"Funniest Comedian ADAM GOLDBERG vs WHOOPI GOLDBERG"

Adam Charles Goldberg (born October 25, 1970) is an American character actor, filmmaker, musician, and photographer. Known for his supporting roles in film and television, Goldberg has appeared in films such as Dazed and Confused, Saving Private Ryan, A Beautiful Mind, and Zodiac. He has also played leading roles in independent films such as The Hebrew Hammer and 2 Days in Paris. His TV appearances include the shows Friends, Joey, Entourage, The Jim Gaffigan Show, The Unusuals, and his critically acclaimed role as hitman Mr. Numbers in the first season of Fargo. He currently stars opposite Queen Latifah on CBS' The Equalizer. Goldberg's first major screen role was in the Billy Crystal film Mr. Saturday Night (1992). His second major screen role was as Mike Newhouse in Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused (1993). His career-making role was arguably that of the tough, wise-cracking infantryman Mellish in Steven Spielberg's 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. While he played a lead characters in The Hebrew Hammer, 2 Days in Paris, and (Untitled), Goldberg is mostly known for his character work in film and television. Notable roles include Jerry, the undead servant to Christopher Walken's Angel Gabriel in the supernatural thriller The Prophecy, Sol in Beautiful Mind opposite Russel Crowe, and Denny in Deja Vu opposite Denzel Washington. Goldberg has also voice acted in Babe: Pig in the City, Homeward Bound II, and Monster in Paris. Goldberg appeared extensively in the Flaming Lips documentary The Fearless Freaks, and had a supporting role in Christmas on Mars, a science fiction film written and directed by Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. In 1999, he appeared in the Sixpence None The Richer music video "There She Goes". Goldberg wrote, produced, directed, and edited the features Scotch and Milk, I Love Your Work, and No Way Jose as well as multiple television projects, notably including the philosophical travelogue Running with the Bulls for IFC.

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Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (/ˈwʊpi/), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, Goldberg is one of sixteen entertainers to have won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. Goldberg's film breakthrough came in 1985 for her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the Deep South, in Steven Spielberg's period drama film The Color Purple, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and won her first Golden Globe Award. For her performance in the romantic fantasy film Ghost (1990) as an eccentric psychic, Goldberg won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a second Golden Globe Award. In 1992, Goldberg starred in the comedy Sister Act, earning a third Golden Globe Award nomination. She reprised the role in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), making her the highest-paid actress at the time. A theatre performer and producer, Goldberg has performed in Broadway productions, one of which was a one-woman show that produced a comedy album that earned her a Grammy Award. She has starred in the revivals of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996) as Pseudolus and in August Wilson's historical drama Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2003) as Ma Rainey. She has won a Tony Award as a producer of the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. In television, Goldberg portrayed Guinan on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Since 2007, she has co-hosted and moderated the daytime talk show The View, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award. She has also hosted multiple Academy Award ceremonies.

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