Tom Wise
Just for kicks, I decided to make a list (abbreviated from Wikipedia) which rates comedians “funny” or “not funny.”
Although there are exceptions, in order to be considered “funny” one must generally speaking: (1) have at least one memorable schtick or show, (2) most of the time, be at least amusing when in public, (3) not be a jerk in one’s private life to the extent that it absolutely overshadows the so-called funny self.
• Jason Alexander- funny
• Steve Allen- not funny
• Tim Allen- can be funny
• Louie Anderson- monotonous but funny
• Bea Arthur- annoying, not funny
• Rowan Atkinson- funny
• Dan Aykroyd- not funny
• Hank Azaria- not funny
• Lucille Ball- funny
• Roseanne Barr- disgusting but funny
• James Belushi- funny
• John Belushi- funny
• Jack Benny- sometimes funny
• Milton Berle- not funny
• Sandra Bernhard- not funny
• Jack Black- not funny but interesting
• Lewis Black- not funny but raucous
• Victor Borge- funny!
• Russell Brand- sometimes funny
• Wayne Brady- not funny
• David Brenner- was funny once
• Mel Brooks- knows funny but not sure if he is funny
• Lenny Bruce- not funny, just poignant
• Carol Burnett- funny
• George Burns- not funny
• Frank Caliendo- funny
• Charlie Callas- funny and funny looking
• John Candy- funny
• Steve Carell- not funny
• Drew Carey- makes others funny
• George Carlin- funny then serious like a bullet
• Jim Carrey- funny
• Carrot Top- not funny
• Dana Carvey- funny
• Charlie Chaplin- sometimes funny
• Dave Chappelle- funny but obvious
• Chevy Chase- not funny
• Margaret Cho- not funny
• Tommy Chong- funny
• Andrew "Dice" Clay- funny
• John Cleese- funny
• Jerry Clower- regionally funny
• Sacha Baron Cohen- stupidly funny
• Stephen Colbert- his writers are funny but he is not
• Dane Cook- not funny
• Peter Cookv funny in tandem
• Pat Cooper- funny
• Bill Cosby- funny
• Norm Crosby- not funny
• Billy Crystal- works hard for a little funny
• Bill Dana- funny character
• Rodney Dangerfield- funny
• Larry David- writes funny, not funny in person
• Ellen DeGeneres- cute, not funny
• Dom DeLuise- fun and funny
• Danny DeVito- funny
• Andy Dick- not funny
• Phyllis Diller- funny faces
• Ken Dodd- funny
• Fran Drescher- not funny
• Jeff Dunham- funny
• Jimmy Durante- funny
• Bill Engvall- funny
• Jimmy Fallon- talented but not funny
• Chris Farley- funny personified
• Marty Feldman- funny
• Craig Ferguson- very funny
• Tina Fey- not funny
• W. C. Fields- funny
• Michael J. Fox- not funny
• Redd Foxx- funny
• Jamie Foxx- not funny
• Jeff Foxworthy- one-trick funny
• Al Franken- not funny
• William Frawley- wry, not funny
• Gallagher- messy, not funny
• Janeane Garofalo- not funny
• Ricky Gervais- funny or irreverent, who can say?
• Jackie Gleason- funny
• George Gobel- funny
• Whoopi Goldberg- diverse, not funny
• Bobcat Goldthwait- amusing, not funny
• John Goodman- not funny
• Frank Gorshin- not funny
• Gilbert Gottfried- kooky, not funny
• Kelsey Grammer- not funny
• Seth Green- writes funny, not funny
• Tom Green- was funny
• David Alan Grier- funny
• Kathy Griffin- not funny
• Christopher Guest- lampooner, not funny
• Buddy Hackett- funny looking
• Chelsea Handler- witty, not funny
• Valerie Harper- funny
• Phil Hartman- sorry, just not funny
• Steve Harvey- not funny
• Goldie Hawn- zany, not funny
• Sir Charles Hawtrey- pip pip funny
• Patricia Heaton- not funny
• Benny Hill- funny
• Bob Hope- sometimes funny
• D.L. Hughley- not funny
• Eric Idle- funny
• Eddie Izzard- not funny
• Victoria Jackson- not funny
• Kevin James- funny on TV, not funny elsewhere
• Gabe Kaplan- funny
• Andy Kaufman- funny at everyone’s expense
• Chris Kattan- not funny
• Danny Kaye- funny-ish
• Buster Keaton- buffoonish, not funny
• Diane Keaton- not funny
• Michael Keaton- funny
• Garrison Keillor- liberal funny
• Jamie Kennedy- funny
• Craig Kilborn- not funny
• Jimmy Kimmel- funny
• Alan King- not funny
• Sam Kinison- funny but also not
• Robert Klein- very funny moments
• Ted Knight- funny
• Don Knotts- funny
• Harvey Korman- funny
• Ernie Kovacs- laconic, not funny
• Ashton Kutcher- somewhat funny
• Steve Landesberg- funny
• Nathan Lane- not funny
• Artie Lange- gross, not funny
• Larry the Cable Guy- funny
• Martin Lawrence- funny expressions
• Vicki Lawrence- not funny
• Denis Leary- not funny
• John Leguizamo- not funny
• Tom Lehrer- not funny
• Jack Lemmon- not funny
• Jay Leno- funny
• David Letterman- funny delivery but not funny
• Eugene Levy- funny writer, not funny actor
• Jerry Lewis- over-the-top but not funny
• Richard Lewis- funny when he’s all there
• Rich Little- professionally funny
• George Lopez- not funny
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus- not funny
• Paul Lynde- funny
• Bernie Mac- smart but not funny
• Norm Macdonald- not funny
• Bill Maher- funny but still an idiot
• Howie Mandel- brilliant but not funny
• Cheech Marin- ethnically amusing but not funny
• Andrea Martin- borderline funny
• Dean Martin- charming, not funny
• Steve Martin- panders to funny
• Jackie Martling- not that funny
• Groucho Marx- funny
• Jackie Mason- funny
• Walter Matthau- funny!
• Tim Meadows- squeezes out a funny
• Anne Meara- not funny
• Dennis Miller- funny
• Spike Milligan- clever but not funny
• Kel Mitchell- not funny
• Jay Mohr- tries hard but not funny
• Mo'Nique- not funny
• Dudley Moore- funny
• Mary Tyler Moore- only funny on TV
• Rick Moranis- geeky, not funny
• Tracy Morgan- creepy, not funny
• Garrett Morris- not funny
• Martin Mull- not funny
• Eddie Murphy- funny bits
• Bill Murray- funny
• Jan Murray- not funny
• Mike Myers- funny when it’s all said and done
• Jim Nabors- goofy, not funny
• Kevin Nealon- funny
• Bob Nelson- amazingly stupid but not funny
• Bob Newhart- funny
• Laraine Newman- funny
• Leslie Nielsen- funny
• Don Novello- one-hit funny
• Conan O'Brien- funny
• Carroll O'Connor- not funny
• Donald O'Connor- not funny
• Rosie O'Donnell- not funny
• Ed O'Neill- not funny
• Keith Olbermann- what’s he doing on this list?
• John Oliver- funny
• Patton Oswalt- not funny
• Jack Paar- not funny
• Michael Palin- funny
• Pat Paulsen- funny
• Minnie Pearl- not funny
• Matthew Perry- not funny
• Emo Philips- funny
• Chonda Pierce- not funny
• Joe Piscopo- in-your-face but not funny
• Tom Poston- funny
• Paula Poundstone- funny
• Freddie Prinze- quick but not funny
• Richard Pryor- funny
• Randy Quaid- not funny
• Colin Quinn- not funny
• Gilda Radner- funny
• Harold Ramis- not funny
• Martha Raye- not funny
• Carl Reiner- funny
• Michael Richards- funny
• Don Rickles- funniest man that ever lived
• John Ritter- funny
• Joan Rivers- not funny
• Chris Rock- perceptive, not funny
• Paul Rodriguez- not funny
• Will Rogers- incisive, not funny
• Ray Romano- funny
• Nipsey Russell- funny
• Bob Saget- not funny
• Mort Sahl- funny
• Soupy Sales- funny
• Adam Sandler- funny
• Rob Schneider- funny
• Jerry Seinfeld- funny onscreen, not much off
• Peter Sellers- funny
• Mack Sennett- funny
• Paul Shaffer- funny
• Garry Shandling- clownish, not funny
• Dick Shawn- quirky, not funny
• Harry Shearer- funny
• Allen Sherman- funny
• Pauly Shore- not funny
• Martin Short- funny
• Sarah Silverman- funny
• Phil Silvers- not funny
• Sinbad- not funny
• Red Skelton- funny
• Yakov Smirnoff- not funny
• David Spade- hard to say if funny or just very sharp
• Howard Stern- funny or perhaps just deranged
• Ray Stevens- mildly funny
• Jon Stewart- funny
• Ben Stiller- not funny
• Jerry Stiller- funny
• Larry Storch- not funny
• Wanda Sykes- not funny
• Rip Taylor- funny
• Judy Tenuta- not funny
• Danny Thomas- not funny
• Dave Thomas- funny, ay
• Terry-Thomas- funny accent
• Christopher Titus- once funny
• Lily Tomlin- funny
• Daniel Tosh- funny or perhaps just juvenile (still funny)
• Tracey Ullman- smart but not funny
• Vince Vaughn- not funny
• Jackie Vernon- muggy, not funny
• Jimmie Walker- funny
• Damon Wayans- funny
• Betty White- wacky, not funny
• Gene Wilder- weird, not funny
• Robin Williams- schizophrenic but is it funny?
• Jonathan Winters- funny
• Steven Wright- funny
• "Weird Al" Yankovic- funny
• Henny Youngman- funny
COMEDIC GROUPS
• Abbott and Costello- funny in between boring
• Bob and Ray- spotty funny
• Burns and Allen- not funny
• Cheech and Chong- funny
• The Firesign Theatre- funny moments
• The Kids in the Hall- funny
• Laurel and Hardy- funny
• Marx Brothers- funny
• The Mighty Boosh- supposedly funny
• Monty Python- funny
• Morecambe and Wise- funny
• Penn & Teller- funny
• Rowan and Martin- funny
• Smothers Brothers- not funny
• SCTV- funny
MISSING FROM THE ORIGINAL LIST
Georgie Jessel - funny
Johnny Carson- funny
Jim Varney- not funny
Art Carney- funny reactions
Jack Klugman- funny
Tony Randall- funny
Al Molinaro- funny
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