The Funniest Stand-Up Comics Who Ever Lived

Zach Galifianakis

Galifianakis is a comic performer who came to public fame in 2001 with his first stand-up special. However, this comedy heavyweight took some time to find his footing. He recalled the two weeks he worked at Saturday Night Live as a writer, saying "Britney Spears was the host one week when I was doing it. Wrote a sketch, Will Ferrell was going to play a bodyguard to her belly button [...] she just stared at me after I explained it to her."

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