• @[email protected]
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    374 months ago

    Poor guy got no respect. It was pretty sad.

    Seriously, though. I saw his standup for the first time several years ago. I think this was from the early 80s on Carson and the dude was lit. I only knew him from movies and his general schtick. I’d never seen his timing and delivery. He was great.

    • Aa!
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      164 months ago

      His standup was definitely better than any of his movies

      • @ummthatguy
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        64 months ago

        Gonna badmouth Caddyshack and Back to School, really?

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          4 months ago

          Back to School, definitely. Well, not really badmouth, but I thought it was fairly mediocre.

          But really I meant to praise his standup and say his movies didn’t do him justice. He was just funnier when doing his own material

    • Flying SquidM
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      24 months ago

      There are an amazing number of Carson clips on YouTube. Lots of very cool moments and people coming together you wouldn’t expect.

      The only time I think you will ever see George Carlin and Richard Pryor on TV together was when they were on Carson.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfBhy28sMKw