{"id":9052,"date":"2015-12-28T12:41:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T17:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=9052"},"modified":"2015-12-28T13:07:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T18:07:10","slug":"top-50-stand-up-comedians-bob-hope-jim-carrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/12\/28\/top-50-stand-up-comedians-bob-hope-jim-carrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Bob Hope, Jim Carrey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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24. Bob Hope<\/span><\/p>\n

If you ask someone over the age of 40 to name their favorite stand-up comedians, Bob Hope\u2019s name is likely to be among the first ones uttered. He was, in so many ways, the foundation for modern comedy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether it be disjointed joke-telling or long-winded narratives, Hope knew how to speak to all audiences much like a Johnny Carson or David Letterman. He became most widely known for entertaining troops near the end of his career and life which was a fitting way to send out America\u2019s favorite funny uncle.<\/span><\/p>\n

He never had to be especially controversial or complicated because he was so capable of getting at the simple things in life that are funny to everyone. Staying (mostly) in this lane also allowed for the unfortunately limited supply of his material to have aged so well. His jokes and stories aren\u2019t outdated like many of his contemporaries because his comedy is foundational – which is to say that is strikes at the very core of our collective humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bob Hope influenced every comedian on this list whether they realize it or not. I wish more of his specials had survived the erosion of time so that I might know his comedy more personally, but there is simply no denying Bob Hope\u2019s place in history as one of the best and most important stand-ups ever.<\/span><\/p>\n