some of these entries are funny in their specific time period only...and some of these entries are comedy films versus stand up...

• adam samberg
• adam sandler
• al brooks
• ali wong
• amy poehler
• aziz ansari
• ben stiller -film
• bill burr
• bill hicks
• billy crystal
• bo burnham (musical)
• bob hope
• bobcat goldthwait
• chris d’elia
• chris rock
• dave chapelle
• dave letterman -tv
• david cross
• demetri martin
• dennis miller
• deon cole
• donald glover
• eddie izzard
• eddie murphy
• ellen degeneres
• fred armisen
• gary shandling
• gene wilder
• george carlin
• hannah gadsby
• hasan minaj
• janeane garofalo
• jerrod carmichael
• jerry lewis
• jerry seinfeld
• jimmy kimmel
• jo koy
• john mulaney
• john oliver
• johnny carson -tv
• jon stewart
• kaman bell
• kristen wiig
• larry david -tv
• lenny bruce
• lewis black
• lily tomlin
• louis c k
• lucille ball
• margaret cho
• mark maron
• mel brooks
• michelle woolf
• mike birbiglia
• mike myers
• mitch hedberg
• monty python crew
• Neal Brennan
• paul rodriguez
• phyllis diller
• rami yusef
• richard pryor
• ricky gervais
• roseanne -tv
• sandra bernhardt
• sarah silverman
• seth rogan
• seth meyers
• SNL: gilda, phil hartman, bill murray, will ferrell, carey, belushi, chris farley, akroyd, adam sandler, shannon, tim meadows, jimmy fallon, christopher guest, rachel dratch, amy poehler, martin short, chevy chase, al franken, morgan, tina fey, dana carvey, mike meyers, bill hader, tracy morgan, maya rudolph, kenan thompson, kristen wiig ...
• steve colbert
• steve martin
• steve wright
• tiffany haddish
• tig nataro
• trevor noah
• wanda sykes
• wayans
• whitney cummings
• woody allen