Total different style of comedy...
John Cleese is one of the funniest men ever.
Robin Williams... Genius.
Stephen Wright... incredible.
Andrew "Dice" Clay... one of the few comedians who actually offended even me... But fucking hilarious. (Along with Gilbert Gottfried... utterly offensive... But genius.)
But Bob Newhart was on another planet funny and did it with cerebral humor.
There's others. But Bob Newhart is the varsity.
Cheers.
Sirhr
PS. Yes, I am either Larry or Darryl or the other Darryl. Not making that up.