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Black Comedians (Continued Pt.2)

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:23 pm
by LKizzle
What’s up Richard fans,

I am doing a school project on Black Stand-Up Comedians. I will be doing a list of Greatest Black Stand-Up from 1 to about 50 (I might go a little over). This is where I need your help. I have the first 20 or some comics because I got them from Comedy Central’s list. But their were some comedians they forgot, so I thought of some names that weren’t on the list. Every couple of days, I will put 10 new black stand-ups.

Rank these stand-ups in order from best to least funny, 1 being best and 10 least funny.

Mark Curry
Jamie Foxx
Whoppi Goldberg
Arsenio Hall
Robin Harris
Steve Harvey
Paul Mooney
Robert Townsend
Chris Tucker
Keenen Ivory Wayans

Example:
1)Arsenio Hall
2)Mark Curry

Thank you so much.

Re: Black Comedians

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 9:58 am
by the_creatist
LKizzle,
hello...for one......I have never heard of Mark Curry I might if I seen him...Jamie Foxx is not to me a stand up..he is a funny comedic actor...Whoopi Goldberg is very funny....rater her a 9...on a scale of one to ten ...ten being the highest...Aresenio Hall is not funny...sorry that's what I think....Never heard of Robyn Harris...Stever Harvey is a 9...he is very funny an I watch his show on tv..with Cedric the Entertainer who is funny too...Never heard of Paul Mooney...Robert Townsend is funny ..I rate hime an 8...I like him...I always liked his comedy...Chris Tucker I never heard of...an the Wayans?....I know the older one is very funny and a good actor....but I really don't get the comedy of the other ones....I like the comedy that is done well....wether it is physical or mental...later

Re: Black Comedians

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:03 pm
by Anditsdeeptoo
LKizzle,

1.Robin Harris
2.Whoopi Goldberg
3.Robert Townsend
4.Paul Mooney
5.Keenan Ivory Wayans
6.Steve Harvey
7.Arsenio Hall
8.Jamie Foxx
9.Chris Tucker
10.Mark Curry

Just my opinion tho...

Re: Black Comedians

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 2:15 pm
by drdrago
hmm I miss eddie.... ok he stole shit from RP but, he still is funny!!!

Re: Black Comedians

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:10 am
by Funn DementaLL
1. Robin Harris
2. Mark Curry
3. Chris Tucker
4. Steve Harvey
5. Paul Mooney
6. Keenen Ivory Wayans
7. Whoppi Goldberg
8. Robert Townsend
9. Jamie Foxx
10. Arsenio Hall

Re: Black Comedians

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:19 am
by mojones
LKizzle,

Hey, you forgot my name kid! :lol: Comedy is subjective. So keep that in mind. There used to be this old school comedian named Rodney Winfield (not Dangerfield although he's in a class by himself) that I thought was hilarious. But he never really broke into television -- strictly road comic but funny. Road comics are generally funnier than the pretty boys you see on television...

Re: Black Comedians (Continued Pt.2)

Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:12 pm
by LKizzle
I got a couple of responses on my first thread about Black Comic, now here is my list for part 2.

Michael Colyar
Tommy Davidson
*Sammy Davis Jr.
Moms Mabley
Rudy Ray Moore
Tracy Morgan
*Garrett Morris
LaWanda Page
Jimmy Walker
John Witherspoon
Slappy White

* I don't know if Sammy and G. Morris were stand-ups?

Re: Black Comedians (Continued Pt.2)

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:21 pm
by JTF
LKizzle,

Neither of these lists seems to include Redd...

Re: Black Comedians (Continued Pt.2)

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:54 pm
by LKizzle
JTF,

Redd was number 24, I am doing the Black Comics that were not listed on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups

Re: Black Comedians (Continued Pt.2)

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 2:24 pm
by Murphdogg
LKizzle, I get so tired of not seeing Steve Martins name on the list of best black comics..Didn't you see the movie the Jerk for luv of god...