Doug Stanhope

Comedian Doug Stanhope appears in a 2012 publicity photo.

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Central New York favorite Doug Stanhope is among a who's who of comedians listing the 22 "greatest jokes ever told" for Esquire magazine.

Janeane Garofalo picked a joke told to her by Al Franken. Two comics quoted Mitch Hedberg. Maria Bamford said "peekaboo" will always be funny, endlessly renegerating upon itself.

Others said other comedians made them laugh the hardest, saluting titans like Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Murphy, Louis C.K. and Robin Williams. No one said "The Aristocrats."

Stanhope, a stand-up comic who frequently performs in Syracuse, shared this:

The "Louie" and "Top Five" actor told Esquire it's a "street joke from a very unpopular street," but couldn't explain why he found it funny.

Stanhope appears in the publication with Natasha Leggero, Sebastian Maniscalco, Rory Scovel and "Silicon Valley" star Kumail Nanjiani. Other contributors included John Hodgman, Damon Wayans Jr., Whitney Cummings, Chris D'Elia and Jeff Garlin.

The article appears in the June/July 2015 issue of Esquire.