richard pryor, robin willems,steave martin, mel brooks (did spaceballs), goerge carlin, eddie murphy, bill cosby(before he started selling pudding), john candy, dan akroyd, john belushy, lesly neilson. i missed so many but thats my top-o-the list. i just found out about pryor................ his was the first comedy special i ever watched as a kid, man i'll miss him.