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Originally Posted by OceanAndSilence
dave chapelle, mitch hedberg and zach galifianakis. I actually don't like bill hicks or george carlin; "religion is bull****", blah blah blah. wasn't funny or challenging.
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I think that's a very shallow description of their work.
I do think Carlin did more philosophical and political ranting than comedy, though I'm still a fan of him.
Hicks though, I enjoy him just for the comedy aspect of it, though unlike Carlin I agree with him on most things, definitely in my top 10 stand ups. Which is something like.
Bill Hicks, Chris Rock, Robin Williams, Jim Gaffigan, Demetri Martin, Bill Maher, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Lewis Black, Ron White.
To say Hicks and Carlin weren't challenging is just plain wrong, Carlin along with Bruce and Pryor pretty much pioneered a new form of stand up, but Hicks mastered it IMO.
Personally I'm not a fan of Chapelle at all, he seems like a smart and cultured guy, I just don't think he's that funny.