A classic piece of stand-up by the late, great George Carlin. I consider him to be the greatest comedian of all time. Certainly one of the most prolific, and controversial. The author of the Supreme Court’s Seven Dirty Words you can’t say on television, his legacy is quite solid. To show you how silly that ruling was it only affected non cable television. Apparently only good people watch standard TV. George was known for refining a good joke over time, modifying it to make it better, this is one of those bits. Brilliant in every way…
I have been to many a venue to see a stand-up comedian only to be greatly annoyed by professional hecklers. I kid you not, there are people out there that get off on showing up at comedy clubs with an entourage of like minded simpletons to do nothing more than disrupt an otherwise decent performance. When I first started seeing this I thought to myself that it is an isolated incident, not at all prolific. I was wrong. It is pathetic, to watch a fellow human being try to humiliate a comedian while they are doing their job leaves a really bad taste in my mouth. It is wrong on so many levels, not the least of which is depriving the audience of a good show. I stopped going to clubs because of this phenomenon. Tom Wilson does a decent job of covering this issue…
This is a cool one. Weird AL Yankovic and Huey Lewis in a sketch that can best be described as “payback”. Did I mention that it was dark? It is gloriously so. Parody at it’s best. With a healthy dose of irony thrown in for good measure…
From Hotz. That would be Jeremy Hotz, Canadian stand-up comedian. This is a funny bit, shows his unique restrained manic style. His observational awareness is exceptional, especially the way he makes it funny…
Started it all off with the late, great Kip Addotta. I interviewed him back in the day, he was cordial and willing to tell some great stories.. Landry and Biener were quite a team. A Transition block, starts with cheese, ends with cars. Why, I have no idea. Jack Palance with a strange one. Zappa with an even stranger one. Guest and Crystal with a sketch from back when SNL had stopped being funny, played it out of respect for Christopher Guest. I threw a few graduation pieces out there for the high school seniors, I always get it wrong and play that material at the same time as the college ones. There’s usually a couple of weeks difference if not more. A great contribution from a Certified Guitar Player. One of the best lines ever used in a comedy sketch, Peter and Dudley are very much missed. Corky gave me a superb show ID back in the 90’s. Been using it ever since. Shel with a classic. A decent contribution from Ellen, done before she went commercial television. We all need more money, Nick! Onward and north of south…
My Own Damned Couch- Kip Addotta S.N.I.T.S.- Landry and Biener The Home Cheapot- Juston McKinney (s-up) Eddie’s Apartment- Kenny Young & The Eggplants Car Cheese Commercial- Windy Craig Car Sayings- Shane Mauss (s-up) Beep Beep- The Playmates Jabberwock Song- Jack Palance Cover Crops- Greg Warren (s-up) Cosmik Debris- Frank Zappa Morning Rounds- Mike Nichols and Elaine May Athletes- Dan Gabriel (s-up) Two Dreadful Children- Cruella De Ville I Hate When that Happens- Christopher Guest and Billy Crystal Family- Anthony Griffith (s-up) Life’s Gonna Suck- Faust and Lewis The Uptown Poker Club- Jerry Reed Motion-Activated- Jeff Caldwell (s-up) Eat All the Old People- No Time Walter- Paul Gilmartin Red Bull Decaf- Nick Thune (s-up) The Graduation Song- Rhett and Link One Leg Too Few- Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Wine- Andy Hendrickson (s-up) Yakko’s Universe- The Animaniacs Cosmology, Your Futon, and You- The Amoeba People Big Shot- The Bonzo Dog Band Captain Greg- Corky & The Juice Pigs Bathing Suits- Diane Ford (s-up) Freakin’ at the Freaker’s Ball- Shel Silverstein The Old Philosopher- Eddie Lawrence Camping and Hunting- Ellen DeGeneres (s-up) White People Problems- Eli Braden I Want a Cookie- The Evolution Control Committee I Need More Money- Nick Griffin (s-up)
