Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd and anyone on the SNL crew are hilarious, but maybe some of my favorites are from the Carol Burnett Show. And the best to me is Tim Conway. When an actor has the rest of a hilariious cast of comedians in stiches constantly, well, that is truly a GREAT comedian. Highly recommend seeing Tim Conway in action.l
I love Robin Williams. Wherever he goes, he's always funny - he's the epitome of a stand-up, because he does it wherever he goes, wherever he's being interviewed. A lot of people on the poll list are very funny - but it's mostly due to a hilarious script, in my opinion. Will Smith is funny, he's got that whole "oh shit i'm about to die I might as well make a joke," when he was paired up with Jeff Goldblum for "Independence Day," they were both hilarious.
George Carlin deserves mention, he had a few roles [such as Cardinal Glick in "Dogma"], and he was also one of those people whose thoughts just ran along his funny bone. "Seven Words You Can't Say On Television," is obviously five star material, and his most recent [i think] show had stuff about airplanes that was hilarious.
Stand-ups are the funniest people; they can bring it out anywhere.This would include the SNL folks, a loot of times they just have to bring it out of nowhere. David Spade, Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Norm MacDonald, Dana Carvey, Gilda Radner, Molly Shannon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler.... too many stars to name.
Then there are funny people who can play funny really well, and it's unknown whether it's them or the script or a combination of both.