(In celebration of the best year for comedy in recent
memory, and also sort of because of the 12 Days of Christmas or
whatever, we've chosen 12 comedians and comedy teams we think broke out
in 2007. Each weekday between now and January 2, we'll celebrate one
comedian or comedy team we got really into this year. (Note: because
we'd like to focus on comedy you can go and see live, in person, nobody
in Judd Apatow's crew is going to be on this list, even though they are
also awesome.)

One of the most talked about young comedians (he's only 25!) John Mulaney was everywhere this year! Best Week Ever, I Love the 30's, in "Oh, Hello" along with Nick Kroll. Here he is in a memorable performance last summer on Conan: