List of surreal comedians

This is a list of notable surreal comedians and actors who have used surreal humour as a part of their repertoire. Surreal humour is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, producing events and behaviours that are obviously illogical. Constructions of surreal humour tend to involve bizarre juxtapositions, non-sequiturs, irrational or absurd situations and expressions of nonsense.

List of surreal comedians

Comedians and actors who have used surreal humour as a part of their repertoire include:

  • Eric Andre
  • Rowan Atkinson
  • Bill Bailey
  • Maria Bamford
  • Bo Burnham
  • Bill Burr
  • George Carlin
  • Jimmy Carr
  • Jim Carrey
  • Dave Chappelle
  • Ted Chippington
  • Louis C.K.
  • Bill Cosby
  • Will Ferrell
  • Noel Fielding
  • The FiRESiGN Theatre
    • Phil Austin
    • Peter Bergman (comedian)
    • David Ossman
    • Philip Proctor
  • Jim Gaffigan
  • Zach Galifianakis
  • Greg Giraldo
  • Donald Glover
  • The Goodies
    • Tim Brooke-Taylor
    • Graeme Garden
    • Bill Oddie
  • The Goons
    • Michael Bentine
    • Spike Milligan
    • Harry Secombe
    • Peter Sellers
  • Gilbert Gottfried
  • Malcolm Hardee
  • Kevin Hart
  • Mitch Hedberg
  • Tim Heidecker
  • Harry Hill
  • Eddie Izzard
  • Milton Jones
  • Andy Kaufman
  • Ernie Kovacs
  • Tony Law
  • Demetri Martin
  • Steve Martin
  • Paul Merton
  • George Miller/Filthy Frank
  • Eugene Mirman
  • Monty Python
    • Graham Chapman
    • John Cleese
    • Terry Gilliam
    • Eric Idle
    • Terry Jones
    • Michael Palin
  • Bill Murray
  • Ross Noble
  • Conan O'Brien
  • John C. Reilly
  • Adam Sandler
  • Tape Face
  • Eric Wareheim
  • Reggie Watts
  • Robin Williams
  • Steven Wright

See also

  • List of comedians
  • Lists of comedians
  • List of stand-up comedians