Like much of life, humor is subjective. A man can watch the Three Stooges and laugh till he is doubled over in pain. At the same time, his girlfriend can watch the same episode with him and wonder if he has lost his mine. Despite the fact humor is very subjective, let’s have a go at naming the top unique male comedians.
Now what is unique? In this case, I am talking about someone who has something different to say, a different perspective or who is just plain off their rocker. Also, the perspective of this is taken from the last five years. After all, what is unique and different depends on the who, what and when of the perspective of the viewer.
Our first candidate is, alas, dead – Bill Hicks. Hicks was an old school comedian who worked his way up through the ranks. An avid proponent of drug use for much of his career, he was so ground breaking that you can find much of his act in the acts of other comedians. Dennis Leary seems to have really liked him. The band Tool samples his takes on their albums. He is perhaps best known for his bit on the killing of President Kennedy. You can look it up on YouTube. Hicks passed away when he was 33 from pancreatic cancer.
Steven Wright was born in 1955 and is one of the leading surreal comedians. You probably know him by his deadpan, monotone delivery and his odd commentaries on life and the world around him. He has been on numerous television shows and movies. He dropped out of the limelight for a number of years, but recently has come back strong. He makes commentaries such as the fact he is a peripheral visionary – he can see into the future but only off to the sides. He recently released a new CD – “I Still Have A Pony”, a takeoff of his first album – “I Have A Pony.” His “funny guy” video on YouTube has been viewed over 1.5 million times.
Dave Chappelle is obviously well known, but his brilliance is often taken for granted. Any man that can write a skit where he is a blind black man leading the KKK is standing well above his fellow comedians. His run on Comedy Central was the stuff of legend that simply hasn’t been seen in a long time, perhaps since the great Richard Pryor. The fact he walked away from a multimillion dollar contract just added to his legend.
Admittedly, there are more brilliant comedians than these, but returning to the brilliant ones is a great way to rebuild your faith in comedy. Bill Hicks may be dead, but he lives on through You Tube if you want to check him out. Do it and you’ll be laughing till you double over.
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