George Carlin. My favorite comedian. He's a genius. I finally got to see him live at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York on 12 April 2002.

Abbott & Costello -- especially their world-famous Who's On First routine
Tim Allen I... need... more... POWER!
Dan Aykroyd -- Super Bass-O-Matic '76!
Dave Barry
Greg Behrendt
John Belushi -- Donuts, the Breakfast of Champions!
Jim Belushi
Lewis Black: "We shouldn't have a global warming problem. We've got spacemen, we've got rockets, we've got Saran Wrap... fix it!"
Eddie Brill
Albert Brooks
Mel Brooks: only the mind of Mel Brooks could create a movie about a musical about Hitler!
A. Whitney Brown: biting comedic commentary.
Carol Burnett
Tony Camin
John Candy -- may God rest his large funny bone
Jim Carrey
Dana Carvey
Andrew "Dice" Clay: "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children her uterus fell out."
John Cleese
Bobby Collins
Bill Cosby
Wayne Cotter: "Can't you just whip something up?"
Billy Crystal
Jim David
Rodney Dangerfield: No respect, no respect at all...
Danny DeVito
Jeff Dunham: featuring Peanut (with Lee Press-On Hair), Jose Jalapeņo (on a stick!), and Walter ("You're retired... how much sex ya gettin'?" "None... and I'm hoping for less!")
Bill Engvall: Here's your sign.
Wayne Federman
John Fox
Jeff Foxworthy: Rednecks exist in every state in America. He's united them all.
Al Franken: Yes, I'm convinced Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot.
Stan Freberg
Peter Gaulke
Jackie Guerra
Dale Gonyea -- Help! I'm turning into my parents!
Johnny Hardwick
Pat Hazell
Mitch Hedberg
Bill Hicks
Eric Idle
Eddie Izzard -- not just a comedian/transvestite... he's a comedian/executive transvestite!
Richard Jeni: "Today I'd like to make a nice beef Wellington. I'd also like to be in a hot tub with Cindy Crawford, but hey, let's be realistic."
Andy Kaufman: the first performance artist.
Garrison Keillor
Gerald Kelly
Elvira Kurt on Gay Pride Day: "Millions of people with one thing in common: a mother who's miserable."
Laura Kightlinger: Funny. Brilliant. She deserves to be a star. Why hasn't it happened yet?
Craig Kilborn (former ESPN and Daily Show)
Sam Kinison -- may God rest his loud funny bone
Sue Kolinsky
Cathy Ladman
Denis Leary
David Letterman
Jerry Lewis -- Did you know that he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Wendy Liebman
Bill Maher (Politically Incorrect)
Howie Mandel: I was at his pinnacle of stand-up performance: Gator Growl 1997, Gainesville, Florida. How do you top a room of 70,000?
Jeff Marder
Steve Martin
Jackie Mason
Kevin Meaney
Dennis Miller
Steve Mittleman
Rick Moranis
Martin Mull -- who I loved as Colonel Mustard in the film Clue
Eddie Murphy
Sue Murphy Bob Nelson
Michael Palin
Tom Parks, a University of Florida alumnus
Penn & Teller
Emo Phillips
John Pinette
Paula Poundstone: "I love the smell of cigars. It reminds me of my grandpa just before he died."
Richard Pryor
Brian Regan: "Back seat! In the middle! With my feet on the hump! I called it!
Paul Rodriguez (A Million To Juan)
Rita Rudner
Johnny Sanchez
Jerry Seinfeld
Garry Shandling
Craig Shoemaker
Martin Short
Sinbad
Bobby Slayton
Jon Stewart: The new host of the Daily Show on Comedy Central.
Mike Sullivan-Irwin -- he needed help after being hooked on phonics.
Judy Tenuta -- she has an accordion too!
Cal Verducci -- a terrific comic who I've seen twice at Comedy Works in Glenmont, New York...
George Wallace
Ron White: "Are you sitting in a beanbag, naked, and eating Cheetos?" Gene Wilder -- who was brilliant in the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Robin Williams
Steven Wright

I love improv comedy. For almost three years I was a member of Theatre Strike Force, an improvisational and political-activist theatre troupe at the University of Florida's Department of Theatre. I minored in acting.