Favorite Comedians
by bucky91 | created - 16 Sep 2019 | updated - 18 Apr 2021 | PublicHere's a list of my favorite comedians
1. Paul F. Tompkins
Actor | BoJack Horseman
Started out in stand-up comedy in 1986 at The Comedy Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was half of a duo with the late Rick Roman. Dropped out of Temple University. Moved to Los Angeles in 1994. Met actor Jay Johnston through their mutual friend, Adam McKay, and created a live sketch show...
2. Jack McBrayer
Actor | 30 Rock
Best known for his role as NBC page Kenneth Parcell on NBC primetime comedy 30 Rock (2006), Jack McBrayer was born on May 27, 1973 in Macon, Georgia. He studied theater administration at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana, and went on to work at The Second City and IO Theater from ...
3. Curly Howard
Actor | If a Body Meets a Body
Jerome "Curly" Howard, the rotund, bald Stooge with the high voice was the most popular member of The Three Stooges. His first stage experience was as a comedic conductor for the Orville Knapp Band in 1928. Curly joined The Three Stooges in 1932, replacing his brother Shemp Howard. He made more ...
4. Rodney Dangerfield
Actor | Back to School
Rodney Dangerfield was born Jacob Cohen on November 22, 1921 in Deer Park, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He was the son of Dorothy "Dotty" (Teitelbaum) and Phillip Cohen, who performed in vaudeville under the name Phil Roy. His father was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents, and ...
5. Jim Carrey
Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. The two-time Golden Globe-winner rose to fame as a cast member of the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1990) but leading roles in Ace Ventura: ...
6. Adam Sandler
Actor | The Waterboy
Adam Richard Sandler was born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, to Judith (Levine), a teacher at a nursery school, and Stanley Alan Sandler, an electrical engineer. He is of Russian Jewish descent. At 17, he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took ...
7. Scott Adsit
Actor | Big Hero 6
Scott Adsit performed on the mainstage of Chicago's Second City, between 1994 and 1998, and, alongside Saturday Night Live (1975)'s Rachel Dratch and Tina Fey, was one of the driving forces behind such groundbreaking revues as "Pinata Full of Bees" and "Paradigm Lost". An in-depth look at his craft...
8. T.J. Miller
Actor | Silicon Valley
A comedian. Improvisation, sketch and stand-up are his forte.
Todd Joseph Miller was born in Denver, Colorado, to Leslie, a clinical psychologist, and Kent Miller, an attorney. He went to East High School, and college in Washington, D.C. There, he performed with the group receSs for 4 years, being ...
9. Chris Farley
Actor | Tommy Boy
Christopher Crosby Farley was born on February 15, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Mary Anne (Crosby) and Thomas Farley, who owned an oil company. Among his siblings are actors Kevin P. Farley and John Farley. He was of Irish heritage. Farley studied theatre and communications on Marquette ...
10. Chris Redd
Actor | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Chris Redd was born on March 25, 1985 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Joker (2019).
11. AJ Lubecker
Actor | The Many Worlds of Ross and AJ
AJ Lubecker is a stand up comedian, actor, writer, and producer based out of Los Angeles. He is a nice young man. He is said to, "Kill it with sharp one-liners," by the Chicago Tribune. Described as "off-beat and intricate," by the Daily Herald. WBEZ's Vocalo's called him the "Millenial-In-Chief". ...
12. Trace Beaulieu
Writer | Mystery Science Theater 3000
Trace Beaulieu was born on November 6, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) and MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special (1995). He was previously married to Karin Terrell-Lucius.
13. Larry David
Actor | Whatever Works
Lawrence Gene David is an American comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom Seinfeld, on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons. He gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your ...
14. Bob Odenkirk
Actor | Nobody
Robert John Odenkirk was born in Berwyn, Illinois, to Barbara (Baier) and Walter Odenkirk, who worked in printing. His ancestry includes German and Irish. He grew up in Naperville, IL, the second of seven children. He worked as a DJ for WIDB, his college radio station at Southern Illinois ...
15. Robin Williams
Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire
Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford ...
16. Lureena Cornwell
Actress | The Miseducation of Bindu
Lureena Cornwell is known for The Miseducation of Bindu (2020) and Unplugging (2022).
17. Steven Bucky Butler
Steven Bucky Butler is a writer and actor from Chicago, IL. He has Asperger syndrome. He has been creating stories since his childhood. He graduated The Second City Writing Program and attended other classes at The Second City Training Center. Steven self published a book called "The Lost Worlds of...
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