Best comedians

[Porcelain Hearts]

It comes with no surprise that the most common comedians are ENTPs.

Traits of a comedian: Non-dignified, insensitive, ingenious use of analogies, cerebrally quick, endless ideas to explore.
Whether these traits are morally detestable, it works as its own stage persona. Even non-ENTP comedians project themselves as ENTPs. As an ENFP writing my own standup material, the biggest task for myself is to renounce my conscience. I still have a rather small fear of being judged, if not for what I'm saying, then by my performance and delivery. ENTPs simply don't care.

I do think other types are good comedians, but sans training ENTPs steal the show.

Anyone else write comedy?
And do you think specific enneagram types are predisposed to creative humour?

 

[WALMART]

I still have the mind of George Carlin being ISTP, undoubtedly the greatest stand up comic of all time... Dave Chappelle being a close second, another I suspect to be ISTP with a solid ENTP persona built up.

But yeah, I agree, the ENTP stage persona is highly desirable in the realm of comedy.

 

[Such Irony]

I agree, ENTPs seem to make the best comedians.

Enneagram wise, I'd say 7w6 or 6w7.

 

[Porcelain Hearts]

I'm not a fan of either of their work, but I do think they are clever in their own way. I had no idea Dave would be an ISTP but I came across one of his interviews and I think I can agree. He uses introverted Thinking.

I think Dane Cook is ESTP and Chris Rock might be ESFP.

My favourites have always been Steven Colbert and Sarah Silverman styles. Dry, harsh... love it and want it.

 

[citizen cane]

I think Dane Cook is ESTP.

Irrelevant. Dane Cook is a terrible comedian. I'm ashamed to say that I have, and at one point actively enjoyed, his album 'Retaliation'.

 

[Burger King]

Greg Giraldo

There's no beating around the bush. He simply tears through flesh and keeps going. He fits the entp archetype. He's what Tony Stark would look like as a comedian. Give me his powers.

 

[WALMART]

I like that Carlin and Chappelle both have seriously deep currents running through their sets, it's like they use their platform as a voice to inform as well as a medium to entertain. Stephen Colbert is the same, coincidentally another comedian I treasure.

I think Silverman is a variant of NF and the other two, Dane Cook and Chris Rock, to be... perhaps sorts of Ne types. It's hard to tell, because I really don't like going off stage persona, but I can't find anything where they're not in character. Maybe that is their true selves?

 

[citizen cane]

Greg Giraldo

There's no beating around the bush. He simply tears through flesh and keeps going. He fits the entp archetype. He's what Tony Stark would look like as a comedian. Give me his powers.

He was pretty damn cool.



Louis CK is awesome. He's usually typed as an INFP.

 

[Nicodemus]

My knowledge of and interest in comedians is fairly limited, but I do find the aged Stewart Lee pretty good.

 

[Porcelain Hearts]

Irrelevant. Dane Cook is a terrible comedian. I'm ashamed to say that I have, and at one point actively enjoyed, his album 'Retaliation'.

I was just naming comedians of other types but I'm no fan of him either lol.

Since we're listing comedians... I forgot to name Anthony Jesselnick. He is totally underrated and one BAD MOTHERFUCKER ENTP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjcz-BFFR2o
Plus he's a babe.

 

[Porcelain Hearts]

Greg Giraldo

There's no beating around the bush. He simply tears through flesh and keeps going. He fits the entp archetype. He's what Tony Stark would look like as a comedian. Give me his powers.

I loved his roasts!!!

 

[Ene]

Yeah, I'd say ENTPs are pretty funny.

 

[JAVO]

I had to return a dog crate which was too small for the dog. This was way too mundane of an activity for my preference, and I knew I had to prevent certain boredom-induced insanity.

I sat the empty crate on the counter at the pet store and looked sternly at the clerk. I informed her that I was returning the dog because it had become invisible.

Ok, maybe I didn't succeed at preventing boredom-induced insanity, but it was worth a shot.

 

[JAVO]

Yeah, I'd say ENTPs are pretty funny.

Looks aren't everything.

 

[Ene]

Aww...but, hey, they help. I mean where would Jim Carey be without a rubber face?

 

[JAVO]

Aww...but, hey, they help. I mean where would Jim Carey be without a rubber face?

Wearing a real mask?

 

[Ene]

Haha...yeah, I guess that's right.

On a side note, I think his face is made out of rubber.

 

[JAVO]

On a side note, I think his face is made out of rubber.

Good observation!

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

Eddie Izzard is very, very, very much an ENTP

Ellen Degeneres could be an NF - perhaps ENFJ?

Dmitri Martin seems very INTP.

I also think there are a number of STP comedians - the ones that focus on visceral and crude humor.

Is Jim Carrey an ENTP? I think he probably is. His early career seemed really ESTP because his humor was so visceral, but his later career gets unexpectedly philosophical and abstract.

 

[Stansmith]

The archetypical comedian is an xNxP 6w5. Woody Allen, Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and George Carlin are all xNxP 6s.