The 30 Funniest Stand-Up Comedians of All-Time

5. Louis C.K.

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Louis C.K. is by far one of the greatest stand-up comedians of this generation. It might be because he’s ever-evolving as a natural side effect of his changing life. C.K. went from telling random, absurdist jokes as a teenager to talking cynically about marriage and fatherhood. Starting with his 2007 special Shameless, C.K. has challenged himself to deliver on an unprecedented scale. The self-deprecating social critic has crafted many hours of new material — including one massive special almost every year.