COMEDIANS

1. Hans Teeuwen

Hans Teeuwen was born on March 3, 1967 in Budel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He is a writer and actor, known for Masterclass (2005), Jezus is een Palestijn (1999) and Interview (2007).

2. Theo Maassen

Actor | TBS

Theo Maassen was born on December 8, 1966 in Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for TBS (2008), Miss Minoes (2001) and Black Book (2006).

3. Daniël Arends

Actor | Bro's Before Ho's

Daniël Arends was born on October 15, 1979 in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is a writer and actor, known for Bro's Before Ho's (2013), Daniël Arends: Joko 79 (2010) and Daniël Arends: Geen excuses (2010).

4. Tim Fransen

Writer | Theo Maassen: Oudejaarsconference 2013 - Einde oefening

Tim Fransen is known for Theo Maassen: Oudejaarsconference 2013 - Einde oefening (2013), Dit was het nieuws (1996) and Tim Fransen: Het failliet van de moderne tijd (2017).

Herman Finkers is mainly known as one of the most famous Dutch cabaret stars. He started in the early 1980s and quickly became successful with his trademarks of dry wit, puns and musical numbers, as well as a large amount of visual gags. He made over a dozen highly successful one-man shows with ...

6. Marc-Marie Huijbregts

Actor | 't Schaep met de 5 pooten

Marc-Marie Huijbregts was born on December 21, 1964 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He is an actor and writer, known for 't Schaep met de 5 pooten (2006), Sinterklaasjournaal (2001) and Samson en Gert (1990).

7. Patrick Laureij

Actor | Noord Zuid

Patrick Laureij is known for Noord Zuid (2015), Patrick Laureij: Dekking hoog (2017) and Dit was het nieuws (1996).

8. Ruben Nicolai

Actor | De lama's

Ruben Nicolai was born on May 8, 1975 in Lanaken, Belgium. He is an actor, known for De lama's (2004), Walhalla (2011) and As the World Turns (1956).

9. Jeroen van Koningsbrugge

Actor | Smeris

Jeroen van Koningsbrugge is one of the most diverse actors of his generation, both in films, TV-series and in theatre, besides being a very successful TV personality, comedian, writer, producer, director and singer/songwriter.

On television, Jeroen's career has been versatile. He was a regular and ...

10. Wim Helsen

Actor | De Ronde

Wim Helsen was born on October 5, 1968 in Antwerpen, Belgium. He is an actor and writer, known for De Ronde (2011), Geen probleem! (2011) and Dirty Mind (2009).

11. 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 ...

12. Richard Pryor

Actor | Superman III

Highly influential, and always controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. He has been acknowledged by many modern comic artist's as ...

13. Dave Chappelle

Writer | Chappelle's Show

Dave Chappelle's career started while he was in high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC where he studied theatre arts. At the age of 14, he began performing stand-up comedy in nightclubs. Shortly after graduation, he moved to New York City where he quickly established ...

14. Eddie Murphy

Actor | The Nutty Professor

Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian Lynch (born: Lillian Laney), a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a ...

15. Bill Cosby

Actor | The Cosby Show

Bill Cosby is one of the world's most well-known entertainers and comedians. William Henry Cosby, Jr. was born on July 12, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Anna Pearl (Hite), a maid and William Henry Cosby, Sr., a U.S. Navy sailor. After 10th grade, Cosby joined the Navy and completed high ...

16. 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: ...

17. Aisling Bea

Actress | This Way Up

Aisling Bea is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer from Ireland. In 2020 she won a BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent for her television series This Way Up, in which she also starred. In 2014 she won the British Comedy Award for Best Female TV Comedian. She trained at LAMDA (The London Academy for ...

18. Lee Evans

Actor | Le Cinquième Élément

In 2014 Whilst being interviewed by Jonathon Ross on his show, he announced his immediate retirement from Stand Up and Touring after the premature death of his manager from a heart attack. He is now determined to spend more time with his wife Heather and daughter Molly, or Little Mo as he calls her.

19. Stephen Fry

Actor | Gosford Park

Writer, actor, comedian, doer of good works, excellent good friend to the famous and not, Fry lives in his London SW1 flat and his Norfolk house when not traveling. Famous for his public declaration of celibacy in the "Tatler" back in the 1980s, Emma Thompson has characterised her friend as "90 ...

20. Josh Widdicombe

Actor | Josh

Joshua Michael Widdicombe was born in Hammersmith, London on 8 April 1983 and has an elder brother Henry, who is a comedy promoter. Brought up in Devon Josh attended South Dartmoor Community College before reading linguistics at Manchester University and going into journalism. In 2008 whilst ...

21. Greg Davies

Actor | The Inbetweeners Movie

Greg is the writer and star of critically lauded Channel 4 sitcom "Man Down". After playing infamously psychotic Head of Sixth Form 'Mr Gilbert' in "The Inbetweeners" (Channel 4) and its two spin off feature films, Greg went on to appear in BBC Three's Cuckoo alongside Andy Samberg and Taylor ...

22. Sean Lock

Writer | 15 Storeys High

He was one of the funniest guys in British television, much acclaimed for his dry wit and deadpan delivery, both on and off the set. Sean Lock was a genuine comedic original. His screen persona has been described as "studiedly obtuse". Either as host or panellist, he knew how to have audiences in ...

23. Billy Connolly

Actor | Brave

Billy Connolly was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. He left school to work in the shipyards, becoming a welder, and joined the Territorial Army (in the parachute regiment) at around the same time. He developed an interest in folk music, eventually being an accomplished banjo player and a ...

24. Jo Brand

Writer | Getting On

Jo Brand was born on July 23, 1957 in London, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Getting On (2009), The More You Ignore Me (2018) and Human Traffic (1999). She has been married to Bernie Bourke since December 19, 1997. They have two children.

25. Alan Davies

Actor | Jonathan Creek

Alan lived in Loughton, Essex for most of his life, until he left to pursue a career in comedy. He now lives in Islington in north London. He is the second of three children, born in Essex, and has an older brother and a younger sister. He was raised by his father, an accountant when his mother ...

26. David Letterman

Writer | Late Show with David Letterman

Television would never be the same after David Letterman made his second attempt at a show in 1982. But his career before becoming host of the show was quite an interesting and long one.

Letterman was born in Broad Ripple, a neighborhood in Indianapolis, to Dorothy Marie (Hofert), a church secretary...

27. James Acaster

Actor | Cinderella

James Acaster was born on January 9, 1985 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Cinderella (2021), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) and The Island (2022).

28. Craig Ferguson

Writer | I'll Be There

By August of 1994, Craig Ferguson was established as one of Great Britain's leading comedians - he had just had huge success at the Edinburgh Festival. In January 1995 he moved to Los Angeles where he now works as an actor-writer-director-producer-creator.

29. Neal Brennan

Writer | Chappelle's Show

Neal Brennan is known for Chappelle's Show (2003), Half Baked (1998) and Get Him to the Greek (2010).

30. Mike Birbiglia

Actor | A Man Called Otto

Mike Birbiglia was born on June 20, 1978, in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Sleepwalk with Me (2012), Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing (2008), and Your Sister's Sister (2011). His 2013 special, Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2013)...

31. Demetri Martin

Actor | (Dean)

Demetri Martin was born on May 25, 1973 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Dean (2016), Take Me Home Tonight (2011) and In a World... (2013). He has been married to Rachael Beame since June 1, 2012.

32. Jack Whitehall

Actor | Jungle Cruise

Jack Whitehall was a child actor in various television dramas, but decided to pursue stand-up comedy after leaving school. He was a finalist in the So You Think You're Funny talent hunt at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, and was nominated for best newcomer at this year's Chortle Awards. In December ...

33. Jim Jefferies

Writer | Legit

Jim Jefferies was born on February 4, 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is a writer and producer, known for Legit (2013), Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016) and The Librarians (2014). He has been married to Tasie Lawrence since September 2020. They have one child.

34. Russell Howard

Writer | Russell Howard: Live

Russell Howard was born on March 23, 1980 in Bristol, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Russell Howard: Live (2008), Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies (2009) and Russell Howard's Good News (2009).

35. Jacqueline Novak

Actress | The Remarkable & Mysterious Jacqueline Novak

Jacqueline Novak is a comedian whose Off-Broadway, one-woman stand-up show, "Get on Your Knees" is a New York Times "Critic's Pick." Recognized by the Times on "Best Theater of 2019" and "Best Comedy of 2019" lists, the show has been extended four times in New York City and earned Jacqueline a ...

36. Marcello Hernández

Actor | The Improviser

Marcello Hernández was born on August 19, 1997 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for The Improviser (2022), Impractical Jokers (2011) and Saturday Night Live (1975).

37. Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Actress | Solo: A Star Wars Story

Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge is an English actress, producer, and writer. She created, wrote, and starred in the Channel 4 sitcom Crashing (2016) and the BBC comedy-drama series Fleabag (2016-2019). She was also the show-runner and executive producer for the first series of the BBC America thriller ...

38. Donald Glover

Actor | Solo: A Star Wars Story

The multi-talented Donald Glover is a writer, actor, musician, comedian, producer and director, who performs under the stage names Childish Gambino and mcDJ. He was born Donald McKinley Glover at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. His mother, Beverly (...