One Gotta Go: Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle

[Roman Brady]

I can't believe the disrespect rock is getting, Chappelle should be leading the poll easily (though I ain't going to front like I am well versed on Pryor's stuff). Never bought into DC's act or show at that. Always seemed kewnish to me

 

[Columbo]

Pryor only bcus he got fukked by trannys which makes him a homosexual

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Ask the 3 you kept who made them want to be comics in the first place?

Your point is? Maybe I believe their stuff is better.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

Pryor only bcus he got fukked by trannys which makes him a homosexual

He admitted to sucking dikk and cats instead of .

 

[MBwithadream]

Chappelle

 

[Clayton Endicott]

I'm not gonna see the movie when bit drops all because NO ONE can be Richard and tell his story the way he did for 20 years...get me that I Ain't Dead Yet Motherfukker and I'm good 2 go

Have you seen Omit The Logic? That was pretty good. Jennifer went through some shyt with him. In spite of it all, she held it down for him throughout his illness. I don't know if I'll peep the movie either. Lee Daniels doing it

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Pryor only bcus he got fukked by trannys which makes him a homosexual

Don't see why it matters...... but I like how you conveniently ignore Eddie getting busted with an infamous tranny and having Johnny Gill live with him as an extended house guest........ at the end of the day..... what does it have to do with being funny?

 

[Big Blue]

I can not live without Chappelle's Show. Rock gotta go

 

[shopthatwrecks]

I can't believe Chris Rock is leading in the poll. What other comedian can say cracker ass cracker and still make white folks laugh?

n he was tallkin bout they ass in front of they ass...

dave is overrated

 

[R-Typ3]

Have you seen Omit The Logic? That was pretty good. Jennifer went through some shyt with him. In spite of it all, she held it down for him throughout his illness. I don't know if I'll peep the movie either. Lee Daniels doing it

Yeah, but I like the other more 'cause it was like all his kids came back to tell him.. "Without u there is no us...We love you Rich"

 

[Pazzy]

richard pryor is overrated to me. never found him funny. he gotta go. ain't like he isn't gone anyway.

 

[Leonard Washington]

But.....Eddie ruled for a decade! And dropped classic after classic, timeless shyt.... So he can't get the ax.

Meet Dave though might be his worst.

Ill see your Meet Dave and raise you Pluto Nash

 

[Mike Otherz]

Tough one, really tough one.


I think people are forgetting the question. It's not who's the best (or rather the worst of the group), it's who's gotta go....meaning all their works gotta go.

To me, the easiest one to keep is Eddie. He's has classic standups in Delirious and Raw, plus a host of classic movies. Anybody picking Eddie, are y'all really ok losing Coming to America???

Next easiest is Dave Chappelle. Chappelle Show alone makes him un-throw-out-able. Plus he has great standups as well.

Then we have Chris Rock. I don't know what y'all are on, but Chris Rock is a GREAT standup comedian. He has multiple certified classics under his belts. His movies are trash, for for the most part. I think Top 5 is the only starring role of his that I wouldn't want to throw out, but he's great in supporting roles (shout out to Pookie). Plus we can't forget about Everybody hates Chris.

That leaves Pryor. I have the utmost respect for him and his position in the legacy of black comedians, but how many of his works would I really miss? Harlem Nights for sure, but that's probably it. I didn't like Blazing Saddles and can't think of another movie I couldn't live without. His standups are great, for sure, but I didn't grow up listening to Richard Pryor records like the generation before me did, I'm mostly limited to YouTube clips. Given the majority of this site is around the same age as me or younger, I'm convinced most people here are keeping Pryor out of respect and because of his influence on the other 3. To me the influence doesn't hold water. While it's true, most comedians are most influenced by their experiences more than an idol, so I have no reason to believe the other three would be significantly less funny without Pryor's influence. Plus that drop off is impossible to quantify so it really shouldn't be used here. Sorry Pryor, ya gotta go.


With all that said, I agree with the sentiment that Pryor doesn't belong in this group. Martin would've been a better choice, but if they wanted an older cat, Keenan Ivory Wayans. Keenan would've likely been thrown in the bushes by most, but if you really sit and think about his contributions it really becomes a hard throw to make.

this was a well put together argument. i will add i am a genuin fan of pryors comedy albums, and had his greatest hits which is what led me to find his other albums. you really got to go track for track and trust me, no way you would throw him out of you heard his whole shyt. he was chappelle before chappelle. but it was mostly audio and you had to use ya imagination to visualise. nikka went through every racist tye shyt, the effects of racism and made it funny as all hell. wasnt a lecture, but pure comedy. to me, pryor is like charlie parker in jazz, like, as much as you love miles or coltrane, no way you can put them ahead of bird. impossible.

 

[TBdaGhost]

Rock

I know he was alot better in his prime but I watched top 5 last night. God damn was that shyt terrible

 

[spliz]

nikkas really in here sayin Eddie gotta go? Dude is one of the greatest comedians of all time. And if we talkin movies his 80s run alone washes everyone on list combined.