Neil Hamburger

Despite his appalling comic timing, muddled delivery, and material that's either clichéd, wildly inappropriate, or both, standup Neil Hamburger nevertheless emerged as one of the most acclaimed and name-checked comedians of his generation. Like Lenny Bruce before him, he became a hipster icon whose trailblazing riffs defied convention at every turn, transcending the confines of hilarity with kamikaze recklessness. Prior to his ascendance, comedians were expected not only to be funny, but insightful as well; Hamburger changed all that forever, in the process earning so much res...