In the last 5 years who's the best stand-up comedian?

[Boomb]

This one was good:

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

This one was good:

Wow that's brutal. lol

 

[Belaya Smert]

Burr. Saw him during Covid and he’s only getting sharper with his wit and cutting through bullshit with the knife of truth.

 

[I Am Legion]

Chapelle on Juicy Smollet and the Trans community was gold. I give him the nod.

 

[I Am Legion]

My wife loves Leann. I have to admit her delivery is spot on:

 

[Mikeydontgiva]

Chapelle has been the man for the last 25 years

 

[Kevster]

If anybody understands what he’s saying.

 

[fungi]

bill burr and louie
bill is consistent and kills it in interviews and podcasts
louie has been self releasing (pun intended) his shows the ones I have caught still are genius. plus I think his whole ordeal, grounded him a bit. he was getting a bit fart-sniffy for awhile.

Are you picking Louie 'cause he a Mexican?

 

[zapataxiv]

Are you picking Louie 'cause he a Mexican?

nah he kills me.
I don't like him because he is mexican, half mexican pocho like me, because he is a good comic. Now, has his blessed genes given him the gifts to excel? undoubtly so ! too bad his Euro roots had to make him do his weird sex shit.

seriously though I didn't know he was mexican until he mentioned it in one of his recent specials

 

[Natural Order]

Maniscalco cracks me up big time. That’s about it. Comedic delivery these days is weak, imo. Guys like Segura and that shirtless fuck Burt are absolute cans and Im not sure how anybody considers them good tbh.

 

[MDoza]

Ryan Long

 

[jeff7b9]

Are you picking Louie 'cause he a Mexican?

Louis is not Mexican.

His father is. Sure.

But he is NOT.

Just because some Mexican fucked Louis' mother, that doesn't make Louis a Mexican. (It just makes her a whore)

 

[Gutter Chris]

Bill Burr. Dave Chapelle has become a hack.

So has burr , he hasn't been really funny since the black and white special. Stand up comedians are like punk bands. They do their best work early then they make it and they start to suck and it's someone else turn.

Shane gillis is the current best and has been for the last couple years. But unless he's some kind of special the cycle will repeat with him soon too.

 

[zapataxiv]

Louis is not Mexican.

His father is. Sure.

But he is NOT.

Just because some Mexican fucked Louis'mother,
that doesn't make Louis a Mexican. (It just makes her a whore)

damn racism hella cool in 2025

what would make him a "mexican"?
what is a "mexican" to you?
and why does it make you a whore to copulate with one of those filthy lesser thans?

 

[Gutter Chris]

Joe Rogan, Brandon Shaub, Theo Von, Bryan Callen, Tim Dillon, Tony Hichcliffe, Bert Kreicher etc Goats of Comedy

You know Bert's first couple specials are actually funny but man did he fall off badly after secret time.

Rogan stand up is funny here and there but he isn't consistently nailing it. Same with Theo. Both of their strengths seem to be in podcasting.

Tim dillon had the funniest podcast on earth during covid but his actual stand up is weak. His podcast nosedived when he turned on his friend Ben though and it just hasn't been the same aince

Schaub obviously is the worst of the worst.

Tony I do not like at all

Callen makes a good podcast guest sometimes but his stand up is also not great.

You forgot to throw Segura in your I'm cool cuz I hate the right people list but he absolutely sucks too. Maybe even worse than schaub

 

[jeff7b9]

Comedy fan here and honestly I think this is a pretty shit era for comedy.

Everyone is afraid to say anything, all this crowd work bullshit is lame and IMO none of "the greats" are peaking.

Louis and Chapelle, even though I would consider both past peak, are still better than the pack.


In terms of who is "in their prime"

Sébastien Maniscalo
Nate Bargatze
Shane Gillis (who is basically valedictorian of the special Ed dept)

Just my $0.02 but I don't rate any of their peak specials to be even up to the material Louis releases just on his own website post him being canceled.


Quinn Dale is on the rise and one of the few currently at a gives no fucks and gloves off mentality.

Josh Wolf... while I'd say he is better at storytelling than straight up jokes, is a funny dude.

I genuinely think most of this era of comedy is forgettable and very little of it will people be going back and rewatching the same way I can watch prime Louis, Burr, Chappelle, or even Prior, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams.


If I am wrong, feel free to show me. I'd love to find ANYTHING current that can make me belly laugh like the first time I heard Bill Burr "Muffins at a farmers market"

 

[Spam On Rye]

Was an obsessive stand up fan and loved hearing guys talk about the craft and what not but lost interest in the Trump era. Don't even like Trump but I agree with Norm that postmodern comedy is all about the low hanging fruit.

This thread makes me think I should try and delve back in. Unless it's a woman. Never seen a funny woman except maybe Bamford and Dee from Always Sunny but she doesn't do stand up I don't believe.

 

[jeff7b9]

damn racism hella cool in 2025

what would make him a "mexican"?
what is a "mexican" to you?
and why does it make you a whore to copulate with one of those filthy lesser thans?

People like you are the reason comedy sucks now

Everyone always looking to cry racism.

This is a discussion OF COMEDY

and it never crossed your stupid mind that the thing I mentioned would be a PUNCHLINE

Go to 9:27 you simple minded uncultured asshole.

 

[Fedorgasm]

It's still Louis CK. In the past 5 years he's released 3 specials and they were all great.

Dave Chappelle had 2 specials in the last 5 years.

All 3 of Louie's were awesome. Better than Dave's.

Although if we could go back 6 years then we could include sticks and stones, which I think might be tied with killing them softly as Dave's best ever. Then you'd have a legit argument for putting Dave ahead of Louis.

 

[gondo]

No Jeselnik fans here?