Robin Williams....

[tigerjen]

He is sooooo funny as both actor and comedian...........
I don't have HBO unfortunately but the word I got from
fellow members who did get to see said he was really
funny.......

I enjoyed him in "Good Morning Vietnam" (love that
movie!)....."Mrs. Doubtfire" (very very funny)......"Jack"
(cute movie)......I even remember him from way way
back when......when he was on "Mork and Mindy"......


tigerjen

 

[teddybear4play]

Arrghhh. Fucking thing wouldn't let me vote.

Chalk me up for "both." He's absolutely insane. His bit about John Wayne Bobbitt's penis made me laugh for three weeks.

But his favorite movie roles of mine are the nonhumorous ones, like Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting. He was pretty good in Insomnia, but he struck me as an overgrown six-year old more than a cold-blooded killer.

TB4p

 

[Dana]

You mean all the things he's been in aren;t just clips from the same one long movie ?

 

[calypso_21]

Arrghhh. Fucking thing wouldn't let me vote.

Chalk me up for "both." He's absolutely insane. His bit about John Wayne Bobbitt's penis made me laugh for three weeks.

But his favorite movie roles of mine are the nonhumorous ones, like Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting. He was pretty good in Insomnia, but he struck me as an overgrown six-year old more than a cold-blooded killer.

TB4p

I've yet to see him in Insomnia...but I did enjoy him in the others. I just adore him in anything even that silly one with him and Billy Crystal and they both could possibly be the father of a young man...didn't do well but I liked Robin.

 

[SGTBIGDOG420]

I just got done watching the special on hbo damn I love to laugh and he does it every time I loved the one about pating down the five year old at the airport " your not a priest get your hands off me" funny as hell but I cant say much for his movies some were excellent some just plain sucked.

 

[yuppietowngirl]

Now on HBO...I'm laughing so hard I can barely type...he is so fucking funny! I love his movies...I don't know if I could pick a fave. His show is Robin Williams on Broadway. What I wouldn't give to have seen him!!

What do you like better the actor or the comedian or both?

I know what you mean...he makes me laugh so hard that it hurts He is so brilliant in all that he does...a true talent.

 

[ShyGuy68]

I also admire Robin Williams, both for his comedy and his movies. He seems like being able to get a serious statement through via comedy.

Right now I'm watching a documentary on Discovery about him swimming with dolphins. I've seen it before and it struck me back then that meeting the wild dolphins and actually getting to swim with them for a while had a big impact on him.

 

[calypso_21]

He is sooooo funny as both actor and comedian...........
I don't have HBO unfortunately but the word I got from
fellow members who did get to see said he was really
funny.......

I enjoyed him in "Good Morning Vietnam" (love that
movie!)....."Mrs. Doubtfire" (very very funny)......"Jack"
(cute movie)......I even remember him from way way
back when......when he was on "Mork and Mindy"......


tigerjen

I actually fell for him when he was on Happy Days!!! I've adored him ever since.

 

[calypso_21]

I just got done watching the special on hbo damn I love to laugh and he does it every time I loved the one about pating down the five year old at the airport " your not a priest get your hands off me" funny as hell but I cant say much for his movies some were excellent some just plain sucked.

To each his/her own I say...but his comedy routine was a laugh riot!!

 

[calypso_21]

Re: Re: Robin Williams....

I know what you mean...he makes me laugh so hard that it hurts He is so brilliant in all that he does...a true talent.

agreed!

 

[calypso_21]

I also admire Robin Williams, both for his comedy and his movies. He seems like being able to get a serious statement through via comedy.

Right now I'm watching a documentary on Discovery about him swimming with dolphins. I've seen it before and it struck me back then that meeting the wild dolphins and actually getting to swim with them for a while had a big impact on him.

I never saw that...if it notes when it is on again, would you pm me with the date and time, please?

 

[bluespoke]

Robin Williams is just awesome..i love all his movies.....& to watch his comedy performances just crack me up every time...the other comoedian i like to the same degree is Billy Connelly..he is also a riot in progress.

If you could get the two of then on stage together you could kill a few of the audience!

I first saw Connolly in Glasgow more than 30 years ago, the funniest man to come out of the Glasgow shipyards!

 

[calypso_21]

If you could get the two of then on stage together you could kill a few of the audience!

I first saw Connolly in Glasgow more than 30 years ago, the funniest man to come out of the Glasgow shipyards!

Oh, I can imagine all the aching ribs in that joint if that were to happen!

 

[Secret Kate]

 

[lobito]

Quite possibly the funniest human being that I've never met.

 

[calypso_21]

Re: I'd like to know when that's on again too!

I loved watching that, but it's been a long time. Would love to see it again!

I watched the HBO special last night too - can't wait to watch it again. I laughed til I cried. My husband had to leave for a bit during the golf routine - the Scots - and the Tiger Woods bit - and I want him to see that! It was so funny!

Oh - I voted both - love his movies and his comedy. I still love him as the Genie in Aladdin - as well as just about everything I've ever seen with him!

Oh I agree. He was great in Aladdin. I would like him to do the voice of another character!

 

[calypso_21]

Quite possibly the funniest human being that I've never met.

But would be more than happy to!!

 

[Thrillhouse]

I'm sick of him as a comedian. Jumping around, spastic and annoying...

But his dramatic roles are terrific. My personal favorite was "The Fisher King." Yeah, he was kind of spastic, but also very tender, especially with Amanda Plummer. I'm generally a sucker for any Terry Gilliam movie, though.

 

[~tehya~]

Robin Williams' HBO Show

Just in case you missed the show last night, and have HBO, it's also on tonight (July 15) at 10:00 pm, Thursday (July 18) at 9:00 pm, and Saturday (July 20) at 10:30 pm. All these times are for the west coast, not sure about the other parts of the country.

Just thought you'd all like to know.

By the way...LOVE him as both a comedian and an actor!

 

[Tap-Out]

Robin WIlliams is a very talented human being. He is funny in everything he does, but can also play a serious role when called upon. My personal favourite movie by him was not mentioned yet on the thread and that is "Patch Adams". I think he was brillant in that role.

 

[someplace]

Billy Connolly

If you could get the two of then on stage together you could kill a few of the audience!

I first saw Connolly in Glasgow more than 30 years ago, the funniest man to come out of the Glasgow shipyards!

I cannot even imagine the two of them playing off each other.

Did you ever see the Connolly bit about his maiden aunties knitting and gossiping? OMG I thought I'd have apoplexy on the spot! It's still one of my all time favorite comedy routines.

 

[calypso_21]

I'm sick of him as a comedian. Jumping around, spastic and annoying...

But his dramatic roles are terrific. My personal favorite was "The Fisher King." Yeah, he was kind of spastic, but also very tender, especially with Amanda Plummer. I'm generally a sucker for any Terry Gilliam movie, though.

I agree about his role in "The Fisher King"...saw a bit more of him than expected...but it was a great role!!

 

[calypso_21]

Re: Robin Williams' HBO Show

Just in case you missed the show last night, and have HBO, it's also on tonight (July 15) at 10:00 pm, Thursday (July 18) at 9:00 pm, and Saturday (July 20) at 10:30 pm. All these times are for the west coast, not sure about the other parts of the country.

Just thought you'd all like to know.

By the way...LOVE him as both a comedian and an actor!

Thanks...I want to tape it again so I don't have to bother with crappy copies.

 

[calypso_21]

Robin WIlliams is a very talented human being. He is funny in everything he does, but can also play a serious role when called upon. My personal favourite movie by him was not mentioned yet on the thread and that is "Patch Adams". I think he was brillant in that role.

I was trying to think of that title last night. I liked it too.

I do have to add that I can't watch anyone else as Popeye even the cartoon...no one does it better than Robin!!

 

[JennyOmanHill]

BOTH!

Just had to give up HBO! DANG!!

Even an interview with Robin Williams can cause a rupture from laughing.

Several of his movies are favorites of mine, especially "Awakenings" and "The Fisher King".