As a stand-up comedian Robin Williams is wild, but he is also one of the best comedians at improvisation. I saw a video of him a couple of years ago where he'd attended a science lecture and the equipment had broken - to fill in the time whilst they got themselves sorted he came down and introduced himself with a few jokes. He plays off the audience and does jokes based on what he knows about the audience and what they respond to.

As an actor he's made some very poor choices in movies, but when he's not falling back to his comic roots he does produce some really good films: Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, etc. To some degree I do even like What Dreams May Come and Patch Adams.

The White Lady negated his talent and left him way over stimulated.

Way too hyper. PLease calm down mr. williams.

Robin is brilliant! the man can do anything! his quick wit is amazing I wish I could be more like that.

This man has set the bar for comedians all over the world, and none surpass it.

The comedic off-spring of Jonathan Winters. Always enjoy his standup even when his work was coke-induced and hard to follow. Wish he would do more standup like the old days but I guess his success in Hollywood and his fame would make it difficult.

I respect his talent, and his ability to think fast on his feet and improvise, but I've just never found him very funny. A little too manic for my taste, I think. He seems to be trying now to make it as a dramatic actor, which I can't really comment on, as I haven't seen too many of his "dramatic" movies. I saw some of "Insomnia" and I guess I can understand why people think he's pretty good-- however, I would recommend to those same people that they see the original "Insomnia" from Norway...now that's great acting!

A man gifted with talent. Robin has acted a wide array of roles in movies like, "Good Will Hunting", "What Dreams May Come", "The World According to Garp", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Bicentennial Man" , "Good Morning, Vietnam ", and "The Birdcage". His stand-up has lots of energy and tends to be erratic and sometimes seemingly desperate but, at any given moment Robin can have you in tears which makes his sometimes uncomfortable performance forgivable. Robin also has persevered against his addictions to drugs and alcohol. Moreover, he has a heart of gold. A family man with a charitable reputation. In closing Robin Williams is a good man and true entertainer.

One of my all-time favorites

just plain funny. yes, he goes off o tangents but sooner or later it gets connected. a great comedian and a good actor.

He is hilarious! I love his hbo special live at broadway! Laughing to death every time i wach it...

I can't watch him, I have to turn the channel, he is about as funny as watching someone on a bad LSD trip!  I don't like his movies or stand up, just too frantic and frenzied.

I will never understand his wide spread popularity.  I never bought into his stand up (and I performed stand up myself...though not with the same level of sucess!)...and rarely "got" his movies.  I enjoyed Popeye...and Good Will Hunting...that's about it.  Oh, and that movie where he played the killer in the Alaskan wilderness.  However, the last two I mentioned were not comedies...but did showcase his range as an entertainer.

He is one of the few comedians/actors in this world that has been so consistent!!! He is funny, He is thought provoking and an all round guy that I would love to invite to meet my family!!! If there could be a Hall of fame for Comedians he would defiantly be in the top 5!!!! Continue to do what you do best Robin make us laugh. If he were British he would already be a knight for all the good things he does in Comedy and out!!!!

He was in a class by himself in his stand-up heyday.  He was vaudeville, satirist, impressionist, circus clown, and storyteller and the best in the business at any single element.  He had a manic energy and an agile mind that we have never seen the likes of.  He wasn't afraid to push the edge of acceptable comedy, but he never became so engrossed in the cause of changing the world that he forgot to be funny when he was on stage.  Few if any comedians can keep their act at the top level forever.  He smartly diversified and became an actor with a career of peaks and valleys, just like any one who stays in the business for the long haul.  Thankfully he keeps his tools sharp by taking to the stage ever decade or so and performing "in one".

i love his comedies and his movies..good guy all around

Mr. Williams is a wonderful comedian. He truly makes you laugh out loud. I like the majority of his movies. He seems like such a likeable individual. Honestly, I worry about people who think ill of the man.

Each to their own--I guess. Personally, I'll have a tear in my eye when I hear of his passing. I have literally grown up watching him perform.

Foul mouth? I don't care. At least he isn't cruel in his humor--which seems to be the "cool" thing to do anymore.

Three cheers for Robin Williams!

May be the best ever and I know there have been some great ones. His improvisation is second to none.

Hard to believe that one person could have so much talent and energy. He's like a hyper kid who's had way to much coffee and energy drinks. Very funny. Those who don't like him are proably big Gallagher fans.

no else in robin's class. definition of improv genius

I love how he can play every role and do amazing in it.

just average, too crazy for me

His "Live on Broadway" almost made me piss myself.

Insanity is hilarious apparently.

Being manic does not necessarily make you funny. With only a few exceptions his films are pretty poor. Also he has been playing the same part for his whole career, ok so it makes him money but he definitely doesn't warrant 5 stars.

Very funny at times. His stand-up leaves something to be desired. I tend to like his interviews where he seems to be quick-witted and off the cuff.

This man is a marvel with an imagination so far above that of most of us that we can but watch him in awe. I once saw him do a ten minute schtick on a feather boa that he took from a lady in the audience, laughing [literally] until my sides hurt.

His films are funny his stand-up isn't. He needs to do more than just immatate hollywood actors.

Gets four stars for everything he did up until 1990, but loses one important star for the one-note maniac, shuffling, lispy-voiced, elmer fudd impersonating cariacture of himself he's become on stage in recent years.

One of the worst comedians to come out of USA, ever since that nasty show Mork & Mindy, a 1 all the way!!!!!!!

What can you say about Mr. Williams other then the fact that he does not play with a full deck. He is one of the funniest people to ever set foot on this planet and he can act. If you don't think Robin is a great comedian then you have never seen or understood his stand up act

I'll admit he has a foul mouthl, but give this man credit, he knows how to entertain an audience and make people laugh.

He is either loved or hated. I love him. DonnaJ, wrong category. We are talking about stand-up comedy. Live on Broadway is great. His 1987 CD is alright, but it probably was too before my time (his Regean skit though was great).

Hasn't been funny as a stand-up comic in a long time. I hated his whole 80's coke-addict image. (Although he's much better in movies.)

Everytime I watch Live on Broadway, I can't stop laughing.

He's no longer funny as a stand up comedian. I guess playing nuts in Insomnia and One Hour Photo and Death to Smoochy will do that to you. In the early days, he was frantic and funny (emphasis on frantic)--was he on speed or what? Who can come up with comments like that at random? No one--and he was great. He relied too much on penis jokes, but his rants about alcoholism and Elmer Fudd doing Bruce Springsteen. I was on the floor.

I've seen Live on Broadway millions of times, and it's still just as funny. He's extremely sarcastic and energetic as a small nuclear powerplant. I worship his work and mind. - Though Bill Hicks is very much like him, he's just got this bad attitude to him, that I love. Bill Hicks and Robin Williams are by far my favourites, compensating for each other's missings. What Bill Hicks needs, Robin Williams has got! And of course the other way around too. - People, if you like Robin Williams' sarcasm, watch Bill Hicks! He doesn't care about who you are..

I think as an actor he is as good as they get...I enjoy watching any movie he makes...

can't stand this guy

Used to really be funny, but the same act for over 20 years wears thin. Also, I am not interested in his left wing communist political agenda. These celebreties need to realize we do not care to hear their ignorant views. This is one of many celebreties that I will not pay one nickle to see. I will not line the left's pocketbook.

It was just great, I've never seen anything funnier!!!!!!!! It was Just Helarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robin Williams is awesome. Watch Robin Williams Live on Broadway. Thats all I need to say.

One of the best I've ever seen, One time he was doing standup and asked for a topic from the audience.. Shakespeare or something.. Before he did a bit about Shakespeare he seemingly went off on a coke-induced tangent (Those who saw his early work know what I mean) well 25 minutes later he says Ok! Shakespeare and does this fabulously funny bit about the Bard, and you realize... that whole time he was doing other bits, and telling other jokes, his mind was working, creating this bit on Shakespeare.. That is true genious.. Too bad he doesn't do much standup anymore..

Old Mork from Ork or was that Happy Days? He can be really fuuny as well as a good actor, but then he starts freaking out like he's got MS or some sort of disorder producing seizures... I thought he was a mime or something.

He is hiraious

His stuff is so tired. Give it up already Mork, your brand of humor went out with the skinny tie.

Watching Robin Williams makes me feel breathless due to his continuous and manic ad-libbing. While I do not doubt his talents and genius, his style and humor is not for me, and this is my rating; however, I have liked some of his movies, namely Moscow On The Hudson (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) in which his manic style worked well and was more controlled, and Insomnia (2002) in which Williams didn't play a comedy role, but rather a dark, tragic figure. The bottom line is that Robin Williams is a comedian that one either loves or hates.

hes amazing...very few better than him ...live at the met was freakin hilarious...if ull dont have it ull shud dload it or sumthin...hes amazin...the enthusiasm..his accents are just amazin..live at broadway was really good too...love the part where he was talkin about scotsmen n golf..the way he speak is totally different from all the other comedians..others are more laid back but with him he very lively and enthusiastic which makes his comedy material even funnier..ONE OF THE GODS OF COMEDY

He's no Bill Hicks

He's been doing the same act for 20 years. If you laugh at what he does when he makes appearances today, you should rent a video of his from the 70s, cause you'll love it too! It's the same manic spin put on stuff that isn't funny. Moreover, the guy's well known for stealing bits of young comics. He's a world class hack. That said, I think he's a fine actor.