Drake Sather on "Comics Only with Paul Provenza" (Ep112, 1991)

Another, brilliant comedy talent who left us all too soon.
Here's Wikipedia on Drake:
Drake Sather (May 24, 1959 - March 3, 2004) born in Seattle, Washington, Drake was a stand-up comedian, an Emmy nominated television writer, and a producer, actor, and director. His credits include the film Zoolander (2001), and the TV series Dennis Miller Show, Ed, Mr. Ed, The Larry Sanders Show, NewsRadio, and Saturday Night Live.
He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on The Larry Sanders Show. Sather wrote for Saturday Night Live during the 1994-1995 season. His last credit was an unsold pilot of a television remake of Mr. Ed, for which he was also an executive producer.
He was married to Krystal Sather from 1989-1990 and to Marnie Sather from 1991 until his death. He and Marnie had four children: Ruby, Dallas, Tristan, and Molly.
He died in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 2004, of a gunshot wound to the head, in what was ruled a suicide.

[@illPhil185]

You know Marjorie, I don't want to seem insensitive, but eh that story about your son dying.....a bit of a yawner...

[@kalebpost20]

Might wanna hear Mabel’s story about missing the bus this morning . . . pick up a few pointers

[@ericjam6346]

Drake Sather looks like the hipster version of Norm Macdonald.

[@alan.smitheeee]

They were roomates, apparently.

[@ramblesocket]

Norm and Drake weren't just roommates, they wrote together on a few shows

[@chad6900]

Couldn’t be more leashed.

[@TxWIll]

@@alan.smitheeee ....and they were roomates?!

[@martinez-shaffer]

​@@TxWIll I can hear this Vine. LOL

[@noyb154]

Anyone hear Dennis Miller and Norm MacDonald in his vocal style?

[@ragheadand420roll]

They were roommates

[@TxWIll]

They were friends so they rubbed off on each other...and they also influenced each other

[@martinez-shaffer]

​​@@ragheadand420roll Norm and Drake wrote for SNL together and were roommates, then Drake wrote for Dennis Miller on the Dennis Miller Show. 👍

[@jairkerker2821]

Norm did a variation of the _sexually harass myself_ joke on the 1997 White House Correspondents Dinner. Drake must have liked that.

[@johnestupido1418]

Hard to believe that Comedy Central actually had funny people on TV 30 years ago

[@miakay327]

Comedy Central was originally pretty awesome. As was TLC and DIscovery before reality shows took over.

[@alexestevez-bm8ml]

God, he just exuded coolness. Such a great comedian, truly funny.

[@lenovovo]

I tell you what, that Drake Sather was one beautiful man!!!! I truly and honestly can't think of any other guy today (2022) that comes anywhere close to his beauty. Drake was just drop dead gorgeous!!!

[@simonyricools]

My thoughts too.

[@christeuma]

Loving the little Dennis Miller allusions. Too much time with his boss.

[@ec1385]

Beep!

[@curtconroy8789]

This guy did well. He was very respected. Massive talent.

[@fuzzylumpkin49]

He was really funny. Loved his joke about the cashier not putting his porno mag in a carrier bag. ^_^

[@JacksonPolyp]

He was so good looking.

[@tuanjim799]

lol great username

[@snowfairy63]

Awe he was my cousin... thanks ❤️

[@ragheadand420roll]

snowfairy63 stopppp doinggg heroinnnnn

[@UFOria212]

@@snowfairy63 no way, was he really?

[@grizzlywhisker]

@@UFOria212 it was one of his old jokes about going to the doctor.

[@bengaliinplatforms1268]

Bit of a yawner

[@WhoBeSilly]

I loved that sketch he did on the People's Court!!!

[@ragheadand420roll]

Him and norm doing shows...man thatd be funny

[@Piggyn]

2:40 The response to "You seem to have touched somebody very deeply" should have been "Wait until I get the surgery!"

[@BroskiRIP]

Gosh, he was bloody beautiful!

[@flatterswhite]

and bloody funny. I don't know how he wasn't a superstar

[@CaptainBlaine]

I wonder if Zoolander was a sort of riff on his real life. He must have gotten that “really really ridiculously good looking” comment many times, but perhaps to discredit him. People don’t like funny people that are also attractive. Lol

[@LordsofMedia]

Paul Provenza does a great impression of Byron Allen.

[@randymagnum143]

Could not be more leashed.

[@LordsofMedia]

@@randymagnum143 So, I hear you have a wife...

[@randymagnum143]

@@LordsofMedia and i have been getting older, as well.

[@gart9680]

Norm was clearly influenced by this man (probably vice-a-versa) and I can also see some influence on bill burr.

[@JosephScott-ct9sw]

Norm and Drake were close, they shared an office at a Dennis Miller show and took a writing course together

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

right but im sure norm was just standing in a corner doing something else while this guy shot heroin right?

[@garythompson400]

Man, he was funny.

[@bradmodd7856]

apple juice? I mean it is a dad joke, today you would add some sarcasm on thick with that, not throw it out raw

[@RockyRMR]

2:45 Exactly like Miller.

[@cdk]

plot twist, Norm and Drake were lovers in a dangerous time.

[@mr.brenman2132]

Say what now?

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

You can't be a writer for Newsradio and NOT be funny... what a legend! The Chris Cornell of Comedy.

[@jairkerker2821]

NewsRadio is my no1. Not one unfunny person and Jon Lovitz.

[@davidalexander3320]

Why? Because they both killed themselves?

[@martinez-shaffer]

​@@jairkerker2821 "and Jon Lovitz" 🤣🤣🤣

[@JosephScott-ct9sw]

? Lovitz was funny on NewsRadio

[@Patrick3183]

Young and handsome

[@nanefresh]

hilarious

[@TurdFurgeson275]

2:42 "Well, unfortunately, that's exactly why my girlfriend wants me to get the surgery. I am incapable of touching her deeply."

[@srdjanbogunovic2277]

What a shame yt is not full of videos with this man :((((((

[@jeffreyb8770]

I'm an aspiring comedy writer from the Pacific Northwest, and he scares me! Talented, but suicidal. Zoolander had one funny scene where the models were fearful and suspicious of a desktop computer and devolved into primates.

[@DendyJungle]

3:35 his feet man waat

[@noyb154]

When puffy shirts weren't intentionally ironic.

[@tomrussell8365]

He wrote, created and produced Zoolander……later he shot himself in the head while talking on the phone to his estranged wife.

[@martinez-shaffer]

5:06 Holy crap! While he was on the phone with her?? Geeze. It's like that episode of Melrose Place. This part was eerie. 😬

[@dknox90803]

He was so funny

[@ragheadand420roll]

He suicided cause of his wife He left funny notes arnd his aprtmnt for ems and coroner

[@slayerpug]

This reminds me of jesselnik

[@brandomontes]

Just one s in Jeselnik, but yeah, I agree. He's like if you mixed Anthony Jeselnik with Norm Macdonald.

[@RMGWOO]

@@brandomontes a bit of Bill Hicks, too.

[@LaurenThompsonIsMyRealName]

He is so much better than Jesselink!

[@JosephScott-ct9sw]

"He is so much better than Jesselink!" No

[@northernbrother1258]

Its Sienfeld's puffy shirt!

[@tomwood4068]

He got it at the Goodwill. 2 bucks.

[@garymcaleer6112]

I love the wit. But hate the lack of humility giving glory to GOD. Don't "perish" in your pride. Great humor. Without GOD, you're nothing. Elvis, Frank & Don understood this.

[@joelglanton6531]

He ended up committing suicide, actually. His buddy Norm MacDonald had faith in god. Unfortunately he just died of cancer but it's better than dying of suicide in your forties.

[@youtubeuser2188]

Well he's jewish

[@UFOria212]

You're right. He had a perfect opportunity to praise God in between his pornography and serial killer bit.