The 30 Funniest Stand-Up Comedians of All-Time

3. Chris Rock

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Chris Rock is a comic who knows how to punch premises for rhythm as much as substance, and drop punchlines that provoke unconventional thinking. Rock’s crackling voice, energetic stage presence, and stinging social commentary helped carve out his own unique path in the ’90s. Bring the Pain — his 1996 HBO special — was one of the decade’s finest.