Picking apart a list like The 29 Most Yellow Polos or The 49 Sexiest Sideboobs on Girls Who Were Born Between April-June 1987 is a fool’s game, and the same goes for dissecting a Rolling Stone ranking. When last we checked in with the music magazine, they were choosing the 50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of All-Time, and now they’re back with The 50 Funniest People Now, as opposed to five minutes ago, which c’mon, get with the times.
I’m sure we’ll 100% agree with everything they have to say. Here’s the full list:
50. Michael Che
49. Joan Rivers
48. Charles Barkley
47. Jimmy Fallon
46. Daniel Kitson
45. Melissa McCarthy
44. Tracy Morgan
43. @DadBoner (Mike Burns)
42. David Sedaris
41. Mindy Kaling
40. Paul F. Tompkins
39. Maria Bamford
38. Patton Oswalt
37. Scott Aukerman
36. Kristen Schaal
35. David Letterman
34. Michael Ian Black
33. Nick Offerman
32. Bill Murray
31. Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster
30. Rebel Wilson
29. Jerry Seinfeld
28. John Mulaney
27. Rob Delaney
26. John Oliver
25. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein
24. Seth Meyers
23. Hannibal Buress
22. Bill Maher
21. Tig Notaro
20. Marc Maron
19. David Cross
18. Howard Stern
17. Jimmy Kimmel
16. Ricky Gervais
15. Kevin Hart
14. Will Ferrell
13. Aziz Ansari
12. Larry David
11. Zach Galifianakis
10. Kristen Wiig
9. Bill Hader
8. Lena Dunham
7. Chris Rock
6. Amy Poehler
5. Trey Parker and Matt Stone
4. Jon Stewart
3. Tina Fey
2. Stephen Colbert
1. Louis C.K. (Via)
OK. It’s not a bad list, I guess — there’s a nice mix of big-name acts, like Louis and Tina and Bill Murray and Larry David, and lesser known comedians, such as Maria Bamford, Dad Boner, Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster, and Tig Notaro. But there are some out-of-nowhere choices, too: Jerry Seinfeld, Howard Stern, and Bill Maher, because apparently it’s 1997, and, most noticeably, Charles Barkley, who is funny for a basketball analyst, sure, but that’s like saying the guy who can talk at an otherwise all-mute school is better at singing than his classmates.
No love for Community, Happy Endings, or Archer, either, but that’s OK: they’re gunning for that sideboobs list.
