George Denis Patrick Carlin is an American comedian, writer, actor, and social critic. Carlin is best known for his black comedy and political reflection. Regarded as one of the most important and influential comic books of all time, he has been dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians". He was known for his reflections on dark comedy and politics, english, psychology, religion and taboo subjects.

George Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Horses" comedy was the F.C.C. was at the center of the trial. U.S. Supreme Court in 1978. V. Pacifica Foundation. The first of Carlene's 14 HBO special comedy shows was filmed in 1977. From the late 1980s, his daily life focused on sociocultural criticism of American society. How many people would have thought that George Carlin would make it to this list as the funniest stand-up comedian of all time?

• Born: May 12, 1937
  
• Died: June 22, 2008 (aged 71)
• Nationality: American
  

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor is an American comedian, social critic, and actor. He reached large audiences with his insightful observation and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians of all time. Prior won Emmy (1973) and five Grammy Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982). In 1974, he won two American Academy of Humor Awards and an American Writers Guild Award. In 1998, he was awarded the first Mark Twain American Humor Award from the Kennedy Center.

Richard Pryor is best known for his uncompromising work on racism and burning issues, using his profanity and vulgarity. Prior is considered one of the greatest comedians of all time.

• Born: December 1, 1940
• Died: December 10, 2005 (aged 65)
• Nationality: American

Robin McLaurin Williams is an American comedian and actor. Williams began his stand-up career in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, and he rose to fame as the alien Mork on the ABC sitcom Mork and Mindy (1978-1982).

Known for his improvisation skills and the various characters he made overnight and portrayed in films, both in drama and comedy, Williams began appearing in films and sitcoms such as 'Mork & Mindy and Good Will Hunting. He was known for his incredible improvisation skills, both in film and in stand-up. He is considered one of the funniest comedians of all time.

• Born: July 21, 1951Chicago, Illinois,
• Died: August 11, 2014 (aged 63)
• Nationality: American

David Hari Webber Chappel is an American comedian, writer, actor, and producer. Chappel began his film career in 1993 with the role of Ahchu in Mel Brook's Robin Hood: Men in Tights. He has won numerous awards, including five Emmys, three Grammys, and a Mark Twain Award for American Humor. He is best known for his satirical comedy sketch series Chappelle's Show (2003–2006). Co-produced with Neil Brennan, the series continued until Chappelle left the show midway through the production of his third season.

After leaving the show, Chappel returned to the United States to perform stand-up comedy.
He has received supporting roles at the box office such as Nutty Professor, Con Air, You've Got Mail, Blue Streak, and Brother Undercover.

• Born: August 24, 1973
• Nationality: American

Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy is an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and film producer. Murphy was a regular on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984.

He worked as a comedian and reached number 10 on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Up Stands of All Time. In the film, Murphy was nominated for a Golden Globe for 48 hours of acting. (1982), Beverly Hills Cop (1984 - present), Trading Places (1983), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Dolemite - My Name Is (2019). He also won numerous awards for his work on the fantastic comedy Doctor Dolittle (1998) and its 2001 sequel.

In 2015, Murphy was awarded the Mark Twain Award for American Humor from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 2020, he won his first Emmy Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live.

• Born: April 3, 1961
• Nationality: American

Christopher "Chris" Julius Rock is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director. Rock started his career with stand-up performances. After his stand-up career, he began acting in small roles in films. He designed, wrote and composed the sitcom Everyone Hates Chris (2005-2009) based on his own childhood.

Hosted the 77th Academy Awards in 2005 and the 88th Academy Awards in 2016, Chris Rock has won 4 Emmys and 3 Grammys. According to a poll conducted by Comedy Central, he was ranked #5 on the list of the best comedians. In the UK, it was named the ninth-largest stand-up comic on Channel 4's "100 Greatest Stand-Ups" in 2007, and the 8th largest stand-up comic on the 2010 Updates list.

• Born: February 7, 1965
• Nationality:American

Louis C.K. American-Mexican comedian, actor, writer and director. He has won Peabody and six Emmys throughout his career. He won two Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album. In 2015, Rolling Stone took third place in C.K.'s special stand-up series "Shameless". It made it to the Divine Comedy: The 25 Best Stand-Up TV Shows and Movies of All Time list and reached #4 on the 2017 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time list.

Louis C.K. reached #7 on the compilation of the funniest stand-up comedians of 2019. In 2020, C.K. The website released a special comedy film "Sincerely, Louis KK", which won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. In 2021, he went on an international comedy tour and re-released a new comedy special 'Miri' on his website.

• Born: September 12, 1967
  
• Nationality: American - Mexican

Jerry Seinfeld is an American comedian, writer, actor and producer. Seinfeld is best known for his portrayal of himself in the sitcom 'Seinfeld'. In 2005 Comedy Central named him 12th greatest stand-up comedian. Seinfeld produced, wrote and starred in the 2007 film The Bee Movie, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

In 2010, Jerry Seinfeld appeared on a reality show called Marriage Reference, which aired on NBC for two seasons. Seinfeld is the creator and host of the web series Comedians in Cars for Coffee (2012–2019). He is married to author and philanthropist Jessica Seinfeld, and they have three children. Seinfeld received 20 Emmy nominations for his work on Seinfeld and Comedians on The Coffee Machines and 4 Grammy nominations for his Comedy Album. He is also the richest comedian in the world.

• Born: April 29, 1954
• Nationality: American

Steve Glenn Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer and musician. During a national tour of the 1970s, Martin performed an unusual comedy in front of a crowded hall. He became a successful actor, pianist, writer and banjo player.

Steve Martin has received five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and an Academy Award of Honor at the 5th Annual Governors Awards in 2013. Among many awards, the Kennedy Center won the Mark Twain Award for American Humor. Honors and AFI Life Achievement Award. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at #6 on their list of the 100 Greatest Stand-up Comics.

In 2021, Steve Martin made and starred in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building, which earned him a sixth Golden Globe nomination.

• Born: August 14, 1945
• Nationality: American

Rounding out the list of the best stand-up comedian of all time is Bill Burr, an American stand-up comedian, voice actor, musician and writer. He produced and starred as protagonist Frank Murphy in the Netflix animated series F for the Family (2015–2021).

Bill Burr also played Patrick Kubi in the AMC crime series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Migs Mayfeld in the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian (2019–present). He co-founded All Things Comedy network. Burr has produced six specials and is best known for hosting the Monday Morning Podcast. He also co-founded All Things Comedy.

Burr, with no doubt, reaches number 10 on our list of the funniest stand-up comedians of all time.

• Born; June 10, 1968
• Nationality: American