his serious roles in movies though. He was a good actor. But to me it seemed like he was trying way too hard in his comedic roles.
