One of the bravest appearances on Letterman. All Sam. Pure energy. Comedy gold. Rest in peace.

@readmelancholystrumpetmaster

4 күн бұрын

What made it brave?

Was at the Comedy Store up on Sunset one night with a friend. No-one knew who Kinison was but he was performing in a small room upstairs while the next show in the main room was coming on. Just the two of us plus a bartender and Kinison. Kinison came right up to my face with the Scream from Hell.... and had us cracking up from the first minute. We were having such a good time that we passed on the main show just to listen to this guy. He did nearly an hour show for just the two of us and the Bartender. Best comedy night of my life. What a genius.... what a loss. RIP Sam Kinison and thanks for that great "private" show.... you're the best!!!

@gsam3461

6 жыл бұрын

That's actually an amazing story. That is awesome. What a night indeed it must have been.

@s2ci316

6 жыл бұрын

Joseph Miller man you are sooo lucky to experience that!!!

@jasonsage1417

6 жыл бұрын

That's Pretty Sweet :)

@ChuckKeough

6 жыл бұрын

Lucky bastard 😉 his legacy lives on through your story, keep passing it down.

@GeminiSong13

6 жыл бұрын

Oh wow that's amazing!

I saw him at Berkley Performance Center in Boston. He had me laughing so hard & so long, that I could barely draw breath afterwards. Then he came back out, seated at a grand piano & showed us that he could have played that hall as a musician if he had wanted to. Then he cut back in with the wise cracks & I laughed so hard that my ribs hurt. He was an impressive talent.

@UTube-gs1yf

9 ай бұрын

Wonder if Bill Burr was there?

@Ouyjnkj

6 ай бұрын

@@UTube-gs1yf Bill Burr's take on Stalin and Hitler comparing them to Hall of Fame baseball players hitting dingers is one of the funniest things I've ever ever seen

@Ouyjnkj

6 ай бұрын

I saw him at Nassau Coliseum of course the home of my beloved New York Islanders. Howard Stern came out when they were getting along. He did a bit that I'm sure you've heard about where he asked the guy in the audience about a girlfriend who screwed him over and he called said girlfriend and barked at her with 10000 of his best friends behind him so freaking amazing. I almost passed out

@Ouyjnkj

5 ай бұрын

Is impersonation voice of women with so childlike

I was lucky enough to see him six minutes ago on you tube. What an incredible memory.

@DailyMailHACK-dq4ql

2 ай бұрын

Amazing all the folk who shared a room with him, had private shows, shared the stage with him…. And all here reminiscing about a guy who died decades ago. Making BS up for likes. He told me that when we shared a dressing room backstage in Vegas.

The Sam Kinison Primal Scream is what I need in the summer of 2020.

@daniellee1722

3 жыл бұрын

Primal Scream. What a perfect way to describe it

@chrishvs

3 жыл бұрын

@@daniellee1722 Four months later and still true!

@jenniferkelly8769

3 жыл бұрын

for sure-- things are way too serious

@astraluna6is9

3 жыл бұрын

Not to worry. We’re still screaming in 2021

@Whyistomatoafruit

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA!! Perfect 🤩

There will never be another comedian like Sam Kinison. One of a kind. RIP Sam

@tylerjames6842

9 ай бұрын

from your mouth to God's ear.

@randy9573

9 ай бұрын

Thank god for that. Big mouth idiot. Not even close to being funny. GOOOOOOF

@michaelconners2805

8 ай бұрын

Of course there will - Look at those misery magnets we still have. Sam was trying to tell you . They are ALL Charletans

@Ouyjnkj

6 ай бұрын

I heard a podcast of George Carlin's daughter and brother after George died and they said George thought his career was over until he heard Sam and realized he can revive himself in a little bit of anger. I love this so much because they are my two favorite comedians ever and they'll never be anyone like either one of them especially Sam

@godbluffvdgg

6 ай бұрын

thank god; because he sucked...

Sam was one of the funniest, most original comics of all time. Miss him immensely!

@michaelbarry8373

9 ай бұрын

Carlin was another great.

@oldmanfromoc7684

8 ай бұрын

Sam was over the top! R.I.IP. Sam!

@Ouyjnkj

6 ай бұрын

All the most talented ones Die Young Greg Giraldo Gilbert Gottfried Bob Saget Norm Macdonald Mitch Hedberg I wish I was a little bit older to have experienced Don Rickles and Rodney in their freaking Hay Day but I have great memories of those geniuses want to Dangerfields NYC in 87on my prom night was freaking awesome

@Ouyjnkj

6 ай бұрын

Even though I'm a native New Yorker Islander jet met Nicks fan got to give a shout out to the greatness that is Denis Leary his portrayal of firefighters is amazing my dad and brother are retired FDNY for him to honor them even though he's from Boston it's amazing and the dude plays hockey 2 love that guy no cure for cancer is an amazing hour

Saw him live twice. First time was 1987 as a senior in high school. My buddy who looked older disappeared to the concession stand and brought us back 4 giant cups of beer. I sat there tossing back my beer, laughing till I was hoarse and feeling like I was on top of the world.

@idcniles

Жыл бұрын

Saw him in Las Vegas in 1988 with a buddy. Didn't really know who he was but sure did afterwards. Funniest night of our lives. Sam was genius. Miss him.

@mikeoxlong5843

Жыл бұрын

Drinking beer underage was really daring in 1987, now the seniors in high school are smokin' meth, and poppin' fentanyl.

@adamzangara

Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh the 80s for teens...when you could get beer without worrying about being carded :)

@scottchicago95

11 ай бұрын

Great 👍 story.. did your buddy enjoy you riding his dick on top, while pretending to be on a 🐴.. lol..

@sharonklinger912

8 ай бұрын

You were on Top of the World and just didn't know it?!! Sounds like a great time!

I honestly haven't heard Kinison in years... It's 2am and I'm laughing so hard at this. He was a Genius..!! RIP SK..!!!

@tylerm0089

2 жыл бұрын

same. I played it recently to my married brother, and he didn't laugh as hard. LOL.

@georgealcoba3514

2 жыл бұрын

6:47am here this is great!

@piggsy20

2 жыл бұрын

Also 2am rn 😹😹

@billyhager2204

2 жыл бұрын

I agree complete genius.Way ahead of his time

@jonathenlester1744

Жыл бұрын

This comment over a year old and no one will ever remember that 2 am as good as you.

"I was married for 2 years it was so boring I actually worried about my yard." 😂😂

@benjamin3290

2 жыл бұрын

That one hit a little too close to home 😅

@williambentley1234

2 жыл бұрын

A guy like that.... worrying about his yard

@KateBates22zabu

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I worry about my yard and i didn't think I was bored but here I am watching 49yo comedy routine at 5:53 a.m

@wyldelf2685

2 жыл бұрын

SAM was like the X-rated version of SEINFELD,,his true answers about life in a "heavy metal" voice,, ,a comedian who enjoyed life instead of worrying about Wich groups he offended,,,Rock on and RIP SAM ,,,we miss you,,😔😔🎸

@michaeledelman6743

2 жыл бұрын

G-d bless him. He was always funny.

He still walked and talked like an evangelical preacher. He was awesome

@pascalmarzella4280

Жыл бұрын

I think his father was a preacher.

@jackc3727

Жыл бұрын

@@pascalmarzella4280 Sam was one himself

@johnmoreno7664

Жыл бұрын

Sam Kinnison was such a man full of laughter and THEN some... R.I. P...

@johnmoreno7664

Жыл бұрын

Nuff said, yet NOT enough.

@jamesm.3967

Жыл бұрын

@@pascalmarzella4280 Sam was a preacher before he did stand up.

This man was SO FAR AHEAD OF HIS TIME LEGEND!!!!!

@MHPloni-kl5ec

2 жыл бұрын

Satanic concepts, behavior, and lifestyle of drugs, promiscuity, and lust for celebrity

@kevinmcdonald951

Жыл бұрын

My dad was.

@louisstiles6861

Жыл бұрын

Not really I think he was perfect in his time. He couldn't even do this act nowadays people would probably be offended he made fun of starving families.

@rdf6852

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah he was, brilliant man! Very well said sir

@tweedpenguin712

Жыл бұрын

@@louisstiles6861 that’s one of his best jokes because it’s true. Move out of the fucking desert.

Got to share the stage with Kinison at a show where he called my ex-wife. One of the coolest things I've ever done. Met Sam backstage and he autographed a life-size cardboard cutout of himself. One of the all-time greats!

@bradspinks

2 жыл бұрын

i have so many questions.

@methus57

2 жыл бұрын

@@bradspinks hahaha

@fleatactical7390

Жыл бұрын

@@bradspinks #MeToo!

@mindpilot72

Жыл бұрын

@@GroberWeisenstein He didn't. I won a radio station contest to be part of the show.

@mindpilot72

Жыл бұрын

@@GroberWeisenstein At the time, my daily driver was a Ford Aerostar. Plenty of room!

almost 35 yrs later and I still remember ... YOU LIVE IN THE DESERT! AAAGGHHH!

@matthewfinlay5583

3 жыл бұрын

I remember he said when he saw video of starvation in Africa. He'd yell at the TV "Stop Having Kids!!!" Cant do that now

@sgoflory626

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewfinlay5583 Mom km m no I’ll no I’ll n Lon I’ll I’m I’ll mbps I I’ll m

@quantumed1486

2 жыл бұрын

It’s Going to be SAND!

@cchaffincc

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! I’ve never forgotten it.

@test-tl8dt

2 жыл бұрын

everytime the topic is brought up this line springs to my mind i usually keep my mouth shut though LOL

80s American comedy was so critical of social and political issues - this is a long gone America.

The first time I saw Sam on Letterman , I woke the whole family up from laughing so loud. Sam was the best comedian of that era.

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

That same thing happened to me twice in my life.Once watching Sam & once watching the Honeymooners w/Gleeson & Ralph Kramden!LOL!

@justincopple8222

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if he was still alive these days. It's safe to say Joe Biden and Trump both would have been made easy targets for his style of humor LOL. He would have a field day with the president....

@raymondblaquiere9137

Жыл бұрын

@@justincopple8222 Absolutely 💯 👌. He would have had a great time with the two administrations line up of idiots. It's a tragedy that he died so young.

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

@@justincopple8222 naw, you're not allowed to have a sense of humor nowadays..He'd b way to offensive for snowflakes!

@justincopple8222

Жыл бұрын

@@richardmorris7063 You're right about that LOL.

That was a classic. Every bit as good today as when it first aired.

@nancydemoss8421

3 жыл бұрын

I miss him in a warped kinda way. Weird, right? Just as he was finally getting his life settled, he had that tragic auto accident. RIP forever, Sam!!

I remember Sam when he just came in from Texas. A small group of us were preforming for open mike night at the Improv and he joined us and later went out to eat. Sam was a real personable down to earth guy. He was coming out of ministry and I was on my way into it. I'm glad i gotca chance to know him.

@exclamationpointman3852

2 жыл бұрын

Did you all talk about GOD?

@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz

Жыл бұрын

@@exclamationpointman3852 what do you think? Obviously

Sam’s talk on world hunger is one of the funniest bits I’ve ever seen. I remember seeing this way back then and just laughing my ass off. It had to take some guts to try out that primal scream on stage for the first time!

@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz

Жыл бұрын

He was a preacher first who always screamed so, not as much as it would’ve been, those jokes though, THOSE took guts. What a genius who we need now more than ever. Cheers

@siggifreud812

Жыл бұрын

@@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz Sam told the truth. He was fearless when it came to his art.

@stevenwilliams2617

11 ай бұрын

just send them to where the food is, its not in the desert. aah aaaaaaah. lol

@jshepard152

6 ай бұрын

See this? This is saaaaaaand!

Sam Kinison was a truly different kind of comedian. He was sooo hilarious and I am happy that even though he lived a short life he was able to perform at the level he did. Plus being on SNL and Married with children among other guest appearances. Thank you for the laughs and RIP Mr Sam Kinison!...JP

Sam Kinison was born to be Al Bundy's guardian angel.

@christophermitchell4017

4 жыл бұрын

Great observation

@thisismagacountry1318

4 жыл бұрын

Don't let this distract you from the the fact that in 1966, Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, Bubba "Spare Tire" Dixon.

@Jarod_Schultz

4 жыл бұрын

Sam was originally supposed to play the role of "Al Bundy". Roseanne Barr was supposed to play "Peggy".

@jstriker623

4 жыл бұрын

I know the score... I played high school football!

@jstriker623

4 жыл бұрын

Peg... Peg... aliens stole my socks😟

I still fall down laughing when he played that crazy history teacher in back to school Rodney was the only one that could calm him down Rodney of all people !!

@MuzixMaker

2 жыл бұрын

Good answer. I like the way you think. I’m gonna be watching you.

@Protectobot

2 жыл бұрын

I guess someone finally gave Rodney some respect! 😀

@ludwigfeuerbach

2 жыл бұрын

That movie influenced me more than you could possibly imagine.

@fleatactical7390

Жыл бұрын

@@ludwigfeuerbach Call me when you don't have any class!

@dbodooley

Жыл бұрын

Good answer, good answer, I like the way you think. I’m gonna be watching you. Hahahahahaha

Still remember falling off my couch in hysterics in 1985- R.I.P. to a true original, Sam Kinison.

It’s cool to see David Letterman laughing in the background towards the end of Kinison’s set.

I watched this as a kid, big Late Show fan. This dude was a force of nature. Never seen before, or since. Sam was a scorching wind of change.

@oonojoe

3 жыл бұрын

Amen Brother.

“I wouldn’t lie to you eight times in a row”

@chasbodaniels1744

2 жыл бұрын

Great line.

@allanstriber5272

11 ай бұрын

Like blacks and their you know what I'm saying and you feel me

@legomaker3105

10 ай бұрын

I have no idea what you’re talking about

The 90s saw the loss of two of the greatest who didn't actually get to peak in their careers. Hicks and kinison. I think even Carlin would have taken a back seat to these two if they'd had more time. Very grateful for the laughs. Ty for posting

Was watching when this aired. I had it recorded on VHS.. Showing it to my buddies was probably the most fun.

and that's his 'tame' material.

Loved him in the Dangerfield movie Back to School. Played a History Teacher

@adamcuttler9665

3 жыл бұрын

O yes

@PanfishingJournal

3 жыл бұрын

You can tell he really cares. About what, I have no idea!

@shakeandbaked1

3 жыл бұрын

He was great in that movie.

@therealnickynurotic8930

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite part ❤️

@KalOrtPor

3 жыл бұрын

Epic moment, wish there would have been more of them together in the movie.

I keep coming back here every so often to re-watch this... its J U S T T H A T A M A Z I N G and unique. I've got at least half a dozen comments laced throughout the thousands posted here, a testament to his unique talent that just never gets old. It only adds to his legend that he was genuinely an actual fire-and-brimstone revival tent preacher, before making a U-turn into showbiz and shock treatment humor. And then, of course... he was just as suddenly gone. Because it had to be that way. You couldn't write a more perfect script for him. You can count on your hands the number of people in your life that are that shockingly unique. Sam was one of those.

@thedriszen8350

Жыл бұрын

@@GroberWeisenstein Then we won't be getting your 'thumbs up'?

I saw Sam Kinison at the front row '87...Paramount Seattle... and he slapped with a high 5 my hand ! ;-)

“Those guys in the mall pushing a stroller like they envy the dead”... Now that’s funny!

@buckleymordecai9605

4 жыл бұрын

Fucking BEEN there!

@sirphineasluciusambercromb9114

3 жыл бұрын

Coronavirus, take me away

@RyanSmith-wo2pi

3 жыл бұрын

.

@rudolphguarnacci197

3 жыл бұрын

@@buckleymordecai9605 Lucky because it sounds like you found a way out.

@rudolphguarnacci197

3 жыл бұрын

@@sirphineasluciusambercromb9114 Yep

I was there the first night he ever performed comedy. Comix Annex, Houston, Texas. He was EXACTLY like this day one. And one hell of a nice guy off stage. Nobody had ever done this style before. Nobody. The audience was literally on the floor. The waitresses had to stop serving. It was one of those moments in time.

@Datanditto

4 жыл бұрын

Truth

@russc83

2 жыл бұрын

I saw Elvis the first time he Ever played a guitar.

@nightstar3765

2 жыл бұрын

Bullshit...

@750count

2 жыл бұрын

Jealousy abounds

@nightstar3765

2 жыл бұрын

@@750count Nope just so much Bullshit it's stinking up the place.

While working on a new home build in the Hollywood hills off of Sunset Place I saw Sam leaving the residence of Axle Rose at 6am as I was arriving to work.

This is an OG KZread vid! I remember OG KZread, and this 17 year old video makes me feel really old…

In the 80s everyone was just way more interested in having a good time.

@starrchild6755

2 жыл бұрын

I think everyone likes to have a good time. Although, I watched the documentary on Woodstock 99~I was shocked to see those young people acting like fkg idiots w/ no respect for anything. The filth, the rapes, the whole thing could have been great. The people who promoted it, failed. Reminded me of ZZTop's 1st barn dance & bbq @ UT Stadium in Austin. It was 1975 @ they ran out of consessions before noon & it was 110° in the shade. I saw some poor behavior but nothing compared to Woodstock 99. The utter lack of humanity was so non-existent.

@guttermouths

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks to Pablo Escobar.

@starrchild6755

2 жыл бұрын

Made "Miami Vice" a Hugh success! 😂🌎🌿🎶✨🐊✨💙✨

@MrJhobb75

2 жыл бұрын

@@starrchild6755 Yep, late generation x and early gen Y had little respect back then agreed.

@rovingenglishman

2 жыл бұрын

We had reason to 😉

First time I saw this I was 16 and I thought "huh? Okay" Now I'm 52 and it's hilarious and so true.

I love Sam. He was one of a kind. There's no one out there doing the things he did. Rest easy my friend. RIP.

I don't know what he went through, but he probably earned that scream.

@slypeppa

2 жыл бұрын

His brother said he was normal before he was in a car accident.

@tjtaylor5273

2 жыл бұрын

he was a preacher before he started doing stand up. no lie. look it up. thats where he learned the scream. bible school cuz in bible school and preaches scream alot

@donaldseigel4101

2 жыл бұрын

No he was married twice then divorced.....Ive been through divorce court, and I now have that scream

@ryanmozert

2 жыл бұрын

@@tjtaylor5273 yeah. every one knows he used to be a preacher. we get it

@JewandGreek

2 жыл бұрын

The story I read was that early in his comedy career he had a fight with his girlfriend and he went to the comedy club afterward and started to improvise and that's where that scream came from. It went over really well with that crowd and he made it a staple in his act.

I want to download Kinison's scream as my ringtone, I do.

@michaelserby7697

4 жыл бұрын

AAAEERrrrr 💙🖤 😵 😱 👽

@corbinfobbs6409

4 жыл бұрын

Done bach

@datubby2052

4 жыл бұрын

Set it as your wife's ring tone, 2nd marriage of course. Maybe 8th.

@corbinfobbs6409

4 жыл бұрын

@@datubby2052 one is enough of making that stupid mistake.maybe get some mistresses

@JazzFan76

4 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine his scream as an alarm on an alarm clock? 😆

Kinison had a cult following of rockers and showbiz people at The Laugh Factory when he was still unknown and got 2 am slots. Can you imagine the afterparties afterwards?

Saw Sam in Pittsburgh at a venue across the river from 3 Rivers Stadium in 1990. Loved Sam but the funniest moment of the night was when a train was approaching the venue. The tracks ran along the river and went by between the river and the audience and the train had a full view of the crowd and stage. I can't remember the name of the opening act (psychedelics were in play) but as the train approached he made a deal with the audience that EVERYBODY will drop their drawers and moon the train as it goes by. We all laughed and agreed but as the train passes he turned his back to us, dropped his pants and gave the train and us a full moon. Laughter filled the air and as he slowly turned around realizing that he was the only one of 4,000 people to drop their pants.....he sheepishly shouted " I thought we were ALL gonna do it!!!". Yep, I am still gasping for air.

How could I forget how funny Sam was? That is instant laughter: gut, belly, until it hurts laughter. Sam - you struck a nerve.

Kinison kills it with his set. RIP Legend

@jerriotglencamp7562

Ай бұрын

Yes he is ❤

Love how he just walks out right after they cut him off .

Timelessly funny. He was truly the best. Pure genius.

Saw him live in college back in 1986. To say he completely owned us for 90 minutes would be an understatement. Am surprised the building didn't flood down due to excessive pissing in your pants all out laughter. He was one of a kind.

He was so funny and so original. Such a tragic ending to a beautiful life. Rest in peace Sam Kinison👑🎭

Ran out of time before he could finish the joke: "You see this? It's sand. You know what its gonna be a thousand years from now? ITS GONNA BE SAAAAAND!!!!!!!"

@johnwattdotca

4 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering about the ending. Sam is shouting and Letterman stands up and the band starts playing, either a verbal cue by Sam to end it or him getting cut off, and he walks out without sitting.

@danman6669

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnwattdotca Yeah, I got the same feeling, as if the producers were feeling uncomfortable with what he was saying, since it seemed politically incorrect and probably would upset viewers, since world hunger is no joke. I thought it was funny, but I know how people can be.

@johnwattdotca

4 жыл бұрын

@@danman6669 The way my mother talked you would think wasting food was a sin, always saying there are hungry children in this world. I go back to late fifties TV, and I see Sams' act as being confrontational, even if he isn't screaming into the face of an audience member. I almost forgot about that era of "attack comedy".

@mehermusic2154

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnwattdotca Yeah wtf was That all about?

@mehermusic2154

3 жыл бұрын

My guess is that Sam was being censored by the jerkoff Network Exec's

I got in a car accident in 86 and was hospitalized for a few days. Started watching Letterman and i was hooked.

Thank you for preserving such a treasure as our Sam was, is and will always be.

This has to be one of the funniest stand up routines and performances ever. Miss u Sam Kinison!!

Letterman LOST IT on the 'YOU LIVE IN A DESERT ' riff!!🤣

What a talent and what a great loss. Every little video clip keeps the great man alive. Thanks for posting.

Golden age of comedy, nothing was off limits and no one was afraid to push it to the limit.

"I was married for two years and my life was so boring I actually worried about my yard. The rest of my friends had goals, careers, visions, doing things with their lives... I was out there looking for crabgrass, weeds, and stuff ... " - you can feel the souls of the married people in that room lift out of their bodies for just a moment.

@erikswanson224

3 жыл бұрын

Married people are boring. They lead boring stupid lives.

This month alone I’ve watched this 50 times at least. It never gets old

Sam Kinison was one of the top ten comedians in the past 70 years. He is missed. Rest In Peace Sam.

“I was so bored I was worried about my yard”… perfect 😂

college professor here, and among many others, he was one of my biggest influences ... his history professor in Back to School. omg

@MeanLaQueefa

3 жыл бұрын

CCW Noob Wilson didn’t have the balls to drop the bomb

@mayorb3366

3 жыл бұрын

I had a college professor who had been a tunnel rat in Vietnam. He was too intense to be in front of a class full of kids. There was nothing funny about him, I dropped the class.

I saw this in real time back in the day, and it blew society's collective socks off. Watching it again reminds me that an underrated feature of great comics is their voice control. Kinison, Carlin, Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Andy Kaufman, Louis CK - so much of their humor comes from modulating their voices. Sam's screaming was only effective because he could stop on a dime and do the "love" voice.

@AlmostaFlipinSkater

Жыл бұрын

Especially during the conservative Ronald Regan televangelism era of American society. “You’re not safe”. This is when preachers were all over television asking for donations to get you into Heaven. Televangelism is a real scary thing and it was EVERYWHERE in the 80s.

@garylampkin4288

Жыл бұрын

...and their material is funny...that helped. Going back a few more years, Dangerfield, Winters, Newhart, Youngman, Caesar, Rickles...they all had it...timing! Good observation BTW...

@Alittude

Жыл бұрын

@@AlmostaFlipinSkater yeah and now its left politics scamming you like blm who profitted about 5 people

@poindextertunes

Жыл бұрын

“only effective”? 😂 lmao okay

@siggifreud812

Жыл бұрын

@@AlmostaFlipinSkater My gawd - he destroyed jim bakker & jessica hahn......

I saw Sam perform at the Circle Star Center in San Carlos, CA in 1988. Front row. I was 21. Coked to the gills. One of the best nights of my life.

I almost went to what was his last or 1 of his last shows, at Zanies in Nashville, but couldn't make it. And then about a week later he passed away. 1st celebrity Ive ever mourned the loss. Sam was indeed the best...

Those were the days! I love Sam's sort of half-evil giggle in the middle of other laughs... awesome!

35 years later and his words are more true now then ever before!!! Truly a comic genius and legend!

Saw him in Grand Rapids, Mich in late 80's and he was hilarious. Glad I got to see him live.

I got to see Sam in concert once.... Filled my personal bank of funny quotes for quite some time. 😆 LOL

Sam Kinison. A star that burned so bright, but burned out far to fast. Miss you Sammy!

@thomasshook1028

6 жыл бұрын

CatfishHunter61 Sam Kinison’s light did not burn out it was snuffed out on the highway in Nevada

@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he was on his way to a gig in Laughlin. It was a drunk teenage boy that went into Sam's oncoming lane and hit him head on. Sam's wife was driving his car. After the crash, all the stupid kid cared about was his messed up truck. He ignored the dying Sam by the side of the road.

@realist-2024

5 жыл бұрын

Sam could make me laugh like no other...R.I.P. sam.

@shanghi1842

5 жыл бұрын

@@thomasshook1028 yah gd. point. He wasn't Maralyn Monroe

@jamiemalokas3693

5 жыл бұрын

It's amazing to think the 17 year old who was drunk at the time only received 1. no jail time, 1 years probation. 2. 300 hours of community service. 3. 2 years suspended license.

Sam Kinison is a comedic honey badger.

@worldofdoom995

27 күн бұрын

Brilliant way to describe him.

One of the funniest & uncanny comedian who left us way too soon, nobody will be quite like him ever, never. RIP Sam.

Loved Sam Kinnison especially when he appeared on Howard Stern that interview was and still is an epic! Best interview ever!!!

Sam killed it, didn't he? God, I almost forgot how funny he was. Best standup ever, miss you, Sam.

He was like a comet that only comes by once.

@sarsippious3028

3 жыл бұрын

Comets have an elliptical orbit, which me they will return

@MightyAvengingLeo

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarsippious3028 I think Crater meant once in a lifetime.

@sarsippious3028

3 жыл бұрын

@@MightyAvengingLeo Comets can pass you by more than once in your life... it depends on it's orbit

@MightyAvengingLeo

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarsippious3028 I'm aware of that. What I'm saying is that B Crater's statement that "He was like a comet that only comes by once" probably meant "He was like a comet that only comes by once in a lifetime," with the stipulation being Kinison was that type of comet.

@sarsippious3028

3 жыл бұрын

@@MightyAvengingLeo "He comes around only once" makes no sense . He was on Letterman twice

I used to love sitting up at night watching Letterman... He was one of the greatest and he always had the best guests 😂

@neilbowmanspage4868

Жыл бұрын

Truth!

Does the Roger Daltrey mic swing, drops it, saunters over and gives Dave a hug. Then struts out waving over his shoulder. Sam was a boss...and he KNEW it. RIP, Sam.

Saw one of his last shows at the Fox Theater in Detroit. The best comedy show I have ever seen. Truly one of the greats.

I've never seen him before and I've got tears running down my face I laughed so hard. He's brilliant.

@daveanthony2959

3 жыл бұрын

Sam cracks me up. Too good! “Remember this face Lou!!!”. 😂😆💯😊

@philmay1347

3 жыл бұрын

"WAS"

@datdudecollins

11 ай бұрын

I see this comment is from four years ago, and I’m certain not to get a reply…but IF you’d happen to see this notification, and looked at this response, I’d like to hear which specific joke(s) had you laughing so hard the you had “tears running down your face?” It takes a person thinking something is absolutely hysterical on a whole different level of funny, to laugh until tears come from their eyes…so, if you’d be so kind, my curiosity is piqued; What made you laugh to tears in this set?

@ThunderZandor

6 ай бұрын

All the bits, all of them. The best is the last where nothing grows in the desert. See this...this is sand, nothing will grow there not a year from now not ten thousand years from now, LOL!!!!!@@datdudecollins

As a teenager, I was fortunate enough to see this live, when it first aired. Then I got to see Sam do his thing at Poplar Creek, and later the Chicago Theater. Great memories, and I am grateful for them.

Saw Sam followed by Rodney in Albany, NY circa 1986. Unbelievable show. Stomach muscles hurt afterward.

@eekus1494

2 жыл бұрын

Saw Sam in 1982 in Austin, TX at a small restaurant in a strip center that had a midweek comedy night. First noticed him silhouetted by the windows in front - stage at back wall - pacing back and forth while waiting to go on. Maybe 20 people there at most.

Sam was the best. Put it out there with zero regard for insulting anybody. Freaking hilarious. Miss You Sam.

Dude was intense.

@jbarker98420

6 жыл бұрын

CoKE

@pmvaldez1

5 жыл бұрын

Jay Bird he was actually a revival preacher.

@lazurm

5 жыл бұрын

MentokTheMindTaker: Intense? Yea, maybe so but, sadly, he's now past tense.

@maxiepattie85

4 жыл бұрын

@3:55 or you don't get it

@danman6669

4 жыл бұрын

And this was him holding back for network TV.

Was in Houston..at the Annex.. when Sam was just starting...HE DID...Jesus Meets The Cross Eating Beavers!!!.. with his arms outstretched.. screaming like that!!..we cried!!! . It was a small room.. a bar 20 feet from the stage... got to hang with him..and Bill Hicks..Fred Greenlee... they all started there..I was there every week...I went to Hollywood... and became a Performing Magician Member of Hollywood's Magic Castle... But I remember those days when we were just starting out..So much Fun..So many Laughs...

Saw him in 1980 in a comedy club in Houston with some bartenders, I was the doorman/bouncer. High as a Georgia pine we unknowingly sat at a table right up front. Outstanding show. R.I.P. Sam.

All these years later and this is still pure gold! I remember seeing this air on Letterman in the 80s at my friends house. We were all drunk and just laughing our asses off. Good times! 😃😃😃

@mangafq8

2 жыл бұрын

@Jeffery O'Bryan I think you have to be drunk to enjoy the repetitiveness of this set, tbh. I am his age, but never really heard of him till now. What can I say?

I remember watching it that night. I was a much younger man then. Made me laugh out loud then and it makes me laugh out loud today. Who could ever forget his appearance on the "Married...With Children" Christmas "special"? Be sure to get a copy of that now before the cancel culture strikes again.

Him and Eddie Murphy were the first comedians i loved as a kid in the 80's. I wish Sam could have lived longer, such a generational talent.

I saw this when it first came on. My God. Rest In Power.

Wow, Kinison performing clean... very interesting to see... and for some strange reason, I think I might actually prefer it. It makes his outrageous-ness "pop" even more than usual. What a great set... freakin' comedy legend!

@kerrijacobi

5 жыл бұрын

JDRszostak But Sam never OVER cursed. He always cursed at the appropriate times, for important emphasis. I don’t like the comedians that constantly curse b/c they think it makes them look cool. It just makes them seem unimaginative and less funny.

Kinison was only 32 here. He was born old.

@Thisisahandle701

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he looks like 26 here.

@wizardlvl5124

4 жыл бұрын

Alcohol abuse and Obesity make you look old. Sam looks 30 to me.

@jamesanderson6373

3 жыл бұрын

He was 31

@prd004

3 жыл бұрын

Nelson Robert Willis Might???

@EconAtheist

3 жыл бұрын

Going into the clergy while remaining a skeptic will age anyone a decade.

I love this guy he was a comedic genius you couldn’t get away with that stuff now of days rip Sam you will be always missed

@siggifreud812

Жыл бұрын

pretty sure that richard simmons does not miss him.....

@leefraser8025

Жыл бұрын

@@siggifreud812 but no one misses Richard either lol

I remember seeing him for the first time on Dangerfield’s show on HBO. And I wasn’t old enough to watch it either. ;P

I saw Him twice live. I've never seen any else like Him. He knew how to work a crowd. Fantastic comedian.

@christophercasey6775

2 жыл бұрын

His preaching background really set the stage. An original..

@steventaylor6212

2 жыл бұрын

@@christophercasey6775 The only other time that I saw an entertainer rule a crowd like that, it was Dave Grohl.

35 years later this is still smart, funny... and scary

@salamanca1954

4 жыл бұрын

If we still had him with us he'd have a goldmine of material.

@blastofo

3 жыл бұрын

We need him now more than ever!

@raytrotta

3 жыл бұрын

The best EVER!

@JimA-pp2nu

3 жыл бұрын

not funny at all. He was overrated and lame

@DrLoverLover

3 жыл бұрын

This guy isnt very funny or smart. Compared to Bill Hicks for example, this guy is a chump

I met Sam once and made him chuckle. True story. God rest his soul.

Not only a hilarious son of a gun but he had the scream of a Metal God & one that every Metal singer would dream of having

Wow, he killed it! I saw him live in 1990. It was an event. He was the real king of comedy from 1987 to 1993.

@Kaimanderi

10 жыл бұрын

That's curious, seeing that he died at 1992.

@Ladyranger

10 жыл бұрын

Ga1us letterman 1985 it says it unerneath

@joecorrao4ea

10 жыл бұрын

Ga1us reruns

@note2owns

10 жыл бұрын

1987 to 1992. Sam was killed in April of 1992

@jdog6620

7 жыл бұрын

I remember where I was when I heard he had died. RIP Sam. You were so awesome.

they cut him off before he could say, see this, this is sand, you can't eat it

@Rod_I._Rigo

8 жыл бұрын

+Rico Baca "Com'ere! You see this?! This is sand! It's sand. You know what its gonna be in a hundred years? It'll still be sand!!!"

@chrisweidner4768

7 жыл бұрын

zombiguts And then" We have deserts........... One of the funniest bits in the history of comedy!

@STNeish

7 жыл бұрын

Ya, I wondered why they cut that off... he must just have been running long. TV schedule, you know.

@robertslugg8361

5 жыл бұрын

Back when politically incorrect wasn't a hate crime. :(

@daveidmarx8296

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it sucked how they just cut him off before he could deliver the punchline.

Saw him in SF a million years ago. Laughed and laughed and laughed. One thing: you did NOT heckle Kinison. Not unless you wanted to be ripped into tiny pieces in front of the whole audience.

@christophercasey6775

2 жыл бұрын

I bet he was never heckled. If it does happen, Sam would put it in his place.

@davidkopec9442

Жыл бұрын

I would rather fight Mike Tyson than heckle Kinnison.

Holy crap. I've heard him do the bit that starts at about 5:50 dozens of times and it never fails to make me laugh like a mental patient.