Top 10 Most Overrated Comedians

Comedy is subjective. What one person finds hilarious, another might roll their eyes at. But some comedians seem to spark a bigger divide than most. That's where the idea of being overrated comes in. It's not necessarily that these comedians aren't talented or successful - they clearly have a massive following and rake in millions. The thing is, for some, their popularity just doesn't match up with the laughs they actually deliver.

Maybe their style has gotten stale, their jokes feel recycled, or they rely too much on shock value without the punchline to back it up. Whatever the reason, they've earned a reputation for being overrated, and plenty of people are ready to share their thoughts.
The Top Ten
Kevin Hart Kevin Darnell Hart is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hart began his career by winning several amateur comedy competitions at clubs throughout New England, culminating in his first real break in 2000 when he was cast by Judd Apatow for... read more

Not funny. I think I coughed up the slightest chuckle at something he said in some movie one time. I can't remember what he said or what the movie was because it wasn't memorable, as he won't be. My son won't know who he is in ten years. Yet, we watch Eddie Murphy movies now that are several years older than my son and enjoy them.

If I have to hear another person say "You're going to learn today!" I might turn into Michael Douglas in "Falling Down". I sat around one day and found myself surrounded by people repeating that stupid phrase and wondered, "Am I the only one that doesn't find him funny and actually annoying?" Then I remembered that the world is full of idiots. I mean, if this guy can make it, Kevin Hart makes me feel like I still have a shot at hitting it big: becoming a comedian, becoming an actress.

Dane Cook Dane Jeffrey Cook is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident.

It's become politically correct for nearly every person alive to say Dane Cook is overrated. So, is he overrated if everyone thinks he's overrated?

In context, Dane's early material when he first appeared on Comedy Central was hilarious (there wasn't a whole lot of material, by the way). I, along with just about everyone else, was dying to see his new material, and he just never lived up to what seemed to be his inevitable potential. But he started filling up arenas because most people loved the stand-ups (relatively short stand-ups, by the way) they saw him perform on Comedy Central. From that point forward, his material gradually got worse with every new act he did.

All he needs is some decent material because he has an awesome delivery (when his material is bad, his delivery transitions into being painful to watch). I am utterly perplexed that he's incapable of creating moderately funny material. It's not like he can't hire a bunch of writers to write for him! The stage presence and delivery should be the most difficult... Just about anyone could write some decent material if they tried. Somehow, Dane Cook has the hard part down.

Anyway, while brief, Dane Cook had some funny material, unlike Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, and Carlos Mencia, who have always been as painfully bad as it gets.

Amy Schumer Amy Beth Schumer is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer. She is the creator, co-producer, co-writer and star of the sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, which debuted on Comedy Central in 2013 and has received a Peabody Award.

She's fallen off for the most part, but her humor or stand-up was never good. Mix in the joke-stealing allegations and you have one dud of an entertainer.

Overrated doesn't do it justice. She should be number one on this list. She only became a comedian through affirmative action. True story... Comedy Central was under fire from The N.O.W., also known as The Women's Liberation (a very powerful lobby group in its own right - it has the Democrats by the testicles and the ovaries), for not having a woman with her own show (Google it for citation). They scrambled to find the first good-looking woman they could (granted, she's physically attractive, but her misandrist personality ruins it), with ADHD, and tried to pass her off as a "comedian."

Worse still, she plays the "Oppression Olympics" and pulls the "Women face sexism in the comedy industry" card whenever people find her unfunny. She tries to passive-aggressively suggest that anyone who doesn't laugh at her jokes is just a woman-hating male chauvinist who doesn't think women should be comedians, rather than accepting responsibility for the fact that her material needs a lot of improvement.

Jeff Dunham Jeffrey "Jeff" Dunham is an American ventriloquist, producer, and stand-up comedian who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance.

Jeff reminds me of all the worst parts of humor in the '90s. He's the pinnacle of boomer humor. His act is beyond old, lazy, and a touch racist.

Gimmicky and uses stale stereotypes, doing nothing new with them. You can anticipate his jokes ahead of time.

Nothing strikes me as clever. Not even cheap shock in his bits. Not sure where people are finding the comedy. It seems to be pandering to the lowest common denominator.

Not only is he a mediocre ventriloquist who was barely making a living for many years, but it is his gimmick that makes him reprehensible. It is his bigotry that propelled him into the big time, with the trick of using a dead Muslim or making fun of lesbians for his routine. He probably should be the opening act, or even the running mate, for Donald Trump.

Daniel Tosh

All great comedians know that there is a fine line between dark comedy and just being offensive. Daniel Tosh crosses that line every time, and he thinks he is being funny when, in reality, he falls into the latter category of being a complete Tucker-Max style douche. He says plenty of racist, homophobic, and sexist things in all his routines, and it doesn't come off as funny, just offensive.

He should be ashamed of himself for making fun of starving children in Africa when he talks about how a WaveRunner can make you happy. His comedy is taking us backward instead of forward. I wish he would just be quiet because Tosh.0 is one of the stupidest shows to ever exist! Anyone can make jokes about old videos found on the internet. If anyone needs to go away, it's this low-life scumbag!

Larry the Cable Guy Daniel Lawrence Whitney, known professionally by his stage name Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, former radio personality and comedian.

Terrible comedian that says stupid redneck jokes that aren't even funny. I would include the whole Blue Collar Comedy tour if it wasn't for Ron White, who is a decent comedian. How does this fat low IQ fake trucker-looking turd get his own TV shows and comedy specials? The amount of support this guy gets from the public makes me sick and not proud to be an American. "Get Er Done" must be the dumbest comedic tagline ever.

Awful comedian. Definitely overrated. He does nothing to challenge his audience and relies entirely on the demographic of "dumb, simple rednecks." This gives the rest of the country a very one-sided, negative perception of Southerners. He definitely belongs on this list.

Will Ferrell John William "Will" Ferrell is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.

Not funny. He could never survive as a stand-up comedian and is a no-talent, overacting idiot. This also says volumes about the fools in Hollywood who think he's funny. If he was ever funny, it was by complete accident!

I've never understood why people think he's even remotely funny. I find him boring and way over the top. I've only seen two movies he's been in, and he played the same character in both. I guess that's all he can do!

Anchorman is the dumbest movie ever. It's not even funny. I might have snickered at a joke, but how the hell does it get number one on a YouTube channel with over eight million subscribers? WatchMojo put his movie Anchorman number one in top ten comedic movies of the 2000s. What's even more infuriating is it was number three of all time.

Sarah Silverman Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, producer, and writer. Her comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics, such as racism, sexism, politics, and religion, sometimes having her comic character endorse them in a satirical or deadpan fashion... read more

I've watched dozens of YouTube videos of her stand-up comedy, and all her jokes revolve around the fact she's Jewish and about her sex, or more specifically, her vagina. The very first time I heard Silverman, I laughed for the first 20 minutes, then it suddenly got very redundant and stupid. Jerry Seinfeld is Jewish. Jewish jokes make up what? Three percent of his material? At most, and that's why Seinfeld is funny - he has more topics to talk about. He's not self-centered and simple-minded like Silverman.

Unoriginal. She constantly attacks Christianity and religion in a very hostile way. But then she uses her race, "Jew," as some sort of get-out-of-jail-free card for doing this. What is a Jew who doesn't practice Judaism or doesn't believe in God? When you strip it down to something purely racial, it can lead to racial supremacy and exceptionalism, which she supposedly opposes.

Tracy Morgan

Sorry, Tracy. I'm not a big fan of his stand-up. I really should say people usually laugh at what they can identify with, and there is not much a 50-year-old suburban white woman can identify with in Tracy's humor. I was not a 30 Rock fan, but to be fair, I never gave it a solid chance.

The couple of episodes I watched, Tracy captivated my attention even more than Tina Fey or Alec Baldwin. I think he could be a great actor. He has those very subtle looks, actions, and mannerisms that really good actors have. He was not just playing himself. There was some real talent there.

Apparently, since the bad car accident, he has changed how he perceives the world and his purpose in it. Just the fact he has survived insurmountable hurdles in life gets my respect. I hope he gets another series on Netflix or something because I enjoy watching him.

Aziz Ansari Aziz Ansari is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his roles as Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation and as Dev Shah on the Netflix series Master of None, which debuted in 2015 and Ansari created, writes, and stars in.

Aziz is the definition of a hack who did some favors in Hollywood and somehow gained popularity. He was actually funny back when he did skits with the Human Giant troupe. I was a fan of them, and he just acted like himself. But when that movie Funny People came out and he started doing that pseudo-urban, ironic hip-hop persona, the gimmick caught on for some reason, and now people think he's witty for it. He is absolutely horrendous and not the least bit funny. The only people who think he's funny are the same people who "ironically" worship mainstream Hollywood celebrities.

The Newcomers

? Jimmy Kimmel James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC in 2003. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2016, and the Academy Awards in 2017 and... read more

Political diatribes aren't funny. That's all Kimmel brings to the table.

I watch late-night television to be entertained, not to be preached to. Plus, he comes off like so many of them do - as a hypocrite.

Another blind show host who hates anyone who doesn't agree with him.

Just not funny and cannot compete with Conan O'Brien, the best showtime host ever.

? Lele Pons

She thinks that falling down and being loud is funny.

The Contenders
Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer. After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in many Hollywood feature films that combined have grossed over $2 billion at the box office.

It really does baffle me how Sandler is still putting out so many movies. I'm not saying he can't be funny, but he does it on a very inconsistent basis. Some of his new movies, like Click, Grown Ups, and Hotel Transylvania, are good, but then he makes terrible movies like Blended, Eight Crazy Nights, and Jack and Jill (arguably the worst comedy ever made).

Sandler's problem is that he frequently continues to use the same style of comedy he did in the 90s when he was immensely popular, and that type of comedy just isn't really funny by today's standards. Whenever he makes a movie in that style, it fails, but Sandler doesn't seem to catch on because there are still people who find that funny (for some reason).

While not the worst comedian ever, Sandler really is out of his element nowadays.

Russell Peters Russell Dominic Peters is a Canadian comedian and actor of Indian descent. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008. He currently lives in Los Angeles, USA.

I saw his show "Almost Famous" last night and actually had to stop myself from crying. He had barely written any material and just spent his time picking on the first few rows for their racial heritage - "Hey you, black guy..." At one stage, he pointed to a chubby man in a pink shirt and asked him if his shirt used to be red but he stretched it so much by putting it on that it turned pink. Then he called the man's Indian wife a "mail order bride."

I think he should have been supporting his support act, who was much funnier. Russell Peters made me cringe so badly I actually got a headache. I feel insulted that the tickets were $110, but he neglected to actually write any funny jokes and just spent 90 minutes insulting people.

Andrew Dice Clay

Too mean-spirited. He got his butt kicked years ago when he went too far in his jokes about women. He won't admit it, though, saying he took a break.

Hard to believe there is a paid comedian less funny than Gilbert Gottfried and more crass than Tosh, and yet Clay comes through in spades.

I'd put this guy in the top five of least funny comedians and his voice puts me to sleep.

Carlos Mencia

Oh man, does this guy blow. He is basically a wannabe Dave Chappelle who has about a tenth of his talent. All this guy can do are racial jokes, and all he does is reuse them and not even make them memorable or funny. Mind of Mencia was taken off of Comedy Central because people were tired of hearing him kill a joke he stole from a reputable comedian. The episode of South Park on him was hilarious and was much funnier than any joke this hack can tell.

So unfunny that he shouldn't even be on this list, as we shouldn't even be talking about him. He doesn't deserve this much attention. My apologies to all moderately cultured people for feeding him even this tiny sliver of attention.

Jerry Seinfeld Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He was born on April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for playing himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, which he created and wrote with Larry David. As a stand-up comedian, Seinfeld specializes... read more

Riding in on the coattails of a show that peaked in the '90s, Seinfeld is insanely overrated. Nothing about his stand-up is funny, thought-provoking, or entertaining. I get his appeal before the internet was a thing, but how anyone would still consider him a relevant comedian is beyond me.

I have never understood how this man can be considered a comedian. He delivers lines written for him in a mediocre way, nothing more. The show itself was boring. The gags are shallow and so easy to predict, with no depth or intellect. Jokes about hamburgers? Are you serious?

Maybe it's an American thing because I don't get what's supposed to be funny about most American comedians. They just seem to say stupid things and people laugh, but I have no idea why. I went to a comedy club in San Francisco once. It was painfully bad. Come on, America, you can do better. You have a sense of humor, unlike the Germans, so why is your comedy so lame?

Pete Davidson Pete Davidson is an American actor and comedian. He is a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Davidson has also appeared on the MTV shows Guy Code, Wild 'n Out, and Failosophy.

SNL has always tried to take some of its cast and make them into more. Usually, there was merit involved with the likes of Adam Sandler or Will Ferrell, but Pete Davidson is a dud. I've never seen any performance he's given as even noteworthy, let alone good or funny.

This jerk is about as funny as a bout of anal cancer.

I don't get how I'm supposed to find Pete Davidson funny.

Jim Carrey James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian American actor, comedian, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is well known for comedic roles in films such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask , Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Cable Guy, Liar Liar, How the Grinch Stole Christmas,... read more

I haven't seen everything he has ever done, because I am not a masochist. I must acknowledge that there is a greater than zero possibility that he has, at some point, said or done something funny. However, I have seen him in far more stuff than I care to recall, and if possible, I would assign him all ten spots on this list. He simply doesn't have a funny corpuscle in him, and his ludicrous attempts to render the time-honored theatrical tradition of farce are excruciating to watch. The only upside is reflecting that at least I am not a family member, as that embarrassment would be too much to bear.

I would consider him utterly devoid of talent were it not for "The Truman Show" -- although the strength of that film was really due to the excellent script and performances of the collateral actors (especially Ed Harris). He delivered an acceptable turn in the title role. That, however, only reinforces my point -- Carrey is at his "best" (so to speak) when he is not trying to be funny.

Samantha Bee Samantha Bee is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, media critic, and television host.

Completely unfunny and lacking talent, Full Frontal was nothing more than ideological trash. If she had taken on both sides equally, I think she would have still retained an audience. She wasn't doing anything that the supposedly unbiased news media weren't doing. She could have brought something new to the table, but she was just nothing special. Comedy doesn't have to involve politics.

She was born in Canada. If she didn't like a lot of the things going on in this country, there was nothing stopping her from going back home.

Seth Rogen Seth Aaron Rogen is a Canadian actor, filmmaker and comedian. He began his career performing stand-up comedy during his teenage years, winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998. While still living in his native Vancouver, he landed a supporting role in the series Freaks and Geeks. He has... read more

This guy is simply not funny. Most of his humor is forced. I guess he moved up in the world through the fact that he is Jewish, and we know how that works in Hollywood. Superbad was a great film, the only great film he has made.

The rest of his comedies are simply dry and not funny. Sausage Party had the right idea and had potential, but again, it was dry with massive amounts of unnecessary bad language and swearing, which served no purpose at all. He is probably the most overrated "comedians" in Hollywood.

Sam Kinison

Too many comedians are funny because they say so. Sam screamed the loudest, so I guess he won that battle. I think Dice was ten times funnier. And I never liked Dice.

None of the jokes I've heard of his were funny. He just screams, just like how Dane Cook does those stupid full-body movements.

He was about as funny as the time I had to sit next to someone with Tourette's on the bus.

His death wasn't tragic. It was a relief to our ears and senses!

Bo Burnham Robert Pickering Burnham is an American comedian, musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, and poet.

Not too bad. I get a lot of the messages in his stuff, but wow, some of his music is annoying. Some of the worst stuff I've ever heard. Him and Mulaney have destroyed a generation's perception of humor.

How in the world do people think this guy is funny? I watched a video of a drunk guy getting on stage and heckling him, and the nonsensical comebacks that Bo came up with were... nonsense. I mean, holy mackerel, is he bad.

Obviously, the guy below me forgot to think, but yeah, I also wish I could go back in time to stop myself from ever watching Bo Burnham. He is not clever, and no, it's not going over my head.

Lisa Lampanelli Lisa Lampanelli, born Lisa Marie Lampugnale; July 19, 1961, is an American former stand-up comedian, actress and insult comic. Born in Trumbull, Connecticut, Lampanelli is one of three siblings and was born to a middle class family. She is known for her very ethnic humor, most notably racial minorities... read more

She's the definition of a shock comedian. She's not really funny, more over-the-top and racist than anything else, but she gets away with it because she claims to sleep with black men. For some reason, that makes it cool to say horrifically racist things, with usually no relevant or meaningful points attached. She's a very sub-par comedian who can't tell a joke without relying on her crutch of denigrating black men.

Shock value diva who often travels into the unfunny gutter along with her larger-than-life space waster. The best stuff she's done was on the Roasts, and this is probably because it was written for her by real comedians.

Jim Belushi

My ex used to love him, and he did have a good sense of humor. However, I have always thought it was overrated.

Riding on the heels of his truly funny brother. I'd hate that kind of existence.

John was the funny one. I doubt Jim would have had a career in Hollywood without his brother.

Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American television producer, filmmaker, actor, and singer, working primarily in animation and comedy, as well as live-action and other genres.

Another "comedian" who has utterly ruined an entire generation's perception of comedy. Good for a rare laugh, but the vast majority of his work has no merit whatsoever.

Family Guy and American Dad are extremely boring. The voice acting and characters are really annoying, and his jokes are not very funny and at times can become repetitive.

American Dad is the only show of his I actually like! Family Guy sucks, Ted was stupid, and any of his live-action films are completely dumb!

Bill Hicks William Melvin "Bill" Hicks was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician.

He's hailed as having been edgy and influential, but the problem is he doesn't make me laugh. I hate self-righteous and preachy comedians. Just get the laugh by whatever means necessary and spare me all the ranting. If I want to listen to an unfunny person going off on politics and religion, I have drunk relatives for that.

He was a hillbilly version of "George Carlin" at the end of his career. Bitter, caustic, and mostly full of it. He could be funny here and there, but that was when he was picking easy targets. He is overrated, but only because of the martyrdom he earned by smoking a bazillion cigarettes.

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