Quote Originally Posted by 3-LockBox
Dave Chapelle could be from the same mold, but only time will tell. There have been many good stand-up comedians, even great ones, but who else have been relevant for over 3 decades? Robin Williams could, if he tried, but he doesn't seem intersted. Too many comedians burn out, either from over-exposure or just plain running out of ideas. Jerry Sinfeld got his TV show, and went stale.

Carlin and Prior both had such an underlying anger about their comedy that made them so edgy. Maybe Sam Kinison would have been; he had that same kind of comedic anger.
Yeah, I think the important phrase here is "comedic anger". So many times as comedians get more successful they lose the anger that got them there...happens to Rock bands too.