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I like the kind that is either non stop puns or long weird/funny stories that have lots of setup for relatively fewer, but larger, payoffs.
The short jokes/puns are getting more and more rare these days. Mitch Hedberg did it best in my opinion. Anthony jeselnik still runs short punchy jokes but hes one of the only large contemporaries I can think of with that style.
Yeah, Mitch Hedberg was great. Steven Wright as well for those short, odd, clever jokes.
For long weird funny stories, I recommend Shayne Smith. He just put up a full show on the Dry Bar Comedy YouTube channel.
Edit: Link to video
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