Madame Pandora
Deliciously Aware of Impending Sins
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This thread has probably been done before, but oh well.
I am a stand-up comedy junkie. It's sad, really. There is no 12-step program. I can (and do) watch old stand up and still laugh. Something in the delivery of great comic routines will still make me giggle.
While there are MANY bits that I love, the most recent is from Eddie Izzard's "Dressed to Kill." His "Cunning Use of Flags" absolutely tears me up. As well as the short bit about English and American pronounciation ("you pronounce it 'erb' and we pronounce it 'herb' ... because there's a fucking H in it!")
It never ceases to amaze me that things I would normally find terribly offensive become acceptable when they are presented in a funny medium. I guess, for me, that’s the true miracle of wit and laughter.
While I could never choose which comedy routine was my favorite, many hop to mind readily.
Larry Miller's “5 Stages of Drinking” (6 if you live in a trailer park) and his skiing bit.
Dennis Leary in general ("What were the 80s good for, boys and girls? We GOT RID of one of the Gibb brothers. You see this scar on my wrist? I heard the BeeGees were getting back together and couldn't take life anymore.")
Paula Poundstone's Darryl Hannah rip ("I agree she's pretty, but can't we just have a little picture of her in the movie or something? Does she have to move and talk like that? I mean...I think those are her only problems - the moving and the talking. Other than that she's golden.")
Rowan Atkins' “Satan on a Busy Day” number...which simply can't be repeated in print - it's all about timing.
Sam Kinison in general ("It occurred to us that there wouldn't be world hunger IF YOU PEOPLE WOULD MOVE WHERE THE FOOD IS!")
And ANYTHING that comes out of Stephen Wright’s mouth. (“Do you swear to tell the truth, so help you God? – Yes. You’re ugly. See that woman in the jury box…I’d really like to sleep with her.”)
There are just too many.
Anyone else got a bit that's been keeping them chuckling lately, or an old fave that never loses its charm?
MP
I am a stand-up comedy junkie. It's sad, really. There is no 12-step program. I can (and do) watch old stand up and still laugh. Something in the delivery of great comic routines will still make me giggle.
While there are MANY bits that I love, the most recent is from Eddie Izzard's "Dressed to Kill." His "Cunning Use of Flags" absolutely tears me up. As well as the short bit about English and American pronounciation ("you pronounce it 'erb' and we pronounce it 'herb' ... because there's a fucking H in it!")
It never ceases to amaze me that things I would normally find terribly offensive become acceptable when they are presented in a funny medium. I guess, for me, that’s the true miracle of wit and laughter.
While I could never choose which comedy routine was my favorite, many hop to mind readily.
Larry Miller's “5 Stages of Drinking” (6 if you live in a trailer park) and his skiing bit.
Dennis Leary in general ("What were the 80s good for, boys and girls? We GOT RID of one of the Gibb brothers. You see this scar on my wrist? I heard the BeeGees were getting back together and couldn't take life anymore.")
Paula Poundstone's Darryl Hannah rip ("I agree she's pretty, but can't we just have a little picture of her in the movie or something? Does she have to move and talk like that? I mean...I think those are her only problems - the moving and the talking. Other than that she's golden.")
Rowan Atkins' “Satan on a Busy Day” number...which simply can't be repeated in print - it's all about timing.
Sam Kinison in general ("It occurred to us that there wouldn't be world hunger IF YOU PEOPLE WOULD MOVE WHERE THE FOOD IS!")
And ANYTHING that comes out of Stephen Wright’s mouth. (“Do you swear to tell the truth, so help you God? – Yes. You’re ugly. See that woman in the jury box…I’d really like to sleep with her.”)
There are just too many.
Anyone else got a bit that's been keeping them chuckling lately, or an old fave that never loses its charm?
MP
