10. Amy Sedaris (1.6 percent of the vote)
You might know her as the star of Strangers With Candy, but even stripped of all the makeup down to her (relatively) normal self, Amy is unpredictable, hilarious, and more than willing to get nasty (our three favorite qualities). You get the sense that it doesn't matter if she's in her own movie, someone else's movie, or at home—she's taking the long trek to left field every time.
As Reno 911's Officer Trudy Wiegel, Kerri turns crippling neuroses into comedy gold. Prior to that, she starred in the last thing on MTV worth watching, the sketch comedy show The State. Her father was the voice of Sonny the Coco-Puffs Coo-Coo Bird, so she comes by her funny honestly.
If another Daily Show correspondent gets to make a Stephen Colbert–style leap to their own comedy playground, our vote is for Samantha Bee. Deadpan and fearless, she knocks everything she does out of the park. Just count how many times Jon Stewart has to compose himself following one of her special reports.
The former Talk Soup host and Balls of Fury star isn't the "mugging for laughs" type, instead she just has this laid-back funny vibe that allows her to shrug off even her occasional bombs like it ain't no thing. But she's criminally underused; we wouldn't mind seeing a lot more Aisha around.
Remember when Janeane Garofalo used to complain that during her stint on SNL all she was given to do were "mom" roles? Obviously, she just wasn't trying. Kristen Wiig dominates Saturday nights with characters as bat shit as anything the so-called "boy's club" ever churned out.
Her high-pitched delivery should grate on people's nerves, but Wanda proves the adage that "funny trumps everything." Her stand-up performances are great, but she brings it just as thoroughly telling off Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Hell, we even forgive her for the Applebee's ads.
You may remember Amy as "the girl" in Upright Citizens Brigade before she became an SNL cast member and serial scene stealer in everything from Arrested Development to Blades of Glory. She's about to have a child with Arrested Development's Will Arnett, which will no doubt be the Comedy Messiah.
If you've seen any of Comedy Central's celebrity roasts over the years, you probably remember two people: Jeffrey Ross and Lisa Lampanelli. Both have made a career out of absolutely destroying people on these shows, with Lisa landing the heaviest and gut-bustingest blows every time.
The key to comedy is the ability to shock people, and no one does that as sweetly as Sarah. Her demeanor says: "Innocent girl next door." Her words say: "Your redneck uncle on a beer-fueled rant."
We admit, our history with Fey has been a bumpy one. We once called her one of TV's Least Appealing Ladies, but in true Tina Fey fashion, she shot down our call-out with a zinger that was funny and true ("Maxim talks a good game, but if Maxim and I were alone, and Maxim was drunk, they'd sleep with me"). And what can we say? 30 Rock is one of the funniest shows on network TV, and there's nothing unappealing about that.
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