In honor of Last Laugh '05, we asked some of our favorite comedians the following question:

What, in your opinion, was the funniest person, place or thing of 2005?

Here was Comedian of Comedy, Last Laugh presenter, blogger, and grumpy-looking red-carpet-walker Patton Oswalt's response:

The funniest person, for me, in 2005 was the first survivor of Hurricane Katrina listed on the CNN website.

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina was hard to fathom — and even harder when you fully realized how many lives were lost or destroyed.

And, as a comedian, I was worried that people wouldn’t be able to deal with this loss with humor, or ever find anything to laugh about again.

That’s why I was so glad to see the first name on CNN’s list of Katrina survivors.  I’m not going to reveal it now.  Just click on the link below, and know that we’re going to make it:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/katrina/info/heywood.htm

After the jump, contributions from Jim Gaffigan, Damon Williams, Matt Goldich and David Huntsberger.

Jim Gaffigan:

"I'm probably way behind here but the funniest thing i saw last year was Napoleon Dynamite on DVD.  Wait, unless.... did Watergate happen in 2005?"

Damon Williams:

"I think the funniest thing this year was the look on Mike Myers' face when Kanye West said George Bush doesn't care about Black people."

Matt Goldich:

"To me, the funniest thing about 2005 was that after I have been using Degree deodorant my entire life, this year they came out with "Degree For Men".

Now you tell me!"

David Huntsberger:

"2005 was pretty much dominated by hurricanes and tsunamis...and that's never funny. Luckily enough time has passed that we can laugh at pictures of people taking photos of the tsunami shortly before being crushed by said wave. We can also laugh at images of the people who stayed in their homes after all the hurricane warnings and had to be air lifted off their roofs ears deep in a rescue worker's crotch. We had so many hurricanes that we ran out of names for them, and we will never look at people named Katrina the same ever again. Which is why we shouldn't name hurricanes in the first place. It creates unnecessary hatred towards those they're named after, and it puts those who share a name with the hurricane in a tough spot. Do you root for it or not? I root for it. You don't want your hurricane to be a disappointment. "Hurricane Huntsberger limped into town and pi**ed all over its feet". That's no fun. You want it to be retired like Andrew, but then you feel awful. We should just name them after robots and aliens. Zolokon, Osiris, Beldakon and so forth. President Bush did a hell of a fly over. FEMA took its sweet a** time because Bush employed ol' Brownie whose previous experience was with the International Arabian Horse Association. But what what most people don't know is that Arabians are excellent swimmers and good rescue animals, but they also hate black people.

2005 also had it's share of celebrity gossip. Michael Jackson (someone should really write some jokes about that guy), Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise -  Boy, he's nuts isn't he? Jennifer Aniston got her heart broken.  Brad Pitt wanted kids, and she didn't. Now every picture you see of him is with Angelina Jolie and a different kid. "Here's me with blonde hair and a black kid...Here's me with black hair and an asian kid." He had no kids, and now he'll have one of every color within a year.  Thataboy. The end of the Aniston/Pitt marriage put a close on what many had hoped would be the super-couple marriage that actually lasted.  Still in the lead in that category - Whitney and Bobby Brown. It turns out the secret for a healthy, lengthy marriage....crack. The Pope and former president Ronald Reagan died quite unexpectedly. The pope had Parkinson's and a pretty healthy hump to his back.  Ronald had been battling Alzheimer's in a game of cat and mouse. They join a long list of men taken before their time. 

In current events, we are still fighting a war with a very clear and concise motive. The president is still the loquatious, southern dandy from Connecticut George W. Bush, and he's as intelligent and well-spoken as ever."

Keep reading this week for more of 2005's funniest things from Sarah Silverman, Lisa Lampanelli, and more Premium Blend comedians!