1) George Carlin
2) Dave Chappelle
3) Sam Kinison
4) Mitch Hedberg
5) Patton Oswalt
6) Jim Gaffigan
7) Norm Macdonald
8) Brian Reagan
9) Artie Lange
10) Eugene Mirman
NOTE: Honorable mentions must be given to two giants of the industry who were before my time but paved the way for all of the above, they are Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor.