Comments on: Who Is The World’s Funniest Comedian? You May Be Shocked…

By: Steve Roye

Steve Roye — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:31:43 +0000

You know, using your criteria Carrot Top should probably be classified as a clown too. But I am not sure if your characterizations are helpful in any way.

Here’s what I do know:

I haven’t had a single person send me a video of any kind of comedian that can produce more laughter than J.R. and not in a room of just 300 people.

The Prof

By: Steve Roye

Steve Roye — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:27:08 +0000

Here’s the deal with the Bob Zany video (I know Bob and have worked with him a number of times)…

I can assure you that there were more than 300 people in that room that Zany is performing in.

Bob is an old school joke teller – a modern version of Henny Youngman. That “style” is not only old, but joke tellers won’t ever reach the highest PAR Scores because they are dependent on sentence structure as opped to delivery.

The Prof

By: William Frantz

William Frantz — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:28:47 +0000

I just signed up for your free trial and then used Comedy Evaluator Pro to measure Zany’s 3 minute bit from YouTube. It was my first time using the software but I track him around 55. Zany does minimal clowning although I noticed that he tells a joke, gets the laugh and then throws in about 3-4 zingers to keep the laughs rolling. That technique is probably what keeps his PAR high.

By: William Frantz

William Frantz — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:11:19 +0000

Acting goofy is being a clown, not a comedian. J. R. Redwater may be the World’s Funniest Clown but he tells very few jokes. If you read his act, would it still be funny?

In theory, Charlie Chaplin could beat Redwater’s score by taking 70 shots to the nuts in 60 seconds. Yes, 62% of Redwater’s time is consumed by laughter but a pure clown can achieve 100% without saying a word.

Most stand-ups are some blend of clown and comedian. Bill Cosby and Jim Carrey are mostly clowns. Jeff Foxworthy and Steven Wright are mostly comedians. One of my favorite comedians is Bob Zany. Try measuring the PAR of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb6UOBTGzVE

By: Lindsay Roberson

Lindsay Roberson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:50:58 +0000

I consider myself a comedy fan more so than the average Jane….I was looking for more of a random comic a day software that would show a different comedy clip I could start my days off with… I googled comedy software and found yours fascinating… There IS a comedian that I consider my FAVORITE that everyone I bump into has NEVER heard of but once I turn them on to his work, they agree that they’ve NEVER seen his equal…. His name is “CHINAMAN” and he’s not been on television since the early nineties! If you are at his show, the laughs roll so quickly into the next laugh that I barely have time to catch my breath…. I’d be curious how he ranks with your software, because I believe he is the funniest unseen comic currently touring… He has video from 2006 posted on youtube… If you ever get a chance to catch any and rank it, would you let me know?

Thanks for your time! And best of luck to you and your amazingly unique ideas!
Lindsay Roberson