Denis Leary on A&E's Evening At The Improv

Denis Leary stand-up on A&E's Evening At The Improv; circa 1992

[@2011chauncey]

Speaking of Little Richard, he was hosting on this night and introduced Leary!!! That's why he says, "Thank you, Little. Anyone that knows him well calls him Little." I recorded it when it first aired on my VHS Hi-Fi recorder!!!

[@cdub7619]

was still doing this shit in 92.

[@amiralanal]

Ive never seen this before. Great!

[@ethanbradley4162]

He even dressed like Bill, and used his name.

[@GingerKwyjibo]

denis leary is great. he touches on the same subjects as bill hicks (who is also very funny) but the joke are different.

[@captainexp3072]

Fun fact this is how Deadpool voice is like or how it was imagined to br

[@guitarpick2002]

What year is this? I'm guessing 91-92? Don't matter, he's still funny as hell anyway!

[@scissors656]

i got 2 words for denis. (morton downey jr.) lol

[@NickLoweLife]

Yeah Leary stole a couple of Hicks' jokes, and made them funnier. Paul McCartney stole from Little Richard, too, big deal. I'll take Leary any day.

[@aqweaqweaqweaqweaqwe]

I like Bill Hicks, but his fanboys are the most irritating people on KZbin. I won't deny that Leary may have stolen a few jokes, but to go and say that his whole persona is stolen of Hicks seems kinda excessive. They both spoke of the same subject matter, but with a different delivery. Plus, the whole ''asshole comedian'' stchick is directly lifted off Carlin and Lenny Bruce anyway.

[@GingerKwyjibo]

very true. same topic diff joke. Leary rules.

[@banshee939]

ppl like you are the reason some comics never make it, they have material about the same topics as other topics so obviously they're stealing. every subject to talk about has already been touched at one point or another so i s every comic stealing? you make a losing argument unless you say they all are. its about your take on the topic and how you construct and deliver the joke from your own POV. denis leary never stole material from anyone.

[@ThatGuyTheyareAfter]

@banshee939 nice one genius the reality is the jokes are literally line for line. Changing a few fucking words doesn't make it original. Sadly that just how it is with topics like smoking but a good comic should be able to come up with something original. otherwise he shouldn't be up there

[@JumpinJesuits]

not that funny, but I appreciate him defending smokers nonetheless.

[@hydeph]

rofl

[@ppumpkin3282]

I don't care if he stole jokes - he's still not funny.

[@felicity4711]

Those sound effects are gross. And yet, ironically, if you look at him today, he still looks quite young and healthy!

[@zdsrtgnzetmyet]

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