Hannah Gadsby
Nanette changed the rules for what a stand-up special could do — Gadsby used the form to dismantle it from the inside, then put it back together as something more honest and affecting.
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#2Stand-Up — Chicago, Illinois · 2006–present
The most technically refined stand-up of his generation — Mulaney's storytelling precision and his ability to build callbacks across an entire set is as close to comedic architecture as it gets.
Richard Pryor
#3Stand-Up — Peoria, Illinois · 1966–2005
The godfather of modern stand-up comedy — Pryor's willingness to mine his own trauma, addiction, and experience of racism with unflinching honesty created the template every serious comedian since has studied.