King Johnny
Vegas named Britain's funniest man
Johnny Vegas has been named the funniest man in Britain.
He earned the praise after writers on men’s magazine Esquire simply decided to list their favourite comics
Tim Lewis, from the magazine, said: “Johnny is Britain’s darkest and most brilliant comedian.
“His live performances, whether they succeed or fail, always do so spectacularly.”
Esquire’s top 15 are:
4 Jon Link and Mick Bunnage (cartoonists)
5 Simon Pegg
6 Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade for Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
7 Sacha Baron Cohen
8 Jonathan Ross
10 Stewart Lee
11 Matt Lucas & David Walliams
12 Peter Baynham
13 Steve Coogan
14 Charlie Brooker (co-writer of Chris Morris’s new sitcom Nathan Barley)
15 Jeremy Clarkson
Published: 10 Dec 2004
