My favorite comedians
by jbaur-98503 | created - 10 Nov 2016 | updated - 19 Apr 2017 | PublicIncludes comedic actors as well as directors, writers, stand-up comedians, satirsts, etc.
1. George Carlin
Actor | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
George Denis Patrick Carlin was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, to Mary (Bearey), a secretary, and Patrick John Carlin, an advertising manager for The Sun; they had met while working in marketing. His father was from Donegal, Ireland, and his mother was Irish-American. His parents ...
2. John Cleese
Actor | A Fish Called Wanda
John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross) and Reginald Francis Cleese. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. Here he ...
and the rest of Monty Python
3. Louis C.K.
Writer | Louie
Louis C.K. was born on September 12, 1967 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Louie (2010), American Hustle (2013) and Horace and Pete (2016). He was previously married to Alix Bailey.
4. Matt Groening
Writer | The Simpsons
Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Matt Groening did not particularly like school, which is what originally turned him towards drawing. In the mid-1980s, he moved to Los Angeles and started drawing a comic strip named "Life in Hell", which eventually became published in the newspaper where he worked. ...
5. Matt Stone
Soundtrack | South Park
Matthew Stone is a Jewish-American actor, writer, director, musician and animator who frequently collaborates with Trey Parker. They created and voiced in the South Park franchise. Matt voiced Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, Butters Stotch and other characters. He and Parker also worked on The ...
and Trey Parker
6. Marc-Uwe Kling
Writer | Die Känguru-Chroniken
Marc-Uwe Kling was born in 1982 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for Die Känguru-Chroniken (2020), The Kangaroo Conspiracy (2022) and Qualityland.
7. Jimmy Carr
Self | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Jimmy Carr is an award-winning comedian, writer and television host.
Among the most-respected and best-loved comedians working in Britain today, Jimmy is one of the biggest selling live acts in UK comedy, consistently performing to sell-out crowds across the country and around the world.
His ...
8. Ricky Gervais
Writer | The Office
Ricky Dene Gervais was born in a suburb of Reading, Berkshire, to Eva Sophia (House) and Lawrence Raymond Gervais, who was a hod carrier and labourer. His father was born in Ontario, Canada, of French-Canadian descent, and his mother was English. He was educated at Ashmead Comprehensive School and ...
9. Martin Sonneborn
Writer | The Final Fax
Martin Sonneborn was born on May 15, 1965 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for The Final Fax (2010), Die PARTEI (2009) and Die Ärzte: We Are the Romance (2020).
10. Justin Roiland
Actor | Rick and Morty
Mark Justin Roiland is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty and its subsequent franchise. He voices the show's title characters Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith. In addition to Rick and Morty, Roiland is the...
11. John Oliver
Writer | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver was born on April 23, 1977 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), The Lion King (2019) and The Smurfs (2011). He has been married to Kate Norley since October 2011. They have two children.
12. Oliver Welke
Writer | heute-show
Oliver Welke was born on April 19, 1966 in Bielefeld, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for heute-show (2009), Der Wixxer (2004) and Ich bin Boes (2010). He has been married to Diane since 1997. They have two children.
and the rest of Heute Show
13. Joel Coen
Producer | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker who regularly collaborates with his younger brother Ethan. They made Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, True Grit, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail Caesar and other projects. Joel ...
Coen Brothers. Not exclusively comedians
14. Steven Schuto
Actor | Die Keks Saga
Steven Schuto is known for Die Keks Saga (2010), Brokkoli (2021) and Camp Fett Weg (2018).
and Rick Garrido
15. Ingo Insterburg
Soundtrack | Quartett im Bett
Ingo Insterburg was born on April 6, 1934 in Insterburg, Germany [now Chernyakhovsk, Russia]. He was an actor and composer, known for Quartett im Bett (1968), Chapeau claque (1974) and Pension Clausewitz (1967). He was married to ???. He died on October 27, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
16. Jan Böhmermann
Writer | Neo Magazin
Jan Böhmermann was born on February 23, 1981 in Bremen, West Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for Neo Magazin (2013), Die unwahrscheinlichen Ereignisse im Leben von ... (2014) and Comedians for Worldpeace: Do They Know It's Europe? (2019).
17. Vicco von Bülow
Writer | Ödipussi
Loriot was once best known as a cartoonist, with the distinguishing feature that all his characters had potato-shaped noses. In the 1960s, he presented the TV series "Cartoon" which featured short animated cartoons from all over the world. In between the clips he acted in little funny sketches. ...
18. Otto Waalkes
Actor | Otto - Der Film
Otto Waalkes was born on July 22, 1948 in Emden, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Holly - The Movie (1984), Otto - Der Liebesfilm (1992) and Help, I Shrunk My Teacher (2015). He was previously married to Eva Haßmann and Manuela Ebelt.
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