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6. There was that Miller guy. Dennis?

Wed Aug 4, 2021, 02:15 PM

Aug 2021

But I think he stopped being funny.

I think most comedians have to be kind of free thinkers,skeptical. So they might tend to be liberal because those are valued in liberalism.

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Can you name any successful conservative comedians? [View all] Cyrano Aug 2021 OP

Back in the day... Bob Hope hlthe2b Aug 2021 #1

Two minds with but a single thought. secondwind Aug 2021 #4

Did Bob Hope do overtly politically based humor? irisblue Aug 2021 #11

only mild stuff... Nothing biting. hlthe2b Aug 2021 #12

He satired both sides LeftInTX Aug 2021 #59

Except Bob Hope wasn't funny. bif Aug 2021 #80

My parents (and their generation) loved him. And, I loved my parents. n/t hlthe2b Aug 2021 #81

I liked him OK LeftInTX Aug 2021 #87

Wasn't Bob Hope a conservative? secondwind Aug 2021 #2

Bob Hope died in 2003 and wasn't active for decades before that Cyrano Aug 2021 #24

RSO rso Aug 2021 #3

He has a show on Russia Today TV. zuul Aug 2021 #21

I doubt that's ideology. Probably desperation for a buck. Bucky Aug 2021 #72

Roseanne Barr, whatever you may think of her, Sogo Aug 2021 #5

Is she funny now? viva la Aug 2021 #8

The question was "successful". maxsolomon Aug 2021 #13

Yeah, I haven't seen her on TV much. viva la Aug 2021 #32

She was successful and she wasn't a conservative at the time of that successful. Drunken Irishman Aug 2021 #33

How old is she now? frogmarch Aug 2021 #42

She was a liberal when she was funny JI7 Aug 2021 #61

There was that Miller guy. Dennis? viva la Aug 2021 #6

I've heard other people answer this question with "Tim Allen" but I don't actually know how RockRaven Aug 2021 #7

He's Not A Drooler ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #22

Tim Allen has been doing the same shtick since the mid 90's alphafemale Aug 2021 #41

Yeah, I Buy That ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #44

I always wanted to ask him MurrayDelph Aug 2021 #63

I can name a few who are "comedians", but not LuckyCharms Aug 2021 #9

Successful? Lots of them. They shouldn't be too hard to find. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #10

Wasn't Rodney Dangerfield a conservative? Polybius Aug 2021 #14

Jackie Mason was. underpants Aug 2021 #15

Not sure if he's a comedian XanaDUer2 Aug 2021 #16

He tells jokes. He does characters. Sure he's a comic Bucky Aug 2021 #17

I can't think of any who were successful *as* "conservative comedians"... JHB Aug 2021 #18

Yes, I like Patricia Heaton in Everybody Loves Raymond LeftInTX Aug 2021 #50

Tim Allen, Jackie Mason, Drew Carey was but I think he's toned it down underpants Aug 2021 #19

Norm MacDonald Bucky Aug 2021 #20

Well... Dr. Strange Aug 2021 #37

have you seen his Netflix talk show? I used to get the same impression you mention, though fishwax Aug 2021 #38

Yes, more libertarian . JI7 Aug 2021 #62

Patricia Heaton lame54 Aug 2021 #23

Yes, she's pretty good as an actress LeftInTX Aug 2021 #46

She's kinda nutso in interviews... lame54 Aug 2021 #49

Bill Burr Renew Deal Aug 2021 #25

He's middle of the road, but whenever he argues with Joe Rogan... Bucky Aug 2021 #70

A little conservative, on some things, but overall Wingus Dingus Aug 2021 #93

I guess I need to know what you mean by successful TlalocW Aug 2021 #26

Greg Gutfeld maybe. totodeinhere Aug 2021 #27

Greg Gutfeld Celerity Aug 2021 #30

Carson was fairly liberal. Drunken Irishman Aug 2021 #34

If you mean Johnny Carson, he was a hard-core liberal Greybnk48 Aug 2021 #95

Greg Gutfeld has two shows daily on FOX News. Midnight Writer Aug 2021 #39

He laughs at his own jokes GoodRaisin Aug 2021 #54

Gutfeld is a comedian??? LeftInTX Aug 2021 #53

I try to not hate anyone because hate is such a destructive emotion. totodeinhere Aug 2021 #85

Jeff Dunham is bent to the right. NCjack Aug 2021 #28

Larry the Cable Guy? Bettie Aug 2021 #29

He's not funny LeftInTX Aug 2021 #48

No, but he's successful Bettie Aug 2021 #56

I think Ron White is very funny LNM Aug 2021 #31

I get the feeling he's socially conservative, but not politically Bucky Aug 2021 #71

There are plenty of comedians who appeal to conservatives. Drunken Irishman Aug 2021 #35

Foxworthy is very christian right... lame54 Aug 2021 #51

He may personally be a Trump supporter but I don't think he ever did political humor. Drunken Irishman Aug 2021 #60

Jeff Foxworthy has been successful with country satire mvd Aug 2021 #36

Yes, he's good and he's politically conservative LeftInTX Aug 2021 #47

Conservative comedians tend to "punch down" alphafemale Aug 2021 #40

Victoria Jackson - but she flounced and raged her way out of successful alphafemale Aug 2021 #43

She was funny on SNL, but I haven't been following her lately LeftInTX Aug 2021 #52

She's another talented stage persona who imploded careerwise Bucky Aug 2021 #73

Jackson attended Florida Bible College after graduating from HS LeftInTX Aug 2021 #88

Jay Leno, but I always found him creepy. ShazamIam Aug 2021 #45

nah, Leno is definitely not a conservative fishwax Aug 2021 #58

I disagree, he openly faved Republicans on his show the one or three times I saw one, usually ShazamIam Aug 2021 #76

I've heard of conservative comedians with successful character acting careers... haele Aug 2021 #55

Kelsey Grammer was great in Frazier but I'm not sure how much of it was his material. jalan48 Aug 2021 #57

All of it MurrayDelph Aug 2021 #65

Thanks-I thought he had something to do with the production of the show. jalan48 Aug 2021 #66

Any "producer" title he may have on a show MurrayDelph Aug 2021 #67

Thanks-I know nothing about Hollywood and will check out the podcasts. jalan48 Aug 2021 #69

I wrote this about a year ago re: right wing creativity Roland99 Aug 2021 #64

Bill Cosby. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #68

Conservatives are too stupid to be funny LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #74

Dennis Miller and Joe Piscopo BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #75

What are Jay Leno's and Conan O'Brien's politics? Polybius Aug 2021 #77

Jay Leno is pretty liberal. Aristus Aug 2021 #82

That's good to hear Polybius Aug 2021 #83

Joe Rogan probably. Calista241 Aug 2021 #78

He supported Sanders last year though Polybius Aug 2021 #84

like a lot of people, his attachment is emotional, not ideological Bucky Aug 2021 #92

Joan Rivers Leith Aug 2021 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Aug 2021 #86

With the exception of his novelty songs, is he funny? LeftInTX Aug 2021 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Aug 2021 #91

Larry Miller? Colin Quinn used to be a bit right-wingie. maveric Aug 2021 #90

Change 'successful' to funny and the answer is but a few uponit7771 Aug 2021 #94