Comedians often live a tragic life, it’s the only job where you’re judged purely on whether they make people happy or not. What if they’re not funny? Do they think they’re funny? In turn, these types of questions can take a serious toll on a person’s body and state of mind, especially once you start taking the amounts of drugs that some of these comedians did. The 80s and 90s certainly seemed like a wild ride, it’s just a shame these comedians couldn’t hold on for a little longer. We’ll miss them terribly. See our list after the jump.

The best comedians aren’t necessarily the ones that get all the movie roles, have sold out comedy tours or guest star on the most popular television shows. In fact, some of the best comedians have been touring the minor circuit: comedy clubs and colleges, perfecting their craft for decades. Unfortunately, for one reason or another, they just haven’t been able to get that one big break. Sure, some of them may have their own hour-long stand-up specials, and have appeared all over Comedy Central, but you’re not going to see one of these guys starring in a hit movie any time soon. COED’s giving credit where credit is due in our list of the 24 most underrated comedians. See the list and vote for your favorite after the jump!

May is bicycle month, not to be confused with “Bicycle Day” which is celebrated on April 19th. On that day, Albert Hofmann (the inventor of LSD) ingested 250 micrograms of the drug attempting to find how much would f*ck him up. Considering that today’s general knowledge dictates that only 20 micrograms are needed, ‘The Hof’ started bugging out. Wartime restrictions prohibited the use of vehicles so Albert was forced to ride a bicycle on what will go down in history as the most holy-sh!t journey ever made. Check out these 20 famous LSD users that followed in his bike treads after the jump.

The premature passing of 44 year old comedian Greg Giraldo caught everyone by surprise yesterday. Today we honor him and 9 other comedians who left us before their time on Earth was up. Unlike these comedians who had their time, we hoped the joke tailors on this list could’ve given us more comedic gold in their golden years.

It takes a true talent to manufacture a laugh out of a buzz kill. Like death: if you go too far, it’s seen as insensitive; don’t go far enough and you’re too sensitive (i.e. “too soon” jokes). Many a comic has been booed off a stage before his set is up (in this metaphor, “booing” is dying and “the end of the set” is death…try and keep up). Too many comics have bit the big one before we, and they, were ready for them to die.

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the death of comedian Bill Hicks. Known for his vicious, insightful no-holds-barred style, Hicks has posthumously become one of the most popular comedians of all-time. And in these strange, f**ked up days, we miss the funny son-of-a-bitch even more…

When you think of Russell Crowe, comedy isn’t the first thing that comes to mind–unless, of course, pummeling a dude in the face with a metal helmet is your idea of humor. Which is why when we heard Russell Crowe announced that he told the Sydney Morning Herald that he might be playing comedian Bill Hicks in an upcoming bio-pic, the first thing we di… Click to read more

When you think of Russell Crowe, comedy isn’t the first thing that comes to mind–unless, of course, pummeling a dude in the face with a metal helmet is your idea of humor. Which is why when we heard Russell Crowe announced that he told the Sydney Morning Herald that he might be playing comedian Bill Hicks in an upcoming bio-pic, the first thing we di… Click to read more

Outside of being the most unfunny comedian of the new millennium – his shtick is one-part enunciating certain words and phrases for cheap laughs and two-parts “cutie-pie” Abercomedy and Fitch – Dane Cook is gay. Really, really, really gay. Don’t let his teaming up with Jessica Alba in Good Luck Chuck fool you: Dane Cook rai… Click to read more