Greatest Entertainer

[gennisis]

Not just a singer,..nor just an actor,...nor just a comedian.

Who ,in your opinion are the best ever top 3 entertainers ??

For me its

No 1...way ahead...ELVIS of course.

No 2... a giant in his time...Al Jolson.

No 3 ... grew into films after his crooner days.....Frank Sinatra.

Being from UK ,runners up domesticaly would be

Gracie Fields...Ken Dodd....Benny Hill....and although I hate to say it ...Cliff Richards.

AND as far as simply a comedian...how about Tony Blair !!!

[bkkjames]

Andrew Dice Clay

[vegas]

Freddie Mercury, any Thai politician, Dame Edna Everage

[lazeeboy]

norman wisdom

goerge formby

bob hope

bing crosby

opera

jay leno

[suiging]

Tommy Cooper and Linda lovelace

[chavy]

Eric Morecambe

Bernard Manning ( one for the PC brigade )

[Chaimai]

Tommy Cooper and Linda lovelace

Now that IS a double act !

[pampal]

Lee Ving (Lead singer of Fear)

Eddie Murphy

Dave Chappelle

Dean Martin

too many to list!!!

[Chaimai]

Musically, Elvis, Frank Sinatra and fred Astaire.

Comedy, Eric Morecombe, Tommy Cooper, Eddie Murphy, David Jason

[chavy]

Almost forgot.....Peter Sellars A genius at work !

[Goshawk]

Jackie Wilson

[Wrong Turn]

There are a few top entertainers.

Elvis is at or near the top.

He had the charisma, or what I call, the "it."

Elvis had the enigmatic thing. He had the good voice and the looks.

[Zpete]

Not just a singer,..nor just an actor,...nor just a comedian.

Who ,in your opinion are the best ever top 3 entertainers ??

For me its

No 1...way ahead...ELVIS of course.

No 2... a giant in his time...Al Jolson.

No 3 ... grew into films after his crooner days.....Frank Sinatra.

Being from UK ,runners up domesticaly would be

Gracie Fields...Ken Dodd....Benny Hill....and although I hate to say it ...Cliff Richards.

AND as far as simply a comedian...how about Tony Blair !!!

You asked for entertainers, not just singers and comedians etc.

That is what you have listed.

I reckon a real allrounder that wins hands down iN all categories WOULD BE.......

DANNY KAYE

[teacup]

BOB HOPE

[Shotime]

Andrew Dice Clay

Whatever happened to him? I still laugh (and quote) when I think of some of his stuff, and he was a good actor.

The Stones, but just an addition to the heretofore mentioned entertainers. Someone already mentioned Thai politicians, but I think some of the Thai girls are the best (actresses, that is).

Edited September 25, 2008 by Shotime

[BigSnake]

Red Skelton

Jackie Gleason

Bob Hope

James Brown

The Beatles

Johnny Carson

Just to name a few

[GangsterOfLove]

I'm bound to get criticized for this, but no one could touch Michael Jackson in his prime. Blah blah pedo jokes, nose job, etc.

[mmushr00m]

Sammy Davis Junior in his prime/younger days.

[scotwumman]

Agree Danny Kaye, Sammy Davis Junior, Bob Hope

The Marx Brothers

The Three Stooges

Laurel and Hardy

Charlie Chaplin

[CelticBhoy]

Gene Wilder

[Zpete]

Gotta add, Billy Connolly....

[wileycoyote]

Peter Ustinov

Danny Kaye

Ken Dodd

[Lite Beer]

Bruce Forsythe

George Best

Naam (he makes me laugh)

[bergen]

A small selection of comedians:

Danny Kaye

Benny Hill

Marty Feldman

John Cleese

Jon Stewart

Rowan Atkinsen

[lazeeboy]

morecombe and wise

charlie drake

dickie henderson

[Tinkelbell]

Charlie Chaplin !

He was a genious. Many of his movies which he wrote (that included screen plays and music scores), directed and himself starred in it had become classic.

To name a few of his greatest achivement :

The Kid

The Gold Rush

Modern Times

The Circus

City Lights

The Great Dictator

Limelight

[Lickey]

Jim Davidson in Sinderella.

John Cleese in anything,

Bob Monkhouse for his wit,

Les Dawson for his impersonations

Any Two Ronnies sketches [specially Terry Wogans floral dance, ] it combined everything !!!!!

[StevieH]

james brown.

[junki3korean]

james brown is good!

but i like rick james!

[Goshawk]

Tommy Cooper