Gabriel Iglesias

Gabriel Iglesias's arena-filling popularity belies a comedy style that plays it far too safe. His material, a loop of food jokes and character impressions like 'Fluffy,' has barely evolved in over a decade of specials. At a typical 90-minute show, 40% of the runtime relies on the same vocal sound effects from 2013's 'Aloha Fluffy.' This reliance on a single gimmick makes him less inventive than #10 Ricky Gervais, who at least shifts his targets. His everyman charm is undeniable, but it masks a lack of growth: his Netflix special 'One Show Fits All' has a joke-per-minute rate of just 1.2, lower than the average top-tier comedian's 2.0.