Our favorite funnymen of all time

Slapstick legends like Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers paved the way for today's finest funnymen to make it big in Hollywood, like the late Robin Williams. He started out doing stand-up but became a household name in the late '70s with his bizarre alien greeting, "nanu nanu," on the sci-fi comedy series "Mork & Mindy." He took on the big screen with humorous hits like "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Patch Adams" and proved he had dramatic chops too with exceptional performances in "Dead Poets Society" and "Good Will Hunting" before his suicide in 2014. To celebrate the July 16 debut of a new HBO documentary about the comic icon, "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind," Wonderwall.com is rounding up our favorite male comedians. Keep reading to find out which other funny dudes keep us laughing non-stop with their stand-up routines and hysterical on-screen characters…

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Funnyman: Chris Rock

Chris Rock has been cranking out controversial jokes onstage since the '80s, and he's never been afraid to tell it like it is. Over the years, he's delved deep into topics like race, sex, and politics in five huge HBO specials. "You don't need some gun control," he said in a famous line from 1999's "Bigger and Blacker" routine. "We need some bullet control." While becoming a stand-up king, the divorced dad of two dominated on "Saturday Night Live," scored his own talk show, starred in blockbuster movies like "Head of State," narrated the sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" and hosted the Oscars. So we're not surprised that in 2016, Netflix offered the Emmy winner a cool $40 million for two comedy specials, the first of which, "Chris Rock: Tamborine," was released in February 2018.

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Funnyman: Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld's dry sarcasm will be forever ingrained in our minds no matter how long it's been since his hit '90s sitcom "Seinfeld" has been off the TV airwaves. Starring as himself, Jerry served up the best laughs over some of the most mundane everyday occurrences, like when a trip to the deli turned into a full-blown showdown with a man dubbed the Soup Nazi. The Emmy winner has continued to deliver his dry, observational humor in a slew of stand-up specials including his most recent, "Jerry Before Seinfeld," on Netflix and in his series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" and has proven he's just as funny as an animated blue-collar character insect in "Bee Movie." Married for close to 20 years with three kids, it's hard not to get a rise out of Jerry's all-too-relatable, daily-life-type of humor.

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Funnyman: Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy is funny enough on his own, but the comedian's knack for playing multiple characters in the same movie serves up extra guttural laughs every time. He first did it in the classic 1988 comedy "Coming to America" then took his role-playing abilities to the next level in "The Nutty Professor" franchise. In a memorable family dinner scene, Eddie plays nearly every single person sitting at the table, including a grandmother. The former "Saturday Night Live" star hasn't done stand-up since making it big with NSFW concert specials in the late '80s yet has remained relevant on the big screen. He managed to make police work a hoot in the "Beverly Hills Cop" film series and thrilled fans again when he lent his voice to a bunch of family-friendly animated comedies like "Shrek," which could come in handy since he has a toddler daughter (the youngest of his nine children) with his latest love, model Paige Butcher.

Funnyman: Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey's frisky slapstick-style comedy is one of a kind and, lucky for us, he's been pumping out blockbuster hit after hit since the '90s. It all started with his evil green alter-ego in "The Mask," who left us with hauntingly hysterical one-liners to remember like "Smokin!" From there, Jim's career delivered a string of laugh-out-loud hits like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," "The Cable Guy" and "Liar Liar." As lively and amusing as he is solo, one of Jim's funniest roles was playing the chipped-tooth half of a pair of not-so-bright friends in "Dumb and Dumber," though we probably shouldn't mention its lackluster 2014 sequel. The father-of-one, who's romanced Hollywood starlets like Lauren Holly, Renee Zellweger and Jenny McCarthy, has earned his place on the laugh list thanks to years of great impressions, solid stand-up performances and sketch comedy perfection ("In Living Color," anyone?) under his belt.

Funnyman: Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart's self-deprecating antics never fail to have us in tears! He's known to poke fun at his short stature (he's just 5-foot-4), hence the name of his first comedy album, 2008's "I'm a Grown Little Man." Whether the joke is at his expense or not, he's worked tirelessly on the stand-up stage nonstop over the last decade, giving us catchphrases like "alright, alright, alright" and cracking epic jokes about his life, family and even his masculinity. Kevin has also brought comedic heat to the box office with funny flicks about relationships like "Think Like a Man" and "About Last Night." Though the father of three settled down with his second wife, model Eniko Parrish, in recent years, it hasn't stopped him from touring. Instead, he found a way to incorporate his wife and their son into the joke, like having her put him in his place in the promo for his 2018 "Irresponsible" tour.

Funnyman: Steve Martin

Steve Martin's animated stand-up comedy act can't be compared to that of any other. He's always stood out from the rest thanks to an array of jovial onstage shenanigans, including banjo playing and juggling stuffed-animal kittens. With a dozen comedy albums to date, he's delivered some pretty unforgettable punch lines over the years, all while wearing his signature three-piece white suit. Steve's "Happy Feet" skit from a '70s episode of "Saturday Night Live" still makes us keel over today. And his cartoon-style humor also translated well onto the big screen with comedies like "The Pink Panther," in which he played a clumsy inspector, and "Father of the Bride," which saw him as an overprotective dad. We don't doubt that Steve, who became a first-time father at 67, knows how to make his young daughter smile.

Funnyman: Richard Pryor

The late Richard Pryor, who died in 2005, has been hailed as the all-time best stand-up comedian ever and we can understand why. Brazen and provocative, the Grammy-winning comedy recording artist touched on relevant racial and social issues in his hit shows. Hailed by fellow comedian Jerry Seinfeld as the Picasso of their profession, Richard knew how to get the audience laughing with uncensored and often vulgar jokes that didn't waiver despite his tumultuous personal life or issues with drugs. "When you're on fire and running down the street, people will get out of your way," he joked in "Live on the Sunset Strip" of an incident in the '80s when he actually lit himself ablaze. Richard, who received the first ever Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, leaves behind an undeniable legacy.

Funnyman: George Carlin

A lot of comedians are great at making fun of themselves, but the late, great George Carlin, who died in 2008, was exceptional at making fun of America. With 14 HBO specials and more stand-up appearances than we can count, he put a comedic spin on everything from organized religion to the death penalty and materialistic social norms. But it might be his witty bit on censorship, in which he goes over seven choice words that can't be said on TV, that left the biggest mark on the comedy world. The widowed and remarried funnyman's final special, "It's Bad for Ya," also about the pitfalls of American life, aired in 2008.

Funnyman: Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle has desperately tried to escape the "I'm Rick James, b—-" catchphrase he coined in a skit he performed on "Chappelle's Show" back in the 2000s. While the one-liner keeps ringing in our ears, he has managed to successfully move on from sketch comedy. The married dad of three has knocked out six stand-up specials full of grin-worthy zingers relating to topics like fame, current affairs and his life as a black man in the spotlight. His stuff has got to be funny if Netflix made a deal to pay him $20 million per special in 2016, right?

Funnyman: Bob Newhart

The straight-faced manner in which Bob Newhart delivers a punch line makes for quite a laugh, especially when mixed with the quirky stammer in his speech. "It's not a stutter, it's a stammer," he told WBUR, "the highest form of being a stutterer." The deadpan comic made a name for himself in stand-up with a bunch of memorable routines which involve him having a pretend conversation on the phone, like the classic "King Kong." The dad of four, who's been married for more than 50 years, also found major success on the small screen with four sitcoms including the '70s hit "The Bob Newhart Show."

Funnyman: Woody Allen

Woody Allen totally changed the world of stand-up comedy with a novel approach to joke-telling through monologues. Throughout the '60s, Woody won over crowds with neurotic zingers delivered in his nebbish Brooklyn accent. His anxious persona translated well into many strangely melancholy, yet laughable films like "Stardust Memories" and "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy," which starred ex Mia Farrow. Woody even put a uniquely depressing spin on most of his rom-coms. "You should be thankful that you're miserable, because that's very lucky, to be miserable," he laments in a memorable dialogue from 1977's "Annie Hall" with another of his exes, Diane Keaton. No matter how dark the joke, Woody can still provoke a smirk.