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13 Well-Known Comedians’ Own Favorite Comedians

December 12, 2021

Welcome to ComedyNerd, Cracked's new deep-dive series on funny business. (Also, you can stay up to date with the ComedyNerd newsletter -- sign up here.)

Some say that the best way to discover great new artists is to check out who other top artists like. So we’ve whipped up a list to help you do just that:

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COMEDY NERD Alyssa Limperis says that she's a fan of Eva Victor and Niccole Thurman. She's also into Nore Davis, who she calls an amazing stand-up, Chris Burns (who does great characters, she says), and way more. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD Blair Socci isn't just into Ms Pat, she thinks she's best comedian that will ever exist. She firmly believes that, she says, and adds that Nobody even comes close. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD Christina Catherine Martinez is into Kye Kinane and his The Standups episode. The 2018 episode is her favorite piece of comedy to deconstruct, she says. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Taylor Tomlinson

COMEDY NERD Taylor Tomlinson says that her favorite comedian, period, is Maria Bamford. But, she says, there are so many comedians pivoting during this time in ways that inspire me. (She said that in 2020, so during this time probably means in the pandemic.) CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD Ricky Velez' favorite comedians are actually some of the most popular today. Не lists Bill Burr, Aziz Ansari, John Mulaney, and Pete Davidson. I love artists who are the same people onstage as they are off, he says. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD Jenny Yang is a big, big fan of the people who make PEN15, it turns out. That means, specifically, Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle - and she's also a big fan of Black Lady Sketch Show, among others. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD Chris Estrada's list of favorite comedians is actually pretty short and sweet. When they asked him in 2021 about his favorites, he said some of his favorite comedians right now are Ramsey Badawi, Brian Simpson, and Laura Peek. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD Rosebud Baker is actually a big fan of of Ryan Donahue, it turns out. She calls him one of the most talented stand-up comics in NYC, and a hell of a comic. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD Jared Goldstein has a pretty long list of favorite comedians - not just one. It includes James Austin Johnson, Naomi Ekperigin, Alaska Thunderfuck, Bob the Drag Queen, and more, he says. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rachel Sennott

COMEDY NERD Rachel Sennott doesn't have a favorite comedian per se - she's into niche TikToks. My favorite comedy right now is niche TikToks. I cannot stop watching TikToks of people with very specific lives, she said. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Karen Chee

COMEDY NERD Karen Chee had a favorite quarantine comedian, and it turns out it was her mom. But I gotta say, the best comedy I've seen in quarantine has been from my mom, she said. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD The 44th President said his favorite comedians are Dick Gregory and Richard Pryor. Well, Obama was on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, so he counts as an honorary comedian - anyway, that's what he told Marc Maron his favorites were. CRACKED.COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD Louis CK is a big fan of Maria Bamford -or he said he was in 2015, anyway. TIMEN Не listed her as one of six comedians to watch that year, and said she was deep, layered and hysterically funny. CRACKED.COM — Source

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