on the subject of comedians....

according to the channel 4 show, this is the list of the top 50 comedians' comedians counting backwards from number one...

Peter Cook



John Cleese
Woody Allen
Eric Morecambe
Groucho Marx
Tommy Cooper
Laurel and Hardy
Billy Connolly
Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer
Richard Pryor
Chris Morris
Tony Hancock
Bill Hicks

Peter Sellers
Steve Martin
Ronnie Barker
Steve Coogan
Charlie Chaplin
Eddie Izzard
Paul Merton
Eric Idle
Peter Kay
Larry David
Rowan Atkinson
Bob Hope

Harry Hill
Victoria Wood
Spike Milligan
Christopher Guest
Michael Palin
French & Saunders
Eddie Murphy
Bob Monkhouse
Rik Mayall
Steven Wright
Ken Dodd
Les Dawson
Jeff Foxworthy

Stephen Fry
Joan Rivers
Joyce Grenfell
Phil Silvers
Jackie Mason
Eric Sykes
Robin Williams
Paul Whitehouse
Bill Cosby
Mike Myers
Ricky Gervais
Mel Brooks