- George Carlin
George Dennis Carlin (born May 12, 1937 in New York, New York) is a Grammy-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and author. Carlin is especially noted for his irreverent attitude and his observations on language, psychology, and religion along with many taboo subjects. In fact, Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case "F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation", … - Andy Dick
Andrew Dick (born December 21, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and voice artist best known for his roles on the sitcoms "NewsRadio", "The Andy Dick Show" and "Less Than Perfect". He also provided voiceovers in "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride", "Hoodwinked!", and "Happily N'Ever After". - Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program "The Tonight Show". He also owns Big Dog Productions, a company that co-produces the show. He earns $30 million per year. - Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is a nine-time Emmy-winning American comedian, satirist, actor, writer, author, and producer. He is perhaps best known as the host of Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show" and for his political satire. Stewart started off as a stand-up comedian but later moved on to television, hosting "Short Attention Span Theater" for Comedy Central. He then went on to host his own show on MTV, called "The Jon Stewart Show". - Chris Rock
Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was described by Comedy Central as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time. - Eddie Murphy
Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York City) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on "Saturday Night Live" from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He has also enjoyed a minor singing career. Murphy has received Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in "Beverly Hills Cop", … - Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer. Seinfeld is often described as an observational comedian. He is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the long-running sitcom "Seinfeld", which he co-created, helped write, and executive produced. - Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams (born July 21, 1951) is an American actor and comedian. He has had starring roles on television, stage, and film, and has won an Academy Award. - David Letterman
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1994 "Late Show with David Letterman"David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. His first major success occurred on the long-running NBC television program, "Late Night with David Letterman", … - Will Ferrell
John William "Will" Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, impressionist, writer and actor who first established himself as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live," and has since gone on to a successful film career. He has worked as a voice actor as well, including the 50s style father in the animated series "The Oblongs". He most recently starred in "Blades of Glory". - Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais (born June 25, 1961) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning English comic writer and performer from Reading, Berkshire. Gervais found mainstream fame with his BBC Two television programme "The Office" and the series Extras which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and collaborator, Stephen Merchant. Besides writing and directing the shows, Gervais also played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. - Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBC's late-night talk/variety show "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". NBC has announced that O'Brien will take over for Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show" in 2009. - Bernie Mac
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (born October 5, 1957), better known as Bernie Mac, is a two time Emmy Award-nominated American actor and comedian. - Will Smith
Will Smith (born 1971 Jersey) is a British comedian and comedy writer. He grew up in Jersey and is well-known for his love and encyclopaedic knowledge of Bergerac, as well as his posh boy persona. He now lives in London. - Woody Allen
Woody Allen is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. His large body of work and cerebral film style, mixing satire, wit and humor, have made him one of the most respected and prolific filmmakers in the modern era. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, philosophy, psychology, Judaism, … - Adam Richard Sandler
Adam Sandler was born on September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York. He has seven brothers. He was always the class clown in school. When Adam Sandler turned 17 years old, at the advice of his brother he tried out for a comedy club. That's how he came to recognize his true talent as a comedian. He started acting in the Cosby Show and then wen on to movies. - Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and TV personality, media mogul, humorist, actor, and author. Stern hosts "The Howard Stern Show" four days a week (Monday-Thursday) on Howard 100, a Sirius Satellite Radio station. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" (a humorous reference to Michael Jackson's appellation "The King of Pop") has been dubbed a shock jock for his highly controversial use of scatological, sexual and racial humor. - Bill Cosby
He joined the Navy and served at the Marine Base at Quantico, Virginia and at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. It was there that he realized the importance of education and he finished his equivalency diploma through correspondence courses. In 1961, he won a track and field scholarship to the Temple University in Philadelphia. There, he studied physical education and was part of the track team and the football team. - Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". - Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black (born Michael Schwartz on August 12, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and comedy writer. - Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, satirist, actor and writer, known for his ironic style (particularly in his portrayal of uninformed opinion leaders), and for his deadpan comedic delivery. - Dave Chappelle
David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American Muslim stand-up comedian, satirist and actor. In 2003, he became known for his popular sketch comedy television series, "Chappelle's Show". - Jimmy Kimmel
James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian, writer, talk show host and producer. - Bill Maher
William Maher, Jr., (pronounced:) (born January 20 1956) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He hosted the late-night television talk show "Politically Incorrect" on Comedy Central and ABC, and is currently the star of "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO. On June 1, 2006, he also began hosting an internet-exclusive talk show on Amazon.com entitled "Amazon Fishbowl". Maher is known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary. - Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 - December 10, 2005) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. Pryor was a storyteller known for unflinching examinations of racism and customs in modern life, and was well-known for his frequent use of colorful language, vulgarities, as well as such racial epithets as "nigga", "honky," "cracker" and "motherfucker." He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations, … - Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician and composer. - Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born October 13, 1971) is an English comedian and actor most noted for his comic characters Borat (a Kazakh reporter), Ali G (a junglist from Staines, England) and Bruno (a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion reporter). All three characters are featured in "Da Ali G Show", a programme in which Cohen conducts interviews while dressed as one of his three characters. - Jim Carrey
James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. He is known for his manic, slapstick performances in comedy films such as "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective", "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls", "The Mask", "Dumb and Dumber", "Me, Myself & Irene", "The Cable Guy", "Liar Liar" and "Bruce Almighty". - Jack Black
Jack Black (born Thomas Jack Black, Jr. on August 28, 1969) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor, comedian and musician. He is considered a core member of the Frat Pack, a name used by members of the media for a group of comedians active in today's Hollywood films, though he is also in demand for Hollywood blockbusters and indie films. He and Kyle Gass make up the comedy/rock duo Tenacious D. Black is also known by his nicknames, … - Steve Carell
He was educated at the The Fenn School and Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, as well as Denison University in Granville, Ohio. ... Born August 16, 1962, Steve got his start as a correspondent on the TV program "The Daily Show with John Stewart ". He then branched out to star in the TV series "The Office". - Al Franken
Alan Stuart "Al" Franken is an Emmy Award–winning American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, radio host and, recently, politician. He is noted for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and his liberal political views. On February 14, 2007, Franken entered the race for the United States Senate seat from Minnesota currently held by the Republican Norm Coleman, and formerly held by Franken's friend Paul Wellstone. - Lewis Black
Lewis Niles Black is a Grammy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, and actor. He is known for his regular appearances on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" delivering his “Back in Black” commentary segment, in which he ridicules (often simulating a nervous breakdown or rant) recent trends and cultural phenomena. He currently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. - Rosie O'Donnell
Roseann Theresa "Rosie" O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is an 11-time Emmy Award-winning American talk show host, television personality, comedienne, celebrity blogger, film, television, and stage actress. - Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. He is the son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, both of whom are veteran comedians and actors themselves. Ben Stiller's most recent role was in the film "Night at the Museum" and his next upcoming film is "The Heartbreak Kid". - Johnny Carson
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 - January 23,2005) was an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his iconic status as the host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson". - Eddie Izzard
Edward John "Eddie" Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is an English stand-up comedian and actor, known for his cross-dressing. His comedic style is expressed in rambling, surreal monologue and self-referential pantomime. In addition to touring, he is also a television, stage and film actor, and is active in charity work. - Bill Hicks
William Melvin "Bill" Hicks, (December 16, 1961 - February 26, 1994), was a controversial American stand-up comedian, satirist and social critic. Comedian Richard Pryor figured largely as an inspiration and stand-up idol for Hicks, as did Woody Allen who also served strongly as a very early influence for a pre-teen Hicks. Hicks characterized his own performances as "Chomsky with dick jokes" - Carlos Mencia
Ned Arnel Mencía, better known by his stage name Carlos Mencia, is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He is currently the host of his own show on Comedy Central, "Mind of Mencia". - Mike Myers
Michael John Myers (born May 25, 1963, in Scarborough, Ontario) is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian-British comedian, actor, screenwriter, and film producer, best known for his comedy work in "Saturday Night Live" and film roles including the title characters of "Wayne's World", the "Austin Powers" series, and "Shrek". - Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE (May 29 1903 - July 27 2003), was an English-born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel, well known for his good natured humor and career longevity.
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