The Top 250 Stand-up Comedies of All Time

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The Top 250 Stand-up Comedies of All Time
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2520 Eddie Murphy: Raw 1987 Robert Townsend R -
2842 Eddie Murphy: Delirious 1983 Bruce Gowers NR -
3575 Richard Pryor: Live in Concert 1979 Jeff Margolis NR -
3750 Bo Burnham: Inside 2021 Bo Burnham NR -
3880 Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip 1982 Joe Layton R -
3985 Bill Cosby: Himself 1983 Bill Cosby PG -
4156 An Evening with Kevin Smith 2002 J.M. Kenny NR -
4239 Swimming to Cambodia 1987 Jonathan Demme NR -
4520 Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly 2000 Stan Lathan NR -
4561 Louis C.K.: Hilarious 2010 Louis C.K. NR -
5841 Richard Pryor: Here and Now 1983 Richard Pryor R -
5890 Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2005 Michel Gondry NR -
6194 George Carlin: Jammin' in New York 1992 Rocco Urbishi NR -
6351 Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth 2004 Stan Lathan NR -
6740 Gray's Anatomy 1996 Steven Soderbergh NR -
6807 George Carlin: You Are All Diseased 1999 Rocco Urbisci NR -
6966 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain 1996 Keith Truesdell NR -
7013 Louis C.K. Live from the Beacon Theater 2011 Louis C.K. NR -
7861 An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder 2006 J.M. Kenny NR -
8215 Louis C.K.: Oh My God 2013 Louis C.K. NR -
8388 John Mulaney: New in Town 2012 Ryan Polito NR -
8429 Robin Williams: Live on Broadway 2002 Marty Callner NR -
8546 George Carlin . . . It's Bad for Ya! 2008 Rosco Urbisci NR -
8613 Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker 1999 Keith Truesdell NR -
8698 Louis C.K.: Shameless 2007 Steven J. Santos NR -
8760 George Carlin: Carlin on Campus 1984 Steven J. Santos NR -
8993 Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic 2005 Liam Lynch NR -
9248 Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale 2006 Michael Drumm NR -
9404 John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City 2018 Alex Timbers NR -
9542 Monster in a Box 1992 Nick Broomfield PG13 -
9736 George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances 2001 Rocco Urbisci NR -
9900 Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion 2007 Michael Blieden NR -
10123 Bo Burnham: What 2013 Bo Burnham, Christopher Storer NR -
10220 Bill Hicks: Revelations 1993 Chris Bould NR -
10247 The Original Kings of Comedy 2000 Spike Lee R -
10555 George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing 2005 Rocco Urbisci R -
10782 George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head 1986 Rocco Urbisci NR -
10825 Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time 1998 Marty Callner NR -
11117 Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong 2009 Jason Woliner NR -
11123 George Carlin: Back in Town 1996 Rocco Urbisci NR -
11124 Kevin Smith: Sold Out - A Threevening with Kevin Smith 2008 Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson NR -
11125 George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? 1988 Bruce Gowers NR -
11162 Bo Burnham: Make Happy 2016 Bo Burnham, Christopher Storer NR -
11271 Chris Rock: Never Scared 2004 Joel Gallen NR -
11601 Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40! 2010 Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson NR -
11755 Donald Glover: Weirdo 2012 Shannon Hartman, Michelle Caputo NR -
11970 Bill Hicks: Sane Man 1989 Kevin Booth, David Johndrow NR -
12410 On Location: George Carlin at Phoenix 1978 Marty Callner NR -
12633 Carlin at Carnegie 1983 Steven J. Santos NR -
12785 Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening 2010 Jason Woliner NR -
13023 Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America 2009 Marty Callner NR -
13079 Divine Madness 1980 Michael Ritchie R -
13174 On Location: George Carlin at USC 1977 Marty Callner NR -
13195 Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain 2004 Paul Miller NR -
13369 Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction 2009 Marty Callner NR -
13387 John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid 2015 Rhys Thomas NR -
14191 Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same 2012 Jay Karas NR -
14210 Bill Burr: Let It Go 2010 Shannon Hartman NR -
14221 Demetri Martin. Person. 2007 Jay Karas NR -
14499 Wattstax 1973 Mel Stuart R -
15057 Ricky Gervais Live: Animals 2003 Dominic Brigstocke NR -
15260 Hannah Gadsby: Nanette 2018 Madeleine Parry, Jon Olb NR -
15294 Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe 2012 Jim Gaffigan NR -
15341 Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts 2011 Beth McCarthy-Miller NR -
16808 The Ham What Am 1928 Unknown NR -
17158 Beyond the Fringe 1964 Duncan Wood NR -
17215 Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour 2011 Jason Woliner NR -
17255 George Carlin: Doin' It Again 1990 Rocco Urbisci NR -
17372 The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour 2007 Chad Callner NR -
17638 Ron White: They Call Me Tater Salad 2004 Michael Drumm NR -
17945 Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend 2013 Seth Barrish NR -
18236 Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' 1971 Michael Blum R -
18601 Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff 2001 Paul Miller NR -
19416 Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie 2003 C.B. Harding NR -
19881 Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words 2010 Shannon Hartman NR -
19934 Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger - London, New York, Johannesburg 2008 Marty Callner NR -
20358 The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium 2017 Stan Lathan NR -
20637 David Cross: Bigger & Blackerer 2010 Lance Bangs NR -
20741 Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way 2014 Jay Karas NR -
20972 Bill Burr: Why Do I Do This? 2008 Shannon Hartman NR -
21259 Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell 2012 Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson NR -
21476 Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing 2008 Unknown NR -
21698 Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics 2004 Dominic Brigstocke NR -
21800 Norm MacDonald: Me Doing Stand Up 2011 David Steinberg NR -
21866 Patton Oswalt: Annihilation 2017 Bobcat Goldthwait NR -
22491 Dave Chappelle: Equanimity 2017 Stan Lathan NR -
23014 Eddie Izzard: Definite Article 1996 Ed Bye NR -
23391 Brian Regan: The Epitome of Hyperbole 2008 Troy Miller NR -
23529 Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious 2007 Manny Rodriguez NR -
23876 Jim Gaffigan: King Baby 2009 Troy Miller NR -
24577 Deep in the Heart of Texas: Dave Chappelle Live at Austin City Limits 2017 Stan Lathan NR -
25539 Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now 2003 Joel Gallen NR -
25734 Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers 2015 Adam Dubin NR -
27482 Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat 2002 David Raynr R -
28170 Gallagher: Stuck in the Sixties 1983 Wayne Orr NR -
28180 Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive 2013 Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern NR -
28430 The Lenny Bruce Performance Film 1967 John Magnuson NR -
29105 Laugh at My Pain 2011 Leslie Small R -
30132 Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms 1993 Debbie Allen NR -
30366 Andrew Dice Clay: Dice Rules! 1991 Jay Dubin NR -
30725 Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy 1994 Thomas Schlamme NR -
30769 George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy 1997 Rocco Urbisci NR -
31365 Paul F. Tompkins: Laboring Under Delusions 2012 Marcus Raboy NR -
31808 Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away 2006 Michael Drumm NR -
31942 Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious 2012 Jason Woliner NR -
32610 Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping 2016 Unknown NR -
32938 Louis C.K. 2017 2017 Louis C.K. R -
33130 Bill Hicks: Relentless 1992 Chris Bould NR -
33427 An Evening with P. Oswalt 2007 Patton Oswalt NR -
33591 Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation 2017 Stan Lathan NR -
33708 Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones 2019 Stan Lathan NR -
33863 Gallagher: Mad as Hell 1981 Marc Payton NR -
34057 Brian Regan: I Walked on the Moon 2004 John Brenkus NR -
34458 Dane Cook: Vicious Circle 2006 Marty Callner NR -
35147 Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room 2011 Unknown NR -
36148 Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King 2017 Christopher Storer NR -
36177 Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes 2017 Seth Barrish, Mike Birbiglia NR -
36707 Gallagher: Two Real 1981 Marc Payton NR -
36740 Gallagher: Overboard 1987 Wayne Orr NR -
36926 The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey 2006 Michael Blieden NR -
37380 Gallagher: Melon Crazy 1984 Joe Hostettler NR -
37901 Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning 2000 Joel Gallen NR -
37919 Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2008 John Moffitt NR -
38114 Gallagher: The Maddest 1983 Wayne Orr NR -
38379 Jerry Before Seinfeld 2017 Michael Bonfiglio NR -
39367 Gallagher: The Bookkeeper 1985 Joe Hostettler NR -
40532 Bottom 2001: An Arse Oddity 2001 Dewi Humphreys NR -
40610 Andrew Dice Clay Live! The Diceman Cometh 1989 Jay Dubin NR -
41007 Gallagher: Over Your Head 1984 Joe Hostettler NR -
41392 Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store 2015 Louis C.K. NR -
41479 Dylan Moran: Like, Totally 2006 Michael Matheson NR -
41852 A Steven Wright Special 1985 Walter C. Miller NR -
41890 Anthony Jeselnik: Caligula 2013 Ryan Polito NR -
42272 Kevin Hart: I'm a Grown Little Man 2009 Shannon Hartman NR -
42542 Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame 2007 Dominic Brigstocke NR -
42854 Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh 2018 Steven Brill, Nicholaus Goossen NR -
42870 Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man 1996 Chuck Vinson NR -
42994 I'm the One That I Want 2000 Lionel Coleman NR -
43577 Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 2010 John Moffitt NR -
43751 Denis Leary & Friends Presents: Douchbags & Donuts 2011 Joe Perota NR -
44284 Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs 1990 Ellen Brown NR -
44530 Brian Regan: Standing Up 2007 Troy Miller NR -
44886 Bill Bailey: Part Troll 2004 Nick Morris NR -
45031 Gallagher: Totally New 1982 Wayne Orr NR -
45053 Robin Williams: Live at the Met 1986 Bruce Gowers NR -
45096 Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time 2014 Bobcat Goldthwait NR -
45208 Norm MacDonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery 2017 Liz Plonka NR -
45223 Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time) 2015 Jay Karas NR -
45269 Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff 2012 Unknown NR -
45335 Gallagher: An Uncensored Evening 1980 Unknown NR -
45576 Jeff Foxworthy: Totally Committed 1998 Keith Truesdell NR -
46060 Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden 2015 Aziz Ansari NR -
46629 Doug Stanhope: Beer Hall Putsch 2013 Jay Karas NR -
46650 Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole 1993 Rocco Urbisci R -
47005 Ali Wong: Baby Cobra 2016 Jay Karas NR -
47020 Ricky Gervais: Humanity 2018 John L. Spencer NR -
47132 Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding 2004 Jack Kenny NR -
47219 Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special 2008 Michael Simon NR -
47413 Paul F. Tompkins: Driven to Drink 1998 Keith Truesdell NR -
47564 Jim Breuer: Hardcore 2002 Paul Miller NR -
47594 Andrew Dice Clay: Assume the Position 1996 Jay Dubin NR -
47695 Christopher Titus: Love Is Evol 2009 Manny Rodriguez NR -
48035 Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain 2013 Leslie Small, Tim Story R -
48058 Marc Maron: Thinky Pain 2013 Lance Bangs NR -
48069 DysFunKtional Family 2003 George Gallo R -
48145 Emo Philips Live 1987 Cynthia Lovelace Sears NR -
48232 Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired 2006 Michael Drumm NR -
48422 Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign Live 2004 Michael Drumm NR -
48505 Steve Coogan: Live 'n' Lewd 1994 Dominic Brigstocke NR -
48881 Jim Jefferies: BARE 2014 Shannon Hartman PG13 -
49042 Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity 2007 Michael Simon NR -
49112 Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure 1988 Thomas Schlamme NR -
49418 Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace 2012 Michael Dimich NR -
49508 Neal Brennan: 3 Mics 2017 Neal Brennan NR -
50124 Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats 2014 Lance Bangs NR -
50174 Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway 1985 Thomas Schlamme NR -
50515 Talkin' Dirty After Dark 1991 Topper Carew R -
50983 Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself 2006 Manny Rodriguez NR -
51040 Steve Harvey: Don't Trip... He Ain't Through With Me Yet! 2006 Leslie Small PG -
51656 Tom Segura: Completely Normal 2014 Jay Chapman NR -
51670 The Unknown Comedy Show 1987 Bill Osco NR -
51749 Tim Allen Rewrites America 1991 Ellen Brown NR -
51923 Lewis Black: Black on Broadway 2004 Paul Miller NR -
51928 Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed 2014 Jay Chapman NR -
52017 Dave Chappelle: 8:46 2020 Dave Chappelle NR -
52023 Craig Ferguson: Does This Need to Be Said? 2011 Keith Truesdell NR -
52072 Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny 2010 Shannon Hartman NR -
52562 Gallagher: We Need a Hero 1992 Jerry Kramer NR -
53001 Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles 2013 Liam Lynch NR -
53076 David Spade: Take the Hit 1998 Keith Truesdell NR -
53236 Jim Jefferies: I Swear to God 2009 John Moffitt R -
53329 Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts 2003 Dewi Humphreys R -
53490 Colin Quinn: Long Story Short 2011 John Moffitt, Jerry Seinfeld NR -
53508 Bill Burr: Paper Tiger 2019 Mike Binder NR -
53681 Kumail Nanjiani: Beta Male 2013 Marcus Raboy NR -
54075 Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out 2017 Jay Karas NR -
54132 Nick Offerman: American Ham 2014 Jordan Vogt-Roberts NR -
54293 Hannah Gadsby: Douglas 2020 Hannah Gadsby NR -
54504 Dana Carvey: Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies 2008 John Moffitt R -
54709 Henry Rollins: Up for It 2001 John Cook NR -
54712 Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife 2018 Jay Karas NR -
54848 John Caparulo: Meet Cap 2008 David Higby NR -
54916 Chris Rock: Tamborine 2018 Bo Burnham NR -
54958 Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants 1996 David Mamet NR -
55025 Ricky Gervais: Live IV - Science 2010 Ricky Gervais NR -
55081 Jim Jefferies: Alcoholocaust 2010 Tim Kirkby NR -
55084 One-Night Stand: Louis C.K. 2005 Linda Mendoza NR -
55092 Bill Maher: I'm Swiss 2005 Michael Drumm NR -
55250 Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch 2009 Paul Miller NR -
55272 Carl Barron LIVE 2003 Carl Barron, Artie Laing NR -
55747 Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under 2012 J.C. Reifenberg NR -
55785 Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security 2002 Chuck Vinson R -
56092 Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life 2018 Marcus Raboy NR -
56181 John Oliver: Terrifying Times 2008 Troy Miller NR -
56362 Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted? 2009 Linda Mendoza NR -
56601 Craig Ferguson: I'm Here to Help 2013 Jay Chapman NR -
56611 The Three Amigos 2003 C.B. Harding R -
56983 Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here... Damn It! 1999 Marty Callner NR -
57062 Peter Kay: Live at the Bolton Albert Halls 2003 Peter Kay NR -
57104 David Strassman Live! 2001 Denis Spencer NR -
57199 Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust 2017 Liam Lynch NR -
57207 Reggie Watts: Why $#!+ So Crazy? 2010 Duncan Skiles NR -
57256 Gallagher: Sledge-O-Matic.com 2000 Unknown NR -
57460 Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis 2020 Marcus Raboy NR -
57496 John Hodgman: Ragnarok 2013 Lance Bangs NR -
57536 Amazing Johnathan: Wrong on Every Level 2006 Paul Miller NR -
57724 Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool 2011 Ryan Polito NR -
57902 Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill 2020 Joe DeMaio NR -
57945 Katt Williams: It's Pimpin' Pimpin' 2008 Troy Miller NR -
58020 Rough Around the Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden 2007 Dane Cook NR -
58076 Richard Jeni: Platypus Man 1993 Keith Truesdell NR -
58204 Brian Posehn: The Fartist 2012 Jay Chapman NR -
58548 The Original Latin Kings of Comedy 2002 Jeb Brien R -
58576 Stewart Lee: Stand-Up Comedian 2005 Peter Orton NR -
58579 Dana Gould: Let Me Put My Thoughts In You 2009 Bob Odenkirk NR -
58890 Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour 2014 Lance Bangs NR -
59045 Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown 2008 Jigar Talati NR -
59048 Bill Cosby: Far From Finished 2013 Robert Townsend NR -
59074 Lee & Herring Live 1996 Steve Bendelack NR -
59106 Demetri Martin: The Overthinker 2018 Jay Karas NR -
59140 Gallagher: Smashing Cheeseheads 1998 Unknown NR -
59216 Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo 2015 Chris Rock NR -
59231 Pablo Francisco: Bits and Pieces - Live from Orange County 2004 Shawn Amos NR -
59636 Bill Maher: Be More Cynical 2000 Keith Truesdell NR -
59803 When Stand Up Stood Out 2003 Fran Solomita R -
59804 Jamie Foxx Unleashed: Lost, Stolen and Leaked! 2003 Will Harper R -
59821 Dylan Moran: Monster 2004 Michael Matheson NR -
60167 Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home 2003 John Moffitt R -
60176 Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything 2020 Marcus Raboy NR -
60319 Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special 2016 Jeremy Konner, Riki Lindhome NR -

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