Mommy, Where Did I Come From?
December 13, 2006 · Print This Article
Welcome to another overstuffed edition of Behind The Bricks. Today is all about the inside of a comedian’s brain. Just how do they come up with that ridiculous stuff, and how do they know if it’s funny?
Brian also reads the listener’s comments about last week’s show and offers the 1st of what will surely be several apologies for misinformation.
We wrap it up with Behind The Bricks’ 1st ever listener submitted rant of the week which will remind us that while it is better to give than to receive, receiving cash is best of all. And finally we spotlight another requested comic who’s known more for being clean than being funny. Enjoy the show. You Too!
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so what you think of my rant
I thought it was right on and props for saying what most people only think when they open up one of those bullshit cards.
then your gonna like me cuz im full of that crap there alot of stuff i say that well quite frankly i shouldn’t but i strait up tell them anyway i see if i cant get my one friend to call he he full of it too.(the reason we get along so wel)
Great point about the comedy world missing the opportunity to honor a legend with their “comedy award.”
Speaking of legends, what the fuck is up with the newer celebrity roasts done as of late by Jeffery Ross, Jimmy Kimmell, Adam Corolla and Sara Silverman?
Back when it was hosted by Dean Martin, they were clever, funny and honored many of the great actors and comedians. Now it is like a whore fest for these people to come on and be complete asses and trying to get people to laugh at that. Jeffery Ross and crew seem to use it as a way to try and be a modern day “rat pack”, but they just aren’t that funny. The roast they did for Pamela Anderson, I mean WTF? Pam is attractive don’t get me wrong, but she isn’t the best actress nor a funny comedian.
Honestly I see this as a way for the four to get on t.v. and hope someone will pay them to stick around. I fucking hate comedians that laugh at their own jokes right as they say them (I’m talking to you Adam Corolla). When Hedberg does it, it is funny, because he is genuinely tickled. When Corolla does it, it seems a nervous will anyone laugh at it, kind of laugh. Jimmy Kimmel is in the same boat. Jeffery Ross is just a no talent fuck, as far as performing the act goes. He can write, but that is about it as far as I’m concerned.
Sara, Sara, Sara, where do I begin. You forced jokes and weak punchlines….ugh. Although you chil molesting jokes make me laugh at times. Laugh at you making an ass of yourself.
So if the roasts are going to be done, do them right, get the right guests and get the right comedians to do the roasting.
*end rant*
So, here is a joke that killed me the first time I heard it, and the only joke to make my father (not the one who art in heaven, the one who art by the river) laugh so hard he literally cried;
So it was the year 33 and christ was being crusified. The crowds were gathered and some were distraught with sadness and others were just watching. The guards were keeping the crowds back. The emotions were running high.
Just then Christ weakly spoke from atop the cross “Luuuuuuuukkkkeeeeeeeeee”
Luke then heard what christ had spoken and declared,”my lord has called me, I must serve him!” at that moment Luke ran as fast as he could, burst through the guards and made it to the cross, he kneeled down and said,”My lord it is I, Luke. I am here to serve you!”
Just then the guards grabbed Luke and drug him away from the cross. Before they threw him back to the crowd, they cut off his legs.
Then again Christ weakly called,” Luuuuuuuuuukkkkkkkkkeeeeeee!”
Luke again heard his lord call and said,”my lord has called me, I must serve him!” at that moment Luke pulled as hard as he could with his arms, snuck past the guards and made it to the cross, he propped himself up at the base of the cross and said,”My lord it is I, Luke. I am here to serve you!”
Just then the guards grabbed Luke and drug him away from the cross. Before they threw him back to the crowd, they cut off his arms.
Then again Christ weakly called,” Luuuuuuuuuukkkkkkkkkeeeeeee!”
Luke again heard his lord call and said,”my lord has called me, I must serve him!” at that moment Luke pulled as hard as he could with his chin, nudged himself up to the guards, who then realized not only was he not a threat to do anything, but he would be dead soon enough, helped him by proping him up at the base of the cross and he said,”My lord it is I, Luke. I am here to serve you with my last breath!”
Christ then slowly opened his eyes and as he struggled to get enough breath to speak, as he gently smiled he said,” Luke, my son, I can see your house from up here.”
I know, I am going to hell, noone has to tell me this. But can you burn eternally in a place that you don’t believe in? LOL
I hope someone got a laugh.
I think Corolla and Kimmel are funny. Sara Silverman… not so much. Too many vagina “jokes” for my taste.
hey i went over to my aunt for our early christmas Youll never guess what i got
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A gift certificate, wah wah wah waahahahaha.
sorry dude, hope it is to a place you like.
yeah but it one of those where i can go where ever i want but still i probely wont use it
Did anyone see Larry the Cable Guy on 60 minutes last night? What the fuck? Remember when they used to interview world leaders?
Hate to disagree Brian, but the guy is a very successful entertainer. Jerry Seinfeld has been on 60 Minutes, and so has that retard Ricky Williams. I just saw the clips, and it said his tour grossed $26 million in 5 months. He’s newsworthy.
Darcy,
I hate to disagree with you, after you disagreed with Brian, but the Tour grossed 26 million, not Larry the Cable Guy. He was one of a four man act. By that math he just did a 6.5 million tour in 5 months, but actually his part surely grossed less than that since Foxworthy and Engvall are bigger names.
But onto what I disagree about. The news show 60 minutes has historically had not only top ceo’s and world leaders but also stories that are newsworthy. Having a comedian on that show is like the Fonz jumping the shark. Larry belongs on shows like “Extra” or “Access Hollywood”, not 60 minutes.
Just because you earn money doesn’t make you noteworthy. Heck, you’ll never see Carrot Top on 60 minutes, and he is worth more than Larry. I guess what I’m driving at is that what you saw is the equivillent of an actor doing a plug for his latest movie on the NBC nightly news. The subject is innappropriate for the venue.
Don’t get me wrong, Larry has made me laugh a time or two, even his sister that has the moles on her face, Ole Moly. I just believe entertainers belong on entertainment shows and news belongs on news programs.
Again, I have seen Seinfeld and Danny Gans (just to name a few) on 60 Minutes. Do they belong on there because their shirts have sleeves? I have also seen Lawrence Taylor on there talking about snorting coke off a whore’s tit. If the show was all world leaders, no one would watch it. I think having Larry on there mixes things up a bit. Perhaps in a perfect world, there would be strictly entertainment shows and strictly news shows. At the end of the day, they have to decide what they think people want to see.
I agree not all of the $26 million is his, but I read on their website he makes between $200,000-$300,000 per performance.
I see your point Darcy.
I just don’t think because someone makes above a certain amount of money they are newsworthy. Hell, if that were the case we would have coke slingers interviewed nightly as “independent entrepreneurs” and prostitutes as “marketing experts”.
I guess the big problem I have with it is that Larry the cable guy isn’t an innovator in the comedy world. Not to say he isn’t funny, but he is no Lenny Bruce, nor a Richard Pryor. These comedians, and I really don’t think is is fair to compare him to them, were noteworthy for being groundbreaking. Larry wouldn’t be where he is were it not for riding on the coat tails of Foxworthy and Engvall. I guess I am wondering why the article wasn’t more about J.P. Williams, his manager.
I could see Foxworthy or Engvall being interviewed on 60 minutes. They each have their franchise that they built with there respective hooks, “You might be a redneck if…” and “Here’s your sign”. Socially they are fairly instantly recognizable to the general public. Foxworthy, on the social front, points out that everyone is either a redneck themselves, or are related to one and Engvall points out that everyone says dumb things either occasionally or often (depending on who you are…).
To me the big story was buried in the article, and that is that J.P. Williams along with Jeff Foxworthy got Larry “Dan Whithey” big, and are the ones keeping the spotlight on him. Jeff helping Larry with the material and J.P. with the business end, that just sounds like a recipe for success. Noone gets to the top without help, and that, to me was the story, Not the character.
But, what is Larrys standup about that deserves the press? His hook isn’t original (playing a dumb redneck) and I don’t see it as anything that will be remembered in 30 years. I realize he “tell’s it like it is”, but that’s not new. He will be with the likes of James Gregory or Etta May, in my opinion. He’s funny, but the hook doesn’t have sticking power. He is obviously making the money and is big now, but remember the Dice man. With that being said, I can appreciate he is an entertainer, and does well at it. He puts butts in seats, and makes a fine living at it. Hell, he’s made and will continue to make more money than will ever pass through my hands.
I can appreciate what he does, and has done. His character is a good one, and is funny. But the schtick will wear out, it always does and unless he works on other characters to bring up, he may as well start working Branson in about 5 to 10 years.
As for the others on 60 minutes, Ricky Williams, Lawrence Taylor and others that are interviewed for the shock value, they don’t belong there. That show is better than that.
Guys,
Here is a link to Joe Rogan tearing into a heckler. I think this is the bit Brian talked about on the show;
http://www.linkings.com/mainurl.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=visit&lid=2359
it is pretty good, especially the part about starting her like a lawnmower
You have to be carefull talking crap to hecklers. Here is a clip that didn’t go so well for Pauly Shore;
http://www.linkings.com/mainurl.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=visit&lid=2359
Notice the guy got arrested immediately, but damn.
Sorry about the previous links, I screwed up. You really don’t want to see the wings fall off of a plane, though that was cool as shit.
Here is the Joe Rogan link;
http://www.beaned.com/videoshow.php?id=1481
and the Paul Shore link;
http://www.beaned.com/videoshow.php?id=1488
sorry about that.
Hey, Brian.
I want a signed copy of your CD. Just put one aside for when Gretchen and I come out in a week or so. And thanks for calling me out on my phone call. I’m just getting up to episode three and will soon be calling in a rant on Dane Cook.
Best,
Jeff
Just saw the Joe Rogan heckler and I must say that he handled it very well. Almost sounded like he was dismanlting her slowly but surely.
I feel bad for Pauly Shore. The poor guy gets clocked in the face…..
What’s he doing in Odessa Texas?????