He died in his brother's arms on the side of a highway. His brother said he was talking to God as he died. RIP, Sam.

@deegees73

7 ай бұрын

No, it wasn't in his brother's arms. It was Carl LeBove's.

@willswalkingwest7267

7 ай бұрын

@@deegees73 Yes, yes it was. I've watched his brother describe the scene in church. His brother was holding him when he died.

@scothammond5736

6 ай бұрын

​@deegees73 it wasn't in anyones arms he was lying on the road.

@scothammond5736

6 ай бұрын

​@willswalkingwest7267 nope Bill has said several NO ONE was holding Sam when he died. Carl made that shit up. Watch the Gospel of Kinison or listen to any interview Bill has done.

@AhPhoey

6 ай бұрын

He died in the arms of the 17 yr old drunk kid who hit him.

At the very end, Joan says to him, " I hope you're around for years and years.", and Sam replies, "Thanks, Joan. I hope to be." This was 2 years before his death. Make every day count!

@chriscone916

4 жыл бұрын

sad

@maucommaero2368

3 жыл бұрын

Sad thing is, he was sober and got killed by a drunk driver.

@jjbrown9265

3 жыл бұрын

Going out to do some yard work.....

@greghawkman

3 жыл бұрын

Make every day count! Sam has been missed by millions of people every day.

@hellomacktea1596

3 жыл бұрын

@@greghawkman Yes Sir! I still have Louder than Hell on Cassette! It would be great having Sam around today to parse through all this shit our country is going through, and to hear his take on it.

its nice to see him act so classy, he really loved Joan, RIP Sam, thanks for all the laughs OHHH OHHHHHHHH

@StevenVerd

5 жыл бұрын

He was far from a vile, classless man. Quite the opposite, really.

@joeymorvant161

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenVerd Exactly. That was just his public persona. I don't think anybody could stand to be that way ALL the time, lol. It'd make for one miserable existence!!

@johnmcook1

4 жыл бұрын

OHH OHHH AWESOME!!!

@williamshaw9047

4 жыл бұрын

@@StevenVerd He could go either way. He could be really kind and generous, and he could be a horrible, irresponsible dick.

@jonathanryan2915

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, he used to be a priest before becoming a comedian

So talented, so sad, to go so young. Always look so forward to seeing him do his act. Absolutely one of the most funny individuals I ever watch.

I grew up with Joan Rivers in comedy, and when Sam came around and did his HBO in the 80's... I never laughed so hard in my life. But in my heart I knew he was just a genius at comedy, and brought out routines that were just out of this world. Dave Chapell had it for a few years, but I am sure the fame was overwhelming, so he rightfully chose to withdraw until he got his head. Fame and Fortune, after has it's side-effects. Sorry Sam checked out and Joan, but being able to see it now in my elder years is so cool. RIP Sam & Joan! You were both very special people.

She’s so honest in her interviewing. It was like gosh forgive me for being a woman host. She was wonderful to watch in any aspect. Loved her on QVC!!!miss her😢

I got to see Joan right before she was died and absolutely loved her what a great talent miss her and Sam was excellent!

He was on a come back and had straightened out and was doing good, got married and then had a car accident that wasn’t his fault, and bam, he was gone, so tragic to go when things in his life were so positive, so young too. RIP Sam

@ClimptonDiddlehopper

5 жыл бұрын

I lived in Vegas and 2 weeks after the kid that hit him was at a car meet bragging about not a scratch on himself....well me and a few guys from my club gave him some bumps and bruises...and a broken jaw and orbital cavity fracture. Still wouldnt bring Sam back but it shut him talking about killing Kinnison again.

@johnmamo653

5 жыл бұрын

His time was up!!

@joeymorvant161

4 жыл бұрын

@@ClimptonDiddlehopper If I were that kid, I would've felt horrible. Definitely would NOT want to talk about the accident\death I'd caused. And if I HAD to talk about it, in a quiet, solemn regretful manner.

@joeymorvant161

4 жыл бұрын

Obviously, I was talking how I would've discussed the matter, if ever I had to speak of it.

@joeymorvant161

4 жыл бұрын

@Raya Valentine Sad. Just unbeliveably sad!

Two years later this talented comic died at 38 in 1992 in a lousy car accident, sad! He was so outrageously funny!!

@thomasnigrelli6111

Жыл бұрын

I miss Sam and Joan. Two of the funniest people ever. Sam died way too young.

@australopithecusss

Жыл бұрын

my little sister and her boyfriend at the time, used to hang out with Sam whenever he was in kc...she loved his heart so much, said he was always wide open....

@jeffreysmith236

Жыл бұрын

💔🙏👏

@pena.3302

11 ай бұрын

Him n Jim Carrey..They were gonna do this two Preachers/Comic's bit if u want to know re;Jim Carrey @'W.T.F.w/-Marc Maron.very indepth Jim Explaining From Beginning to.present..very interesting.Hope you'r invested enough to chk it out .❤'Sam To Me Buddy.,.you won''!

I miss them both. RIP Joan and RIP Sam 🙏

God will not be mocked ! That’s the message of Sam’s life ... May God Grace be upon his soul !

@ninjanunch2769

6 ай бұрын

Sam was a preacher. He knew God better than most. I'm sure God understands a joke. Sam believed in God

Two of the funniest human beings who ever walked on the face of this earth.

@brayb9834

2 жыл бұрын

Agree, I miss them both

@rolliebrewer530

2 жыл бұрын

You must be talking about Sam and his doppelganger.

@vcvortex6356

2 жыл бұрын

Quite a stretch. Good comedians, but definitely not the funniest.

@1worldpro

2 жыл бұрын

Say it again 👏

@1worldpro

2 жыл бұрын

@@vcvortex6356 not "the funniest " nitwit. "Two of"... spot on. If you put all the funniest in a group. These are absolutely "two of" the funniest human beings.... Well said ...James 👏

Thanks for uploading this. I never saw this and really miss Sam to this day. It's good to hear his voice again and see something I missed long ago.

@StevenVerd

5 жыл бұрын

So true, Denise. Me too.

@whatcher8151

5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Kinison, I am waiting to meat you in Heaven. I know you had your foundation and left somewhat. I myself, after knowing you, watching all your audio and video's, I have a firm belief that you will be with The Father. Everyone will be given the opportunity to have a Heaven sent invitation. From there you will find that everyone's tour here will be different. So don't judge that, leave that to The Great "I AM".

Sam Kinison is one of the best (if not THE best) comedians of all time and will be forever missed. I was at his show at the Newport in Columbus, Ohio in August of 1991, and I will never forget that experience. I only wish I could go back and experience it again.

@yamatotakeru9078

Жыл бұрын

HE´S STILL THE GREATEST STAND UP EVER, SO FUNNY!

@coreyhowe177

Жыл бұрын

Shoutout to the Newport

I just loved hearing him say that he has a relationship with God. If the good Lord is gracious enough to let me in I really hope Sam is there. It wouldn't be heaven without him ❤

SAM KINISON IN MY BOOK OF COMIC GREATS OF MY LIFE SAM KINISON WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE AT THE TOP!

R.I.P Joan Rivers and Sam Kinison. Miss your humor a lot!!!!

@nickfekula6617

3 жыл бұрын

"Vegas represents America?" Lord God help us. March, 2020

@jeffouellette9946

3 жыл бұрын

@ShadowKnight8 a lot of people may call you a dumbass. I'd have to say there's something wrong with you.

@carlfrye1566

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickfekula6617 She meant the cross section of tourists who visiti. And in May 2021 we need to say god help us, Biden is President.

@shannonblanchard8195

10 ай бұрын

We’ll do you remember the era? It was rad!! Vegas has everything and anything!?!

Sam was on Married With Children......the man was funny .... how I would have loved to hang out ...... at his shows you had to run a gauntlet of protesters......coming up with snappy comebacks was one of my fun things to do........

Joan is like a normal person yet a superstar, so natural and real, quite extraordinary.

He was a cutting edge Classic.

Thirty years prior to Sam's death back in 1962, there was a popular comedian named Ernie Kovacs who also died tragically in a car crash. He was 42. I was a kid, but I remember it was a big deal. His generation loved him. When Sam died it reminded me of that tragedy. Now Kovacs is almost completely forgotten. Sh** happens. Kinison died at 38 in 1992 and would now be 71 , but he weighed 280 at 5'7'' and drank liquor, so maybe he'd be dead already. Just saying. His star was still rising. Over the years there would have been funny movies, lots of tv , concerts... what a loss. I sure miss him.

I hate that he died in a corvette. My car for over 20 years. Hometown boy done good . He rests here with many famous people.

Thank you SO much for posting! this is GOLD to remember them both !!

Sam was the King.......RIP brother......

He was right and quite prophetic. Hard Rock Hotel and Casino opened in Vegas in 95'. It was the last era of the Sunset Strip rockers before Vegas made way for the rap and EDM crowds.

Love that he still talked to god and wasn’t embarrassed

@justayoutuber1906

3 жыл бұрын

you can swear in heaven. it's Heaven

@TheInsultInvestor

2 жыл бұрын

too bad he got sucked into that cult

Oh by the way this was originally broadcast in 1990 I don't know why it's so hard for them to post the real dates for these

Cool to hear him just talk without going off on his mayhem .

@archie.ysdays6272

4 жыл бұрын

I love when he goes ballistic!!! Probably what ultimately killed him though...

@joeymorvant161

4 жыл бұрын

@@gensco1025 Well, his public image was a far cry from the "real" Sam. I admire that he wasn't afraid to show his truer nature, or discuss his relationship with God.

@davidleethompsoniii8263

3 жыл бұрын

Ergo He respects Joan!

@talkingrock7011

3 жыл бұрын

That was the kinder Sam being natural

@brandonharmon5556

3 жыл бұрын

@@gensco1025 actually talked about God allot and told truth unlike others

I'm 42 with a LOW body count, but a 110% success rate, thanks to this guy! May he continue to rest in peace.

It was always amazing how true he was about the content of his jokes, but also how prophetic he was about Vegas.

This guy was without doubt, THE ABSOLUTE FUNNIEST COMEDIAN OF THE 80's and early 90's. The world lost a true talent when he passed away. Would his style of comedy work in todays world? I would have to say probably not because it seems the world has lost their sense of humor. Everybody has a stick up their ass and is offended by the direction of the wind these days. It's really sad that its like that, but maybe one day everybody will find their sense of humor again.

@jimmulcahey9312

2 жыл бұрын

He was definitely one of the funniest comedians. You are right about most people seem to have no sense of humor anymore. What would all these people that are easily offended say about Sam Kinison, Robert Schimmel, Richard Pryor etc these days? Although they truly were great and funny so I think they still would be successful. Maybe not with the woke crowd. Jimmy Carr is hilarious and definitely not politically correct so I believe that their greatness would find an audience.

@jrnfw4060

Жыл бұрын

I certainly hope so. A good sense of humor can carry us through a lot. I'll bet today's PC crowd wouldn't like Paul Lynde, either.

@daviddoyle8956

Жыл бұрын

Next to Robin Williams and George Carlin, Andrew 'Dice' Clay to repetitive I thought his act got old quick.

@daviddoyle8956

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmulcahey9312 Ya the older comedians were better there a dime a dozen now Ilisa is good but I just find people like Dave Chapelle, Chris Rock and so on all they do is swear 12 times in a sentence just saying it kills the shock value when trying to make a point and it's filler because if you have to do that you have no talent and the other thing they always have to go into the white and colored BS within ten minuets of the act I think society as a whole is tired of hearing them bitch there is so much more to talk about.

@jrnfw4060

Жыл бұрын

Very sad that we lost Sammy that way. And, having read the medical examiner's report from his autopsy, I am seriously wondering if Sammy was even able to get out of that car after impact? Reading of the injuries he received, chances are, he was unconscious and/or already dead while wedged between the seats, as they found him. We'll never know for certain if the stories we've heard were true or not. He may have had just enough life left in him to exit the vehicle and lay on the ground as the stories go, but it seems to me he would have needed one hell of a constitution to have done so. And if they found him unconscious between the seats, how and when did he manage to wake up? The sad fact is, he's gone. We lost a lot of laughter that day. This grim 21st century could have truly benefited from having him around. Bless you, Sammy. Hope all is well with you beyond this realm.

I miss them both. What a great era that time was.

"I used to scream into a microphone and be a comedy legend too"- Ms. Joan Rivers

Sorely missed, both of them. Joan Rivers was an exceptional interviewer; she toned down her own need for attention and focused on the guest, asking a question and letting them speak. Made them feel at ease. A plate's job is to hold the food, not compete with it to get in somebody's mouth.

@williamshaw9047

4 жыл бұрын

She was a great standup, too.

@shannonblanchard8195

10 ай бұрын

Nice😊

I miss Joan Rivers

Two legends. In the paraphrased words of hunter S., god's own prototypes never seriously considered for mass production.

Preachers & religous people's humor is wild!!! 👏🙄👍💘

Sam Will ALWAYS Be the ........MAN .........

Bitterness can really destroy someone

Prophetic: "I hope you are around for years and years...."

@toby10bears21

3 жыл бұрын

That isn't prophetic... Moron.

I saw Sam's network debut on Letterman when it originally aired, and I think I understand at least a little bit what someone who saw Jimi Hendrix when he first hit the US. Carlin was and always will be the master, but Sam was close and almost loud enough to drown out the difference. I saw him live twice, and remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard he died. I can't say the same about George. But both you guys, rest easy.

He was sober here…. Check out HIS OTHER JR show interview, stoned af

GOD when he died he was at his best! I can’t imagine what he could of accomplished if he had lived. Gone way to soon.

fate seems to deliver bad endings to so many comics--Sam Kinison, Bill Hicks, Richard Jenni, Chris Farley, John Belushi, Ralphie May

@snowrocket

3 жыл бұрын

Phil Hartman was killed by his psycho wife.

@drooskeedoo3388

2 жыл бұрын

There was no way Ralphie was going to be here a long time

Rest in peace Sam and Joan.

Its funny looking back , how everyone loves him .

@justatrailer7807

4 жыл бұрын

You are loved !

@5:37, he talks about Dice. Classic.

Can you imagine the two of them laughing now? I bet it's great!

@amymoseleysmith7494

Жыл бұрын

WITH A HEAVY-HEART, I cannot lie. You can only reap what you sow. Neither sowed that which leads to an Eternity in Heaven. The good news is that anyone can repent at the last minute. If they are sincere, God accepts that. I hope both did!

There's a man in Milwaukee with heads in his icebox but the story of the day is Sam Kinison missed the Joan Rivers show.

How could Sam Kinison NOT yell in this!?

When he nailed himself to the stage as skit on the crucifixion I laughed until I couldn’t breathe! Priceless 😁

Before his time. Beautiful character

SAM KINISON BROUGHT ME HERE.

@jccrawford6438

5 жыл бұрын

zippy39008

Two American treasures...R.I.P.

Murdered by a teenage drunk driver. What a damned bum, who didn't even get much jail time for it.

Sam was absolutely great I miss him so much and he was taken so early God must have needed him be journey well Sam God bless you

@yamatotakeru9078

Жыл бұрын

HE´S STILL THE GREATEST STAND UP EVER, SO FUNNY!

I forgot about the beef between the Dice Man & Sam. I like both.

@aarondigby5054

9 ай бұрын

Have you EVER seen Gilbert Gottfried's impersonation of Dice Clay. Hilarious.

Geez, I miss both of them.

Joan Rivers, what a fantastic comedian she was

Man, I miss Sam, and Joan.

@nunyabizness199

4 жыл бұрын

They WERE funny..

@precisionbrown6829

4 жыл бұрын

Hilarious

@raymondstemmer2051

4 жыл бұрын

What happened they're still here ! Damn i didn't know ?

@nickfekula6617

3 жыл бұрын

Sam was on Married With Children......the man was funny .... how I would have loved to hang out ...... at his shows you had to run a gauntlet of protesters......coming up with snappy comebacks was one of my fun things to do........

I'm wondering if Sammy ever experienced the joy of owning and caring for a pet -- a companion animal? He didn't seem to like cats very much, judging from the following quote: "Not that I'm against cat death. If you see a cat, if it's crossing the road, hit it. I don't call that a ritual, I just call that upsetting the cat owner." I wonder if he really felt that way? Sammy might have been less lonely and a little happier if he could have experienced the companionship of a loyal and unconditionally loving pet. If he missed out on that during his lifetime, it's sad, indeed. I'm editing this post because I've just recently learned that Sammy did, indeed, have a pet. He had a dog named Russo, and according to what I've read, he just LOVED that dog. He wanted his dog with him on the road. On the day of his accident, he had Russo put into the van that was driving behind his Trans Am, and Sam also had everything else he'd had in his car placed into the van. His brother, Bill, thought that was kind of weird and unusual, because Sam and Russo were inseparable. Could it be that Sam sensed something was going to happen and he wanted his dog safe, along with all of his other stuff he had in his car? But, if that were the case, one might think he would have wanted Malika safe, as well, and have her also go into the van. He didn't, of course. And why would he? They were married and in love and life together. Sam wanted her with him. Whatever happened to him was going to happen to both of them, together. That's what marriage is about. You're together, come hell or high water! I think Sammy was blessed to have a pet to love and we all know that pets are good for us -- for our health, for therapy, for our general well being. Sam was trying to clean up his life. What more wholesome a friend to help him do that than a loyal companion animal? A much more wholesome friend than some of the guys he hung out with who kept plying him with drugs. The thing he said about cats was probably just his joking around. Maybe he didn't really like cats, or maybe he did like them. That line stuck with me because I'm a cat person. It probably meant nothing. Anyway, I glad Sammy had his dog. Good for his heart.

@stevesmith9221

Жыл бұрын

I didn't care for that line either

@scottashe984

Жыл бұрын

He hated cats. He used to torture them before eating them but had to stop after he got caught for it.

@stevesmith9221

Жыл бұрын

@@scottashe984 rumor. No evidence to back it up.

@jrnfw4060

Жыл бұрын

@@scottashe984 You know this HOW?

@stevesmith9221

Жыл бұрын

@James Blank what was the funny part?

Thank you very much for posting this! Your fucking awesome!

2 years later!

THIS white cat's Jokes are, STILL FUNNY, TO. ME! I ALWAYS LOVED His VERY FUNNY, SCREAMING JOKES! RIP, GREAT COMEDIAN!

@TheInsultInvestor

2 жыл бұрын

Stop thinking about skin color.

36 at that time???? Looked like he was in his mid 50s.

Hello people My name is Tom Evans,In 1991 I lived in Las Vegas I was going to corona. CA to see my brother and family as I was going in on the north interstate sam was coming in to Laughlin Nevada he was ahead of his brother driving then that's when he got into a head on collision that was when expired the same time I was going in deviated I was my sister in-law told me the next morning I was devastated sad I'll never forget you sam love you Man you spoke words of IRON rock on sincerely thomas Evans 👍🎵🎶🎶 🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶

@thomasevans1914

2 жыл бұрын

Sam was on the south interstate going in to Laughlin interstate Tom Evans

the funniest (then) man in showbidness

I miss him so much and his truths.

the PMRC is to blame for advisory stickers on albums

both of them are gone now, kinda sad, both were great

Joan shoulda let Sam PERFORM! -

@shannonblanchard8195

10 ай бұрын

I think, think that that was one of the first interviews aftr rehab?, don’t quote me

Sam and Joan are deeply missed

Gone way too soon. RIP SK

I miss both of them, RIP

36!!! Omg.....im old. Im......38....yeah....38 now....

@davidhunt8456

4 жыл бұрын

I'm ancient I'm 54 lol

Miss YOU BOTH...EVERYBODY Does

Man of many appetites

He would have some much material in this Woke world

love how he outs robin Williams for having extra girlfriends

Look out for those who call evil good and good evil

@connievino4226

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, I agree.

I love Sam and joan! Fuck yeah! Wow, 2 together, I can't....

I truly believe that Lord Jesus took him..God knew he was headed in the wrong direction⬇️

It is really weird because didn't they get into it for a while and this interview (before or afterwards) they are getting along fine. Howard Stern was the real shit stirrer between Dice and Sam.

Cancel culture attempt back then. Seems like some things never change.

I had the Honor to see his comedy and his band at Lake Compounce. My face hurt i laughed the whole time. 2nd row center I actually made at something I said. His comedy wouldn't make it today.

What a tragic death. Horrible.

@justayoutuber1906

3 жыл бұрын

should have worn a seatbelt

@operasinger2126

3 жыл бұрын

@@justayoutuber1906 I looked it up. "On Friday, April 10, 1992, Kinison was driving his Pontiac Trans Am,[23] which was struck head-on on U.S. Route 95, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Interstate 40 and around 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Needles, California, by a pickup truck driven by 17-year-old Troy Pierson, who had been drinking alcohol.[24][25] The pickup truck crossed the center line of the roadway while trying to pass another vehicle and went into Kinison's lane.[24] At the time of the accident, Kinison was on his way to Laughlin, Nevada, to perform at a sold-out show.[19] Kinison was found unconscious between the seats of his car at the scene of the accident. He was not wearing a seat belt. His head smashed the windshield and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to his brother.[3] His wife was also injured in the collision but later recovered after being taken directly to a hospital in Needles for treatment.[23] Kinison said to no one in particular at the time: “I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die.” But then there was a pause as if Kinison were listening to someone. Then he asked, “But why?”, and after another pause, “Okay, okay, okay.” A friend who was with him said, “Whatever voice was talking to him gave him the right answer and he just relaxed with it.”[26] Efforts to resuscitate Kinison were unsuccessful and he passed away on the spot from internal injuries. An autopsy found that Kinison sustained multiple traumatic injuries, including a dislocation in the cervical spine, a torn aorta, and torn blood vessels in his abdominal cavity, which resulted in his death within a few minutes of the accident.[27][28] Malika Souiri, Kinison's wife, whom he had married six days earlier and who was wearing a seat belt, was also found unconscious after the accident, but she survived the accident with the concussion.[29] Pierson pled guilty to one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. He was sentenced to one year of probation and 300 hours of community service. Pierson also had his driver's license suspended for two years in connection with the collision.[30]"

2/23/1990 was the date I believe.

He really does appear to be coke-free in this interview.

36 wow he looks about at least 50

Damnnn. Flowers made it look like a funeral. Sadly enough one was on the way.

I heard his last words just before he died were "really, you're taking me already?" As he held his chest and looked upward.....

@zx2781

4 жыл бұрын

He said "okay, okay, okay" He died after saying the third one according to his brother and another at the scene.

@zx2781

4 жыл бұрын

@Tom Jenkins I read the same thing. He was having a conversation whoever it was he saw. Great comedian.

@snowrocket

3 жыл бұрын

@@zx2781 He was talking to God or Jesus.

@connievino4226

Жыл бұрын

What do you think.

@shannonblanchard8195

10 ай бұрын

I think you know when your literally dying.

Two giants. Wish the word had more of their kind.

"Vegas represents America?" Lord God help us. March, 2020

Sam was the man!

i remember 1 time ha didn't show up at her show and she was pissed when to go find him at motel room his brother answered the door said he was sick joan wasn't buyin it

god dammmmmmmmmmn…. he was funny.

We love you Sam!

Joan looks fabulous!

@aarondigby5054

9 ай бұрын

Why did Joan ever tamper with plastic surgery, she was glamorous and her hair's immaculate. Joan would tell a gay joke referencing her hair dresser ironic her hair was always immaculate

"You mean the living can still....... when you're DEAD? OH, IT NEVER ENDS!"

The show-biz gang didn't know what to do with Sam Kinison like the music industry didn't know what to do with Frank Zappa. Till they could figure out how to make a buck out of it themselves.