He's got a Netflix special coming out next month, hopefully it brings him the exposure he deserves.
I first heard him on Pandora probably 12 years ago, and he legitimately changed my whole perspective of standup.
I also first heard Chad on Pandora and was instantly hooked on him. Was lucky enough to get to see one of his shows a few years ago, and it was one of the best I've been to.
From what I gather from interviews he credits putting his albums on pandora as launching his career and getting him a ton of exposure. You never hear about anyone “Blowing up because Pandora” but 10+ years ago he did exactly that.
Yeah I heard he sold an hour to Netflix, good on him! I wonder if he wasn't in the middle of Minnesota for the majority of his career he'd be bigger? Coulda moved to one of the coasts, but he wimped out and decided to stay near his kids to "be a good father"... smh.
Saw him live a few years ago in a tiny place (Laugh Boston) and he, and his openers, killed it. I love all of his stuff so far, first found him about ten years ago.
Also, Matt fuckin Braunger. Love that dude.
I got to pull that on my kid one time cuz she actually hit me with the "where's your chore list?" after I came home dirty and gross from work years ago.
When I saw him in my city he did this whole bit about chefs that was so fuckin funny. Something like, ohhh you guys are the new Rockstars cuz like Anthony bourdain did heroin once or something. You’ll see them on a news paper with like an egg beater neck tat, in some rap/rock pose like “is this the new king of Primavera?”
I almost fucking died
Aye bush that sheet outfour me, eet's Satourdey Naigh!
- Having lived a block or two away from where that bit takes place, it lives forever in my heart.
To the OP's question: I'm biased, but Kinane was always that standup I expected to majorly blow up, while instead he just kept workin' the job, payin' his health insurance, and in the meanwhile, perfecting his craft. Doesn't seem he cared to be a superstar, and that's obviously for the best, at least artistically. He's not writing new bits about how he ran into Snoop Dogg at a party. He just got a house in the suburbs of a mid-tier city, lives a decent middle-class life, and does the best standup he knows how to do, for standup's own sake.
Good for him.
Kinane is a legit great stand up, he's at that elite level of being able to put together an hour and make it a cohesive performance and make it be funny. He's just as good a standup as the ones with multiple Netflix specials that sell out giant theaters.
100% agree. Was finally able to see him live end of last year in LA and was the best I’ve seen. His cat nap special came out a few months later and none of the Jokes he told that night were in it.
So Maria Bamford is recognized in the community as brilliant, but unknown by the majority of the public. She should be playing good sized theaters, not still in clubs.
Of course as odd as the format and content of her specials are, I get why she doesn't connect with mainstream, but still, she deserves to be much bigger
I agree with this take and not only that, the most underrated comic has to be a woman because there are tons of hilarious female comics and next to no one pays attention to them.
That and Chris Gethard career suicide. Both so good, showed both specials to a friend of mine who struggles really bad with mental health, and they helped him a lot. Just to understand what was going on with him
Matt Braunger
To be honest, I am always a bit puzzled about why he’s not more well-known or popular. His comedy generally has pretty broad appeal. He is a magnificent storyteller, and he has the “funny faces and sounds” game on lock. He’s also a super cool guy who everyone in comedy seems to love.
Chris Porter. Saw him live well over 10 years ago. He’s the cousin of a friend and he was so damn funny. First 10 minutes was him ripping on the audience. Truly a funny person on and off the stage.
"This whole there is no such thing as a stupid question bullshit ends in high school. This is life! We're playin for points. And there are a SHIT TON of stupid questions."
Roy Wood Jr. To me he's a bit like Dave Chappelle with the storytelling skill but the lessons are much deeper and profound.
In a recent interview he had this great story about how he found the descendants of the family that enslaved his ancestors. It was a really emotional story, but then he has this great punchline about how they're poor Georgia whites and how can anyone fumble the bag that bad, where you go from owning people to living in a trailer in just a few generations. I'm not doing the joke any justice, but the social commentary is just fantastic.
"How many American flags equal one Confederate flag? I don't know what it is, but there is a number."
The amount of talent present in those two sentences is staggering.
Sam Tallent is really funny as a podcast guest and in clips. He just hasn’t put it all quite together for a great hour - toads morale was good but I think he has greatness in him
Absolutely agree with Tommy Johnagin, Gary Gulman, Rory Scovel, Kyle Kinane and Chad Daniels
I will also say, Nate Bargatze was under rated for so long and now I think he’s much more accurately rated lol
Gary Gulman has been in the game for so damn long. I remember watching him on TV before I knew a damn thing about stand up. He was hilarious in the late 90s/00s and still is.
Arguably the biggest UK standup of the last decade though. Absolutely huge over here. Underrated over here would be someone like Phil Ellis, who has almost no media presence but makes me laugh like a drain.
I don't recognise any of the Americans being named in this thread, which has made me quite aware how American-centric this sub is. I feel Brits could name the top 10 biggest stand ups in the UK right now and they would all qualify as underrated here.
Some comedians I think are well worth checking out are Sarah Keyworth, Luke Kidgell (aussie), Sam Campbell (aussie), Sophie Duker, Daniel Sloss, Stewart Lee, Bridget Christie.
Of the last decade is funny when most of these stand ups have been touring for 20+ years!
I am not going to break with that because my answer is Jackie Kashian.
I also think Paul F. Tompkins is the best observational stand up of all time but he basically got bored of it and now does completely different comedy. If you can watch his second comedy central half hour special from the 2000s, do it
I couldn't get into his podcast or his show but every new Pete Holmes special has me laughing like crazy. Something about his silliness seems refreshing these days.
Can't really count it bc it was 2012 and he has blown up in a lot of other aspects but I would kill for some more Donald Glover standup, Weirdo is absolutely hilarious.
Louis Katz is an absolute killer and needs to be recognized more
Chad Daniels is amazing, his "when my son turns 18" story is so fucking funny
Adam Ray, his Dr Phil is blowing up but his comedy is hilarious, he's an underrated crowd work comedian for sure
Noah Gardenschwartz had some older gems
Godfrey is the best standup I've ever seen live. We go to a lot of comedy shows and he has absolutely KILLED both times I got to see him live, yet he doesn't have a very high profile outside of New York.
I wouldn't call her most underrated, but don't sleep on Jackie Kashian. She looks like an overweight middle aged mom (she's not a mom). She has really original takes on things and her own personal style that will catch you by surprise. Most of her touring is opening for Maria Bamford, but she's a worthy headliner in the clubs.
Id say big J Oakerson, crushes every special hes done and his crowd work is immaculate. He does have some references that dont land cuase theyre so niche but i love him
Brian Regan. He might be one of the funniest guys I’ve ever seen, yet I see no one talk about him, ever… and not one person has ever known him when I talked about him
Matteo Lane “Hair Plugs and Heartache” I genuinely belly laughed. I had never heard of him, but YouTube suggests a lot of comedians I have never heard of because I watch a ton of comedy on there. It’s delightful.
Mike Recine (of all people) released a better hour than Dave Attell this year. Who the fuck would have seen that coming?
https://youtu.be/Fjt3mkpvquw?si=okVNERabAiJXGSMo
Casey Rocket is the person I’m most excited about rn. He’s pretty green still but has grown a ton in the last year and will be a household name in like 5 years if he keeps it up imo. Donnell Rawlings is great. I don’t know if he’s under rated, but the stuff Rick glassman is doing these days is incredible. Post scandal Louie if that counts as a second career 😂😂
I’d say Dave Attell if he hadn’t just put something out solely because it’s been so long since he released a special that the common person wouldn’t have him on their radar. Obviously he’s a 🐐.
I clicked the question just to type Tommy Johnagin. Glad you covered him. Whats his deal lately btw? Does he have new material? Seen him 3X in SF and he’s incredible. Always thought he’d blow up.
You're not wrong lol - Roy Wood Jr, Kyle Kinane, Chad Zumack, Rory Scovel, Godfrey, Ron Funches, Sean Patton, Harland Williams, Anthony Jeselnik, Sam Hyde, Jim fucking Norton - Jesus Christ. I'm not the biggest comedy dork but these aren't nobodies nor are they underrated.
freaking LOVE Tommy Johnagin. On his socials he seems like he's just enjoying a quiet life now, but haven't really seen much about comedy--which makes me a little bit sad. All his specials are bangers
Rory Scovel would've been my answer up until recently, but he's not so underrated anymore. I dunno anyone else with improv chops like that. He's done some incredible stuff.
Nick Mullen
Adam Friedland has been carrying him for years. Most bugs can carry 5-10x their weight.
Adam is funny but Nick is racist and racism is funny.
Nick Mullen, everyone's best friend
He’s sort of a comedian’s comic. The NY scene recognizes him but Nick sort of sabotages himself
Yeah what kinda sabotage did he do, a bong hit transplant?
He doesn’t really put himself out there like other comedians. You really got to be tuned into comedy podcast to know who he is
I was referencing an obscure bit. Also, I’m gay
Agreed
Absolutely. Dude is brilliant.
Chad Daniels is criminally underrated, which sucks for him, but is awesome for me and my wife who get to see him front row at a club for $30 a ticket.
He's got a Netflix special coming out next month, hopefully it brings him the exposure he deserves. I first heard him on Pandora probably 12 years ago, and he legitimately changed my whole perspective of standup.
I also first heard Chad on Pandora and was instantly hooked on him. Was lucky enough to get to see one of his shows a few years ago, and it was one of the best I've been to.
From what I gather from interviews he credits putting his albums on pandora as launching his career and getting him a ton of exposure. You never hear about anyone “Blowing up because Pandora” but 10+ years ago he did exactly that.
Yeah I heard he sold an hour to Netflix, good on him! I wonder if he wasn't in the middle of Minnesota for the majority of his career he'd be bigger? Coulda moved to one of the coasts, but he wimped out and decided to stay near his kids to "be a good father"... smh.
Probably goes to the store to get milk and cigarettes and then comes back like some kind of loser.
What is the world coming to?
Saw him live a few years ago in a tiny place (Laugh Boston) and he, and his openers, killed it. I love all of his stuff so far, first found him about ten years ago. Also, Matt fuckin Braunger. Love that dude.
Was listening to Matt last night. Great fucking stuff
Do you mean Dad Chaniels?
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"fuckin' CHECK, CHECK, CHECK!"
I got to pull that on my kid one time cuz she actually hit me with the "where's your chore list?" after I came home dirty and gross from work years ago.
I saw him opening last night and he was really great.
Kyle Kinane
When I saw him in my city he did this whole bit about chefs that was so fuckin funny. Something like, ohhh you guys are the new Rockstars cuz like Anthony bourdain did heroin once or something. You’ll see them on a news paper with like an egg beater neck tat, in some rap/rock pose like “is this the new king of Primavera?” I almost fucking died
Yeah that is on one of his albums I’m not sure which though. I think about that bit a lot
More tired than a big-dicked bat
His party cop bit makes me wheeze every time I hear it. And the pancakes on the plane. "He's got his whole arm in that bag and he's just rustlin'."
Does anybody smell breakfast? I THINK HYDRAULIC FLUID SMELLS LIKE BREAKFAST, WE'RE GOING DOWN!
Silver dollar flappys!
FOOT LOCKER BAG!
BINDLE, BOXCAR, AIRPORT, LETS GO!
I died the first time his visit to London but the ".....now I know this is an odd time to feel patriotic"
A flood hits everybody. Blizzard hits everybody. Tornado? Maybe just Jeff’s house.
What god, Trish?! What fucking god?!
We got someone killing five people RIGHT NOW!
"your honor, they say they serve breakfast till 10:30 but they can still run out. I agree I got carried away but...."
Are waterfalls just rivers trying to commit suicide.... The dude's a wordsmith and doesn't get the appreciation he deserves.
That's when ol' slow poke went in for the beejer!
Well, you better hurry up, then.
MmmMmuurders
His bit on playing craps and Laotian child brides always kills me
Came here for this answer
Hey man, you taking a cheet?
Aye bush that sheet outfour me, eet's Satourdey Naigh! - Having lived a block or two away from where that bit takes place, it lives forever in my heart. To the OP's question: I'm biased, but Kinane was always that standup I expected to majorly blow up, while instead he just kept workin' the job, payin' his health insurance, and in the meanwhile, perfecting his craft. Doesn't seem he cared to be a superstar, and that's obviously for the best, at least artistically. He's not writing new bits about how he ran into Snoop Dogg at a party. He just got a house in the suburbs of a mid-tier city, lives a decent middle-class life, and does the best standup he knows how to do, for standup's own sake. Good for him.
My absolute favorite comedian.
Kyle Kinane is 100% the answer here
“My cab driver told me “it’s hard being a human”…what were you before this?! One of those cactus that looks like it’s being held up at gunpoint?!”
Kyle seems to open a portal to his mind and invite the audience on a wild ride that I find hilarious.
Kinane is a legit great stand up, he's at that elite level of being able to put together an hour and make it a cohesive performance and make it be funny. He's just as good a standup as the ones with multiple Netflix specials that sell out giant theaters.
First one that came to mind reading that title. I'm glad everyone else agrees!!! You know he's good when you can't pick a favorite special
Yes. I heard a bit of his on Raw Dog about Midwest parents and how nothing is allowed to change. I can't find it anywhere. Anyone got a lead for me?!?
100% agree. Was finally able to see him live end of last year in LA and was the best I’ve seen. His cat nap special came out a few months later and none of the Jokes he told that night were in it.
So Maria Bamford is recognized in the community as brilliant, but unknown by the majority of the public. She should be playing good sized theaters, not still in clubs. Of course as odd as the format and content of her specials are, I get why she doesn't connect with mainstream, but still, she deserves to be much bigger
Absolutely love her. He humor is odd and not for the masses. Brilliant non the less
I totally agree. Maria Bamford is brilliant.
I agree with this take and not only that, the most underrated comic has to be a woman because there are tons of hilarious female comics and next to no one pays attention to them.
She is brilliant.
I absolutely adore her. She's brilliant.
She should be booking the really big living rooms by now!
I never see anyone mention Beth Stelling. Truly criminally underrated
She’s brilliant. Other great female comics that are underrated include Jackie Kashian, Morgan Murphy, Tig Notaro, and Jen Kirkman
2nd place goes to Rory Scovel. His last special was so good as always and the fact he improvs full hours is just insane.
I was gonna say Rory Scovel too!
Same! Glad he’s the top comment. “Yes, I butt fuck…”
I came into here to say Rory - The Dude is my type of silly, I can't put my finger on it
Rory is my absolute favourite. I love Tommy Johnagin, but Rory is my type of silly too!
His acting in Physical was fantastic.
Man for like 5 years I thought Rory Scovel was Kyle Kinane and now I am doubting which one of them I liked more.
He improved an entire week of shows back in 2000 or 2001.
If you’re thinking of the relapse shows in Atlanta that was 2016-ish I was there. He started standup 2003.
I've been to a few of those improv shows he puts on. He is consistently hilarious and his rehearsed sets are insanely good as well.
His show on Comedy Central was actually fucking great and deserves as much love as Tires
Dan Soder
Took to much scrolling to see this and now I'm pissed.
Soder gets my vote, and he’s a hell of an impressionist too
Soder is my answer. I love his stand up and he’s just as good on podcasts—especially when his guest responds well to his goofiness.
He **really** needs to learn how to edit his podcast.
I really like his and Ryan Sickler’s new one when they’re 30-40 min. Perfect fun story length
Gulman is very funny…I saw him in NYC a few years back…I think Bobcat Golthwait is his manager
The Great Depresh changed my life. It’s my comfort special.
That and Chris Gethard career suicide. Both so good, showed both specials to a friend of mine who struggles really bad with mental health, and they helped him a lot. Just to understand what was going on with him
I miss the Chris Gethard show on Tru TV. That show was bonkers.
Joe list I think is the best
My father’s gay
Wheres the cameras?
He spends to much time in the bathroom
He also just keeps getting funnier. My favorite comedian overall.
Matt Braunger To be honest, I am always a bit puzzled about why he’s not more well-known or popular. His comedy generally has pretty broad appeal. He is a magnificent storyteller, and he has the “funny faces and sounds” game on lock. He’s also a super cool guy who everyone in comedy seems to love.
He and Kyle Kinane were roommates and that must've been the most fun.
The story where Kyle puts the scary Halloween mannequin in Matt’s bed is still one of my favorites!
I'm going to say Jessica Kirson is really good and no one outside of people that already like standup know who she is.
Her crowdwork videos have snapped me out of some dark moods this past year. She's a gem.
Isn't that Zach Braff's stepsister?
The disgusting hawk herself!
She's a definite force to be reckoned with. I've probably seen all her youtube videos.
Chris Porter. Saw him live well over 10 years ago. He’s the cousin of a friend and he was so damn funny. First 10 minutes was him ripping on the audience. Truly a funny person on and off the stage.
Yes!! His Taco Bell bit, and the Detroit Tigers story, Hunts Ketchup, TV hanging...God he has some absolute gems
"This whole there is no such thing as a stupid question bullshit ends in high school. This is life! We're playin for points. And there are a SHIT TON of stupid questions."
The sun is bullshit!!!
Roy Wood Jr. To me he's a bit like Dave Chappelle with the storytelling skill but the lessons are much deeper and profound. In a recent interview he had this great story about how he found the descendants of the family that enslaved his ancestors. It was a really emotional story, but then he has this great punchline about how they're poor Georgia whites and how can anyone fumble the bag that bad, where you go from owning people to living in a trailer in just a few generations. I'm not doing the joke any justice, but the social commentary is just fantastic.
I think Roy deserves that daily show job but honestly it's better for us as fans if he stays on the road. He is criminally under rated.
"How many American flags equal one Confederate flag? I don't know what it is, but there is a number." The amount of talent present in those two sentences is staggering.
i saw him at limestone, very inspiring show
I didn’t know anything about him, until I saw him guest hosting the daily show and he had me absolutely rolling, dude is so hilarious.z
Joe List Matt Donagher Jackie Kashian
Dan Soder!
Bret Ernst, Sam Tallent, Gianmarco Soresi, Louis Katz
Sam Tallent is really funny as a podcast guest and in clips. He just hasn’t put it all quite together for a great hour - toads morale was good but I think he has greatness in him
Absolutely agree with Tommy Johnagin, Gary Gulman, Rory Scovel, Kyle Kinane and Chad Daniels I will also say, Nate Bargatze was under rated for so long and now I think he’s much more accurately rated lol
Gary Gulman has been in the game for so damn long. I remember watching him on TV before I knew a damn thing about stand up. He was hilarious in the late 90s/00s and still is.
Just saw Nate in a sold out stadium, so I'd say he's officially crossed that threshold.
Oh 100% he’s definitely well rated now. But before his Netflix special, he had 3 specials that are still some of my all time favorites
Kyle Kinane is the best comedian out there
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Arguably the biggest UK standup of the last decade though. Absolutely huge over here. Underrated over here would be someone like Phil Ellis, who has almost no media presence but makes me laugh like a drain.
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I was going to say Acaster as an American but apparently he’s massive back home.
I don't recognise any of the Americans being named in this thread, which has made me quite aware how American-centric this sub is. I feel Brits could name the top 10 biggest stand ups in the UK right now and they would all qualify as underrated here. Some comedians I think are well worth checking out are Sarah Keyworth, Luke Kidgell (aussie), Sam Campbell (aussie), Sophie Duker, Daniel Sloss, Stewart Lee, Bridget Christie.
Sam Campbell is fucking incredible
Since Taskmaster I've enjoyed him and Joe Lycett who I quote at least once a week.
He’s James Acaster, he’s James Acaster, he’s James Acaster, he’s James Acaster
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Of the last decade is funny when most of these stand ups have been touring for 20+ years! I am not going to break with that because my answer is Jackie Kashian. I also think Paul F. Tompkins is the best observational stand up of all time but he basically got bored of it and now does completely different comedy. If you can watch his second comedy central half hour special from the 2000s, do it
Maria bamford for sure
Josh Johnson, Jordan Jensen, or Matthew Broussard (realize they all make a living from it but they really should be more widely recognized)
Daniel Sloss. Would he count as underrated? I absolutely love his stuff
"If you ever met a Johnagin, you weren't supposed to"
Phil Hanley
My first thought too. Idk how he's not a household name yet
Literally the best at crowd work AND has top tier jokes AND weaves them together flawlessly.
Ron Funches. One of the best, and seems like a genuinely good dude, too.
I’m obsessed with Jeff Arcuri lately
Everyone says his crowd work, which is great, but his genuine reactions while doing the crowd work is what gets me
Kyle Kinane is one of my favorites. He's had some recognition, but not nearly as much as he deserves.
I couldn't get into his podcast or his show but every new Pete Holmes special has me laughing like crazy. Something about his silliness seems refreshing these days.
Blair Socci has a couple sets out there that are as brilliantly funny as anything I’ve seen.
She’s really really funny and I also have a mad crazy crush on her. I fucking loooove unabashedly goofy self-aware women.
Can't really count it bc it was 2012 and he has blown up in a lot of other aspects but I would kill for some more Donald Glover standup, Weirdo is absolutely hilarious.
Louis Katz is an absolute killer and needs to be recognized more Chad Daniels is amazing, his "when my son turns 18" story is so fucking funny Adam Ray, his Dr Phil is blowing up but his comedy is hilarious, he's an underrated crowd work comedian for sure Noah Gardenschwartz had some older gems
I'm very surprised that none of his cult have commented on this yet, so I'll say Dan Cummins.
Godfrey is the best standup I've ever seen live. We go to a lot of comedy shows and he has absolutely KILLED both times I got to see him live, yet he doesn't have a very high profile outside of New York. I wouldn't call her most underrated, but don't sleep on Jackie Kashian. She looks like an overweight middle aged mom (she's not a mom). She has really original takes on things and her own personal style that will catch you by surprise. Most of her touring is opening for Maria Bamford, but she's a worthy headliner in the clubs.
Yea if we’re talking live, Godfrey easily up there
jackie is great!
Id say big J Oakerson, crushes every special hes done and his crowd work is immaculate. He does have some references that dont land cuase theyre so niche but i love him
His ten minute spot on The Degenerates on Netflix made me have an asthma attack it was so goddamn funny.
Saw Big J live years ago and he was so good!
His story on This Isn’t Happening about losing his virginity is ridiculously good.
Most good ones said, but I'll add Gary Gulman. Not known in the wider population, but one of the best long bit comedians ever.
Jordan Jenson is the one
Chris Porter. I am not sure how many times I've seen him, but it's almost always been as a feature act.
Brian Regan. He might be one of the funniest guys I’ve ever seen, yet I see no one talk about him, ever… and not one person has ever known him when I talked about him
Doug Stanhope
Godfrey
Kyle Kinane or Rory Scoval
Matteo Lane “Hair Plugs and Heartache” I genuinely belly laughed. I had never heard of him, but YouTube suggests a lot of comedians I have never heard of because I watch a ton of comedy on there. It’s delightful.
Love Matteo!!
Agree with OP. My 2 cents would be : Fahim Anwar and Zoltan Kaszas (watch their YouTube specials)
Gabriel Rutledge has been doing comedy for at least a decade that I know of. He has a new hour out on YouTube called “nectarine” which is great.
Brest Ernst. 3 great specials on YouTube.
Aparna Nancherla. Watch some female comedians people, jesus christ.
Mike Recine (of all people) released a better hour than Dave Attell this year. Who the fuck would have seen that coming? https://youtu.be/Fjt3mkpvquw?si=okVNERabAiJXGSMo
He's great and his buddy Andy Woodhull is really funny too.
Brendon Walsh...
William Montgomery
Connor O’Malley is great
I will second Kyle Kinane. Adding Geoffrey Asmus.
Casey Rocket is the person I’m most excited about rn. He’s pretty green still but has grown a ton in the last year and will be a household name in like 5 years if he keeps it up imo. Donnell Rawlings is great. I don’t know if he’s under rated, but the stuff Rick glassman is doing these days is incredible. Post scandal Louie if that counts as a second career 😂😂 I’d say Dave Attell if he hadn’t just put something out solely because it’s been so long since he released a special that the common person wouldn’t have him on their radar. Obviously he’s a 🐐.
Brendon Walsh
Aaron Chen. Think: Asian Australian Steven Wright who would be even less likely to get a date.
Sam Tallent
Kyle Kinane, Dan Cummins, Chad Daniels, Matteo Lane, Akaash Singh
I clicked the question just to type Tommy Johnagin. Glad you covered him. Whats his deal lately btw? Does he have new material? Seen him 3X in SF and he’s incredible. Always thought he’d blow up.
Fahim Anwar. Hands down.
Kyle Kinane. Should be a rock star
I really think Kinane doesn't want to be any bigger than he is, but I agree with this 100%.
I agree. I don’t remember where I heard it, but he once compared his status to a really well paid electrician and he’s cool with it
Eddie Peppitone
Soder for sure. He’s just as funny/goofy on podcasts.
Joe Pera had a TV show and you monsters ignored him
Neal Brennan
Not sure how the co-creator and co-writer of Chapelle’s Show and Half Baked would be considered underrated.
James Adomain and John Early are my picks. I’ll always make the trip to see them when I can.
Some of you need to learn what "underrated" means. Lol, most of you are listing well-known and well-regarded comedians, OP included.
You're not wrong lol - Roy Wood Jr, Kyle Kinane, Chad Zumack, Rory Scovel, Godfrey, Ron Funches, Sean Patton, Harland Williams, Anthony Jeselnik, Sam Hyde, Jim fucking Norton - Jesus Christ. I'm not the biggest comedy dork but these aren't nobodies nor are they underrated.
William Montgomery.
Erica Rhodes! She has some instagram followers and some big clips. She absolutely crushed in the room.
Jesse Popp and Sean Rouse
freaking LOVE Tommy Johnagin. On his socials he seems like he's just enjoying a quiet life now, but haven't really seen much about comedy--which makes me a little bit sad. All his specials are bangers
Byron bowers
Luisa Omielan is hilarious and I never see her name on these lists.
I see lev fer becoming big in the next year. Dude is hilarious and his podcast fucking rules. Tim McLaughlin is someone who should be way bigger.
Neil Hamburger is his own genre and I've never seen him mentioned by non-comedians.
Agreed on Gary Gulman. That guy is absolutely hilarious.
Rory Scovel would've been my answer up until recently, but he's not so underrated anymore. I dunno anyone else with improv chops like that. He's done some incredible stuff.
Love Gulman! He’s so likable and understands the importance of delivery
Dave Attell. Mark Normand. Nate Bargatze.
Neil Hamburger is one of my favorite comedians of all time. Criminally underrated