The people on this list are comedians that have the ability to consistently create comedy, either by writing or by bringing so much to their rolls that they elevate it to a quotable status. They must ...

From 1972 to 1978, he starred in the hit sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show". He played the character Robert "Bob" Hartley, Ph.D. (Newhart), a Chicago psychologist who is surrounded by eccentric patients, ...