A career as a stand-up comedian must be pretty hard. Having to find good material for a live audience, and to do that on a constant basis. Yet there are hundreds of people doing that for living, at least part of their professional lives.
The list below shows some of them. If there is a name missing that you would like to have added, please leave a comment. Having said that, the list is being updated from time to time.
There are actually two separate lists of stand-up comedians here. The first one is chronological year-wise. The second one which starts after the video is a month-wise list, just to see whether there is any preponderance of stand-up comedians born in any particular month. The list includes also their possible or known other professional activities.
1835-1130 Mark Twain* writer/lecturer - Florida, MO USA (1910/74) 1891-1117 Frank Fay* actor - San Francisco, CA USA (1961/69) 1894-0214 Jack Benny* actor - Chicago, IL USA (1974/80) 1894-0319 Moms Mabley* - Brevard, NC USA (1975/81) 1894-0531 Fred Allen* - Cambridge, MA USA (1956/61) 1894-1121 Max Miller* - Brighton, England (1963/68) 1896-0120 George Burns* actor - New York, NY USA (1996/100) 1900-0606 Arthur Askey* actor - Dingle, Liverpool, England (1982/82) 1903-0529 Bob Hope* actor - Eltham, County of London, England (2003/100) 1913-0718 Red Skelton* television show host - Vincennes, IN USA (1997/84) 1917-0717 Phyllis Diller* actress – Lima, OH USA (2012/95) 1925-1013 Lenny Bruce* - Mineola, NY USA (1966/40) 1926-0508 Don Rickles* - New York, NY USA (2017/90) 1927-0608 Jerry Stiller* actor - New York, NY USA (2020/92) 1929-0905 Bob Newhart* actor - Oak Park, IL USA 1933-0608 Joan** Rivers*** actress/producer – Brooklyn, NY USA (2014/81) 1934-0529 Francis “Grandma Lee” Strong* (b Myers) stand-up comedian - Oklaholma City, OK USA (2020/85) 1935-1201 Woody Allen* actor/director - Brooklyn, NY USA 1937-0712 Bill Cosby* actor - Philadephia, PA USA 1940-1201 Richard Pryor* actor/social critic - Peoria, IL USA (2005/65) 1947-0412 David Letterman* TV-host/producer - Indianapolis, IN USA 1948-0314 Billy Crystal* actor/producer - Long Beach, Long Island, NY USA 1949-0117 Andy Kaufman* entertainer/performance artist – New York, NY USA (1984/35) 1949-1129 Garry Shandling* actor/producer - Chicago, IL USA (2016/66) 1950-0428 Jay Leno* talk show host - New Rochelle, NY USA 1951-0721 Robin Williams* actor - Chicago, IL USA (2014/63) 1952-1027 Roberto Benigni* actor - Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy 1952-1103 Roseanne Barr* actress/macadamia farmer - Salt Lake City, UT USA 1953-0519 Victoria Wood* actress/director - Prestwich, Lancashire, England (2016/62) 1953-0613 Tim Allen* actor - Denver, CO USA 1953-0703 Barry Crimmins* stand-up comedian/ activist - Kingston, NY USA (2018/64) 1954-0429 Jerry Seinfeld* actor/director - Brooklyn, NY USA 1956-0330 Paul Reiser* actor/writer - New York, NY USA 1956-0517 Bob Saget* comedian/ actor/television host – Philadelphia, PA USA (2022/65) 1956-1029 Babben Larsson* actress - Dalhem, Gotland, Sweden 1956-1110 David “Sinbad” Adkins* actor - Benton Harbor, MI USA 1957-0723 Jo Brand* actress/ writer/presenter - Clapham, London, England 1957-0814 Johnny Lever* actor - Kanigiri, Andhra Pradesh, India 1957-0929 Andrew Dice Clay* actor/musician - New York, NY USA 1958-0126 Ellen DeGeneres* television host - Metairie, LA USA 1958-0523 Drew Carey* actor/game show host - Cleveland, OH USA 1958-0602 Brian Regan* stand-up comedian – Miami, FL USA 1958-1121 Ian Cognito* stand-up comedian - London, England (2019/60) 1959-0606 Colin Quinn* actor/writer - Brooklyn, NY USA 1960-0414 Brad Garrett* actor/voice actor/poker player - Los Angeles, CA USA 1961-0717 Jeremy Hardy* stand-up comedian - Aldershot, Hampshire, England (2019/57) 1962-0117 Jim Carrey* actor/producer etc - Newmarket, ON Canada 1963-0418 Conan O’Brien* talk show host - Brookline, MA USA 1963-0422 Sean Lock* actor – Chertsey, Surrey, England (2021/58) 1963-1028 Sheryl Underwood* actress/television host - Omaha, NE USA 1963-1102 Jonas Gardell* writer/screenwriter - Täby, Stockholm, Sweden 1963-1225 Raju Srivastav* - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 1964-0415 Jope Ruonansuu* actor/musician - Kemi, Finland 1965-0207 Chris Rock* actor/director - Andrews, SC USA 1965-0426 Kevin James* actor/producer - Stony Brook, NY USA 1966-0803 Brent Butt* actor/screenwriter – Tisdale, SK Canada 1967-0319 Hasse Brontén* police officer/screenwriter - Stockholm, Sweden 1967-0811 Joe Rogan* podcast host/UCF commentator - Newark, NJ USA 1968-0610 Bill Burr* actor/voice artist/musician - Canton, MA USA 1968-0627 Stan Saanila* stand-up comedian - Helsinki, Finland 1968-0724 Ilari Johansson* actor/stand-up comedian - Kuopio, Finland 1969-0127 Patton Oswalt* actor/voice actor/writer – Portsmouth, VA USA 1969-1207 Patrice O’Neal* comedian/ actor – New York City, NY USA (2011/41) 1970-0412 Retta* stand-up comedian/actress - Newark, NJ USA 1970-1201 Sarah Silverman* - Bedford, NH USA 1971-0122 Matt Iseman* physician/actor – Denver, CO USA 1971-0324 Tig Notaro* actress/writer – Jackson, MS USA 1971-0820 David Walliams* author/talent-show judge – Merton, London, England 1971-0831 Chris Tucker* actor - Atlanta, GA USA 1971-1013 Sacha Baron Cohen* - Hammersmith, London, England 1973-0708 Sebastian Maniscalco* actor – Arlington Heights, IL USA 1973-0824 Dave Chapelle* screenwriter - Washington, D.C. USA 1974-0919 Jimmy Fallon* actor/television host - Brooklyn, NY USA 1976-0211 André Wickström* stand-up comedian/actor - Sipoo, Finland 1976-0221 Michael McIntyre* television presenter/talent show judge – Merton, London, England 1976-0528 Krisse Salminen* television host - Hollola, Finland 1976-0618 Maxim Galkin* singer/television host/m to Alla Pugacheva – Odessa, Ukraine, Soviet Union 1976-0905 Claire Hooper* actress/ television and radio presenter/writer – Perth, WA Australia 1978-0825 Kel Mitchell* actor/singer - Chicago, IL USA 1979-0122 Ismo Leikola* - Jyväskylä, Finland 1979-0706 Kevin Hart* actor - Philadelphia, PA USA 1980-0405 Janne Kataja* actor/host – Kuusankoski, Finland 1981-0313 Sami Hedberg* actor - Helsinki, Finland 1981-0402 Kapil Sharma* actor/producer - Amritsar, Punjab, India 1981-0601 Amy Schumer* - Manhattan, NY USA 1981-1222 Tumi Morake* actress/ TV-personality/writer – Free State, South Africa 1982-0621 Benjamin Walker* actor - Cartersville, GA USA 1984-0821 Janne Grönroos* television host - Hangö, Finland 1987-1112 Aditi Mittal* actress/writer – Mumbai, Maharastra, India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W9JZkHdCdA
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A month-wise list of stand-up comedians 1949-0117 Andy Kaufman* – New York, NY USA (1984/35) 1962-0117 Jim Carrey* - Newmarket, ON Canada 1896-0120 George Burns* - New York, NY USA (1996/100) 1971-0122 Matt Iseman* – Denver, CO USA 1979-0122 Ismo Leikola* - Jyväskylä, Finland 1958-0126 Ellen DeGeneres* - Metairie, LA USA 1969-0127 Patton Oswalt* – Portsmouth, VA USA 1965-0207 Chris Rock* - Andrews, SC USA 1976-0211 André Wickström* - Sipoo, Finland 1894-0214 Jack Benny* - Chicago, Illinois USA (1974/80) 1976-0221 Michael McIntyre* – Merton, London, England 1981-0313 Sami Hedberg* - Helsinki, Finland 1948-0314 Billy Crystal* - Long Beach, Long Island, NY USA 1967-0319 Hasse Brontén* - Stockholm, Sweden 1894-0319 Moms Mabley* - Brevard, NC USA (1975/81) 1971-0324 Tig Notaro* – Jackson, MS USA 1956-0330 Paul Reiser* - New York, NY USA 1981-0402 Kapil Sharma* - Amritsar, Punjab, India 1980-0405 Janne Kataja* – Kuusankoski, Finland 1947-0412 David Letterman* - Indianapolis, IN USA 1970-0412 Retta* - Newark, NJ USA 1960-0414 Brad Garrett* - Los Angeles, CA USA 1964-0415 Jope Ruonansuu* - Kemi, Finland 1963-0418 Conan O’Brien* - Brookline, MA USA 1963-0422 Sean Lock* – Chertsey, Surrey, England (2021/58) 1965-0426 Kevin James* - Stony Brook, NY USA 1950-0428 Jay Leno* - New Rochelle, NY USA 1954-0429 Jerry Seinfeld* - Brooklyn, NY USA 1926-0508 Don Rickles* - New York, NY USA (2017/90) 1956-0517 Bob Saget* – Philadelphia, PA USA (2022/65) 1953-0519 Victoria Wood* - Prestwich, England (2016/62) 1958-0523 Drew Carey* - Cleveland, OH USA 1976-0528 Krisse Salminen* - Hollola, Finland 1903-0529 Bob Hope* - Eltham, County of London, England (2003/100) 1934-0529 Francis “Grandma Lee” Strong* (b Myers) - Oklaholma City, OK USA (2020/85) 1894-0531 Fred Allen* - Cambridge, MA USA (1956/61) 1981-0601 Amy Schumer* - Manhattan, NY USA 1958-0602 Brian Regan* – Miami, FL USA 1900-0606 Arthur Askey* - Dingle, Liverpool, England (1982/82) 1959-0606 Colin Quinn* - Brooklyn, NY USA 1927-0608 Jerry Stiller* - New York, NY USA (2020/92) 1933-0608 Joan** Rivers*** – Brooklyn, NY USA (2014/81) 1968-0610 Bill Burr* - Canton, MA USA 1953-0613 Tim Allen* - Denver, CO USA 1976-0618 Maxim Galkin* – Odessa, Ukraine, Soviet Union 1982-0621 Benjamin Walker* - Cartersville, GA USA 1968-0627 Stan Saanila* - Helsinki, Finland 1953-0703 Barry Crimmins* - Kingston, NY USA (2018/64) 1973-0708 Sebastian Maniscalco* actor – Arlington Heights, IL USA 1979-0706 Kevin Hart* - Philadelphia, PA USA 1937-0712 Bill Cosby* - Philadephia, PA USA 1917-0717 Phyllis Diller* – Lima, OH USA (2012/95) 1961-0717 Jeremy Hardy* - Aldershot, Hampshire, England (2019/57) 1913-0718 Red Skelton* - Vincennes, IN USA (1997/84) 1951-0721 Robin Williams* - Chicago, IL USA (2014/63) 1957-0723 Jo Brand* - Clapham, London, England 1968-0724 Ilari Johansson* - Kuopio, Finland 1966-0803 Brent Butt* – Tisdale, SK Canada 1967-0811 Joe Rogan* - Newark, NJ USA 1957-0814 Johnny Lever* - Kanigiri, Andhra Pradesh, India 1971-0820 David Walliams* – Merton, London, England 1984-0821 Janne Grönroos* - Hangö, Finland 1973-0824 Dave Chapelle* - Washington, D.C. USA 1978-0825 Kel Mitchell* - Chicago, IL USA 1971-0831 Chris Tucker* - Atlanta, GA USA 1929-0905 Bob Newhart* - Oak Park, IL USA 1976-0905 Claire Hooper* – Perth, WA Australia 1974-0919 Jimmy Fallon* - Brooklyn, NY USA 1957-0929 Andrew Dice Clay* - New York, NY USA 1925-1013 Lenny Bruce* - Mineola, NY USA (1966/40) 1971-1013 Sacha Baron Cohen* - Hammersmith, London, England 1952-1027 Roberto Benigni* - Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy 1963-1028 Sheryl Underwood* - Omaha, NE USA 1956-1029 Babben Larsson* - Dalhem, Gotland, Sweden 1963-1102 Jonas Gardell* - Stockholm, Sweden 1952-1103 Roseanne Barr* - Salt Lake City, UT USA 1956-1110 David “Sinbad” Adkins* - Benton Harbor, MI USA 1987-1112 Aditi Mittal* – Mumbai, Maharastra, India 1891-1117 Frank Fay* - San Francisco, CA USA (1961/69) 1894-1121 Max Miller* - Brighton, England (1963/68) 1958-1121 Ian Cognito* - London, England (2019/60) 1949-1129 Garry Shandling* - Chicago, IL USA (2016/66) 1835-1130 Mark Twain* - Florida, MO USA (1910/74) 1935-1201 Woody Allen* - Brooklyn, NY USA 1940-1201 Richard Pryor* - Peoria, IL USA (2005/65) 1970-1201 Sarah Silverman* - Bedford, NH USA 1969-1207 Patrice O’Neal* – New York City, NY USA (2011/41) 1981-1222 Tumi Morake* – Free State, South Africa 1963-1225 Raju Srivastav* - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 1977-0 1977-0 1977-0 Updated 2024-1229 Helsinki Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_Central https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stand-up_comedians https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/06/the-50-greatest-stand-up-comics-of-all-time.html