bill hicks, eddie murphy (pre-‘90), mitch hedburg, sam kinison, jackie the jokeman, lewis black, Rodney Dangerfield, artie lange, bill cosby, steve martin (pre ‘90, plus you have to understand his use and pitch), charlie chaplin, Zach Galifianakis, Don Rickles, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Sam Kinison, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Greg Proops, Dave Attell, Patton Oswalt and Louis CK
just to name a few…