a list going around twitter-

[mopinko]

top 10 comedians. obvs this person is no older than 40. and male.
so if u see an old comedian trending, they’re not dead, they just got left off the list.

Link to tweet

no phyllis diller, carol burnett, lily tomlin, moms mabley.

so, who’s on your list?

[Walleye]

1. Wanda Sykes

[lisa58]

4. Yes!

[mopinko]

16. yeah, she wrote a lot of rock's jokes.

like lily tomlin/jane wagner.

[Walleye]

17. Lily Tomlin is very funny, also quite a good dramatic actor

[MutantAndProud]

2. I'm terrible with names if they're not in front of me

But #1 and 4 are top favorites.

[lisa58]

3. Stephen Wright, Greg Giraldo, Kathleen Madigan...

Lewis Black, Paula Poundstone, David Steinberg, The Smothers Brothers, Bill Burr, Eddie Izzard, Red Skelton, I can go on and on…

[mopinko]

7. red skelton

man. i loved him growing up. if i ever get serious about jokes, i’d mine his old shows for physical bits. (i’m too old for that, but..)

[lisa58]

10. I loved him - what a great man

[mopinko]

9. i love steven wright. it's cuz of him

that i swore off matching socks.
“you may not think my socks match. but i go by thickness.”

[lisa58]

11. That was my husband's favorite joke, and philosophy- mine...

If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you

[marble falls]

5. Sarah Silverman, Susie Essman, Tina Fey, Amy Pohler, Kate McKinnon, Margret Cho, Mindy Khaling ....

Aidy Bryant, Leslie Jones, Nig Notaro, Wanda Sykes. And a lot more.

[LakeArenal]

6. Steve Martin.

[mopinko]

8. he was trending yesterday.

[OilemFirchen]

12. Buddy Hackett, obviously.

ETA: Bob Newhart. Also obviously.

[mopinko]

14. jonathan winters

a bunch from that era.

[OilemFirchen]

18. Indeed.

Almost all of the Catskills gang. Mort Sahl. Lenny Bruce. Carl Reiner. Mel Brooks...

[unc70]

21. Saw Hackett in 1965 at The Latin Quarter in NYC

Edie Adams was the headliner of the full nightclub revue, with even the dog act. Hackett was not on the bill. He came out of the audience and did a few jokes with Adams, then sat on the edge of the stage, bantered with her, and did about 15-20 minutes of the raunchiest jokes I have ever heard.

[CurtEastPoint]

13. Jonathan Winters

[mopinko]

15. gmta.

see my reply above.

[lark]

19. Lucille Ball and yes I do date myself with this.

Also Carol Burnett - supremely funny. OMG - Monty Python - the funniest.

[Diamond_Dog]

20. In addition to the others mentioned....

Rodney Dangerfield, Rita Rudner, Jim Carrey

[unc70]

22. Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar

And so many more

[Enter stage left]

23. The Smothers Brothers.

[WhiteTara]

24. Michelle Goldberg

Samantha Bee

Gilda Radner

[Earl_from_PA]

25. Lenny Bruce

...

[Mr.Bill]

26. Don Rickles, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner,

Ron White

Oh, the hell with it...Just about the entire cast of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

[KS Toronado]

27. Dorf on Golf