Brian Posehn - Star Wars

Brian Posehn on how the Star Wars prequels were OFFENSIVE to long-time fans, but the Force Awakens brought on tears. Brian Posehn stand up from the Just For Laughs Festival in 2016. Subscribe: bit.ly/1ShFiDP
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[@davidvitti8240]

This is my entire experience with the Star Wars franchise. No could’ve said it better

[@STARWARS_FANATIC]

Dude is so hilarious! I love his Star Wars bits and he has a cameo in the first episode of the Mandalorian on Disney+

[@wackyruss]

Darth Gerald: A Star Wars Channel SPOILER ALERT he played a Space Cabbie and got eaten by a giant Space Walrus Monster!

[@BTLemming]

Star Wars Fanatic The way Brian reacted to The Force Awakens is the way I reacted to his cameo in The Mandalorian. 😭

[@STARWARS_FANATIC]

Barry Ahlers good stuff huh?

[@PhyrexianacademicSocialStudies]

As a huge Brian posehn fan I was over-joyed to see him in Star Wars knowing his huge love for it

[@DIGITAL7Media]

@@PhyrexianacademicSocialStudies I know...I also loved seeing Bill Burr on there and still acting like Bill Burr in space.

[@pasionlopez2814]

We need a follow up but now that the trilogy is over

[@AnthonySforza]

It's so bad that upon Solo ending, my immediate thought was "Huh... I didn't hate that." Where I'm hoping the Mandalorian gets a plethora of Emmys, so that Disney gets the fucking hint.

[@HenritheHorse]

@@AnthonySforza Yeah, Solo was really boring and they should have just kept the billion and not make these shitty movies.

[@aguy2162]

They got him again lol

[@rtamcwolf9578]

Chewy 🎄, that princess ☠️ was BS

[@NWPaul72]

When you're ready, there's help. There are other survivors out there. Remember how Star Wars isolated you? It doesn't have to be like that. Reach out.

[@mackyj3255]

Shut the F up!

[@MIKESK8DAWG41]

Brian is so awesone i worked with him in 85 at Mc donalds. We had some great times back then.

[@brianjohnsonontour]

Serious?

[@MIKESK8DAWG41]

@@brianjohnsonontour yes sir.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

How did you feel when he got murdered in devils rejects?

[@doctorthirteen5727]

@@DeathBYDesign666 Eh, better than working McDonald's.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

@@doctorthirteen5727 Lol not bad!

[@punchline43]

Would've been cool if Carrie's intro was left in. This was uploaded almost two years to the day of her passing.

[@robotjeans]

Sean's Myth she had a bag of coke waiting for her in the green room

[@EricAbroad]

I bumped into this guy at Ground Kontrol barcade in Portland, OR but was too ashamed to approach because I couldn't recall his name. I'll get you next time, Brian Poseidon.

[@Scrimjer]

The uncle bit😂

[@jonny555ive]

This dude is so underrated, he is funny as FUCK !!!!! And he's a true metalhead 🤘🤘 keep killin it BP !!!!!

[@privateprivate1865]

Facts

[@cjp1599]

I want to know what Brian thinks now that the sequel trilogy is done...

[@pixelfuzztv]

wonder how this guy feels about his mandalorian cameo

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

Dude love dying in his TV/Movie roles.

[@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPets]

I got teary eyed during Spider-Man 2. I feel ya brother.

[@R.Rileys-BION_Patreon-Podcast]

Unpopular opinion. The Phantom Menace was my favorite. Darth Maul 4 life.

[@Dr.Madd138]

Here’s a challenge, take a shot every time he says Star Wars

[@itzgelo905]

Is he Louie C.K's dad?

[@Demention94]

No, he's funnier, and not his dad.

[@markrush5013]

louis is his creepy uncle

[@itzgelo905]

Ew uncle play ain't fun mein

[@IdiocyShow]

No, no he’s a funny Louis CK!

[@irishjoe2941]

Prequels over Sequels!!

[@voteZDLR]

I never thought I'd ever see the day that other Star Wars movies would ever be considered worse than the prequels. What a time we live in.

[@Hirnlego999]

Neither

[@Bogeyman19DidNotScareMyAss]

Godisempty _ prequels are the worst shit ever

[@rapid13]

@@Bogeyman19DidNotScareMyAss Were. Prequels _were_ the worst shit ever.

[@Max_94]

@@Bogeyman19DidNotScareMyAss at least they didn't destroy the whole canon. You know, the Skywalker redemption arc...

[@Suitedup1111]

This dude is awesome!

[@user-zj4rg9kn1c]

you should see him on whose line and Mr. Show

[@nori3265]

Bert? Where did the geology department take you!?

[@Me4-gc8qs]

I'd like to see this updated now that ep's 8 and 9.

[@MountainKing626]

If only he would have waited for one more movie after The Force Awakens. This whole bit would be completely different

[@TheMegachops]

I feel this in my bone marrow, and get weepy just thinking about how weepy I get over Star Wars again.

[@thegreatbamboozler4837]

Gotta be honest..when I saw han and Chewie back In he falcon ... I teared up a little.

[@brianjohnsonontour]

This guy is hilarious.😂

[@melvina628]

Star Trek does the same thing. You're not alone. Yes, it's time to quit them.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Yeah they're all awful now.

[@AT-yg4nk]

Okay so watching in 2020...He has landed a very small role in The Mandalorian pilot episode. He is now APART of the Star Wars universe. However...the sequel trilogy went from great...to instantly a total travesty and one of the most poorly written and strung together trilogies in the history of cinema!! I wonder where he stands currently?? Like he has to remain loyal now? There has got to be so much inner turmoil and conflict I’d imagine???

[@dragonsword7370]

probably like tim robbins in jacobs ladder? all shell shocked and having to quest for one selfs meaning? I don't know man I never actually saw it. Maybe more like charlie sheen at the end of Platoon. He had to shoot a small part of himself like he did to sgt. barnes.

[@maemaegabrielson3751]

.

[@jprp999]

THERE IS NO CONFLICT.

[@bradpaton3927]

*A PART, dumbass!

[@mauriceortiz8817]

🤣🤣 Force Awakens me too brother.

[@rs72098]

I liked the PREQUELS!!! Attack of the clones was a great movie. Yeah I said it.

[@photomakerman]

Force Awaken's wasn't bad but it definitely wasn't great.

[@jamescarter3196]

It was a very welcome return to non-childish Star Wars. Funny how some duders can’t stop whining about it!

[@BananaMystic]

@@jamescarter3196 It was a return to NON-childish? Surely you've mis-typed that and meant it was a return to childish Star Wars. Which isn't inherently bad. The prequels got too bogged down in background exposition, political drama, and child murder, all of which is decidedly non-childish. The Force Awakens decided to say "fuck it" and was a return to form of high adventure in space. And it was crap.

[@KairuHakubi]

I think my main issue with all the criticism isn't that I strongly disagreed with their enjoyment, it was that they picked apart the wrong parts. of COURSE it came back with a familiar plot, they HAD to do that. It would be unthinkable not to. after the prequels? are you kidding? doing a familiar plot was like putting your hands up when the cops show. and for that matter, the next one, subverting expectations by making it a movie about failure and dysfunction, totally. That's exactly what it needs to do. I was pleased. some flaws, but it felt like they were aware of those, and showcasing them _as_ flaws. then we got that third one.. ho lord. It was legend of korra all over again, I spent all this time defending a followup that i would come to regret.

[@mikel9066]

His voice reminds me of joe from family guy haha

[@mrmegaknight9082]

He doesn't voice Joe. Patrick Warburton is the actual voice actor

[@cephurs]

mandalorian cab driver < need more

[@StuntmanJake]

I absolutely hated TFA. I refused to watch any of the other movies. I loved the original Star Wars & Empire, and I absolutely hate ALL the other movies.

[@Plusultrapals]

WTF?! YOU HATE THE PREQUELS AND LOVE THE SEQUELS!?

[@StevieZero]

Love this guy

[@AT-yg4nk]

And then he watched The Last Jedi 😬...............

[@AzaleaJane]

I could totally rave to this

[@seanbaugh3239]

If the prequels made you crazy then the Last Jedi must have sent you straight to the insane asylum !!!! *"NUFF SAID"*

[@williamjansen1]

...or maybe he liked it. Some of us did, others of us didn't.

[@seanbaugh3239]

@@williamjansen1 Indeed *"NUFF SAID"*

[@josephhoward9631]

Just gonna guess, his comic-writing buddy, Rick, is Rick Remender.

[@NDRonin1401]

Rick was right

[@bucket6079]

Minecraft: Story-Mode: AXEL

[@dannyherrera1598]

Ive seen this guy on the Sarah Silverman show and Greg Giraldo roasted him once but I'm glad I came across this piece. I was typing in Brian Setzer but actually typed Briam so it auto corrected to this guys name and his last name sounded like an ex gf of mine (who died already's last name so I was curious and clicked, never knew his name was spelled this way considering its pronounced different from how its spelled but is closely spelled to hers, Poschin) Long story short glad I clicked on autocorrect. Funny guy, although I also hate the new star wars but I LOVE the originals and still like the prequels even if they had bad acting. Hate the force awakens and last jedi. I will watch rise of skywalker but I'll most likely be disappointed with it anyway.

[@blackpilloverdose1013]

God I feel like him nowdays I get mad haha minus the Therapist haha.

[@frankdantuono2594]

I'm sure he's back to hating Star Wars by now... like the rest of us.

[@streetrat48]

Not everyone

[@MrSpankee02]

I saw the first movie in 1977 and I love them ALL.

[@frankdantuono2594]

@@MrSpankee02 The fact that you claim to love the prequels means that you're an idiot, a troll, an asshole, or some combination of the three. BTW, I seriously doubt you saw A New Hope in the theater.

[@antoineratonie8033]

Frank Dantuono What is wrong with you, asshole

[@CKM522]

It’s axel from Minecraft story mode

[@sloppydog5427]

I still say Han turned the saber on himself because Ben Solo didn't have it in him

[@hersheybarber1424]

Episode 3 > any of the sequels

[@kiltedcripple]

I can't wait to hear how this new shit wrecks him when he gets time to realizec that this JJ generation is FAR worse than the prequels were.

[@ramadansteve6573]

The Sequel Trilogy ultimately being a lame fuck-around and terrible waste of time doesn't automatically make the Prequel Trilogy any better.

[@SvenTviking]

Right on brother.

[@jamescarter3196]

Lol, you can’t stop being a fucking baby can you? Pathetic asshole, grow the fuck up and pull up your pants.

[@jamescarter3196]

Episodes 4 and 6 are trash? Dude, nobody thinks that. You’re a fucking bot.

[@fast.jortimer]

I always liked Star Wars I don't understand any of the hate

[@TheBeelzboss]

Poor Brian, got sucked in again only to be completely betrayed (for real this time) He's wrong about the prequels however

[@RedDragonM1]

I wonder what he thought about "Rise of Skywalker"? So the book...expands...on what SHOULD'VE been in...the movie. And BTW, the blu ray has NO deleted scenes or commertary....you know why? Because they can't admit they didn't have a game plan and were making it up as they went along! ROS was good, but a lot of it felt like an apology.

[@Max_94]

Apology ? They destroyed the whole canon. The Skywalker family, the Skywalker legacy, the whole Anakin redemption arc. Luke. Leia. They completely ignored all the good things about the prequels. It was just a terrible reboot, they didn't even try. Now get ready for a remake of the OT. It'll happen. Maybe not in movie format but it'll happen.

[@bretts7072]

Figure his friend Rick is Rick Remender?

[@SiriusMined]

Prequels were better than the recent garbage, except for the Mandalorian

[@IdiocyShow]

You must’ve not seen the PT or the ST

[@SiriusMined]

@@IdiocyShow I saw them all. The ST was utter trash.

[@IdiocyShow]

@@SiriusMined they were better than the PT 🤷‍♂️

[@SiriusMined]

@@IdiocyShow not to me.

[@IdiocyShow]

@@SiriusMined sorry about that!

[@Sillywatermelons101]

fun fact: he was the voice actor for Axel in Minecraft: story mode.

[@calibomber209]

this dude is a dj too. he goes by the name of king shiloh. hes good.

[@ChristianFrates1997]

Omega Force!

[@gatessutherland8227]

You're off your rocker granma

[@stefanforrer2573]

i just don't understand why so many people love tfa so much.... i mean, yeah it was not complete shit but it certainly never went above utterly mediocre.. is that really enough for people nowadays?

[@julianhyde1645]

I wonder how he feels now.

[@davidk7529]

Probably like “you know what, fuck this franchise.”

[@LNo-re7sk]

Dude hasn't aged a day.

[@andmicbro1]

This was basically my Star Wars experience. Loved the OT, didn't like the changes of the special editions, the prequels felt like a sick joke. Then Disney bought Star Was and I wasn't really sure what to think, but kind of not very positive at first. Then TFA came out. And it felt like so much less than the trailer promised. But I gave it a pass because I wanted to see where the story went and I thought it could be interesting even though TFA itself was kind of annoying (recycling the bigger badder Death Star thing, trying to mirror a New Hope but not really well, among other things), but it didn't feel complete, so I was like let's see where the next movie takes this. Except then TLJ came out and I initially enjoyed watching it in the theater, but there were cringe moments, but I initially overlooked them. Then the ending, oh boy, it was not good. And for all the little things I did like, there were some glaring issues, and the more I thought about it afterward the more I didn't like it, and the more even the good things were completely overshadowed by the problems with the movie. And then we all know where the third movie went. So the Sequels have been a bust too. The one bright spot in the Star Wars universe is The Mandalorian, which actually is the only thing that felt like Star Wars since the original movies. It's definitely been a roller coaster though, and I've been disappointed one too many times by Star Wars. The sequels killed my love affair with Star Wars, and while I kept hoping the next one would be better, it was just more disappointment, over and over again. The Mandalorian has rekindled a little something for me, but I'm being skeptical until Disney can show me they can just not screw up Star Wars for once and the first season wasn't just a fluke because Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni had complete creative freedom to make something that didn't suck balls.

[@LaSpookyEXE]

If that's wait till you see EP 7 8 and 9 😂

[@BudhagRizzo]

I wonder if things changed once he saw "Last Jedi"?

[@nsnbc6093]

I grew up in the 90s but I watched the original trilogy multiple times before the prequels came out. Maybe its because I was still young and willing to accept new stars wars, but I really like the prequels. Still to this day. To all the old heads who think they know George Lucas' vision better than him. Back off. The original cut off episode 4 was so clunky and filled with information. Lucas had the prequels in his head making that movie. And if you like the sequel trilogy but not the prequels, you really need to shut up. If you wanna watch the same story over and over, go watch the originals. I'm for star wars advancing. I'm excited with where its going now but that jj Abrams/ Rian Johnson trilogy really wasn't part of Lucas's vision. And typical Abrams did a good job developing the characters but fell short of expectations. An example being Finn holding a lightsaber in episode 7, which hints he's a jedi. But did nothing with it. Then episode 9 he tries to tell Rey he's force sensitive but never does. Episode 8 force ghost Yoda strikes a tree with lightning, hinting the jedi can come back as force projections to help fight. Then episode 9 siddius has an army of dead sith all rey gets is some voices. Come on. Ive hated jj way before this so I'm not blaming star wars. I'm just ignoring that trilogy and embracing whatever comes next.

[@JoeByTheOunce]

"my heart is made of turds" HAHAHA

[@tinyrogerts6449]

Wonder how he felt about VIII and IX...?

[@colonelkurtz2269]

Kids you can Google Teddy Ruxpin.

[@crisesomega694]

Kevin Hart Station 96X brought me here

[@TheArbiterOfTruth]

LOTR>SW OT>Prequels Prequels>Sequels

[@willowpop15]

Axel?...

[@majorblitz7219]

You liked force awakens?????? Wow.. you lost me dude. It made the prequels look good.

[@Bogeyman19DidNotScareMyAss]

Major blitz nothing could make the prequels look good

[@krihev1671]

*ROCK SHOW!!*

[@stevendevosprivate2129]

Mandelorian!

[@williamrayburn5314]

Stairs Wahrs!

[@Ryan-the-Rocketeer]

we all got burned again...that sequel trilogy must have broke his heart. no one deserves movies that bad.

[@likedat2]

Is he talking about Rick Remender?

[@manvites]

Liked force awakens, hated 8 and 9. Saw the twist coming from the first movie. Also why have different directors who didnt bother talk to each other about story? Also, wtf, why show Finn with the lightsaber and not have him be a Force User?

[@huckfinn9225]

Looks and sounds like that CK Louis dude

[@daverichards9141]

New trilogy, worse than prequels.

[@jokermtb]

The only way I can get thru Mandelorian, is if I treat it as a comedy........

[@rottensquid]

Rick was wrong.

[@privateprivate1865]

Gibbonssssss

[@ka-ge7870]

Shows what he knows. The prequels are 100 times better than the disney trilogy.

[@Bogeyman19DidNotScareMyAss]

Kilroy Jenkins the prequels are the worst movies of all time. Not just Star Wars.

[@ka-ge7870]

EatAtTheDanglingDiner False

[@asdf072xxp]

Lucky for him that Last Jedi came out, and he could go back to hating Star Wars again.

[@skully7156]

axel

[@DIGITAL7Media]

2 great recent starwars things: 1. The Mandalorian 2. Roque One

[@logannuts91]

That’s weird because the new ones are literally the worst ones

[@thegreatbamboozler4837]

And disney apparently is coming to the conclusion that dumping on luke, leia, lando, han, and chewie in favor of a girl-power SWJ themed trilogy was a bad idea

[@CyrusCageSCWS]

If star wars touches you so deeply. Maybe you should look into the secret space program.

[@TheBigFandango08]

Engage the laugh track.

[@johnnyswatts]

Sorry, mate, everything but eps IV and V were ... not good. I didn't even see the final instalment because I just don't care about the stories on offer. I started the Mandelorian but couldn't be arsed to finish it. I have no interest in any part of the extended universe at this point. George Lucas broke my heart.

[@kelerews]

And then the other 2 came out

[@willpayne7726]

Lmao hell yeah

[@LSMuglia]

Only now I realized he's talking about Rick Remender, an amazing comic book writer.

[@louie9373]

I liked all the star wars movies. I don't cherish a particular era like some people. Ahem ahem...

[@dimmufan88]

There weren't any jokes

[@sjewitt22]

Shame 8 and 9 are probably worse than the prequels.

[@DannyMarschall]

Ugh.

[@Flashkoch]

He is a liar, he was never a Star Wars fan. Because the new trilogy is worse then the prequels, and I bet everybody knows about it now.

[@markrush5013]

meh...l guess you have to get star wars to get this..

[@ashchaya7676]

Who is this "tuey" character he keeps mentioning?

[@schmoozemoose26]

The fucking sequels are shit.

[@enikinyshitpostcentral]

del

[@mauroesparza9643]

...you can't love the secuels been an original trilogy guy! Secuels are...like a bad reboot of the first three movies.Not talk about Ep VIII and IX. I born..and grew up with episode VI (on tv) and i fell in love.And loved the precuel too 'cause..THEY WERE MADE BY GEORGE LUCAS! Not like this not ridiculous politically correct crap

[@phoenix7289]

This is... funny?