Comedians That Suck and Why, According to Reddit

Honestly, comedy fans love shitting on the comics they hate so much more than praising the ones they love.

If you put a dozen or so die-hard stand-up fans in a room and asked them to talk comedians for an hour, I’d wager that the first fifteen minutes would be spent gushing over the greats — the Carlins, Pryors etc. — then they’d go half an hour over time railing against the hacks and the frauds who single-handedly kill comedy every time they step up to the microphone. For a community that hates hecklers with a passion, comedy fans are fervent about reminding each other which famous comics simply aren’t funny.

In a recent thread in the subreddit /r/comedy, humor enthusiasts were asked which famous, adored comics sucks and why — though the responses ended up being heavy on hyperbole and light on “why.” Here are their top picks.