Which Famous Comedians Are NOT Funny? Which ones DON'T Make You Laugh?

[arwalden]

[LaurenG]

1. Where is the poll with suggestions

I can't think of any without hints and cheats.

[arwalden]

4. I Can't Do Polls... But Here's My Answer:

Chris Rock.

[LaurenG]

13. Well we'll have to fix that! nt

[B Calm]

89. Rush Limbaugh

[WCGreen]

2. Will Ferrel......

[YellowRubberDuckie]

5. I don't see how he's funny either.

He just gets on my nerves, but he is funny on SNL when he's George Bush. He does a hell of a Bush.
Duckie

[WCGreen]

8. He does a good Bush....

But he's just a big goof.....

Like Bush....

Which explains where he gets his motivation....

[arwalden]

6. Yes... he too. (Good call!)

[WCGreen]

14. Isn't it funny that most are SNL people....

[Broken_Hero]

75. I totally agree,....n/t

[Kerrytravelers]

109. I was in the test audience for "Stranger than Fiction."

There's a much different Will Ferrell in that film. I really loved it. No potty humor, silliness... none of the typical WF stuff we've all know and ... well... it's not his typical schtick.

[LostinVA]

126. I love Will Ferrell...

[YellowRubberDuckie]

3. I cannot fucking stand Jim Breuer.

How the hell does anyone find him funny? He's retarded.
Duckie

[xmas74]

54. He cracked me up in Half Baked.

He reminded me of a few friends.

[Catch22Dem]

68. Agreed

And so many people think he's hilarious.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

92. They were probably fried and high.

[Giant Robot]

7. Ellen Degeneris

Or however its spelled. She's not funny and I have no clue why she is popular.

[LostinVA]

127. I think she's hysterical

[Dave Reynolds]

9. There are so many,

but let me hit the basics...

Gallagher. He was not funny when he was doing the same shit 20 years ago.

Jerry Seinfeld. Okay show, iffy stand-up.

Robert Klein. Although I did laugh once.

[richmwill]

10. Adam Sandler

Has never been funny.

[Canuckistanian]

20. Never will be

I don't get him at all.

[Benfea]

77. His standup isn't too bad, if somewhat pedestrian.

His movies on the other hand are only a half step above Pauly Shore.

[TheMightyFavog]

11. Dennis Miller.

He kicked ass back in the day, but he's no longer funny. Especailly when he suggested that India and Pakistan go ahead and nuke each other during that big crisis they had a few years back.

[Dogmudgeon]

25. He kicked he own ass, mainly

Arrogance doesn't play well in comedy -- except when it's part of the comedy.

Miller's arrogance was, and is, 100% genuine. He's too hip for the room -- he's just there to take the rubes' money. Always.

Now Jimmy Fallon -- there's a comedian's comedian!

:evilgrin:

(Ducking flying cutlery and dishware.)

--p!

[Common Sense Party]

62. Jimmy Fallon? Don't get me started.

Not. One. Ounce. Of. Talent.

[bigwillq]

32. He's one of my pics(nt)

[Benfea]

78. Agreed.

Dunno what happened to him, but even when you account for the politics, he's just not funny anymore.

[no name no slogan]

12. Jimmy Fallon

He's not funny. Especially when he starts laughing in the middle of an unfunny sketch on SNL. They need to fire Tina Fey and actually get some writers on that damn show. It hasn't been funny in years.

[Wetzelbill]

56. I second that in a big way

That guy is awful. Agree with you 110 percent.

[Radical Activist]

15. Gilbert Godfrey

He annoys the living shit out of me! Stop yelling asshole! YOU'RE NOT FUNNY!

[Benfea]

79. It's "Gottfried"

And for reasons I can't fathom, I find him funny.

[Radical Activist]

133. I would love to slap him hard on the face.

That's all I can think when I see his act on TV.

[JVS]

104. He's funny because he's not

It's crustiness taken to the level where it becomes comedy

[immoderate]

114. I saw Gilbert in a club.

He was hilarious. It doesn't translate well to TV.

--IMM

[dysfunctional press]

118. Gilbert Gottfried is the funniest live show i've EVER seen...

only because i never got to see richard pryor live.
but i've seen just about everyone else- and Gilbert blew them all away.

[henslee]

128. Gilbert is a riot.

[Initech]

16. Larry The Cable Guy!!!!! Add Carrot Top to the list as well!

[suegeo]

17. Those two from the tv show "Mad at you"

Or maybe it was "Mad about you." That was a horrible show, tried to be funny, I never laughed.

Phyllis Diller, also not funny.

[last_texas_dem]

18. Sarah Silverman

:hide:

[Dogmudgeon]

30. She's funny, but her taste in men is crap

Colin Quinn, Jimmy Kimmel, most of the few wingnuts from Lorne Michaels' orbital plane ...

Then again, she does do a lot of rape-victim jokes.

--p!

[PassingFair]

53. I agree with this one...

Not. Funny. At. All.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

95. Her incest jokes are not funny either.

I just want to smack her.
Duckie

[JVS]

105. I've seen her do funny stuff.

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Sandler, Jim Carrey, Tom Green, Andy Dick

and pretty much anyone from SNL in the last 20 years.

Oh... and Chevy Chase.

[THUNDER HANDS]

21. Colin Quinn

is lame, and a drunk.

[philosophie_en_rose]

36. *ding* *ding* *ding* We have a winner!

Colin Quinn is just not funny. It's not even that he's an asinine freeper. He's just not funny.

Same with Patrice, that pinhead guy, and all of the regular guests on Colin Quinn's show. :puke:

[rooboy]

101. He's so bad I didn't even know he was a comedian. n/t

[dysfunctional press]

119. exactly.

same here.

[NNadir]

22. Richard Lewis.

[maveric]

113. His said that his family crest is a mental patient wrestling a pharmacist.

I love Richard Lewis. He reminds me of me. An east coast neurotic.

[NNadir]

124. To each his own. I merely find him annoying.

[TexasLady]

23. i dont like the Italian guy...forget his name!

the one that put down women and all...he was in some movie that had to do with a ford fairlane? see? he so UNimpressed me that i cant recall his name...

[jonnyblitz]

29. andrew dice clay maybe?

he is jewish, btw, not Italian.

[Dogmudgeon]

35. Andrew "Dice" Clay is Jewish

Not that they'll have him, mind you.

His real name is Andy Silverman, if I recall.

He's personally pretty much opposite to the Diceman persona, which seriously damaged his reputation. It's a shame, because I've seen some of his non-Diceman stuff, and he's otherwise an excellent comedian and humorist.

--p!

[jonnyblitz]

37. His last name was Silverstein. (close)

according to this (scroll down)
http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/entertainers/comic/andrew-dice-clay/

[TexasLady]

40. oops, my bad..assumptions i guess?

i just remember hearing him as a younger woman..i realize now it was just to get a laugh, but at the time..just didnt make me laugh..

[Dogmudgeon]

43. He was a younger woman

Did a show in drag, IIRC.

:evilgrin:

Your blooper was once the Diceman's reality.

I hated the Diceman act, too. I think he was tired of being broke and decided to be a wise-ass cynic -- and made hundreds of millions of dollars from it. Young Andrew is one of the most successful wise-asses in history.

--p!

[Dogmudgeon]

24. Janeane Garofalo

Love the leftism, hate the yuk-yuks.

--p!

[Common Sense Party]

63. I agree. "Chronically pissed" is not funny.

I don't find Al Franken all that funny any more.

He was a lot more funny during the "Al Franken Decade."

[Benfea]

80. Are you talking about her radio show or her standup?

I haven't seen her standup, but the show is a completely different matter, and I bet Sam & Jeneanne have far fewer writers working for them than some of the other shows on AAR.

[sandnsea]

136. Bed, Bath & Beyond

Funny funny. "Did I see it? Are you kidding.... I was runnning..." Hysterical. Sometimes funny, sometimes not, like everybody else.

[sandnsea]

137. oops

wrong spot

[speedoo]

26. Dennis Miller. I disliked him even before I knew he was ...

a freeper. Never dug his humor when he was on SNL. Thought ABC's hiring of him to do Monday Night Football was idiotic.

I'm very pleased his career is pretty much finito.

[Ariana Celeste]

27. Not too fond of Sam Kinison.

A few weekends ago me and a few friends were drinking and having a good time. Someone put this Sam Kinison tape in. Totally ruined my buzz.

OH, OH, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! = not funny. not even the first time.

[immoderate]

116. Go figure. I love Sam. One of my favorites.

I think Lewis Black has picked up his tradition of outrage.

That's taste I guess.

--IMM

[Ariana Celeste]

120. Has to be taste

I like Lewis Black... I just prefer comedians like Mitch Hedberg

:hi:

[Generator]

28. The entire cast of Saturday night live for the last ten years

Mad TV had some contenders for awhile. But how anyone can stay awake for SNL is beyond me. (yeah I'm over 40 but dammit where is our millenium Church lady?) Where is the next generation Bill Murray? Don't even get me started on Adam Sandler and that Elf guy.

[astonamous]

31. Eddie Murphy...even though he stole most of his material from

Richard Pryor.

[Initech]

33. Add the entire cast of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour

Ron White - Stupid drunk guy who is incredibly unfunny

Jeff Foxworthy - OK, we get the redneck schtick. It's been done to death now!

Bill Engvall - Horribly lame family jokes that could have been easily stolen from another comic.

Larry The Cable Guy - What else can I say about Larry that David Cross didnt? Unfunny poser.

[DJ MEW]

85. Git-R-Done

I am so tired of hearing people from hick towns saying that. I went to a high school football game at my old High School a while ago and the cheerlearders were even using the Git-R-Done thing as a cheer.

[Kerrytravelers]

111. They attract the * loving kind of crowd. Not my kind of funny.

Jeff Foxworthy
http://fundrace.org/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=Foxworthy&fname=Jeff&search=Search+by+Name

[hippiechick]

34. Almost none of them.

Maybe I'm too old, or too uncool since I'm anti-social, but shit that passes for funny in the past 15 years ... just ain't.

:shrug:

[ghostsofgiants]

38. If Jay Leno makes you laugh, chances are I don't care for you as a person.

(To quote the great Peter Griffin.)

[njdemocrat106]

51. Actually, he does make me laugh

If only because I think Letterman has gone downhill over the years (not including his jabs at O'Reilly).

[ghostsofgiants]

61. I've never been a huge fan of either.

Conan is where it's at.

[Dogmudgeon]

39. Most stand-ups suck ass

How many more times can the "Angry White Blue-Collar Overworked Moderately Conservative Hetero Man" genre be worked? (If you call that work.)

It's been a non-stop shittorrent of anti-P.C. comedy since 1990. At least Jay Leno, one of the founders of the genre, worked self-mockery into it. Most of them are just adult tantrumists.

Jackie Mason is the absolute worst of the bunch.

--p!

[Dogmudgeon]

41. Oops

Wrong placement!

--p!

[Dogmudgeon]

42. Jackie Mason

He's one of the MILLIONS of stand-ups who works the "Let's All Complain About Political Correctness" mine. All the gold, silver, and coal has been mined out of it, and they're now down to shit.

Mason is just plain UGLY. Not by his looks, but by the way he acts. Just a hateful momzer who has been getting by on ethnicity and a Simpsons episode for years. Coming from a Jewish/Irish background, I can say sincerely that none of the Jews in my family can stand him, and only one of the Irish.

If I had a dog who was as ugly as Mason's persona, I'd shave its ass and teach it to smoke cigars.

--p!

[AlCzervik]

44. David Spade, Jimmy Kimmel, Drew Carey, Dennis Miller, David Steinbrenner

David Brenner, Larry the cable guy and the other unfunny people on that blue collar comedy thing. I'm sure i'm forgetting many others.

[Catch22Dem]

70. I'll say this about David Spade

Don't care for his SNL work, don't care for his movies, but a co-worker of mine forced me to listen to his stand-up and I laughed my ass off.

[hyphenate]

45. Probably way too many of them

I find, as an adult, that I hate The Three Stooges. I also don't care for the Little Rascals, nor much slapstick at all.

Most sitcoms drive me insane from lack of comedy as well. I find a lot of sexist comedy unfunny, and swearing during most performances doesn't do much for me either.

Benny Hill was terrible, though I love Monty Python. It's probably easier for me to say what does amuse me, rather than what I dislike. ;)

After some comments from Jerry Lewis, for example, I have come to the conclusion that he is worthless. Don Rickles never did it for me, either. Lucy didn't do much for me, either--I find the different shows through time to be nothing but a lot of whining.

I guess my funny bone has gotten eclectic.

[graywarrior]

46. Joan Rivers.

:puke:

[SaveElmer]

47. Richard Pryor...sorry

I just never thought he was funny

Not a big fan of George Carlin either

[LittleClarkie]

48. I found them interesting even if I didn't laugh

Pryor's autobiographical style was fascinating. But no, I didn't laugh.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

97. Richard Pryor uses the F word and the n word as a crutch.

He was incredibly unfunny, and I'm sick of all the tribute shit on my satallite radio.
Duckie

[SethInUpstateNY]

49. Steven Wright, Adam Sandler, David Spade,

Andrew Dice Clay, Dennis Miller, and Martin Lawrence.

[Common Sense Party]

64. Steven Wright is hilarious, in my opinion. n/t

[zanne]

102. I like Stephen Wright, too. nt

[SethInUpstateNY]

122. I tried watching him,

but I never got his humor at all.

[njdemocrat106]

50. David Cross

I know he's a liberal, but his "comedy" comes across to me as pure anger and bile.

[JVS]

106. He's really funny when he plays the radio host on Colbert's show

[Initech]

135. WTF?????

Have you heard his bit on getting drunk with the band Harlow? It's one of the funniest things this side of George Carlin.

Or have you seen him as Tobias Funke on Arrested Development or his short-lived HBO series Mr. Show?

[mac56]

52. Carrot Top

Gallagher
Ant

[arwalden]

57. Ack! Carrot Top... The WORST!!!

[Initech]

134. Ahhhhhh... dont get me started!

Carrot Top is the Scott Stapp of comedy - he thinks he's funny but he's really just a total poser!

[CBHagman]

55. Drew Carey.

It doesn't help that he's lumped with the Republicans (I forget whether he's an actual 'can or just a garden-variety libertarian with a anti-arts funding streak) in Hollywood. I could round up a dozen people at random, from work or the subway or family, who are much funnier than he is.

[quiet.american]

58. The two Chris's --

Tucker and Rock.

[Dogmudgeon]

86. THAT would be an INCREDIBLE pairing

I wonder if they've given it any thought.

--p!

[Digit]

59. Adam Carolla

[DanCa]

60. LOL I thought you printed Famous Canadians

I was going to say Alan Thicke.

[edbermac]

65. Pauly Shore...

[Benfea]

81. His movies or his standup?

The standup wasn't exactly good, but I wouldn't call it terrible either.

His movies on the other hand… *shudder*

[JI7]

66. it will probably be easier to come up with those who ARE funny

i agree with most of the names on this thread.

[gizmo1979]

67. Any of those redneck joke telling

fellers.I hate larry the cable guy.

[Rabrrrrrr]

69. Flame me, but I say Richard Pryor.

[Susang]

73. Nah, I'll just dimiss you

With comments like that, you lead me to believe you're probably a secret Pauly Shore fan. :P

[ghostsofgiants]

108. Wow. That's a bold statement, jack.

[napsi]

71. I Just got an email from a friend

showing a comedian from the HBO Comedyfest doing a "deaf kareoke" rendition of the song "Torn". Dont' know the artist. It was hillarious. If you can find it and aren't offended by it......you'll like it.

[Kire]

74. Natalie Imbruglia is the artist who did "Torn"

I wonder what "deaf karaoke" looks like.

[TheBaldyMan]

72. Steve Martin,

as funny as a broken leg.

[AussieDave]

76. Ray Romano and his entire unfunny series

thank goodness that it is now dead.

[Kerrytravelers]

117. I detest patricia heaton. Is she really considered a comedian?

heaton's big-thing, being the honorary chairwoman for feminists for life cracks me up. They claim to be dedicated to non-violence, yet heaton is a * supporter and a believer in the Iraw Invasion. Yep. Non-violence. :eyes:

http://www.feministsforlife.org/ "REFUSE TO CHOOSE® WOMEN DESERVE BETTER® THAN ABORTION" :eyes:


She volunteers for this:
http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/ "Last week, Patricia Heaton was one of 21 new members appointed to the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. Members are elected to the Council to promote and recognize outstanding volunteer service and to raise awareness of ways people can give back to their communities. Visit volunteer.gov for more info."

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005004/bio
(January 2006) Spoke at Loyola Marymount University with Serrin Foster as a representative of Feminists for Life and as a guest of the Respect Life Club of Loyola Marymount University.


Rated R: Republicans in Hollywood
http://www.starpulse.com/movie/Rated_R%3A_Republicans_in_Hollywood/V334139/0/0/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Heaton

Pro-freedom film festival hits Hollywood
Event to screen movies celebrating 'the triumph of the human spirit'
(with patricia heaton and gary sinise)
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48131

Actress Heaton speaks out on alternatives to abortion
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050413-112409-1832r.htm

Award-Winning Hollywood Actress Takes Stand for Life
http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0%2C1703%2CA%253D159591%2526M%253D200355%2C00.html

Standing Firm
However, finding others in Hollywood who share a common bond with Heaton when it comes to her pro-life stance is more like patchwork, rather than seamless. Heaton is in the Hollywood minority as far as valuing the sanctity of human life, but that doesn't stop her from standing for what she believes.

"Women have been sold up the river, a bit, as far as abortion goes -- and a message about empowerment has been twisted," Heaton said.


Then, ms. heaton went on a hunger strike for Terri Schiaveo (you remember, her anorexia was believed to have caused the heart attack & coma.)
http://pdfserver.emediawire.com/pdfdownload/220677/pr.pdf#search='Patricia%20Heaton%20%26%20Terri%20Schiavo'
http://et.tv.yahoo.com/celebrities/10687/
http://www.annesharp.com/PRHeatonTerriSchiavo3-05final.pdf#search='Patricia%20Heaton%20%26%20Terri%20Schiavo'






And I'm adding this just because it annoys me:
http://www.newsmax.com/adv/hollywoodheroes/

[Benfea]

82. Improv comedy

I simply can't get into it, and it's never made me laugh.

[Dogmudgeon]

87. It's not supposed to make you laugh

You're supposed to hang out with the improvisers, then take improv classes to get laid.

Honest!

Would I lie to you? (Or ON you?)

www.yesand.com

www.improvresourcecenter.com

--p!

[terrya]

83. Tim Allen

I never thought his humor was funny.

[maveric]

115. I never thought is was humor.

I'm not a big fan of "PG" comedians.

[DJ MEW]

84. Gallagher

I have seen his specials and I have seen him live and he is totally over rated in my opinion. Smashing things with a mallet just isn't funny. The only thing he ever did that I liked was that poem about a river that he did on one of his specials.

[B Calm]

88. Jay Leno

[Orsino]

90. Gallagher and Carrot Top

Larry the Cable Guy, almost. I've gotten a few chuckles out of his material, but it's mostly artless stupidity without the saving grace of irony.

[jakefrep]

91. Carrot Top, Tom Green, and Larry the Cable Guy

[grace0418]

93. Steve Martin?? Will Ferrell?? David Cross?? !

I could see Will not being everybody's cup of tea, but David Cross is one of the funniest people on the planet IMHO. And Steve Martin is a legend. To each his/her own I guess. I could not agree less with those three nominations.

How about Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Tim Allen? Now THOSE are some masters of not-funny.

[Evergreen Emerald]

94. Paula Poundstone

I used to think she was funny, but now I cannot watch her without thinking of the lewd conduct thing.

Also: those hicks on Comedy Central...Jeff Foxworthy has some funny stuff, but what is the attraction to those rednecks?


Edited for spelling

[LostinVA]

129. She wasn't guilty of lewd conduct

That was proven to be false statements from an emotionally disturbed foster child. She did, however, have an alcohol problem, and had to go through extensive treatment before her adopted children could live with her again. And, that false charge has basically ruined her career. Why? Because her innocence didn't make the front page of People like the false accusation did. I was also disgusted by the homophobia that came through in many press accounts.

[Evergreen Emerald]

139. where did you get the information?

I knew that she was not convicted of the lewd conduct charge--but where did you get the info on the "emotionally disturbed" child? I can't find it anywhere.

I never heard of the homophobia surrounding the charges. It isn't about sexuality when children are involved. (!)

[gollygee]

96. Jim Carrey

Not funny.

[Catchawave]

98. Ben Stein

[bmbmd]

99. I think all of these artists are funny.

Comedy is subjective-the listener has to be in an appropriate frame of mind to be entertained. I enjoy their points of view and interpretation of the human condition. We can all learn a little bit about human nature by listening to comics.

[sandnsea]

138. Me too

I like some better than others, but all of them have their funny moments, given their own style of comedy.

[annonymous]

100. Carrot Top, Paulie Shore and Gallagher

How these people became rich and famous is a mystery to me. They have absolutely no talent.

[GCP]

103. Most of the old Jewish comedians who did the Catskills

Alan King, Buddy Hackett, Joey Bishop, Jerry Lewis
All of them horrible and unfunny.

[Shelor]

107. Larry the Cable Guy

[bif]

110. Bob Hope

[maveric]

112. Red Skelton, Benny Hill and Larry the Cable Guy.

Just NOT funny.

[Arugula Latte]

121. Adam Sandler.

Sandler always annoyed the crap out of me and left me completely underwhelmed.

I think Chris Rock is way overrated.

And that Jim Breuer (or however you spell it) -- just an un-funny fratboy asshole.

[Mojambo]

123. Tim Allen... Radiating waves of unfunny.

[LostinVA]

125. Bob Saget -- disgusting jokes about incest, etc.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

130. Meaning no disrespect

but I never cared for Rodney Dangerfield.

[smitty]

131. Pauly Shore, the ultimate bottom feeder of comedy

Adam Sandler's not funny either, just obnoxious.

[smitty]

132. Oh year, I forgot Carrot top and Bob Saget