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So American comedian Steve Harvey thinks that atheists have no morals. This raises an interesting question -- not if Atheists have morals or Steve Harvey is a bigot, but who has be best put-downs, atheists or believers? If you follow our logic -- Steve Harvey is religious and not funny, George Carlin was an atheist and hilarious.

It's like a your-momma joke competition, but this time your momma is your father who art in heaven (or perhaps just in your noggin). And if you look at the material, we firmly believe that the atheists have won.

To aid you in this important task we've made a very brief list of famous atheist comedians and another of comics who practice religion. Then -- and this is when the smackdown really begins -- we've included clips of atheist comedians going after religion, and religious comedians going after atheism.

Check it all out after the jump, and please add to our incomplete lists in the comment section.

Atheist comedians -- George Carlin, David Cross, Ricky Gervais, Patton Oswalt, Bill Maher and Eddie Izzard.

Believer comedians -- Dane Cook, Steve Harvey, Chris Tucker, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kevin Smith and Stephen Colbert (even in jest).

Team Atheist
In perhaps the most famous of all the comedic anti-religion screeds, George Carlin pulls no punches in his assault on the "invisible man in the sky." Then he throws a curve ball by admitting he worships the sun, but prays to Joe Pesci. (NSFW)


Ricky Gervais used to believe in evolution, until he discovered the truth -- namely that all the world's animals derive from a leaky raft built by a man called Noah on orders from the big bloke in the sky. Or so he says in this clip, which while picking on a pretty soft target does it pretty wonderfully. (NSFW)


In this clip, Eddie Izzard, famed cross-dresser, makes fun of the logic and traditions of Easter and Christmas.



Team God
Dane Cook was minding his own business when an atheist sneezed directly in his face. But, never fear, every sorority girl's favorite comic came right back at the vulgar God-denier with a stiff jab of existential dread. (NSFW)


Christian comedian Mark Lowry weaves a delightful tale of what he does after he traps an atheist in his house. We don't know who the Sam Elliot look-alike sitting behind Lowry is but, yes, that is one inspiring beard/hair combo.


Stephen Colbert seems to flounder in this interview and, if anything, seems to end up making fun of the religious.