The 25 Stand-Up Comedians
with the Best Material

They're eminently quotable. They mislead you perfectly and then twist you off in another direction. They write in perfect little joke haikus, except the grasshopper in dead at the end of them. Here's the list of stand-ups who make you think "I wish I thought of that."

Most Recent Review: Feb 11, 2023

  1. 1.

    George Carlin

    (4.69) 35 votes.

  2. 2.

    Dave Chappelle

    (4.90) 10 votes.

  3. 3.

    Richard Pryor

    (4.74) 19 votes.

  4. 4.

    Mitch Hedberg

    (4.68) 28 votes.

  5. 5.

    Doug Stanhope

    (4.70) 20 votes.

  6. 6.

    Bill Hicks

    (4.57) 30 votes.

  7. 7.

    Brian Regan

    (4.60) 20 votes.

  8. 8.

    John Caparulo

    (5.00) 5 votes.

  9. 9.

    Zach Galifianakis

    (4.61) 18 votes.

  10. 10.

    Bill Burr

    (4.67) 9 votes.

  11. 11.

    Emo Philips

    (4.58) 12 votes.

  12. 12.

    Eddie Izzard

    (4.54) 13 votes.

  13. 13.

    Patton Oswalt

    (4.50) 14 votes.

  14. 14.

    Greg Giraldo

    (4.67) 6 votes.

  15. 15.

    Sam Kinison

    (4.50) 8 votes.

  16. 16.

    Maria Bamford

    (4.38) 16 votes.

  17. 17.

    Eugene Mirman

    (4.60) 5 votes.

  18. 18.

    Todd Barry

    (4.60) 5 votes.

  19. 19.

    Jonathan Winters

    (4.60) 5 votes.

  20. 20.

    Billy Connolly

    (5.00) 2 votes.

  21. 21.

    Dov Davidoff

    (5.00) 2 votes.

  22. 22.

    Tim Allen

    (5.00) 2 votes.

  23. 23.

    Sean Rouse

    (5.00) 2 votes.

  24. 24.

    Albert Brooks

    (5.00) 2 votes.

  25. 25.

    Louis C.K.

    (4.26) 35 votes.

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Methodology

Taken from ratings by Dead-Frog Members on both writing and performing, the scores are averaged and then judged against each other on their Bayesian Average. On this scale comedians with a lower regular average may rank higher because of the number of votes they've received.