Famous Comedians

• Allen, Tim

  The voice of Buzz Lightyear and star of 'Home Improvement'

• Ansari, Aziz

  Tom Haverford on TV's Parks and Recreation

• Arbuckle, Fatty

  The rotund silent film comedian

• Aykroyd, Dan

  The SNL star from Ghostbusters and The Blues Brothers

• Ball, Lucille

  The red-headed star of TV's I Love Lucy

• Bee, Samantha

  The host of TV's Full Frontal

• Belushi, John

  Bluto in Animal House

• Berle, Milton

  "Mister Television" of the 1950s

• Bishop, Joey

  Comedian member of the Rat Pack

• Bloom, Rachel

  The star and co-creator of TV's 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'

• Borge, Victor

  The witty pianist who created Comedy in Music

• Brand, Russell

  The British comedian who starred in Get Him to the Greek

• Brice, Fanny

  The vaudeville star who was the basis for the musical Funny Girl

• Brooks, Mel

  The guy who made Blazing Saddles and The Producers

• Bruce, Lenny

  Edgy, arrest-prone 1960's comedian

• Burnett, Carol

  The very funny host of The Carol Burnett Show

• Burnham, Bo

  The comedian who directed the movie 'Eighth Grade'

• Candy, John

  Steve Martin's hefty co-star in Planes, Trains and Automobiles

• Cannon, Nick

  The corny, wack rapping, boy toy from Nickelodeon who was married to Mariah Carey

• Carey, Drew

  The star of TV's The Drew Carey Show

• Carlin, George

  The profane comedian known for his "7 Dirty Words" routine

• Carrey, Jim

  The star of Dumb and Dumber and The Truman Show

• Cedric The Entertainer

  Eddie in the Barbershop movies

• Chappelle, Dave

  The star of Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show

• C.K., Louis

   The ginger-haired comedian star of TV's Louie

• Cohen, Sacha Baron

  The comedian behind the characters Borat and Bruno

• Colbert, Stephen

  Host of TV's satirical The Colbert Report

• Conway, Tim

  The hilariously bumbling cast member from The Carol Burnett Show

• Corden, James

  The host of TV's The Late Late Show

• Cosby, Bill

  The controversial star of the hit 1980s sitcom The Cosby Show

• Crystal, Billy

  Meg Ryan's co-star in When Harry Met Sally

• Dangerfield, Rodney

  The comedian who said "I don't get no respect"

• David, Larry

  The guy from Curb Your Enthusiasm

• Degeneres, Ellen

  Host of daytime TV's The Ellen DeGeneres Show

• Dick, Andy

  Host of MTV's The Andy Dick Show

• Diller, Phyllis

  The wild-haired female comedian of the late 20th century

• Durante, Jimmy

  Big-nosed comedian of 20th-century radio and TV

• Fallon, Jimmy

  The host of The Tonight Show, 2014-present

• Farley, Chris

  Star of TV's Saturday Night Live

• Ferrell, Will

  The SNL star who was in the movie Anchorman

• Franken, Al

  The liberal comedian who was elected senator from Minnesota in 2008

• Gadsby, Hannah

  The Tasmanian comedian of 'Nanette'

• Galifianakis, Zach

  The nutty, hairy brother in The Hangover

• Garofalo, Janeane

  Tart-tongued comic actress and radio host

• Gervais, Ricky

  The creator of The Office and Extras

• Gleason, Jackie

  Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners

• Glover, Donald

  Star and creator of 'Atlanta', and rapper Childish Gambino

• Goldberg, Whoopi

  Star of the Hollywood comedy Sister Act

• Gosling, Ryan

  The young guy from the movie The Notebook

• Gottfried, Gilbert

  The comedian who voiced Iago in 'Aladdin'

• Green, Tom

  Host of TV's Tom Green Show

• Griffin, Kathy

  The celebrity-bashing star of My Life on the D-List

• Haddish, Tiffany

  She played Dina in the 2017 comedy 'Girls Trip'

• Handler, Chelsea

  TV Host and author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

• Hart, Kevin

  The comedian in 'Let Me Explain' and 'Ride Along'

• Hartman, Phil

  The droll comic star of TV's News Radio

• Hill, Benny

  Cheeky British comedian

• Hope, Bob

  Master comedian and Bing Crosby's movie co-star

• Idle, Eric

  Creator of The Rutles and SpamAlot

• Jones, Grandpa

  Co-star of the show Hee Haw

• Jones, Terry

  A founding member of Monty Python's Flying Circus

• Kabibble, Ish

  Comic cornetist who chanted 'boop boop' in Three Little Fishies

• Kaling, Mindy

  Kelly Kapoor on TV's The Office

• Kaufman, Andy

  The 1970s weirdo comedian extraordinaire

• Keaton, Buster

  The silent film comedy great known as "The Great Stone Face"

• Kikuchi, Rinko

  Chieko in the 2006 film Babel

• Kimmel, Jimmy

  The late-night host of Jimmy Kimmel Live

• Kinison, Sam

  Screaming, round comic who recorded Loud As Hell

• Kovacs, Ernie

  Zany 1950s TV comedian

• Laurel and Hardy

  The iconic fat/skinny comedy team of the early cinema

• Lawrence, Martin

  Star of the TV sitcom Martin

• Leary, Denis

  Star of cable TV's Rescue Me

• Leno, Jay

  The host of TV's The Tonight Show, 1992-2009 and 2010-2014

• Lewis, Jerry

  Host of the annual Jerry Lewis telethon

• Lopez, George

  Star of the ABC comedy George Lopez

• Macdonald, Norm

  Sneering, Canadian cast member of SNL, 1994-96

• Maher, Bill

  Former host of ABC's Politically Incorrect

• Martin, Steve

  Comic star of The Jerk and Saturday Night Live

• Marx, Groucho

  The mustachioed leader of the Marx Brothers

• McBrayer, Jack

  The sycophantic southern gent on 30 Rock

• McKinnon, Kate

  The SNL star who impersonates Justin Bieber and Hillary Clinton

• Meyers, Seth

  The host of Late Night With Seth Meyers, 2014-present

• Mo'Nique

  The stand-up comedian who won an Oscar for Precious

• Moore, Dudley

  Oscar-nominated star of Arthur

• Morgan, Tracy

  Tracy Jordan on TV's 30 Rock

• Murphy, Eddie

  The star of the Beverly Hills Cop films

• Murray, Bill

  Comic star of Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day

• Newhart, Bob

  Deadpan star of the sitcom Newhart

• Notaro, Tig

  The comedian star of Tig: Boyish Girl Interrupted

• Odenkirk, Bob

  The star of Better Call Saul

• O'Donnell, Rosie

  Host of TV's The Rosie O'Donnell Show

• Oliver, John

  The host of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

• Oswalt, Patton

  Spence on The King of Queens

• Peele, Jordan

  The comedian who wrote and directed the horror film 'Get Out'

• Poehler, Amy

  The diminutive blonde star of Parks and Recreation

• Poundstone, Paula

  The stand-up comedian who was accused of child endangerment

• Price, Roger

  The creator of Droodles and Mad Libs

• Prinze, Freddie

  Comedian and star of TV's Chico and the Man

• Pryor, Richard

  The comedian who recorded Live on the Sunset Strip

• Python, Monty

  Britain's silliest comedy troupe

• Radner, Gilda

  The early Saturday Night Live star who played Roseanne Roseannadanna

• Reiner, Carl

  Creator of TV's The Dick Van Dyke Show

• Reubens, Paul

  The comedian who created the alter ego Pee-wee Herman

• Rickles, Don

  The insult comic who used "dummy" and "hockey puck"

• Rivers, Joan

  The TV talk-show host with the catch-phrase "Can we talk?"

• Rock, Chris

  The comedian who inspired the TV show Everybody Hates Chris

• Romano, Ray

  The star of TV's Everybody Loves Raymond

• Samberg, Andy

  The mop-haired SNL actor who did the "Lazy Sunday" video

• Schumer, Amy

  The raunchy comedy star of Trainwreck and Inside Amy Schumer

• Sedaris, Amy

  The star of the oddball TV comedy Strangers With Candy

• Seinfeld, Jerry

  Star of the TV sitcom Seinfeld

• Shandling, Garry

  The creator and star of The Larry Sanders Show

• Short, Martin

  Former SCTV and SNL star who was Jiminy Glick

• Silverman, Sarah

  Over-the-edge star of TV's The Sarah Silverman Program

• Sudeikis, Jason

  The star of TV's 'Ted Lasso'

• Sykes, Wanda

  The star of The Wanda Sykes Show on late-night TV

• Thompson, Kenan

  The 'SNL' cast member who was a Nickelodeon star

• Three Stooges, The

  Famous nyuk-nyuk slapstick comedy trio

• Tomlin, Lily

   Ernestine and Edith Ann from Laugh-In

• Wasikowska, Mia

  Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

• Watts, Reggie

  The beat-boxing comic with the giant afro

• Wiig, Kristen

  The enthusiastic Target clerk on Saturday Night Live

• Williams, Robin

  The manic comic who won a dramatic Oscar for Good Will Hunting

• Wilson, Flip

  The Black comedian whose Geraldine character said "the devil made me do it!"

• Wilson, Rebel

   "Fat Amy" in the movie Pitch Perfect

• Winters, Jonathan

  Improvisational comedian of the 1960s and '70s

• Wolf, Michelle

  The 'Daily Show' comedian who spiced up the 2018 White House reporters' dinner

• Youngman, Henny

  The comedian who said "Take my wife -- please!"

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