Funniest standup comedian

[Smokey]

Any stand up comedy post would not be complete without mentioning trail blazers and pioneers such as Jack Benny, Johny Carson or Bob Hope. They will remain Giants of comedy.

Also nod to Lenny Bruce as pioneer in which he integrated politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity in his acts before anybody else did.

Now that credit is out of way, which one of following stand up comics in the poll would you consider the funniest. This is a tough decision as I'm torn between Rodeny Dangerfield, Seinfeld and Richard Pryor. Cedric the Entertainer is also very funny.

Not in any particular order:

Richard Pryor: He never did a movie that deserve his talent, but very funny on stage.


Rodney Dangerfield: He is called the "machine gun" of stand up comedy, as one funny joke comes right after another.


Steve Harvey: One of the hardest working comic in the business, and one of the funniest.


Jerry Seinfeld: Some times the stand up monologe at start of his sitcom is funnier than the show itself.


Eddiie Murphy: Very talented actor, and very funny stand up comic.


Redd Foxx: If you seen his stand up shows, you kinow why he got 2 "XX" in his last name.


Bill Cosby: A clean stand up comdey routine without vulger laungage might be hard to pull off, but he did it hilariously.


Cedric The Entertainer: He like to to do his comedy as part of pact with other comedians (King Of Comedy DVD), and he is always the funniest of the bunch.


George Carlin: He likes to do dark humor from subjects ranging from politics to religion.


Don Rickles: As one of old timer stand up comics, he still funny as hell.