I'm a really big fan of Rowan Atkinsons non slapstick work. Blackadder, thin blue line and his stand up have had me in stiches. He's so intelligent and so I really don't feel his role as Mr Bean does him justice, which is why I find it so sad it's his most famous work.

Edit: I would also like to give a shout out to Trevor Noah, a man from my country South Africa, who has managed to get himself recognised enough globally that he is taking over from John Stewart on the Daily Show on comedy central.