Steddy Eddy

I prefer Fear of a Black Hat myself...they are both funny shit...but for some reason Fear just hits me right.

Jackie Mason...?

"A friend of mine is half Italian and half Jewish--
If he can't find it wholesale, he steals it."

Stand up philosophy sort of?

My favorite comedian is Groucho Marx- one of the few openly intellectual comedians.

For slapstick I'd give Buster Keaton precedence over the Stooges. Tougher and funnier. He pulled off funny without smiling on camera even once.

Bill Hicks (at least he was :( )

Robert Schimmel

Nothing is taboo. He tells one joke about when his 9-year-old son was dying of leukemia. The "Make a Wish Foundation" asked him what his son would like as a wish. He says he told them his son's fantasy was to watch Dolly Parton give Dad a blowjob.

Dead guys:

Sam Kinison -- what?...only ONE person mentioned him so far? This guy was totally insanely out-of-breath turnin-purple hilarious.
John Belushi
John Candy


Live guys: gotta go with...

Steve Martin
Richard Lewis
Howie Mandel
Mike Myers


Oldies:

Dangerfield
Rickles


Comedienes: although I generally don't find too many women "funny", these ones would be the exception.....

Sandra Bernhard -- definitely has her moments.
Wendy Liebman --- caught this chick's act at Rumor's comedy club here in Winnipeg about 10 years ago, and she was hill-fucking-larious. Biggest toothiest grin on the planet: http://www.comediansusa.com/standup2/liebman_wendy.html

wow...i didnt think anyone knew about that flick..

David Chapelle