Dylan Moran - Potential (Monster)

Potential Skit

[@JG-ce6op]

This man is such a genius. His use of the English language is just superb. There's a contrast between a well-read, creative, genius storyteller. And a whiny, grumpy, belligerent drunk. He just gets better and better.

[@comanchio1976]

+Jack Grady Was just going to say the exact same thing! Not only is his imaginative and poetic command of the language utterly awe inspiring - the sheer brilliance of the concepts he conjures up in this particular routine, are absolutely peerless. He's easily one of the very best stand-up comedians of all time; if not *the* best, IMHO!

[@viviondioline]

I saw him live yesterday and he was just so perfectly on form. Favorite comedian ever and I just like him more with age

[@jameshatfield8410]

AMAZING love him

[@martinhodge3119]

WHO ARE YOU CAZlLING BELLIGERENT!

[@mariamoyles189]

It's a irish thing. Called gift of the gab lol

[@Swarmking]

This man conjures some of the most amazing imagery with his routines. If he wasn't a comedian, he'd make a totally awesome author.

[@katarina1416]

he is an author, using spoken word for his witty imagery, even more, it may be a special form of rhetoric called comedy

[@SapphireCrusader1988]

He and Dylan Thomas would get along famously.

[@witchyvibesbronxbruja4157]

He wrote Black Books 😍

[@whitestripe1854]

The wonderful irony of this bit from his show is that, whether he realizes it or not, he actually did open the door to his potential and ended up finding and personifying one of the best stand up comedians of a generation! (And that's without even mentioning the fact that he was responsible for "Black Books" too)

[@cycerin]

i like how he seems like he was raised out of bed 1 hour ago and shot full of amphetamines and irish coffee to get him stage ready

[@juttamaier2111]

Oh I love his hair as well. Too bad he wears it short now.

[@butterflystampede1945]

My favourite comment. I ain't writing one now. I can't beat this bear.

[@TheDacheetz]

@@juttamaier2111 hair tend to become thinner as people age. so, to make it look not so ugly and lifeless, he cut it short

[@evitaaslanidou247]

He cut it short for the movie "Cavalry "

[@Geisterfaust]

"Yees, this reminds me of the time I was in Budapest with Binky! We were trying to steal a goose from the Casino." - Brilliant!

[@vivianblack2951]

Dylan, sweetie, you are helping me get through Covid. You, and Jack Daniels.

[@bianaidoo9507]

It's potential, leave it!

[@comanchio1976]

+Bia Naidoo ...words to live by, there's no doubt about it! I certainly have! :D

[@recklesscharlie]

He's a true wordsmith. Brilliant and hilarious man. A treasure.

[@The-Cat]

jeeeshh sounds like you're ready to suck em off during weekends

[@StonefieldJim4]

I've enjoyed the greats from the 1960s onwards, but 'Monster' is the single best comedy performance I've ever seen.

[@Overquoted]

His attitude towards potential is suuuuuch a slacker move. I love it!

[@Steerpike07]

This is so spot on! I've always left my potential well alone & I still have so much of it left whereas my friends have all used theirs up.

[@TtotheCizzel]

I saw this as a child and i think it went stright to my centre

[@AloutkaKazawa]

Goodness, he is brilliant. I almost forgot about it! Thank you yt algorithm for reminding me of him today!

[@gregbarratt7161]

3:12 "YOOOU WANKER!" always gets me! XD

[@calvinwade2751]

The Irish use language better than anyone on the planet.. my god genius

[@patriciaamaro7337]

One of my favourite life philosophers

[@aaroncarson1770]

Mullioned Windows covered in mullions! I loved that!

[@richardpaxford5792]

But what are they????

[@janep1072]

budhapesht with binky 😂😂 Love the way he says that. His shows are just brilliant!

[@MrRABC1]

A long long tube with my arse away over there so i dont have to deal with it!!!! Golden stuff!!!

[@maswiyat_i]

Flamingos serving drinks! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Nogli]

I like the way he pauses before saying his ideal body would have one eye. He genuinely sounds like he's thought of it there, despite having performed that routine over and over.

[@sharonheinsohn6338]

My absolute favorite comedian 😂

[@MarcJX8P]

Brilliant comedy. Been a big fan since Black Books!

[@baTonkaTruck]

This is one of the most brilliant premises for a joke I've ever heard. Holy shit he's hilarious.

[@mariaconway4241]

Dylan Moran is such a hottie

[@Chris-vl1fn]

Obviously, a very well-educated comedian.

[@albatroce2324]

I started filing applications for university and this is the first thing that came to mind. -Dooooont open the door.

[@louiseburton9990]

I find myself at the same point…

[@Swarmking]

And if he painted, he'd make a truly amazing painter.

[@richardpaxford5792]

"Dooooooooon't open the door!"

[@jaymcd8577]

Dylan is who I want to be of a Saturday night, now that's potential.

[@3798penisholder]

Jay McD snl is shite

[@harrysmithmusic1]

best motivational speaker EVER

[@aeromadaero]

i love this type of comedy, dry informed and cynical. I hope that the anti smoking laws have not had too dire an impact on his act.

[@monkeynut4]

8 people looked at their potential and found a cat with diarrhea

[@micheleturley8758]

OMG - my cup of coffee everywhere 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mspoor70]

Adore Dylan. Just fecking brilliant 🌺

[@LeftyLeftyOutside98]

I don't eat cheesy snacks already. Potential fulfilled!

[@sarahvegangarden4822]

All you're going to see will be one tiny grey starveling little cat with diarrhoea, sitting on a mattress-less ironsprung bed, with its huge eyes, mewing at you.

[@conradblack2504]

That's why sexual fantasies should remain fantasies.

[@73BigMC]

He's good, isn't he? I find most stand-up underwhelming but this made me laugh out loud and I have seen it a dozen times.

[@comanchio1976]

+73BigMC Agreed! He's pretty much in a league of his own, and makes most comics around today, look like rank amateurs by comparison.

[@HematomaFalafalPatrol]

Your actual potential sounds like a scene from a David Lynch movie

[@veselgana]

Hematoma Falafal Patrol 😂

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

After watching it, I'd say that skit fulfilled its potential

[@Klamath2046]

Flamingoes serving drinks. I want some now...

[@imogenna_]

Dylan Morran is a fucking hilarious genius.

[@Myzelfa]

Flinging vol au vents through the air gives them an extra frisson of irony.

[@Nishathri]

This man is so fucking hot! So fucking smart! So fucking awesome! Just wish he wouldn't smoke as much as he does. Don't want him to go too soon.

[@mittentoes7230426]

I don't want it to end.

[@cl759]

One eye.. you probably only need one

[@wyatta01]

I just like when he sweeps his hair back cos his forehead doubles, it's crazy :D

[@Sinclair80]

I adore him. I named my first son after him.

[@juttamaier2111]

ZS 15 I think I will just name my next cat after him...

[@bid84]

You called your son Moron?

[@rehanmemon3969]

Please don't tell your son that. He will judge you poorly. It's funny now but when he's old enough to see and understand this, he will say to his friends 'my dad', I suspect you're the male parent considering the circumstance, 'named me after a drunk irishman who told me to never live up to my potential. That's not right, man. I've developed a drinking habit cause of that shit, and I'm only five.'

[@19dec1981]

just been to Budapest. i was thinking about the Budapest bit and started laughing by myself on the street. locals might thought i was crazy

[@MelliaBoomBot]

When he describes, I am. Totally. There.

[@bibibrin5035]

One eye and one arse faaar away from here 🤣👍 I subscribe to that.

[@blinkstudio]

Just realised Dylan Moran = Dave Allen + Eddy Izzard

[@Acc0rdTypeR]

It's called the Irish hair :)

[@eezysqueezy]

Potential will break your heart...

[@spookybwi]

He is a great comedian and.. maybe.. Just maybe.. in another pararel world he could be a great lawyer.

[@BEATNGO57]

The ultimate stand-up DVD...nowt comes close. X=0)

[@sabrina.h2737]

Who knew he was body positive. Lol

[@Cody111079]

I heard somewhere that the pictures behind him are drawn by him..do you know something about it? might be a rumour..

[@chestermansfield788]

Cody111079 I think it's actually his, you can go find them on his website (if I'm not making a mistake; that's where you'll find them), there are plenty. What I wonder is if he sales when he is on tour, might be kind of cool. I never seen him live, but I hope I will be able to. He's a freaking genius! He also wrote books, if you are ever interested in it. But then, you might already know that sorts of things.

[@McRocket]

Boy...he is a lot like his character in Black Books. Great.

[@salwaaj1356]

I love the cat :D

[@clumsiii]

what's sad is my life would be the only retort to Dylan's reasoned assessment of "potential" - yet i'm terribly unfunny and confounded most of the time so I would have to mime my feebleness and lack of purpose. It would inevitably be a successful mime, as mimes go, but sad nonetheless

[@Cody111079]

wow..didn't know that he can draw caricatures :) that's great

[@Shaguar97]

I would love to live inside of his mind!

[@eoinoconnell185]

It's like listening to Dave Allen.

[@stevelandwonder4760]

Which is a very good thing.

[@juttamaier2111]

Welm, Dave Allen didn't swear as much.

[@SoundInWhisper]

Where does he come up with these things? I really wonder what's it like inside of his head.

[@rivkastock2684]

A poet

[@RianneDoller]

I always listen this to ground myself :P

[@tayloreh]

@N0nC0mprende You can still want to do stuff, yet be completely content. They aren't opposites, which is a very hard thing for a workaholic world to understand. A level of inner-contentment comes first before you can expect to feel any sense of accomplishment, and it comes from being excited, not disappointed, by the world as it is atm. Then you're REALLY driven to experiment with it and understand people better. This curiosity can get misconstrued as 'progress', though progress never...

[@carlsunshine]

@tayloreh you meant something boring by it. This is youtube not a friggin academic journal

[@RiemannFender]

Deep.

[@tayloreh]

@carlsunshine KZbin's whatever we want it to be. And trust me, I freakin hate academics writing. But living for the moment only and not trying to expand your mind, ignoring the unfamiliar; now THAT is actually boring. Thats a surefire way to not live. Schools make us think learning sucks, but its not true.

[@StonefieldJim4]

Priceless - he's peerless@Geisterfaust

[@ridanann]

hes more like a strait oscar wilde really..........

[@KyanneSummer]

Omg true!!

[@CamiloCanonB]

Youuuuu, WAKE UP!

[@bigworm2051]

Mullioned windows coverd in mullions hahahahaha

[@MrKapeji]

Although he is very original, you can see some of Dave Allens influence here, in the delivery as well as the props.

[@CamiloCanonB]

I agree, but he has potential to improve

[@janc3065]

You always have a lot less than you think...

[@tayloreh]

IMO, Happiness isn't a pursuit. We all already have it, whether you accept it or not. So if you start looking for it, assuming your missing something, perpetually, all you find is a starving grey kitty with diarrhea who smokes. I think thats what he's driving at anyway.

[@xzarmonty4]

@tayloreh The other guy may disagree, but I agree on all your points. Learning new things is awesome. :)

[@N0nC0mprende]

@tayloreh thats a crap outlook. as soon as we become satisfied with what we HAVE we stop wanting to IMPROVE. The only way mankind can grow and evolve is if we remain completely unsatisfied with what we have.

[@elvisleeboy]

He looks just like Elvis in the thumbnail.

[@Prazzie]

It's true. Wikipedia concurs.

[@baldrbraa]

... and some terrible guy, the colour of an aubergine, rounds the corner, holding a milk of beef tea, wearing a string vest, and says ...

[@davidmetcalf8054]

Translating for the Americans:some terrible guy the color of an eggplant rounds the corner,holding a cup of beef broth wearing a mesh tank top and says…

[@jomo_sh]

hello wangcore

[@maryhadfad]

@Idolcruisefix amazing comment. Amazing.

[@StephenCahillextrafewletters]

@carlsunshine touché, or should I say touchy.

[@Fab4Sunrises]

And some horrible guy the color of an aubergine rounds the corner holding a mug of beef tea wearing a sring vest and says "Menhnnm...Maanng...*kissy face*"

[@BurntOutOnReEntry]

@hyrulemusic Yeah, except funny, awesome and tolerable. So basically not like Charlie Sheen at all.

[@tayloreh]

@carlsunshine I meant nothing bad by it.

[@Lessproductivestuff]

kinda ironic.. oh well.

[@FriedEggsWithChips]

@dodgeman666 Nor did their triplet girlfriends.

[@NxDoyle]

"Potential Skit"? It's a stand-up show, not a revue.

[@Bailyeybridge]

if he was to put some make up and high heels on he would remind me of someone else

[@miguelBT2809]

No... his manic little brother! Love Izzard, as well!

[@jamesknox64]

Pretty sure that applies to all of us.

[@Bailyeybridge]

i was thinking of another comedian but cant remember his name,

[@Bailyeybridge]

eddie izzard

[@jenniferkonstant5920]

So it's not just me, then!

[@lubomirlukco5772]

Commenting in 2020 is useless I guess ...

[@milliways562]

its easy just dont ask me to do it

[@Jalnakid]

haha

[@StephenCahillextrafewletters]

@carlsunshine except you

[@dashat2041]

" The terrible guy the color of an Aubergine" turned out to be Trump LOL

[@seansheridan7988]

Dash Mas aubergines are purple. trump is more the colour of a butternut squash

[@dashat2041]

Sean Sheridan lol true.... you learn something valuable everyday ;)

[@Zenislav]

Oh my god you crazies cant shut your mouth about Trump even on stand up comedy video that has nothing to do with politics.

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

Zenislav a joke on a comedy video? Whatever next! Please grow a sense of humour

[@tayloreh]

@N0nC0mprende (cont.) actually happens, because its all just re-arranging what we already have. Life is a competition, but those who really win it are driven to maintain their own inner-bliss, not pursue it through some external source. Consumerism should tell us that external things don't make us more happy. Or at least thats my take. So to simplify; don't even think about our purpose as progress, just imagine the world you truly want and make it so.