I get the gripes with that kind of comedy, especially the ones that are "just for laughs" like what was mentioned where an unexpected audience member is picked on, (they do it a lot in comedy clubs and they are mostly new comics).

But, I do find most stand-up comedy to lack actually funny punchlines. Amy Schumer was one of my favorites, but her latest Netflix special fell flat, because she kind of milked the fact that she was so successful. I admired her for a long time because she was one of the best stand-up comedians to me, but since her Hollywood success, I think it might have went to her head.

People like Chris Rock, Louis CK and Dave Chappelle were even favorites of mine, but their early work only. Kevin Hart comes across as a little too animated, and Bill Burr can be straight up racist.

Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor were SO great at it, as well as Sam Kinneson. I LOVED him.

However, there will never be another comic like George Carlin to me. He was the only one I ever went to see LIVE, and it was only because he was my all-time favorite comedian, hands down EVER.