I appreciate him referring to the invention of "o'clock" as timeless.

@RobertPenner

5 жыл бұрын

O'snap, I've watched this over five times and never noticed.

@StanfordChiou

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobertPenner "Of the snap".

@HarryNicNicholas

4 жыл бұрын

he manages to keep a straight face, and he's so off-hand.

@Edyth_Hedd

4 жыл бұрын

@Sam Raffield Seriously, I've never seen a bit with so much detail.

@pandresa

4 жыл бұрын

I never noticed that I was so fixed on the “sky comma”

A well-organized bit that must've taken a good deal of time to refine. He isn't afraid to let it build and develop at a natural pace; the funny isn't forced. Bravo.

@93Jubilee

5 жыл бұрын

He left me wanting more! Great stuff.

@justincastillogayray

4 жыл бұрын

@@PotatoeSnow He did Conan last week to explain how this bit came about. Very surprising.

@trudyandgeorge

3 жыл бұрын

It took him ten years to develop this bit.

@dogpetdog

3 жыл бұрын

it was pretty brilliant

@benhutman9635

2 жыл бұрын

@@93Jubilee There are longer versions of it.

Great comedians often make up fake situations to tell a funny joke see: "Guy walked into a bar" etc. Gulman made up an entire documentary WITH INTRICATE details and side bits. Dude is a genius. SO FUNNY!

@cupfulofeathers

5 жыл бұрын

I was hoping he would name the documentary at the end!

@njp548

5 жыл бұрын

Listen to the Patton Oswalt episode from the podcast 'Good One' (Season 3 - Episode 5) where Patton explains further how good this joke was. He explains it towards the end of the podcast.

@jondoe9534

5 жыл бұрын

Genius? No, he isn’t.

@LukePalmer

4 жыл бұрын

I have never heard any professional comedian use "guy walked into a bar"

@unclecreepy7025

4 жыл бұрын

As a comedian, people always come up to me and ask, “do people really come up to you?”

I return to this about once a month. It's essentially the perfect joke.

@dungeongaming6661

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@hakanarnklint1070

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. And send it to everybody...

@charleseleeiii

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@avedic

4 жыл бұрын

Same....although I've been returning to this about once a week. Cheers from March 24, 2020.....where shit's gotten real. Stuck in my apartment until.....? And so....I'm trying to get by via Gary Gulman. :)

@AdrianLeiz

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I see it once a month

I kind of wish the documentary was real.

@RealJaydenBruns

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe someday it will be

@fanuchman

8 жыл бұрын

It can't ever be real if it never happened...

@darkking222

8 жыл бұрын

+Ari Fanuch one day

@DWQJVB

7 жыл бұрын

You are not real

@barbarajoseph-adam8337

7 жыл бұрын

miss october I so stooppeedd, I went looking for it.

I'm lucky enough to have been one of "Mr. Gulman's" students in high school! He was a substitute teacher and whenever we were lucky enough to have him for a class we learned more from his humor than we ever would've learned under normal circumstances! All around wonderful, truly hilarious guy!!!

@RobertPenner

2 жыл бұрын

And he's still wearing the outfit!

@michaeluhler3474

Жыл бұрын

Nice use of the first person of the holy trinity of regret. The contractor would be so proud.

@sarahcoletti6946

Жыл бұрын

@@michaeluhler3474 ?

@sarahcoletti6946

Жыл бұрын

@@rickrose5377?

@HarryNicNicholas

Жыл бұрын

i learned so much from monty python sketches - an argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition - it's not just saying 'no it isn't'

I love how Dottie goes from being a Randy Minx, to a Vulgar Lush.

@ThunderPants13

4 жыл бұрын

She's all four. That's part of her innate Dottie-ness.

@taylorcruise440

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderPants13 she's a pistol. a real hot ticket.

@prennt57g99

3 жыл бұрын

How Dottie is that?

@K-A5

3 жыл бұрын

@@prennt57g99 so Dottie 💁‍♀️

@davidadame9948

3 жыл бұрын

I hear Dottie lives in Florida now.

When he said "Not a CONtractor, a conTRACTor", I put my phone down and clapped.

@fchrisgrimm

5 жыл бұрын

4:50 of set-up for that perfect line!

@msjulie5harrison

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah - that was drop dead funny!!!!

@commentor93

5 жыл бұрын

Could someone please explain that part to me? English is not my first language, so I'm probably not that familiar with the small differences.

@nikhilramanathan9901

5 жыл бұрын

@@commentor93 A "CONtractor" is someone that you hire to complete a specific task (i.e. you give them a contract to do something specific). A "conTRACTed word" is a word that's made by combining two other words (i.e. do not = don't, would not = won't). In this case, it's a play on words because they hire a guy (which would make him a CONtractor) who's job is to make up contracted words (making him a "conTRACTer", which is not a real occupation obviously).

@godofgamingnos

5 жыл бұрын

Only got it the second time I watched this. Perfect setup.

the "o' clock" joke KILLED

@felixzardan7127

8 жыл бұрын

Ikr "we don't need the fffff thhhh" hahaha

@jinsubkim330

8 жыл бұрын

Sky comma!!

@skepticalbaby6912

7 жыл бұрын

Amrit Because then, the apostrophe had no name. It was merely a comma without gravity.

@V0r4xiz

4 жыл бұрын

All the jokes killed.

@COMALiteJ

3 жыл бұрын

@@skepticalbaby6912 In the other, less “clean” (as in more profanity, but not a whole lot) version available here on KZread (no video - just a still of the album cover), he does say pretty much that: “That’s how long ago this was - the apostrophe hadn’t even been _named_ yet!”

The whole bit is genius but Gary’s set up using the omelette station story in between abbreviating Alabama and Alaska is fantastic. The “everyone cool with AL?” joke doesn’t happen if it comes right after Alabama. The story interruption creates the buffer where that joke can happen and the audience gets the humor instantly.

@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394

Жыл бұрын

You noticed that did you

@blakeledyard3036

Жыл бұрын

@@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 i think he did

@888kish

Жыл бұрын

00⁰⁰

@onebird_oakradish

Жыл бұрын

The John Madden of comedy analysis.

@seventhsonmedia

Жыл бұрын

@@onebird_oakradish If the quarterback throws the ball to the receiver, and the receiver catches the ball and then he runs into the end zone, then that's, uh, that's a touchdown.

"We don't need the ffpthhh." 😂SO funny. All of it = a work o' art. 😊😉

@greydawgjr

3 жыл бұрын

I see you've met the contractor, wait, I mean the conTRACTor.

@davidadame9948

3 жыл бұрын

"ffpthhh" is perhaps my favorite punchline ever.

To this day, I consider this to be the best comedy routine I have ever seen.

@strigen

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. It's so intricate and well thought out

@dj3114

3 жыл бұрын

You need to check out John Pinette

@atheismgaming17

3 жыл бұрын

This is tied with The One Thing by John Mulaney

@gheller2261

3 жыл бұрын

Um, no.

@barbaracataldo566

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a little older. Try Victor Borge and his punctuation routine.

This got progressively funnier as it went along.

@user-py8tf7fz8p

8 жыл бұрын

He has a special on Netflix, hilarious

@MusgoHBA

8 жыл бұрын

John Rutherford I might check it out now

@SalemElectro7

8 жыл бұрын

He has 2 specials actually. He was a bit nervous here, but when he's really in his element he's even better. "In this economy" I'd recommend to watch first of the 2.

@areghovsepyan718

8 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. I've seen this bit on the special and it's way funnier there. He's sort of nervous here in the beginning then he gets in the zone. But even then he's hurrying it up and it's not as funny without his nonchalant theatrical delivery on the netflix special.

@skepticalbaby6912

7 жыл бұрын

MusgoHBA I actually enjoy this delivery more. His delivery in the special was fantastic, but here it feels more conversational, like a guy at a party telling his friends about a movie he enjoyed. It's wonderful.

this level of comedy is too advanced for me

@Ast31203

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@koesliftsingles9069

8 жыл бұрын

Same

@anonharingenamn

7 жыл бұрын

Is that a joke?

@Heavenzvoice

5 жыл бұрын

XXX69,420commanderlolipussyslayer69,420XXX lol

@jaymohr2670

4 жыл бұрын

Disagree. Just enjoy the ride.

"How often do well? Ne'er. They ne'er did well."

@chefpaddy

4 жыл бұрын

For some reason that was my favorite part..lol. so well crafted.

@davidsthubbins176

4 жыл бұрын

E'er? No, ne'er. 😆

@Funkopedia

4 жыл бұрын

I love that it tied into the greater theme of contractions

@darkshadow31415

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funkopedia You could say he foreshadowed it.

@prennt57g99

3 жыл бұрын

Can you believe this contractor apostrophized “never do well”?

This is one of the best 6 minutes of comedy, period. I've watched thousands of hours, and the density of creativity, unexpected ideas, memorable characters is at such a high level - I'd put it up against any 6 minutes by anybody.

I'm sorry but his timing is pure mastery. He is literally WAITING for them to "get it".

@Observ45er

3 жыл бұрын

It takes a while to learn and be comfortable with that. It can seem like minutes at first...

@idontwantahandlethough

2 жыл бұрын

@@Observ45er oh god it's miserable. Especially when you're just figuring it out and you wait for the laugh _and sometimes it just never comes_

@snakedoktor6020

Жыл бұрын

@@Observ45er *like

@soth1sol

10 ай бұрын

"such TIMELESS classics as o'clock..."

I've been saying 'woulda, coulda, shoulda' my whole life but never had the imagination available to refer to it as 'the holy trinity of regret' that was epic.

@Hobbes1025

2 жыл бұрын

Better than would of, should of and could of. LOL

The "Bohemian Rhapsody" of stand-up acts.

@big10inrecord

4 жыл бұрын

Should've Would've Could've Very very frightening me! Gary Gulman (Gary Gulman)

@Keithustus

4 жыл бұрын

Death penalty for anyone who writes “would of”, “could of”, or “should of”.

@wampuskitty8264

4 жыл бұрын

@@big10inrecord Underrated comment

@sjenkins8468

3 жыл бұрын

Apt equivocation that.

@emmanuelanthony8149

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment was brought up in an interview with Gary Gulman haha. He appreciated the compliment

The Holy Trinity of regrets. Awesome.

@tjmctube

5 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@rceval

3 жыл бұрын

Other than the “contractor” thing, the holy trinity is my fave

@creepypastaanecdotes8183

3 жыл бұрын

I use this line in conversation to this day. It's genius

I was shocked when he stopped. I wanted to hear about the rest of the states!

Now that's a solid bit of comedy right there :D

@JaBarge303

8 жыл бұрын

Yea gulman is the man! Way better than that mainstream trash Iglesias hart and Jim jefferues

@oledevo

8 жыл бұрын

That it is.

@onetuliptree

7 жыл бұрын

★★★★★

"He wrote such TIMEless classics as o'clock."

@sarah_b_555

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhh...

@whyyeseyec

2 жыл бұрын

Guy 1: How are you going to shorten 'of clock' Guy 2: Watch me....

Instantly one of my favorite sets. This was fantastic and witty.

@dmbkersh

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, totally agree. He's so good. Look up his bit about Donald Trump and Bill Gates.

@DarkestofTimes

7 жыл бұрын

dmbkersh lol okay

This really is one of the greatest jokes and delivery ever. Every component is flawless Also love the slow catching up from the audience on the "sky comma"

I have watched tons of stand up comedy. This is one of the most well thought out and genius bits of comedy I have ever seen. Props to Gary for an intellectual ride on the hilarity train.

@HoyaSaxaSD

7 ай бұрын

Clearly you’re, somehow, unfamiliar with Gallagher

With the right cast, writing, and direction, a full 90 minute mocumentary about this exact topic would be a true artistic accomplishment.

@minnesotajack1

11 ай бұрын

Many movies have been made on ideas far less refined than this.

@gregorymorales1

11 ай бұрын

12 angry men style and this would be perfect

@Heather-fx7sr

6 ай бұрын

Christopher Guest

@AnimeAftermath

2 ай бұрын

​@@Heather-fx7srCatherine O'Hara has to play Dottie.

Such great writing! This joke gives me Norm Macdonald vibes. I bet he loved this one if he heard it…Also I love how the joke took about 6 minutes, the same amount of time you said it’d take to abbreviate the states at the start.

@gmh471

Жыл бұрын

Patton Oswalt has cited this bit as the one he wishes he had written.

"how Dotty is this?"

@littleghostfilms3012

4 ай бұрын

I know!!!😆I'm going to appropriate and redeploy that phrase in future situations

@ochocabra1542

4 ай бұрын

@@littleghostfilms3012 --been doing it for years

I have watched this so many times. It’s like playing a favourite song on the stereo

This piece of genius is a master class on how to write a tight 6-minutes. Never gets old.

Truly, one of THE great standup routines, ever. Beautifully written, and Gary Gulman's delivery is genius. If there was a Nobel Prize for the comedy, this was a winner.

@jwhomeez9393

8 ай бұрын

You mean his constant rocking left and right? I was getting seasick - even the cameraman had to keep pulling back to let us steady a bit. However, the routine was brilliant!

@rabbitscooter

8 ай бұрын

@jwhomeez9393 I hadn't even noticed until you mentioned it, and now that's all I can see! LOL

Wow, terrific and so innovative. I can't believe how patient and comfortable he is in the first couple of minutes of setup. He gets what are honestly a couple of charity giggles, but his mild early meandering is all intentional. It's part of the journey he's taking the audience on from mildly amused to completely bought in and laughing. I couldn't be more impressed.

One of the most genius bits ever. So well-written. To me, this is on the same level as Bob Newhart's "The Driving Instructor."

I got to meet him after his show in Buffalo and he's the most friendly person on the planet

@WindyCityBassin

7 жыл бұрын

BowHunter77 Agreed, i met him about 3-4 years ago after a show in IL. Super down to earth and his entire show was hilarious and very clean. Really good sense of humor and timing.

@lydacaceres4155

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. I was at the season/series finale of Tourgasm in 2006. Just a genuinely good, down-to-earth guy who loves his fans. ❤️

@Remerdre

4 жыл бұрын

I interviewed him back in my freelance journalism days, and I can confirm this. Friendly, easygoing, and a fun interview. After everything he's been through since, I was so happy to see his recent HBO special. He deserves the new recognition and success.

I love this guy SO MUCH. and I'm very interested in a Dottie spin-off movie.

@Unqualifiedtake

4 жыл бұрын

I see it as a series

@stephenlackey5852

4 жыл бұрын

Spin-off docudrama... Dottie can’t play herself whole she’s in and out of rehab.

@prennt57g99

3 жыл бұрын

I like how we’re picturing spinoffs of a documentary that doesn’t exist

I thought this guy was bad at first, but man did he prove me wrong!

@teekay9718

8 жыл бұрын

Same, man. Same.

@treetrain

8 жыл бұрын

check out his other stuff, he has such fun doing comedy, and shows it, which is part of what makes him stand out. I love his sets!!

@bkbj8282

8 жыл бұрын

I thought you were a dipshit on youtube at first, but boy did you prove me right!

@pitbullvicious2505

8 жыл бұрын

I still think he's bad.. And I'm watching this the third time, laughing my ass off. Paradoxical.

@JesusHComedy

8 жыл бұрын

Check out his special on Netflix, It has this joke in it.

It's a lovely blend of laughing at the actual joke and laughing at him and the delivery. Prime.

This bit should be in textbooks to demonstrate the difference between writing jokes and being naturally funny. Gulman could tell you about ordering lunch yesterday, on any given day, and make rip roaring funny.

"Not now Dottie you vulgar lush!"

Gary is so brilliant - "This is so Dottie..."

I just listened to him on the Oct 29 episode of the Hilarious World of Depression podcast. He performed Abbreviations at a low point of his recent bout with depression, a disease he has had since a teen. He was candid and impressive. He moved back to MA a few months ago because he wasn't up to renewing a lease in Manhattan. His meds worked for about seven years and they stopped so he is on a new regimen. Someone commented on his math affinity. He majored in accounting in college. Listen to this podcast if you want to understand the long-term fight with depression. I wanted to reach through the earbuds and give him a big hug.

@MrOrgeston

4 жыл бұрын

Depression is not a disease. It is a loose collection of symptoms.

@jb888888888

4 жыл бұрын

MA as in Maine, Maryland, or Massachusetts?

Gary's comedy is like music. You can listen to it over and over. It's just a pleasure to hear/watch

@soth1sol

10 ай бұрын

TOOL is the gary gullman of music

Gary Gulman is amazing. We saw him recently. His show was all about his depression but he made it funny and interesting. Before and after the show, he greeted everyone and hugged whoever wanted it.

@richardveltri4845

Жыл бұрын

I think I listened to this special on Spotify. Killed me when he was in the hospital watching the Office and tells the guy he auditioned to be Jim and, while watching the show, the guy asks, "Did you get it?"

man, so simple and so funny

@joylee78

8 жыл бұрын

look for his cookie hierarchy

@DMO-DMO-DMO

7 жыл бұрын

NOT NOW, YOU VULGAR LUSH!

The audience didn’t get the Shakespeare joke “et tu, Dottie” 😂

@stephenlackey5852

4 жыл бұрын

One of the little gem asides that some crowds get but this one didn’t.

@randythompson5154

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you’re smarter than the entire audience...and probably everyone else in the world.

As an "old person" I can attest that in school we had to learn all the states' official postal abbreviations, and then a year or two later we had to learn the new two letter ones. ETA: We also had a whole section on the metric system since it would be "replacing" the imperial system in a few years. Funny how that didn't work out.

No matter how many times I watch this bit, it makes me laugh. Genuinely inventive and clever stuff, perfectly delivered.

For years now I'm coming back to this, I recommend it to people all the time and to me, this is his Mona Lisa: this is such perfect work and his delivery and his joy that it's actually working makes me so happy every time.

This is delivered perfectly. For him to draw the audience in enough to be laughing at fictional documentary characters is genius. Perfect timing and delivery throughout.

This might be one of the greatest stand up sets, I have ever seen.

"Would've, could've, should've the holy Trinity of regrets"😂

I am so in love with this guy. He is so smart, so handsome and such a mensch.

"This visionary said 'We don't need the fffthhh, I can do that with a sky comma' " lmao

@AlmostaFlipinSkater

4 жыл бұрын

It took me to read the joke to understand it lol

@brettenator

4 жыл бұрын

I don't get it, had the word for an apostrophe not been invented at that point?

@AlmostaFlipinSkater

4 жыл бұрын

@@brettenator Gary says we don't need the "fff" or "phh" sound for "o'clock". Saying apostrophe would require Gary to make a "phh" sound, which was eliminated in the timeless classic of "o'clock". It's a super meta joke.

@darkshadow31415

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlmostaFlipinSkater omg....boom.

@bman342a

3 жыл бұрын

@@brettenator No Brett, actually the word "Apostrophe" was derived from the more complex verb form "apostrophyzing". I want to say around 1973...so I will say it.

Holy crap, "sky comma" got me. Busted out laughing and caught the attention of nearby co-workers

"Every 1970s office had a wise-cracking secretary"

@charleymcmullen5626

4 жыл бұрын

60% of them were named Dottie. The other 40%? Carol.

Really glad to have stumbled across his comedy. :) "DOTTY, YOU RANDY MINX!"

As an amateur comedian, this is maybe the best 6 minutes I've ever seen.

"Not a CONtractor, a conTRACtor." Brilliant.

Have every single album and special. This is my guy.

video starts at 0:00 if you were wondering

@VisualFeast7557

8 жыл бұрын

No, at 00:01

@bkbj8282

8 жыл бұрын

Your comedy career starts at infinity:00. It won't ever start. You are humorless trash.

@OfficialJabberwocky

8 жыл бұрын

+bkbj8282 easy killer

@andrew.0625

7 жыл бұрын

+bkbj8282 that is a very appropriate response

@SuperFastEddies

6 жыл бұрын

thanks

I can't express how badly I want this movie to be real!

He had a very small part in Joker. I was glad to see him make an appearance

one of the most under appreciated comedians. I saw him live once and i cried laughing the whole time. His word play is second to none.

Oh Gary Gulman , Your Cookie Bit Was Genius, But This, This Is Beyond .....

He started this bit in '94. Some things are just worth the time

one of my favorite stand up comedians. great stage presence and with the perfect brand of humor to match!

like how he even keeps it all clean :)

wow! Gary Gulman's comedy is so quick and tied to word play that it requires a much higher level of attention to understand. But the payoff is worth it

Conan(sky comma)s guest stand up here was refreshingly good!

He can make anything funny. Gary Gulman should be a legend. In my eyes, he is.

Jesus christ the 'sky comma' had me choking on my water, literally! One of my all-time favorite Conan standups!

Instant classic. This stands toe to toe with "Who's on first"

Very Clever Humor!

Watching this again but after "great depresh" selfishly makes me happy he got the help needed to be able to continue his craft

Contract joke was genius ! This guy is a bloody genius !!!

@allangston2748

5 жыл бұрын

Just heard Gulman’s story on This American Life. Makes all of his humor more relevant. I liked him then. I understand him now. So good, so good.

One of my all-time favorite stand-up bits. So genius. Should be listed in hall of fame

Heard about this set on The Hilarious World of Depression Podcast. Hope 2018 is better for you, Gary. The waves come, but they always break. That helps me get through the rounds of depression.

@honnichka

6 жыл бұрын

cannae216 me too! My favorite podcast. And this set KILLED! May 2018 bring the success 13 year old Gary wanted.

Look at his other works too. Gary is a comic genius (and no, I'm not his mom)...lol

I love how he just lets the "sky comma" bit hang there for a few seconds until the crowd caught up. Not afraid of a bit of silence.

i love how he's smiling at his own jokes.

I've seen him in concert twice, and he is one of the most intelligent comedians out there. His jokes are well thought out and never rely on vulgarity or cheap shots. Probably the best comedian of our time!

Former copyeditor here so I'm a word nerd, and this is one of the funniest things I have EVER seen. Brilliant.

Brilliant, just brilliant.

I only wish the documentary really exists

This is so good, I bet they will make the "documentary" at some point.

The contractor vs. contractor joke so freakin good!! This is one of my favs

This is one of the greatest bits ever written/performed.

How have I not heard of this guy before? Next level comedy.

I love that he describes so well the plot of almost everything.

A true wordsmith. This documentary he made up seems like something from 'Documentary Now'.

absolute gold that was

I've seen this clip so many times now-it is the closest I've seen any comedian come to the nerdy, wacky brilliance of "Who's on First?"

this bit is perfection.

This is perhaps the most brilliant stand up set of all time.

Old school comedy at it's finest!

@RaffaeleDAbrusco

8 жыл бұрын

its.

@RaffaeleDAbrusco

8 жыл бұрын

SaintRush556 Illiterate moron

@RaffaeleDAbrusco

8 жыл бұрын

You're stupidity at it's finest. Or its? Illiterate moron.

@degenerate82

7 жыл бұрын

Not sure if level 9 clever troll or actually meant to write "you're"

@RaffaeleDAbrusco

7 жыл бұрын

degenerate82 ;) What do you think?

This man is a comedic genius!!

Every now and then I come back to this bit and it's the most genius wordsmith I've ever seen, the contractor tops it but wow there's so much great stuff in all of it. Perfect from start to finish =) they should make that spoof doc into a movie.

Timeless classic.

That's fresh material. Yeah! I haven't laughed that hard in a long time... oh sweet golly.