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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:33 PM
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Poll question: Favorite Dead Comedian

Edited on Wed Aug-15-07 05:16 PM by MrCoffee

if i'm forgetting someone, let me know

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Guava Jelly

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:34 PM
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1. Bill Hicks for me

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:37 PM
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2. I don't do drugs anymore... than say, the average touring funk band.

Edited on Wed Aug-15-07 04:37 PM by MrCoffee

he was fantastic.

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racaulk

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:38 PM
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3. Other: Gilda Radner and Phil Hartman

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:39 PM
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5. i didn't put hartman because i didn't know if he ever did stand-up

i'm sure he must have.

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racaulk

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:49 PM
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9. Ah, when I answered the poll, I wasn't thinking of strictly stand-up comedians.

I'm not sure if Hartman did stand-up either, to be honest. But he's definitely one of my favorite deceased comedians.

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Arugula Latte

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:18 PM
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24. Two of my favorites. Love them...

Also Chris Farley was hilarious.

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Starbucks Anarchist

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:38 PM
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4. Bill Hicks, Mitch Hedberg 2nd.

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taterguy

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:41 PM
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6. Why is Kaufman on the list?

The death thing was just another bit he's been dragging out too long

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:47 PM
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7. you know, i debated that point with myself

i won a resounding victory

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Richardo

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Thu Aug-16-07 08:37 AM
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55. ...plus, his standup was rarely funny.

"Mighty Mouse" was probably it for me.

I liked 'Latka' however.

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bicentennial_baby

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:48 PM
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8. Hicks....

"I'm gonna capture a Gideon. Yeah, I'm gonna make that my hobby. I'll call up the front desk one day and say, "Uh, I don't seem to have a Bible in my room."

:D

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Deja Q

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:51 PM
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10. Richard Pyror snuffed it?

Mind you, being in "Superman III" would kill anyone's career...

:hide:

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:52 PM
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11. dec. 10, 2005

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Arkham House

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:56 PM
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12. "Here I come to save the day..."

...has to be Andy...

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:57 PM
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13. i'll tell you, i'm glad he's getting votes

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sasquatch

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:57 PM
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It's a tie between Bill Hicks and Richard Pryor for me

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stuntcat

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:57 PM
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14. Redd Foxx :blush:

He's so cute :blush:

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WI_DEM

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:57 PM
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15. Henny Youngman? I'd replace him with Jack Benny, if you want a representative of his era

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:57 PM
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16. good point, except that Jack Benny sucks

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WI_DEM

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:12 PM
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20. Ok, how about Red Skelton?

Edited on Wed Aug-15-07 05:12 PM by WI_DEM

Anybody but Henny Youngman! 'Tho, I bet when he said "Take my wife...please!" the first time it got a big laugh.

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:15 PM
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23. i laughed when you said it just then

Henny stays.

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WI_DEM

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:25 PM
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25. I always kind of got Henny and Morey Amsterdam mixed up

except Morey actually was funny on THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW. :)

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:26 PM
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26. there was something funny about the dick van dyke show?

i honestly had no idea.

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WI_DEM

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:29 PM
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28. Actually, Henny is alright

I saw him in his last TV appearance on a Jerry Lewis Telethon and I had to admire a guy still doing the same material for 75 years.

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MilesColtrane

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Thu Aug-16-07 12:46 AM
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44. So wrong.

Please elucidate, because I'm truly interested.
The whole cheap bastard bit was a fraction of what he was about.

Have you seen any episodes of the Jack Benny Show?

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Jeff In Milwaukee

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Thu Aug-16-07 08:34 AM
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54. So very, very wrong...

Comedians to this day discuss Jack Benny's impeccable timing. And on the Jack Benny Show, he was an incredibly generous "star" who allowed his cast to get of some great punch lines. When I lived in Cincinnati, a local radio station played Jack's show (and several others) and so I got to hear several years' worth. They're still funny today.

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MrCoffee

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:45 AM
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64. i've suffered through numerous episodes...i really wanted to like him

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ohiosmith

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Wed Aug-15-07 04:58 PM
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17. :

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:00 PM
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18. dude, i thought that was Fatty Arbuckle!

you sick bastard!

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ohiosmith

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:33 PM
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33. Fatty:

Coined the phrase: "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy".

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:10 PM
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19. Pryor, Hicks and Hedberg in a three-way

tie!

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ghostsofgiants

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Thu Aug-16-07 01:25 AM
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47. Same.

Though I think Hicks takes a slight edge for me.

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SouthoftheBorderPaul

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Thu Aug-16-07 09:06 AM
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56. Hedberg just doesn't do it for me...

He has his moments but for the most part I feel like I'm listening to a guy who took (or has recently taken) too many drugs. He's just not sharp, like Hicks.

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MrScorpio

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:13 PM
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21. No Rodney Dangerfield?

For shame, sir. For shame.

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:14 PM
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22. you are right. rodney deserves a place on the poll

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Initech

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:27 PM
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27. Bill Hicks but modern comedy wouldn't be where it is without Lenny Bruce

Hedburg was great as well.

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:29 PM
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29. i'm actually kind of surprised at lenny's results

Edited on Wed Aug-15-07 05:30 PM by MrCoffee

i'd have thought he'd rate higher

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WI_DEM

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:30 PM
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30. What about Norm Crosby!

Oh wait...he's not dead, only his material.

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:31 PM
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31. .

:rofl:

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:34 PM
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34. not until you vote in my poll, grovelbot

i'm wise to your tricks

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MonkeyFunk

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:35 PM
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35. Groucho

Edited on Wed Aug-15-07 05:37 PM by MonkeyFunk

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Oeditpus Rex

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Thu Aug-16-07 01:22 AM
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46. Yup

And Harpo. And Chico.

Gods, the lot of 'em.

:patriot:

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Auggie

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:38 PM
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36. Favorite Stand-up Comedian: Rodney Dangerfield

Favorite Comedian: Stan Laurel

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lildreamer316

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:40 PM
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37. RICHARD JENI!!! n/t

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MrCoffee

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Wed Aug-15-07 05:42 PM
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38. i knew someone was gonna dig up richard jeni

i seriously considered him over henny youngman. but i laughed at a couple of henny's one-liners, and richard jeni never did a thing for me.

i would encourage you to vote other to show me up.

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Left Is Write

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Wed Aug-15-07 06:06 PM
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39. Dig him up?

Oh, my....

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MrCoffee

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:41 AM
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62. at least someone got it.

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Lethe

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Thu Aug-16-07 01:44 AM
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48. Richard Jeni's best line:

Edited on Thu Aug-16-07 01:45 AM by ikhor

There is a choice you have to make in life:

To be single and lonely
Or
To be married and annoyed

edit: well its not really funny, just appropriate

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fudge stripe cookays

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Thu Aug-16-07 07:00 AM
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53. Another vote for Jeni!

When he does that bit about the guy and the date in the restaurant and all the body parts are talking to each other in military speak about "standing down" and all, I about wet myself the first time I heard it.

Brilliant.

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RushIsRot

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Wed Aug-15-07 09:20 PM
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40. Lou Costello

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IntravenousDemilo

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:52 AM
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67. I was born on the day Lou Costello died.

And I've often wondered whether there was anything to reincarnation.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Aug-15-07 09:36 PM
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41. Gilda Radner!

May she rest in peace...

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Common Sense Party

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Wed Aug-15-07 09:38 PM
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42. Shelley Berman n/t

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Ghost in the Machine

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Wed Aug-15-07 09:47 PM
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43. Don't Know: Never heard any of the perform dead before...

what channel do you find them on??

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ironflange

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Thu Aug-16-07 01:18 AM
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45. Abe Vigoda

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Lethe

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Thu Aug-16-07 01:46 AM
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49. he's not dead is he?

the fish?

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Thu Aug-16-07 02:08 AM
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50. Dennis Wolfberg

He always made me laugh until my sides hurt. He died way way WAY too young.

http://www.finifter.com/quantum-leap/information/wolfberg.html

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Tyler Durden

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Thu Aug-16-07 06:26 AM
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51. Thanks for the memory!

Of Dennis Wolfberg, that is.

The people and things that gave us pleasure, may we never forget.

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Burma Jones

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Thu Aug-16-07 06:32 AM
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52. Groucho Marx

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Phillycat

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Thu Aug-16-07 09:11 AM
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57. Phil Hartman.

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masshole

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Thu Aug-16-07 09:22 AM
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58. Ernie Kovacs

I remember watching his re-runs as a kid.

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LibertyLover

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:29 AM
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59. Bob Hope

I know that he was a conservative and so on, but I still liked his jokes, depreciating humor and delivery. And, no matter what his politics, he did a heck of a lot of entertaining of American troops over the years when others, including politicians, couldn't be bothered.

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Deep13

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:33 AM
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60. Actually I find they stop being funny when they are dead.

Maybe it's just me, but the routine is too minimalist once the comedian has stopped living.

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mentalsolstice

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:38 AM
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61. Johnny Carson n/t

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JANdad

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:43 AM
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63. Other: John Candy

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MrCoffee

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:50 AM
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66. ohhh...that's another one that absolutely deserves to be on the list

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Eurobabe

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:59 AM
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70. No John Candy? I don't even know half of those

people on this poll.

Uncle Buck, we MISS YOU!!

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JANdad

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Thu Aug-16-07 12:23 PM
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71. I loved him as

Dell Griffith in Planes, Trains and Automobiles...

:"I like me, my wife likes me, my customers like me, because I'm the real article: what you see is what you get"

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Eurobabe

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Thu Aug-16-07 12:24 PM
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72. Of course, that was a classic...

both Candy and Martin were hysterical. :hi:

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UTUSN

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:48 AM
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65. Jack BENNY!!1 n/t

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LaraMN

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:53 AM
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68. MItch Hedberg. Love, love, love his humor!

What a bummer that he's gone.

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IntravenousDemilo

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Thu Aug-16-07 11:56 AM
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69. Toss-up between Richard Jeni and Mitch Hedberg, but since Hedberg is on your list and Jeni isn't...

I'll guess I'll go for Mitch.

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