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danlo
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I've never seen Lewis Black before but I heard the local radio station interview him and he was great. I love Connelly too, but not for the sitcom he did in the US (loved him as Wallace's nuncle too!).
Early Cosby is fantastic, "I had gone to great lenghts to prove to Jr. Barnes that I was his closet of friends, even let him drink out of my Orange Crush bottle, without wiping it off..."
Early Cosby is fantastic, "I had gone to great lenghts to prove to Jr. Barnes that I was his closet of friends, even let him drink out of my Orange Crush bottle, without wiping it off..."
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fall far and well Pilots!
hands down, without a doubt...Richard Pryor.
on cocaine and sex:
"baby, i wantchoo to go up on the roof, and i'm gonna run around the house 3 times, and on the third time, i wantchoo to jump off on my face..."
on cocaine and sex:
"baby, i wantchoo to go up on the roof, and i'm gonna run around the house 3 times, and on the third time, i wantchoo to jump off on my face..."
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
"Buck Buck number one, coming down!"
And yeah, Lewis Black is pretty funny.
And yeah, Lewis Black is pretty funny.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"...the earth started shakin', bricks were falling off buildings, women whisked their babies off the streets, the 'horse's' 'tail' turned around, as white as a ghost, and screamed 'What in the heck is that!!?'. 
"It's Fat Albert and he's coming to get ya!" Off in the distance a sound rumbled "Hey, hey, hey!!!!"
"It's Fat Albert and he's coming to get ya!" Off in the distance a sound rumbled "Hey, hey, hey!!!!"
fall far and well Pilots!
OK...ya got me...i love Bill too!!!
some of my favorite bill bits:
my brother russell, turtleheads, dad is great, give us the chocolate cake,
the breathing cosby's...she stands up in the stirrups and screams 'I WANT MORPHINE!!!'
some of my favorite bill bits:
my brother russell, turtleheads, dad is great, give us the chocolate cake,
the breathing cosby's...she stands up in the stirrups and screams 'I WANT MORPHINE!!!'
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Cail wrote:Oh yeah, old Cosby was great. The Chicken Heart That Ate Up New York City.
"It'll never get through smoke and fire and pudding!"
Oh MAN!
I love the Chicken Heart.
I play it for my kids diring Halloween.
They have no idea what half of it means but they love it.
(like the radio having so many dials but only two work is lost on them)
And I swear to God, someday soon I'm going to use the "invisible snakes under the bed" line on my kids too!
Go-carts too!
"I pulled out my trusty can of two-in-one oil and zoomed ahead!"
Remembering this also makes me nominate Cosby for the "greatest" because out of all these funny comedians mentioned HE'S the only one I can listen to with my kids.
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[Defeated by a gizmo from Batman's utility belt]
Joker: I swear by all that's funny never to be taken in by that unconstitutional device again!
[Defeated by a gizmo from Batman's utility belt]
Joker: I swear by all that's funny never to be taken in by that unconstitutional device again!
"They called it 'Dead Man's Hill' because it went straight down for two miles and emptied into the freeway."
Yeah, early Cosby was great, but I think he lost it in the '80s.
Yeah, early Cosby was great, but I think he lost it in the '80s.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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In no particular order:
Eddie Izzard ("Long ears along the side, please," and "I'm an executive transvestite!")
Bill Cosby
George Carlin
Jeff Foxworthy ("That's the same river they filmed Deliverance on. If Ned Beatty couldn't make it down that river, a Frenchman in a pair of bicycle shorts doesn't stand a chance.")
Have not heard too much of Richard Pryor's stuff, or Billy Connely's, much to my own disgruntlement, so have yet to form opinions on them.
Eddie Izzard ("Long ears along the side, please," and "I'm an executive transvestite!")
Bill Cosby
George Carlin
Jeff Foxworthy ("That's the same river they filmed Deliverance on. If Ned Beatty couldn't make it down that river, a Frenchman in a pair of bicycle shorts doesn't stand a chance.")
Have not heard too much of Richard Pryor's stuff, or Billy Connely's, much to my own disgruntlement, so have yet to form opinions on them.
"We probably could have saved ourselves, but we were too damned lazy to try very hard... and too damn cheap." - Kurt Vonnegut
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
I'll also give props to Ron White, we'll see how he stands the test of time.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"She was Beelzubub, born with a cigarette in one hand a martini in the other and the first words out of her mouth were, "All right, who's in charge here?"
I saw Ron White's routine on TV while I was in New York...the drunker he got on his cognac the funnier he became!
The biggest letdown for me was Martin Lawrence--I loved him in Nothing to Lose and other film stuff...but I rented a stand-up routine and between a constant spew of MerFers I could barely understand a word he was saying...
I saw Ron White's routine on TV while I was in New York...the drunker he got on his cognac the funnier he became!
The biggest letdown for me was Martin Lawrence--I loved him in Nothing to Lose and other film stuff...but I rented a stand-up routine and between a constant spew of MerFers I could barely understand a word he was saying...
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fall far and well Pilots!
"How far do you think we can make it on one engine?"
"All the way to the crash site. Bet we beat the ambulance there by half an hour."
"All the way to the crash site. Bet we beat the ambulance there by half an hour."
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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I'm not as knowledgeable about stand-up comedians as the rest of you, but I know what I like...and I don't like Martin Lawrence. He isn't funny at all: to me, he's just a guy who rode his way to success by association with Will Smith (the whole "Bad Boys" thing).
During his heyday in the '80s, I thought Eddie Murphy ws the funniest man alive. Well, either him or Robin Williams.
Fond of Bill Cosby...I remember watching some of his appearances on the Tonight Show and laughing so much it hurt. But after The Cosby Show, he seemed to get a bit sanctimonious.
I completely missed Richard Pryor during his prime as a stand-up. Afraid I remember him mostly as the star of a bunch of lame movies in the '80s and '90s. Watched a recent A&E Biography special on him, so I at least did get some sense of the man and his brand of humor.
Sam Kinison...never saw a whole routine of his, but it's not my fault that his material was too much to handle for the major networks. He doesn't mean much to me, anyway.
Loved Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up act. Always enjoyed his appearances on the Tonight Show. "Greatest ever?" Not for me to say, but he's definitely a favorite. (Oddly, his TV show never did much for me.)
During his heyday in the '80s, I thought Eddie Murphy ws the funniest man alive. Well, either him or Robin Williams.
Fond of Bill Cosby...I remember watching some of his appearances on the Tonight Show and laughing so much it hurt. But after The Cosby Show, he seemed to get a bit sanctimonious.
I completely missed Richard Pryor during his prime as a stand-up. Afraid I remember him mostly as the star of a bunch of lame movies in the '80s and '90s. Watched a recent A&E Biography special on him, so I at least did get some sense of the man and his brand of humor.
Sam Kinison...never saw a whole routine of his, but it's not my fault that his material was too much to handle for the major networks. He doesn't mean much to me, anyway.
Loved Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up act. Always enjoyed his appearances on the Tonight Show. "Greatest ever?" Not for me to say, but he's definitely a favorite. (Oddly, his TV show never did much for me.)
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Yeah, Ron White is great. I haven't seen too much of his stuff other than Blue Collar Comedy Tour, but I thought he was the best of all four of the guys in that. " 'I'm arresting you for drunk in public....' 'I was drunk in a bar. They threw me into publick!' "
"We probably could have saved ourselves, but we were too damned lazy to try very hard... and too damn cheap." - Kurt Vonnegut
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
Howie had a good run for about a year or so, then he gave up coke.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy from the original Blue Collar Comedy Tour DVD - country boy that I am, that's some funny stuff there!
Back in the day, no one was funnier than Eddie Murphy on "Delirious".
How about some Andrew Dice Clay?
"There was an old lady who lived in a shoe,
She had so many kids
Her uterus fell out."
Back in the day, no one was funnier than Eddie Murphy on "Delirious".
How about some Andrew Dice Clay?
"There was an old lady who lived in a shoe,
She had so many kids
Her uterus fell out."
