comedy’s gotta be one of the most ballsy entertainment jobs – stadiums of people with nothing but a mic. some of the best bits are also truly modern day philosophy – shoutout jester’s privilege – or absurd enough that they remind me to take things less seriously.
in the depths of my notes app and party conversations, I’ve been working on my own open mic content (right now, mostly accents / impressions and twitter banter). in the meantime, here are the funniest comics I’ve seen. always on the lookout for more.
* marks those I’ve been lucky enough to see in-person
goats (alphabetical not ranked):
- Bill Burr
1) You People Are All the Same
2) Walk Your Way Out
3) I’m Sorry You Feel That Way
4) Paper Tiger
5) Why Do I Do This - George Carlin
10 Commandments
Soft Language
Saving the Planet
Dogs
America & Shopping Malls - Dave Chappelle *
- Jamie Foxx
Clinton Impression
Africa - Eddie Griffin
Religion
Underrated - Kevin Hart
Ostrich
Cursing
1) Seriously Funny
2) I’m a Grown Little Man
3) Laugh at My Pain
4) Let Me Explain
4) What Now? - Jim Jefferies
Gun Control Part 1 and Part 2
Atheism - Russell Peters *
Beat Your Kids
Be a Man - Chris Rock *
Platonic Friends
Legalizing Drugs
Worship Money - Katt Williams
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Aries Spears
Accents - Key and Peele (more sketch comedy but too good to not include)
Obama’s Anger Translator
Loco Gangsters
Retired Military Specialist
other greats (most specials worth watching): - Andrew Schulz *
- Neal Brennan *
- DL Hughley
- Eddie Murphy
- Ricky Gervais
- Robin Williams
- Bill Hicks
- Aziz Ansari
- Mike Birbiglia
- Michael Che
- Ronny Chieng
- Gabriel Iglesias
- Sebastian Maniscalo
- Hasan Minhaj *
- Trevor Noah
Meeting Obama
Accents - Nimesh Patel *
- Tom Segura
- Chris Tucker
- Jimmy Yang
Asian Parents