Steven Wright was born in 1955 and is one of the leading surreal comedians. You probably know him by his deadpan, monotone delivery and his odd commentaries on life and the world around him. He has been on numerous television shows and movies. He dropped out of the limelight for a number of years, but recently has come back strong. He makes commentaries such as the fact he is a peripheral visionary - he can see into the future but only off to the sides. He recently released a new CD - "I Still Have A Pony", a takeoff of his first album - "I Have A Pony." His "funny guy" video on YouTube has been viewed over 1.5 million times.

Dave Chappelle is obviously well known, but his brilliance is often taken for granted. Any man that can write a skit where he is a blind black man leading the KKK is standing well above his fellow comedians. His run on Comedy Central was the stuff of legend that simply hasn't been seen in a long time, perhaps since the great Richard Pryor. The fact he walked away from a multimillion dollar contract just added to his legend.

Admittedly, there are more brilliant comedians than these, but returning to the brilliant ones is a great way to rebuild your faith in comedy. Bill Hicks may be dead, but he lives on through You Tube if you want to check him out. Do it and you'll be laughing till you double over.