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.
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!
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.
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!!!
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'
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.
@@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.
@@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).
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.
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.
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 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'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.
@@skepticalbaby6912 In the other, less “clean” (as in more profanity, but not a whole lot) version available here on TH-cam (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!”
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"
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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?"
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This recording is hilarious, but the full version on the hour-long special (found on Netflix) is even funnier. The pacing and language just seems so much better,
@@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.
@@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.
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.
I'm genuinely in awe of how well constructed this bit is. We live in a time when people say "political correctness is ruining comedy". Just point them to this. You just have to be smarter than the lowest common denominator.
eh, but political correctness and cancel culture are still ruining comedy. doesn’t mean there aren’t jokes to be made yet, just that ultra-sensitivity isn’t good for anyone
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!
I know I'm late to the party, but this bit is timeless. It's funny, and would work in any decade (after 1973) and is for almost all audiences. Great bit.
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I appreciate him referring to the invention of "o'clock" as timeless.
O'snap, I've watched this over five times and never noticed.
@@RobertPenner "Of the snap".
he manages to keep a straight face, and he's so off-hand.
@Sam Raffield Seriously, I've never seen a bit with so much detail.
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.
He left me wanting more! Great stuff.
@@PotatoeSnow He did Conan last week to explain how this bit came about. Very surprising.
It took him ten years to develop this bit.
@@93Jubilee There are longer versions of it.
Well said. This type of humor is brilliant.
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!
I was hoping he would name the documentary at the end!
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.
Genius? No, he isn’t.
I have never heard any professional comedian use "guy walked into a bar"
As a comedian, people always come up to me and ask, “do people really come up to you?”
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!!!
And he's still wearing the outfit!
Nice use of the first person of the holy trinity of regret. The contractor would be so proud.
@@michaeluhler3474 ?
@@rickrose5377?
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 kind of wish the documentary was real.
Maybe someday it will be
It can't ever be real if it never happened...
+Ari Fanuch one day
You are not real
miss october I so stooppeedd, I went looking for it.
I love how Dottie goes from being a Randy Minx, to a Vulgar Lush.
She's all four. That's part of her innate Dottie-ness.
@@ThunderPants13 she's a pistol. a real hot ticket.
How Dottie is that?
@@prennt57g99 so Dottie 💁♀️
I hear Dottie lives in Florida now.
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.
You noticed that did you
@@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 i think he did
00⁰⁰
The John Madden of comedy analysis.
@@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. 😊😉
I see you've met the contractor, wait, I mean the conTRACTor.
"ffpthhh" is perhaps my favorite punchline ever.
Sky comma. 😅@@davidadame9948
When he said "Not a CONtractor, a conTRACTor", I put my phone down and clapped.
4:50 of set-up for that perfect line!
Yeah - that was drop dead funny!!!!
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.
@@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).
Only got it the second time I watched this. Perfect setup.
Instantly one of my favorite sets. This was fantastic and witty.
Yes, totally agree. He's so good. Look up his bit about Donald Trump and Bill Gates.
dmbkersh lol okay
This got progressively funnier as it went along.
He has a special on Netflix, hilarious
John Rutherford I might check it out now
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.
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.
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 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".
It takes a while to learn and be comfortable with that. It can seem like minutes at first...
@@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_
@@Observ45er *like
"such TIMELESS classics as o'clock..."
@@soth1sol omg i have watched this may time and i have never once caught the "timeless" in there, amazing
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.
Better than would of, should of and could of. LOL
Now that's a solid bit of comedy right there :D
Yea gulman is the man! Way better than that mainstream trash Iglesias hart and Jim jefferues
That it is.
★★★★★
To this day, I consider this to be the best comedy routine I have ever seen.
Agree. It's so intricate and well thought out
You need to check out John Pinette
This is tied with The One Thing by John Mulaney
Um, no.
I'm a little older. Try Victor Borge and his punctuation routine.
the "o' clock" joke KILLED
Ikr "we don't need the fffff thhhh" hahaha
Sky comma!!
Amrit Because then, the apostrophe had no name. It was merely a comma without gravity.
All the jokes killed.
@@skepticalbaby6912 In the other, less “clean” (as in more profanity, but not a whole lot) version available here on TH-cam (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 Holy Trinity of regrets. Awesome.
Perfect
Other than the “contractor” thing, the holy trinity is my fave
I use this line in conversation to this day. It's genius
this level of comedy is too advanced for me
lol
Same
Is that a joke?
XXX69,420commanderlolipussyslayer69,420XXX lol
Disagree. Just enjoy the ride.
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 was shocked when he stopped. I wanted to hear about the rest of the states!
Separating Mississippi and Missouri must have been murder.
"How often do well? Ne'er. They ne'er did well."
For some reason that was my favorite part..lol. so well crafted.
E'er?
No, ne'er. 😆
I love that it tied into the greater theme of contractions
@@Funkopedia You could say he foreshadowed it.
Can you believe this contractor apostrophized “never do well”?
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.
Patton Oswalt has cited this bit as the one he wishes he had written.
I have watched this so many times. It’s like playing a favourite song on the stereo
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.
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!
@jwhomeez9393 I hadn't even noticed until you mentioned it, and now that's all I can see! LOL
The "Bohemian Rhapsody" of stand-up acts.
Should've Would've Could've
Very very frightening me!
Gary Gulman (Gary Gulman)
Death penalty for anyone who writes “would of”, “could of”, or “should of”.
@@big10inrecord Underrated comment
Apt equivocation that.
Your comment was brought up in an interview with Gary Gulman haha. He appreciated the compliment
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.
Clearly you’re, somehow, unfamiliar with Gallagher
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.
This piece of genius is a master class on how to write a tight 6-minutes. Never gets old.
"He wrote such TIMEless classics as o'clock."
Ohhh...
Guy 1: How are you going to shorten 'of clock'
Guy 2: Watch me....
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."
With the right cast, writing, and direction, a full 90 minute mocumentary about this exact topic would be a true artistic accomplishment.
Many movies have been made on ideas far less refined than this.
12 angry men style and this would be perfect
Christopher Guest
@@Heather-fx7srCatherine O'Hara has to play Dottie.
I wish we could crowd compose this.
Who would play the Holiday Sauce guy?
I thought this guy was bad at first, but man did he prove me wrong!
Same, man. Same.
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!!
I thought you were a dipshit on youtube at first, but boy did you prove me right!
I still think he's bad.. And I'm watching this the third time, laughing my ass off. Paradoxical.
Check out his special on Netflix, It has this joke in it.
I got to meet him after his show in Buffalo and he's the most friendly person on the planet
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.
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. ❤️
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.
"how Dotty is this?"
I know!!!😆I'm going to appropriate and redeploy that phrase in future situations
@@littleghostfilms3012 --been doing it for years
I love this guy SO MUCH. and I'm very interested in a Dottie spin-off movie.
I see it as a series
Spin-off docudrama...
Dottie can’t play herself whole she’s in and out of rehab.
I like how we’re picturing spinoffs of a documentary that doesn’t exist
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
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.
Gary's comedy is like music. You can listen to it over and over. It's just a pleasure to hear/watch
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.
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?"
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.
Depression is not a disease. It is a loose collection of symptoms.
MA as in Maine, Maryland, or Massachusetts?
Symptoms of...a disease?@@MrOrgeston
No matter how many times I watch this bit, it makes me laugh. Genuinely inventive and clever stuff, perfectly delivered.
It's a lovely blend of laughing at the actual joke and laughing at him and the delivery. Prime.
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.
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.
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.
If the Mona Lisa were a lot larger.
video starts at 0:00 if you were wondering
No, at 00:01
Your comedy career starts at infinity:00. It won't ever start. You are humorless trash.
+bkbj8282 easy killer
+bkbj8282 that is a very appropriate response
thanks
"Not now Dottie you vulgar lush!"
The audience didn’t get the Shakespeare joke “et tu, Dottie” 😂
One of the little gem asides that some crowds get but this one didn’t.
Yes, you’re smarter than the entire audience...and probably everyone else in the world.
one of my favorite stand up comedians. great stage presence and with the perfect brand of humor to match!
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.
cannae216 me too! My favorite podcast. And this set KILLED! May 2018 bring the success 13 year old Gary wanted.
Gary is so brilliant - "This is so Dottie..."
This might be one of the greatest stand up sets, I have ever seen.
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.
"Would've, could've, should've the holy Trinity of regrets"😂
This recording is hilarious, but the full version on the hour-long special (found on Netflix) is even funnier. The pacing and language just seems so much better,
Holy crap, "sky comma" got me. Busted out laughing and caught the attention of nearby co-workers
This is so good, I bet they will make the "documentary" at some point.
"This visionary said 'We don't need the fffthhh, I can do that with a sky comma' " lmao
It took me to read the joke to understand it lol
I don't get it, had the word for an apostrophe not been invented at that point?
@@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.
@@AlmostaFlipinSkater omg....boom.
@@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.
Look at his other works too. Gary is a comic genius (and no, I'm not his mom)...lol
Former copyeditor here so I'm a word nerd, and this is one of the funniest things I have EVER seen. Brilliant.
man, so simple and so funny
look for his cookie hierarchy
NOT NOW, YOU VULGAR LUSH!
This is definitely one of the best written jokes I've ever seen.
It's been 8 years and still
That's fresh material. Yeah! I haven't laughed that hard in a long time... oh sweet golly.
He had a very small part in Joker. I was glad to see him make an appearance
Conan(sky comma)s guest stand up here was refreshingly good!
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.
He can make anything funny. Gary Gulman should be a legend. In my eyes, he is.
One of my all-time favorite stand-up bits. So genius. Should be listed in hall of fame
Watching this again but after "great depresh" selfishly makes me happy he got the help needed to be able to continue his craft
I love this! I wish it was longer, in fact I want to see the actual documentary!
I can't express how badly I want this movie to be real!
Oh Gary Gulman , Your Cookie Bit Was Genius, But This, This Is Beyond .....
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 is just so brilliant and original - I feel like I could just watch it endlessly on repeat and it would never get old.
"Not a CONtractor, a conTRACtor."
Brilliant.
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.
My new stripper name: Randy Minx.
What was your old stripper name?
@@badandylaoc John
The correct spelling is Randee Mynxxx. Duh. 😁
Andrew Moore Pole Smoker
Not Youvulgar Lush?
I'm genuinely in awe of how well constructed this bit is. We live in a time when people say "political correctness is ruining comedy". Just point them to this.
You just have to be smarter than the lowest common denominator.
eh, but political correctness and cancel culture are still ruining comedy. doesn’t mean there aren’t jokes to be made yet, just that ultra-sensitivity isn’t good for anyone
A true wordsmith.
This documentary he made up seems like something from 'Documentary Now'.
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!
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.
Very Clever Humor!
This is perhaps the most brilliant stand up set of all time.
I would say that I thought I found this hilarious but instead I(sky comma)ll just write lol.
This guy is amazing, i can't believe i haven't heard of him until now.
"Every 1970s office had a wise-cracking secretary"
60% of them were named Dottie. The other 40%? Carol.
This is one of the greatest bits ever written/performed.
This was so perfectly put together, what a delight!
Have every single album and special. This is my guy.
I only wish the documentary really exists
i love how he's smiling at his own jokes.
He started this bit in '94. Some things are just worth the time
This routine reminds me of Victor Borge. Both are incredible with their wordplay, playfulness, and wit.
I know I'm late to the party, but this bit is timeless. It's funny, and would work in any decade (after 1973) and is for almost all audiences. Great bit.
Notice how there are no "hills" in the most watched TH-cam indicator. Everyone starts at the beginning and watches all the way through. Each joke is set up by the previous one. Funny contextually. Brilliant.
Old school comedy at it's finest!
its.
SaintRush556 Illiterate moron
You're stupidity at it's finest. Or its? Illiterate moron.
Not sure if level 9 clever troll or actually meant to write "you're"
degenerate82 ;) What do you think?
Such a classic. I’ve watched this many times over the years and it still makes me laugh out loud. Gary’s timing and delivery are perfect.
Jesus christ the 'sky comma' had me choking on my water, literally! One of my all-time favorite Conan standups!