Top 25 Stand-Ups of the 2000's

About this episode

The episode ranks the top 25 stand-up comedians of the 2000s, discussing their influence and humor.

Ranking the Top 25 stand-up comedians of the 2000's, so far. We discuss the most influential, prolific and funniest voices in stand-up comedy through the first quarter of the 21st century. *SPOILERS*TIMESTAMPS0:00 Show intro5:30 25. Dane Cook12:39 24. Jim Jefferies17:42 23. Gary Gulman22:53 22. Jim Norton27:46 21. Rory Scoval30:30 20. Anthony Jeselnik34:40 19. Katt Williams37:05 18. Shane Gillis41:51 17. Daniel Tosh46:00 16. Maria Bamford50:47 15. Nate Bargatze54:24 14. Mitch Hedberg57:54 13. Jim Gaffigan1:02:12 12. Bo Burnham1:06:16 11. Doug Stanhope1:08:49 10. Greg Giraldo1:13:40 9. Patrice O'Neal1:17:46 8. John Mulaney1:22:08 7. Brian Regan1:26:26 6. Dave Attell1:30:36 5. Colin Quinn1:34:54 4. Bill Burr1:39:55 3. Dave Chappelle1:42:34 2. Norm MacDonald1:46:14 1. Louis CKFOR ALL THINGS BLIND MIKEhttp://blindmike.netFOR ALL THINGS CRAIGGERShttp://www.verygoodshow.org

Topics covered

• stand-up comedy
• comedians
• 2000s
• ranking
• influential voices
• humor

Keywords

• stand-up
• comedians
• 2000s
• ranking
• humor
• comedy
• influence

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