Stand-Up · #001
Richard Pryor
Radical honesty, storytelling and character work
Comedy · YB100 Canonical
Top 100 Stand-Up Comedians
A broad all-time stand-up canon weighted toward influence, originality, writing, stagecraft and cultural impact.
All Time100 ranked itemsDefault: All TimeYears + decades supported
Stand-Up · #002
George Carlin
Language, society and philosophical comedy
Stand-Up · #003
Dave Chappelle
Storytelling, observation and social commentary
Stand-Up · #004
Eddie Murphy
Explosive charisma and character comedy
Stand-Up · #005
Robin Williams
Improvisational velocity and imagination
Stand-Up · #006
Chris Rock
Rhythm, argument and razor-sharp social observation
Stand-Up · #007
Joan Rivers
Fearless insult comedy and self-deprecation
Stand-Up · #008
Bill Hicks
Rebellious philosophical stand-up
Stand-Up · #009
Lenny Bruce
Free-speech pioneer who transformed the form
Stand-Up · #010
Jerry Seinfeld
Precision observational comedy
Stand-Up · #011
Louis C.K.
Uncomfortable everyday truths
Stand-Up · #012
Norm Macdonald
Anti-jokes, misdirection and deadpan brilliance
Stand-Up · #013
Steven Wright
Surreal one-liners
Stand-Up · #014
Mitch Hedberg
Absurd minimalist one-liners
Stand-Up · #015
Patrice O’Neal
Brutally candid conversational comedy
Stand-Up · #016
Don Rickles
Legendary crowd work and insults
Stand-Up · #017
Rodney Dangerfield
The definitive self-deprecating persona
Stand-Up · #018
Steve Martin
Absurdist reinvention of stand-up
Stand-Up · #019
Bob Newhart
Quiet, meticulous deadpan storytelling
Stand-Up · #020
Jonathan Winters
Characters and improvisational invention
Stand-Up · #021
Bill Burr
Controlled rage and contrarian observation
Stand-Up · #022
Ricky Gervais
Taboo comedy and social provocation
Stand-Up · #023
Kevin Hart
Physical storytelling and family comedy
Stand-Up · #024
Jim Gaffigan
Food, family and clean observational comedy
Stand-Up · #025
John Mulaney
Immaculate writing and theatrical storytelling
Stand-Up · #026
Nate Bargatze
Understated everyday absurdity
Stand-Up · #027
Shane Gillis
Character work and conversational storytelling
Stand-Up · #028
Sebastian Maniscalco
Physical observational comedy
Stand-Up · #029
Tom Segura
Dark storytelling delivered deadpan
Stand-Up · #030
Anthony Jeselnik
Precision-engineered dark one-liners
Stand-Up · #031
Billy Connolly
Wandering stories turned into comic epics
Stand-Up · #032
Eddie Izzard
Surreal historical imagination
Stand-Up · #033
Peter Kay
Affectionate working-class observation
Stand-Up · #034
Lee Evans
Extreme physical comedy
Stand-Up · #035
Jimmy Carr
Ruthless one-liners and crowd work
Stand-Up · #036
Frankie Boyle
Exceptionally dark topical comedy
Stand-Up · #037
Dara Ó Briain
Cerebral improvisation and audience interaction
Stand-Up · #038
Stewart Lee
Deconstruction of stand-up itself
Stand-Up · #039
Jack Dee
Immaculate pessimistic deadpan
Stand-Up · #040
Rhod Gilbert
Escalating frustration as comic architecture
Stand-Up · #041
Mike Birbiglia
Stand-up approaching one-person theatre
Stand-Up · #042
Bert Kreischer
Outsized autobiographical storytelling
Stand-Up · #043
Ron White
Cigar-smoke Southern storytelling
Stand-Up · #044
Joey Diaz
Outrageous lived-experience stories
Stand-Up · #045
Doug Stanhope
Uncompromising confessional comedy
Stand-Up · #046
Gabriel Iglesias
Voices, sound effects and personal stories
Stand-Up · #047
Jim Jefferies
Provocative long-form narratives
Stand-Up · #048
Marc Maron
Neurosis transformed into autobiography
Stand-Up · #049
Gary Gulman
Extraordinarily detailed storytelling
Stand-Up · #050
Kyle Kinane
Poetic working-class absurdity
Stand-Up · #051
Phyllis Diller
Pioneering self-mockery and rapid-fire jokes
Stand-Up · #052
Lucille Ball
Foundational comic performance influence
Stand-Up · #053
Elayne Boosler
Major modern female stand-up pioneer
Stand-Up · #054
Roseanne Barr
Domestic working-class comedy
Stand-Up · #055
Wanda Sykes
Distinctive voice and sharp observation
Stand-Up · #056
Sarah Silverman
Innocence colliding with taboo subjects
Stand-Up · #057
Maria Bamford
Mental landscapes, voices and surrealism
Stand-Up · #058
Tig Notaro
Minimalist storytelling and extraordinary restraint
Stand-Up · #059
Ali Wong
Fearless autobiographical comedy
Stand-Up · #060
Taylor Tomlinson
Tightly constructed modern observational comedy
Stand-Up · #061
Andy Kaufman
Performance art disguised as comedy
Stand-Up · #062
Emo Philips
Surreal language and bizarre logic
Stand-Up · #063
Demetri Martin
Drawings, wordplay and conceptual jokes
Stand-Up · #064
Bo Burnham
Music, performance and meta-comedy
Stand-Up · #065
James Acaster
Intricate absurdist narratives
Stand-Up · #066
Daniel Kitson
Cult storytelling craftsmanship
Stand-Up · #067
Hannibal Buress
Laconic surreal observation
Stand-Up · #068
Todd Barry
Minimalist sarcasm and crowd work
Stand-Up · #069
Maria Bamford
Psychologically surreal character comedy
Stand-Up · #070
Reggie Watts
Improvised music-comedy experimentation
Stand-Up · #071
Trevor Noah
Accents, cultures and political observation
Stand-Up · #072
Russell Peters
Multicultural crowd work
Stand-Up · #073
Vir Das
India, identity and global culture
Stand-Up · #074
Romesh Ranganathan
British pessimism and family observation
Stand-Up · #075
Michael McIntyre
Universal physical observation
Stand-Up · #076
Aisling Bea
Energetic Irish storytelling
Stand-Up · #077
Dylan Moran
Literary drunken-philosopher persona
Stand-Up · #078
Tommy Tiernan
Intense improvisational storytelling
Stand-Up · #079
Daniel Sloss
Dark philosophical long-form comedy
Stand-Up · #080
Jim Jefferies
Australian irreverence turned global
Stand-Up · #081
Sam Kinison
The scream turned into an art form
Stand-Up · #082
Greg Giraldo
Devastating writing and roast comedy
Stand-Up · #083
Dave Attell
Comics’ comic and master of compressed jokes
Stand-Up · #084
Brian Regan
Technically brilliant clean comedy
Stand-Up · #085
Dom Irrera
Storyteller’s storyteller
Stand-Up · #086
Robert Schimmel
Brutally candid personal comedy
Stand-Up · #087
Paul Mooney
Fearless racial commentary
Stand-Up · #088
Redd Foxx
Foundational adult comedy
Stand-Up · #089
Mort Sahl
Pioneer of modern political stand-up
Stand-Up · #090
Dick Gregory
Comedy fused with civil-rights commentary
Stand-Up · #091
Mark Normand
Relentless joke density
Stand-Up · #092
Sam Morril
Polished dark one-liners
Stand-Up · #093
Joe List
Anxiety transformed into precision comedy
Stand-Up · #094
Stavros Halkias
Crowd work and shameless self-mockery
Stand-Up · #095
Andrew Schulz
Fast improvisation and audience interaction
Stand-Up · #096
Matt Rife
Crowd-work-driven contemporary stand-up
Stand-Up · #097
Michelle Wolf
Aggressive writing and social satire
Stand-Up · #098
Nikki Glaser
Brutally candid relationship and sex comedy
Stand-Up · #099
Josh Johnson
Understated long-form observation
Stand-Up · #100
Jeff Arcuri
Playful audience-driven comedy