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THE FINALS
Bill Murray
CHUCKLE REGION CHAMPION SNL CHAMP - FUNNIER THAN Jon Lovitz (RD1) Norm McDonald (RD2) Adam Sandler (RD3) Chris Farley (RD4) Homer Simpson (RD5) Steve Martin (RD6)
Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.
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George Carlin
GUFFAW REGION CHAMPION FUNNIER THAN Denis Leary (RD1) Lewis Black (RD2) Stephen Wright (RD3) Bill Cosby (RD4) Rodney Dangerfield (RD5) Monty Python (RD6)
“If God had intended us not to masturbate he would've made our arms shorter”
Bill Murray clip
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ci6YPGQedr0
George Carlin clip
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Rlqjxst6xU&feature=related
Who is the Just Damn Funniest?
Poll closed Jul 18, 2008.
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Bill Murray
35.7% -
George Carlin
64.3%
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DOLPHAN1 Premium Member Luxury Box
i don't know how Bill "I only do one character" Murry got this far. he is the least funny person to come out of second city and SNL...that includes Joe "I don't do steroids" Piscapo!
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at least he didn't have to die to make it this far ;)
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Meatballs
Caddyshack
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Scrooged
Quick Change
What About Bob?
Groundhog Day
Kingpin
Wild Things
Rushmore
The Royal Tennenbaums
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DOLPHAN1 Premium Member Luxury Box
they all were.:pity: watching him after a while becomes painful. change the attitude, same character. the first three on this list were his best performances. i think his brother has more range of character than he does.Last edited: Jul 17, 2008 -
Some of them are similar I'll concede that. Not all.
Meatballs, Stripes, and Ghostbusters were the "slacker in a role of responsibility" type that he kept playing for a while.
He's never done anything like the Caddy Shack, What About Bob, Kingpin, or Royal Tennenbaums characters before or since.Section126 and Pagan like this. -
Personally, I mmourn for Monty Python. That said, Carlin is intelligent, socially conscious, from the gut humour, which is also damned funny. You have no idea how hard it is to accomplish all of those at once when writing material, let alone be able to perform it well.
I would have to give Carlin the nod over Murray, if I am even allowed to vote. lol. I don't even know the rules.
I find Bill Murray hysterically funny in his deadpan delivery, but don't see the same levels of genius at work with him. He is a great performer, but Carlin CONCIEVED the comedy as well. Creating it and delivering it trumps just delivering it.
But, being a writer, I am biased.Phinperor likes this. -
lol. I see I missed the vote.
That's okay.
Carlin won. :)
And, btw, to address Dupree's point: I agree that when someone dies we have a reaction of swelling to appreciate them more. However, I think that is natural and right, in that it serves a purpose. Often we fail to reflect on the very things of beauty or value in our lives until we lose them, but our lack of awareness of them doesn't lessen their real value. I think Carlin's death reawakened people to being aware of his incredible talent and comedy. I don't think they were merely pity votes. They were, certainly, remembrance votes in a way, but remembrance and appreciation which were deserved and earned like an ovation at the end of one's command performance, as you take your final bow and exit behind the uncertain curtain and the applause and cacophony of this bustling life dims from earshot.
It is an applause richly deserved by one for whom there shall be no encore.
BpkLast edited: Jul 25, 2008