Katt Williams has a unique style of comedy that usually leaves the audience in tears. He has starred in a few films and continues his stand up today.

Who can forget Robin Williams energetic on stage presence? He has an uncanny ability to speak every new sentence with a new voice, often emulating cartoon characters, politicians and even children (creepy!). His films are always strong on emotion and Williams himself has overcome a drink problem to continue performing stand up today, alongside numerous films and television appearances.

Confrontational and brash, Joe Rogan's stand up usually packs a punch and yet still gets an uncomfortable audience agreeing with his clever and creative depictions of modern hypocrasy and small mindedness. Joe Rogan was famous for calling out Carlos Mencia for joke stealing on stage. Carlos Mencia at the time had more exposure as a comedian, hosting his own show which gave him a large fan base of supporters. Joe Rogan here demonstrates clearly for us who the more original and funnier stand up comic really is.

Chris Rock is the comedy wonder kid of the 90s, with stacks of shows below his belt he writes comedy shows, stars in movies and has had his own interview show too. His comedy tackles race, relationships and political issues with a signature style that makes a point while making you laugh at the absurdities of life.

Mitch Hedberg was one of the king of one liners whose joke were creative and funny with a usually unexpected punchline. Unfortunately during his rise to the top, Hedberg's career was brought to a close by his death by overdose. He was described as loving the open road and freedom, and his jokes typically dealt with the small things in life looked at in a lateral way.

Russell Peters is the Canadian-Indian comedian who shot to fame via viral videos on the internet and numerous performances that earned him the rightful reputation for getting instant laughs across a diverse and multicultural audience. Russell Peter continues to tour and write material today and we hope to see more of him in the future.

Eddie Murphy has been performing comedy since a young age and has wowed numerous audiences ay huge shows. His film career continues well and we can see some of his singing talent too in this clip.

Dave Chappelle doesn't need much of an introduction, but here it is anyway. The multi-millionaire comedian started early playing comedy clubs and quickly carved out a niche with his racial charged jokes that highlight the fact that we are all in some way racist. His voices and storytelling is second to none and he successfully differentiated himself from all the other comics who cover similar subjects. Here is an early video of Chappelle at his finest. He left the country mid season of his HBO show. Missed by most stand up fans worldwide and we hope he will make a comeback!

This clip of Richard Pryor, the king of stand up whose career spanned decades, demonstrates how how he captures the audience with his humorous stories. Pryor had a film career starring opposite Gene Wilder in the 70s and almost all stand up comics today credit Richard Pryor with elevating the performance and getting young comics interested in stand up comedy.

George Carlin, who passed away last year was a comic of epic proportions. With almost a show every year to his name plus countless film credits he was one of the first comedians to transform into a counter cultural icon.

Hicks should probably also be at number one, but some people say that he is more of a social commenter than a stand up comedian in the more traditional sense. However, he can't go without mention, so here is his priceless rant at marketing.