Top 7 Comedians of all time

This is a list of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time, in no particular order. Everyone on this page is a hilarious and entertaining comedian. Aside from that, this is a diverse group of people with various approaches who view comedy from multiple perspectives. Many of the well-known comedians mentioned below rose through the ranks of the stand-up circuit before landing a performance on Comedy Central or their own Netflix specials.

Posted On May 5th, 2021

Kevin Hart

Kevin Darnell Hart is a comedian, writer, and director from the United States. Hart grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and started his career by winning several amateur comedy contests at New England clubs. Kevin Hart is a joy-making spark plug of a comic. He attracts some of the biggest audiences of any comedian in history, including a sell-out at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for the 2015 "What Now?" Tour. Hart seems to be bent on making sense of life as he delves into stories of parenting, marriage, fatherhood, or unforgettable social experiences in the wider world.

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg, born Caryn Elaine Johnson on November 13, 1955, in New York, New York, United States, is an American actor, actress, and producer known for her work in theater, stage, television, and recordings. Her career varied from romantic starring roles to controversial comedy sketches. She was an outstanding actress with a diverse repertoire. She has gained notoriety as a co-host of the television chat shows The View.

George Carlin

George Denis Patrick Carlin was a stand-up comedian, novelist, performer, and social critic from the United States. Carlin is well known for his black humor and political musings. He and his "seven dirty words" parody routine played a vital role in the 1978 United States Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation. How many of you expected George Carlin to be called one of the funniest stand-up comedians of all time?

John Mulaney

John Mulaney is an American stand-up comic and writer better known for his work on 'Saturday Night Live,' an American late-night live television program. He is both a director and an actress. He produced and starred in the American T.V. comedy series 'Mulaney,' in which he played a fictionalized version. As a stand-up comic, he has also appeared on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' and 'The Chris Gethard Show.' As an actress, he has appeared in a few films, including 'Difficult People,' an American comedy T.V. series that began broadcasting in 2015.

Eddie Murphy

Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy is a comedian, actress, musician, screenwriter, and film producer from the United States. From 1980 to 1984, Murphy was a guest on Saturday Night Live. He has performed stand-up comedy and was ranked tenth on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He has the potential to blend the rawest, nasty stuff for childhood stories. Eddie's uncanny impressions and capacity to build characters propelled him to a level that his film performance far outweighed his stand-up work, but "Raw" and "Delirious."

Robin Williams

Robin McLaurin Williams was a stand-up comic and performer from the United States. Williams started his stand-up career in Los Angeles in the 1970s. On stage, Robin Williams was a force of nature, mixing Jonathan Winters' improvisational style with frantic enthusiasm and an uncanny talent for impressions and accents. Some comics tend to keep things calm on stage; Williams was going at a hundred miles per hour, his mouth almost as rapid as his whirling brain. Williams kept appearing in films and sitcoms, including 'Mork & Mindy' and 'Good Will Hunting.'

Dave Chappelle

Few comedians are bold or insane enough to walk away from a mega-hit show and tens of millions of dollars, but Dave Chappelle did just that during the third season of "Chappelle's Show." He quit television but continued to tour relentlessly, known for his marathon sets and laid-back demeanor, punctuating laughs by slamming the microphone against his leg. Now he's back with a big Netflix contract, and a part in "A Star Is Born," but it'll be difficult for someone to beat his first HBO special, "Killin' Them Softly."