Look at some of the names on that list. He's easily better than half of them. You can't name 50 comedians better than him.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

There's a lot of names on that list that make no sense.

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Norm Macdonald is one of the GOATs

This guy gets it. I feel stupid and ashamed for saying he would only be in the top 25. He's good for top 10 easily.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

You go right in the 'dope' pile. Very sad.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Norm should be on the list. Saw him at the Tempe Improv a couple years ago. Hilarious. Although, you could tell some of the crowd enjoyed his opener more (Sean O'Connor) that night. Norm gave him 20 or 25 minutes. Funny dude (I think he writes for Norm's podcast) but Norm's in the Hall of Fame.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Add Greg Giraldo and Gilbert Gottfried as notable snubs ... Jim Norton and Maria Bamford too.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Can't have the list without Milton Berle.

Cosby should probably be there.

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Jim Jefferies will be up there before he's through.

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Missing Gaffigan (a better clean comic than Seinfeld, IMO), Giraldo (best roaster of all time), and Lewis Black.

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They are not really my cup of tea but I am surprised Leno and Richard Lewis are not on the list instead quite a few.

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in terms of strictly stand-up comedy, this would be my 50 (i wouldn't get too heated in the ranking, i don't have the time to perfectly fit everyone in their respective ranks):

50. Bob Schimmel
49. Rosie O'Donnell
48. Dana Gould
47. Alan King
46. Jackie Mason
45. Damon Wayans
44. Larry Miller
43. Gilbert Gottfried
42. Henny Youngman
41. Lisa Lampanelli
40. Jamie Foxx
39. Mike Birbiglia
38. Norm MacDonald
37. Kevin Pollack
36. George Lopez
35. Jim Gaffigan
34. Roseanne Barr
33. Tommy Davidson
32. Bernie Mac
31. Jonathan Winters
30. Brian Regan
29. Patrice O'Neal
28. Joan Rivers
27. Garry Shandling
26. John Leguizamo
25. Dave Attell
24. Lewis Black
23. Jay Leno
22. Greg Giraldo
21. Mitch Hedberg
20. Don Rickles
19. Ellen DeGeneres
18. Albert Brooks
17. Rodney Dangerfield
16. Steven Wright
15. Bill Burr
14. Bob Newhart
13. Sam Kinison
12. Woody Allen
11. Dave Chappelle
10. Eddie Murphy
9. Bill Cosby
8. Redd Foxx
7. Jerry Seinfeld
6. Lenny Bruce
5. Bill Hicks
4. Louis CK
3. Chris Rock
2. Richard Pryor
1. George Carlin

GONE

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Maybe not top 50, but deserving of mention:

Anthony Jeselnik
John Mulaney - the Salt and Pepper Diner bit is one of the funniest things I've ever heard!
Hannibal Burress
Joe DeRosa
Al Madrigal
Marc Maron

I also like Nikki Glaser...for many reasons....

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i realized it is too damn early, and i forgot robin williams. take out patton oswalt.

Take out Lisa Lampanelli.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Sgt. Pecker...Hot Dogs and Donuts...F Jackie!

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Jackie Puppet taking apart Conan O'Brien still makes me laugh more than most of Jackie's offerings

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I agree that Schimmel, Black, and Jeselnik are glaring omissions.

There were also some guys I remember from appearances on Johnny Carson that were great...Ronnie Shakes and George Miller come to mind. And I agree on Leno...his standup and appearances on Letterman were fabulous but overshadowed by the blandness of his hosting The Tonight Show.

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Emo Phillips

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

amy schumer, tig notaro, and sarah silverman on that list is absolutely retarded. maria bamford is way funnier than them and i still dont' even think she's top 50. lisa lamp and ali wong are also way funnier. lamp you might be able to squeeze in there.

no jim norton, norm, schimmel, gaffigan is preposterous. all 4 are funnier and more successful than a 1/4 of that list.

The reality is diller and rivers are probably the only women than belong int he list. cho and garafalo i could allow because of longevity, but anyone else is just placating the feminist "WOMEN ARE FUNNY TOO!!" crowd.

and like his act or not, jeff foxworthy built an EMPIRE of comedy.

i was thinking about foxworthy too...there are a few names that come to mind that are also like honorable mentions: george wallace, dennis miller, and even sinbad deserves to be considered.

Does Tig Notaro even do jokes? Isn't her whole act just her talking about having cancer and being a dyke?

Norm Macdonald is great. One of our brilliant Canadian minds. But I can see how some might not like his style. Don't judge him on Dirty Work.

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Back off, Warchild. Seriously.

Silverman actually has some really good bits.

I've never heard anything by Schumer but I'm not sure I want to either.

Never even heard of Tig Notaro.

Sarah Silverman is great.

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even the best comics only hit at about a 50% rate

However, live comedy always seems much funnier than watching it on TV.

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And men have lost their reason.

my biggest BIGGEST complaint about this list is reggie watts. i've seen him live twice. 2nd time accidentally, it was this produced silliness. he's not even top 200.