An Evening With Dr. Katz - Ben & Laura Get Engaged

An Evening with Dr. Katz: Live at The Comedy Central Stage, starring the irrepressible Jonathan Katz, the transplendent Laura Silverman, and the Godfather of [adult swim], Jon Benjamin.
Intro + Kathy Griffin: • An Evening With Dr. Ka...
Andy Kindler: • An Evening With Dr. Ka...
Maria Bamford: • An Evening With Dr. Ka...
Paul F. Tompkins: • An Evening With Dr. Ka...
Ben & Laura Get Engaged: • An Evening With Dr. Ka...

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

is hard to watch them not squiggling

[@starduck8014]

LOL

[@old8235]

I remembered this show bot i couldn't think of the name, so i typed squigglevision and dr. Katz showed up. Something about squigglevision.

[@TheShockVox]

God I miss this show and Home Movies. Just that chill vibe where everything is so mundane and natural

[@UATU.]

This ^

[@oak7741]

Home Movies and Dr. Katz both seem to be scenes made from people recording themselves riffing off of each other and doing bits, and I think that’s what brings that quality to these shows. Not to mention the humble-y feeling the squigglevision and simple recognizable characters give the shows.

[@kidkique]

tom snyder ftw

[@joeyfromjersey_butnowinpa470]

Does anyone know if the coach from home movies has done anything else, he was hilarious

[@scottoleson1997]

@hagbardceline859bob’s burgers?

[@jaysonlove7399]

Love the awkwardness! Amazing they capture it live, the conversation is so disjointed it's awesome. Jon and Laura's chemistry is awesome

[@john.john.johnny]

There is not one episode that I didn't watch or don't know but I never seen this real person thing.. it's very cool. Laura's voice though. Stuff of dreams

[@gman2015z]

Laura and Ben actors dated in the 90s in real life so their chemistry is something unique.

[@thiskid990]

Oh my god... I knew ittt

[@jessicaromanoff7079]

you can tell when you hear the annoyance in her voice towards him

[@oak7741]

@@jessicaromanoff7079 Well… that’s exactly the point of the characters relationship in the show

[@pepe6666]

woaaaahhh that is amazing.

[@GirGir183]

Katz himself looks more like his cartoon equivalent than any others.

[@GirGir183]

@jopageri1964 oh others are similar too, i just think the similarity is closest with the Katzs

[@ValseInstrumentalist]

I saw Home Movies before I saw Dr. Katz, so I pictured him looking more like Eric from Home Movies, just without purple hair. Boy was I off 😅

[@cokeman9135]

bring this show back please - binge watched the 81 shows on you tube playlist - they are all equally funny and super funny when together. in my top 5 comedy shows all time

[@marioiacolucci]

I hear ya I miss it too great show

[@verticalmatt]

they are not equally funny. the ones featuring Dom Irrera skew funnier. Dr Katz it's me and you in me dreams, in my Dreeeeeeeams

[@Tmcclernon]

@@verticalmatt Dom was great because he had so many interactions with Dr. Katz, not just rattled off jokes from a bit the entire time

[@verticalmatt]

@@Tmcclernon yes, you can see their relationship, their transference

[@Tmcclernon]

@@verticalmatt in my dreeeeeeeeeeeeeeams

[@Rob25AZ]

Laura is such a cutie pie

[@jubalcalif9100]

I have a notion to second that emotion ! She is strictly from hubbahubbasville !! :-)

[@rockk9753]

Was, not anymore

[@quarterburnt]

They almost sound like Coach McGurk and Melissa’s dad.

[@doctirdaddy4876]

finally you mention that cuz she sounds like melissa

[@agent_hex]

@@doctirdaddy4876 She's actually the character Lonnie from Season 1.

[@222MB]

and the new wife of brendens dad

[@shoomus]

who's gonna tell him?

[@fjr7226]

I am an absolute fanatic and always have been. I remember this show in the nineties when I was in my twenties. Laura was amazing. A borderline fantasy. And yet Laura Silverman is even prettier. Wow! I agree that the chemistry between Jon, Laura, and Jonathan is unmatched to this day. How I wish they'd do it again! Even for one season. I'm a big fan and hope they're all doing well. I watch every night. Know every line. It is pure comfort.

[@snipelfritz4296]

This was like watching an episode of Dr. Katz materialize before your eyes. Great stuff. My uncle suffers from MS, so it's really cool for me to see Jonathan Katz performing live and be just as on point as ever.

[@claudiarobinson587]

I have ms as well. I've been diagnosed since 95.

[@jimreily7538]

What's life like when you have MS ? What sort of things happen to you ?

[@kadmonzohar2]

I love it that between the scenes they played that transition music and showed a shot of the outside of the building like in the cartoon.

[@ThousanWhite]

OMG, I'm like the biggest Dr Katz fan (retroactively)---how in the heck did I miss this?

[@skatepunker]

Same..

[@furbyflubby]

Sames!!

[@dylnjshua4256]

@@furbyflubby ayoooo!!

[@TheLetsgonuts]

Same. Im searching now for t-shirts. A show so good i dont mind advertising for em.

[@MrShake77]

Coach McGuirk!

[@natewatson6962]

laura is hilarious. and h. jon benjamin is great at adapting to whoever he works with.

[@RockJusticeVids]

*Starts episode* *Pauses* *Gets high*

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

Sarah is hot but laura has a really sexy voice and she's cute too

[@johnnywebb8696]

I love this so much!!! Wish we can have the show back.

[@Hammerscare]

This is brilliant and very true to the show. I just hoped Ben and Laura would get married someday even if it would be uncharacteristic of the show.

[@jamescrock2213]

hi

[@user-lb7zw5bb7n]

TIMBOOOOoooooo

[@Rpodnee]

Is this mostly improvised? She's super witty and funny. Ben is actually even more awkward than his character I think.

[@Caannnnoonn]

It's ad-libbed. They know where the story needs to go, but they make up the dialogue on the spot.

[@alightswitch777]

@@Caannnnoonnsame with the actual show. its called retro scripting

[@Caannnnoonn]

@@alightswitch777 Pretty much everything H Jon Benjamin is in does it that way.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Sufferin' Sucatash ! Being such a huge fan of "Dr Katz", this is a real treat to see a real life sketch played by the original voice over artists ! THANX so much for uploading for us to enjoy ! You have MADE my day, my week & my weekend ! CHEERS, mate !! :-)

[@FeedingFrenzy91]

I kind of wish they had animated this too. I think it would have been cool without the audience laughing in the background. God bless everyone.

[@daveygivens735]

The show was a brilliant concept; interview comics, let them do their stuff. This is probably how they actually recorded the sessions.

[@thertisan3440]

Yea she's pretty cute but her voice is soooooooooo seductive

[@TAGMedia7]

I have the biggest crush on Laura Silverman.

[@danieldougan269]

Ben, by sheer dumb luck, gets his dream girl to agree to marry him, and then he welches on it.

[@Hardrockfan21]

Feels retroscripted just like the show :)

[@WiseGuy508]

What is retroscripted? Semi-improv?

[@MisssKayy]

@@WiseGuy508 yes.

[@ladonte1980]

This was perfection!!!

[@marken8832]

My favorite episode is Thanksgiving...Ben in the kitchen...lmao...my stomach hurt.😁😃😊👍

[@MafiosoGame]

Was that Paul F. Tompkins? He's hilarious in every thing he's in.

[@benkatz3067]

im not a loser

[@artedejali]

Can you adopt me? Meowing meow 😺

[@pokernuts]

Thanks for this.

[@TheGuyWhoSaysOhYeah]

Ben wanting OUT of a marriage with Laura? That is a definite shock!

[@remchaill9898]

What, as opposed to when he normally follows through with every opportunity or aspiration??

[@TheGuyWhoSaysOhYeah]

@@remchaill9898 Great point!

[@mattnaturally]

This is so freakin awesome!

[@blacksupra001]

this is blowing my mind

[@ShayneRawls]

THEY DID THIS LIVE?! THIS IS AWESOME

[@DrClawizdead]

I would love to see this for Home Movies!

[@Gedagnors]

This is GOLD!!!

[@perfectbreakfast]

Great to see them do it live

[@arsaeterna4285]

this is closure lol

[@OneRedKansan41]

love this

[@Kreemerz]

Wow, the characters are great - just like the show

[@TheFoodieCutie]

A little disappointed that Dr Katz didn’t wear his green pants 😂

[@Poorleeno]

This is amazing

[@ufotofu9]

YEsssssss! I want to have been there!

[@meemoo9064]

i love this

[@courtney_1996]

I love this

[@johnshields6852]

It's funny how much like this show is similar to the original bob newhart show. When a good thing works, it'll probably work again.

[@grayson2735]

5:34 she smiled!

[@Razzics]

If it's anything like the cartoon, they probably used a method called "retro scripting" whereby they'll outline a scene with a few lines and then improvise the holes.

[@felicity4711]

I did watch the show, during its initial run, and again when my roommate bought the DVD. It was more tightly paced than this, which is why I wondered if this was improvised.

[@TheExtremeRealityPuppetShow]

WATCH *FRITZ THE CAT* AND *JOHNNY DARK SPEAK*

[@n3v3rg01ngback]

Laura really helped him out at the end.

[@DGNYY27]

I saw Dr. Katz live at Aspen comedy festival. Larry Miller was one of patients.

[@renhoek3851]

Holy fuck, Laura is stunning

[@nakitinunu]

i wish dr katz was my father

[@CGRREDACTED]

Wow that waqs so great. I am a huge fan. Ive seen them all 100's of times.Have both audible books. what show is this from? I never knew they did a live performance. Are there more of these?

[@army1212ify]

I like the way the cartoon is drawn if it was any more realistic it wouldn't work And it's funny as hell

[@alinethani2236]

yes, completely agree, it loses some parts of the humour without the cartoon element. its very odd watching the live version

[@hermanmurry2812]

I wish Comedy Central would bring this back.

[@nakitinunu]

mind=shattered

[@Hegotflow99]

Are these the actual people who did the voice acting?

[@WM_Nonsense]

Yes

[@benkatz3067]

I am aimless adult like ben

[@RumbleFish69]

Geez, I have always been annoyed by Laura, but I love her so much! Many of us came up with this show and these characters, so this was really super cool to watch.

[@Photoray100]

I love this..:)))))))

[@roohalji125]

I get why the original cartoon doesn't have laugh tracks. They're not complimenting the whole look

[@LaszloPanaflex]

This is a live audience.

[@jamesdaniels3699]

Close me eyes and imagine Dr Katz and Ben and Laura in cartoon.😅😂👀

[@ExplosionBus]

This is awesome! Btw Jonathan Katz and Tom Snyder have a new show and I am it! Explosion Bus.

[@deangi1berry]

ExplosionBus Yay, I love finding good shows.

[@kitcoffey7194]

Whaaaaaaaaaaa

[@pavester4]

Good god this show needs to come back. I think it could find a place on comedy central or adult swim

[@sarahvisa1492]

pavester4

[@skydevil]

pavester4

[@deezhole]

👍🏻too cool!

[@sparklingether]

Looooove.

[@jwise209]

Laura a fine looking woman

[@ddhu5396]

Poor Ben

[@theEarlofChip]

I just bought altoids in hopes of marrying laura

[@danielmonnier8020]

Eat a ten-strip and watch on repeat for squiggle vision

[@felicity4711]

Was this improv? It seems to circulate for a while before going anywhere.

[@santelmo5222]

Bob!

[@matlhogonolopromisemazibuk2372]

Oh lordy

[@HowdyThere88]

That was fantastic - the writing and the execution. Not too polished, giving it almost the feel of an improve. Thanks for posting.

[@gibsondanny]

It IS improv. Its called retroscripting. They have a brief plot idea that they work towards, but all the lines are improvised.

[@ChrisDragotta]

Sarah Silverman's sister. Hmm.

[@alinethani2236]

its so weird to see the live take of this scene/ a scene i don't think id get used to it

[@willman85]

If I did drugs when watching the cartoon this would be what I'd see.

[@IdlewildsCave]

BEN!! BENJI!! HOW DID I NOT KNOW YOU'RE 🔥??

[@ridikipicklepeckinpuff583]

This is so long ago and he still has a graying beard lol

[@TenfLetta610]

😂🤣😂🤣😂 loved this cartoon... But why does Ben sound like Archer/Bob's Burgers

[@kitcoffey7194]

Same actor, H. Jon Benjamin, does all 3.

[@ChrisDragotta]

McGrurk!

[@jdraven0890]

Definitely fan fiction, written by Ben

[@MikeMeehan]

I love how Laura and H. Jon have worked so long together, now they're Andy and Jimmy Jr. Pesto on Bob's Burgers

[@iliketoeatbeefinacan]

Laura actually was really in love with Ben

[@russellcunningham2781]

It doesn't seem like that was the case.

[@innis17]

Yeah that was I was thinking as well. seemed like a defense mechanism. I was actually really sad, seems like such a real relationship condensed to 3 min

[@cruzcflores]

Yeah, I always got the feeling Laura really liked Ben but he was such a screw up she knew she had to stay away.

[@seitisetsoh4991]

I'd never want the two to get married. I do wish they'd they worn clothes closer to the cartoon, how hard would it have been to at least find a blue shirt

[@ALL_OUT_OF_BUBBLEGUM]

I had no idea they did live improv versions of the show! Was this how the show was created originally and the animations were just added later to the bits? Also: is she related to Sarah Silverman? She's way funnier, way hotter and with a much more pleasant voice. (Even the Laura receptionist character is less repugnant as Sarah trying to be funny)

[@shaneshaffi3414]

I just peeed my pants

[@claudiarobinson587]

How is Dr. K and the rest of the group?

[@gentlesoft6627]

I like your water

[@Kreemerz]

Is he the actual guy who plays Dr. Katz?

[@missmabel]

+jujumediazone Yep!

[@Auriam]

I know, it's crazy, he looks just like his cartoon

[@danieldougan269]

Those are all the real voice actors.

[@kwijung]

Laura Silverman is hot

[@jubalcalif9100]

She is indeed !! :-)

[@afox9600]

Is there more of this?

[@rockk9753]

Jay Q Torrington was young here

[@luvlols4462]

Laura is so pretty.. always carry sugar free mints. Just in case..

[@Rio..o7..]

a little more mcguirk than ben here

[@DanFedMusic]

I could do without the people laughing at absolutely everything

[@derekdash2179]

Hey, Laura doesn’t have red hair... and what happened to Ben’s spikey black hair?