Researched and compiled by Mark Groubert

This is it. Finally, the Official Crooks and Liars Top 100 Stand-up Comedians of all time. Let's face it, whether you're David Letterman or Oskar Schindler, everyone loves lists. While highly subjective, this list has been scientifically vetted by recently deceased members of the Friar's Club for accuracy and fairness. There is no wiggle room. This is the official list. Anyone thinking otherwise is of course in error but can explain their massive feelings in the comments section. (Please remember to keep all comments to ten words or less so more can vent.)

]John Amato: There are videos hyperlinked to each name so that you can see a small performance of as many of the great stand-ups as we could find. (language alert) Have fun--agree or disagree, but sit down for a few minutes and enjoy a laugh with us.

1. Lenny Bruce

2. Richard Pryor

3. Woody Allen

4. Mort Sahl

5. Buddy Hackett

6. George Carlin

7. Eddie Murphy

8. Richard Lewis

9. Robin Williams

10. Rodney Dangerfield



11. Gilbert Gottfried

12. Jerry Seinfeld

13. Albert Brooks

14. Lord Buckley

15. Steve Martin

16. Chris Rock

17. David Brenner

18. Jonathan Winters

19. Dick Gregory

20. Sam Kinison

21. Bill Cosby

22. Bob Newhart

23. Sarah Silverman

24. Jackie Vernon

25. Bob Hope

26. Don Rickles

27. Shecky Greene

28. Milton Berle

29. Phyllis Diller

30. Andy Kaufman

31. Bill Hicks

32. Martin Lawrence

33. Redd Foxx

34. Jack Benny

35. Jamie Foxx

36. Jim Carrey

37. Joan Rivers

38. Professor Irwin Corey

39. Billy Crystal

40. Shelley Berman

41. Eddie Izzard

42. Jon Stewart

43. David Chappelle

44. Henny Youngman

45. Andrew Dice Clay

46. Elaine Boosler

47. Johnny Carson

48. Bill Maher

49. Freddie Prinze

50. Johnny Yune

51. Jon Pinette

52. Steven Wright

53. Roseanne Barr

54. DL Hughley

55. Mitch Hedberg

56. Alan King

57. Richard Jeni

58. Totie Fields

59. Robert Klein

60. Dennis Miller

61. Gary Shandling

62. George Burns

63. Jackie Gleason

64. Richard Belzer

65. David Steinberg

66. Will Durst

67. Cheech and Chong

68. Pat Paulson

69. Lily Tomlin

70. Sandra Bernhard

71. Martin Mull

72. Ellen DeGeneres

73. Groucho Marx

74. Rick Aviles

75. Damon Wayons

76. Dana Carvey

77. Denis Leary

78. Tommy Davidson

79. David Cross

80. Jackie Mason

81. Moms Mabley

82. Jan Murray

83. Mel Brooks

84. Morty Gunty

85. Larry David

86. Carl Reiner

87. Jerry Lewis

88. Adam Sandler

89. Paula Poundstone

90. Larry Miller

91. Tim Allen

92. Jay Leno

93. Ray Romano

94. Lewis Black

95. Phylliss Yvonne Stickney

96. Joey Bishop

97. Billy Connolly

98. Flip Wilson

99. George Wallace

100. T.K. Kirkland

A WGA screenwriter/producer/journalist based in Hollywood, California, Mark Groubert is the Senior Film and Book Reviewer for CrooksandLiars.com. As a filmmaker he has produced numerous documentaries for HBO. Groubert is also the former editor of National Lampoon Magazine, MTV Magazine and The Weekly World News. In addition, he currently writes for the L.A. Weekly, L.A. City Beat, Penthouse, High Times and other publications while on strike and doing stuff like this.