"EDISON'S TESTICLE EXPERIMENTS" Gilbert Gottfried on 'SET LIST: Standup w/o A Net'

From the SkyAtlantic, UK series "SET LIST: Standup w/o A Net"
Gilbert Gottfried improvises a stand up bit on the insane topic "THOMAS EDISON'S TESTICLE EXPERIMENTS"
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[@jons9239]

As soon as he said "You know.." I was already laughing. This isn't fair.

[@godsowndrunk1118]

Oh man, he nailed it. Wish I'd seen this years ago . RIP Gilbert.

[@chrlpolk]

I mean Gilbert Gottfried’s everday existence was an extended improv comedy set.

[@solodolotrevino]

Rest easy Fred & Gilbert. They provided us with a lifetime of laughter

[@PaulRoneClarke]

This was almost as good as anything scripted. Some people are just naturally funny. GG is one of those.

[@spindriftdrinker]

I laughed my ass off. Most comedians spend months honing a gag which turns out less funny. GG should be on the Mount Rushmore of comedians.

[@slamfreepoetry1845]

YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU GOT UNTIL ITS GONE..... RIP THESE LEGENDS.... LONG LIVE LAUGHS

[@Fr4ncM]

Yeah... You just didn't give him a challenge, you gave him perfect material.

[@heywardhollis1160]

I mean, you can't invite a veteran comedian just to embarrass them. I don't know if Gottfried is a big improv guy, but if he sucked it would have been shitty all around.

[@vanargrand3199]

@@heywardhollis1160 The subject could have paper towel patterns and it still would have been hilarious.

[@TommyLikeTom]

@@heywardhollis1160 hey that is a great point, lol... the whole effect depends on our belief that he did not know what to expect.

[@spindriftdrinker]

@@TommyLikeTom I'm not convinced he got the answers in advance. I'm willing to believe in the spontaneity.

[@nzstjohnthebaptist]

@@spindriftdrinker He tells an anecdote about doing impressions and bombing in three 20 minute sessions. He finally just chucked all his material and said whatever came into his head. He claims that most of his standup was improvised from then on.

[@joshbravo8399]

Rest in peace Fred Willard

[@Rnr196970]

One of the most unique comedians ever! Clean or uncensored still brilliant,You could send him in a time machine to any era, radio,vaudeville or put him in front of Napoleon , he would still slay!

[@antonnym214]

...fun for a while, but when you're trying to read..." !!!!! BRILLIANT. This man isn't just FUNNY, he's a miracle of nature. A genius in the ACTUAL sense of the word. LOVE Gilbert! Thank you! GReat Vid!

[@ignskeletons]

Gilbert was a true natural. He could just fill in the silence in any room with laughter almost immediately.

[@snodice]

Could you please post the full clip of Gilbert from Setlist !!!!!! I beg you !!!

[@smoothcriminal28]

+1

[@DendyJungle]

yes! and the others if you can

[@matthewkoeppel8742]

Gilbert doesn’t even need to say anything funny to make people laugh, he shrills his first word and people lose it

[@BudoReflex]

I haven't laughed that hard in a decade. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jordanfox3782]

they should have definitely had norm macdonald with this format

[@fanofeverything]

He'd never agree to this. He takes a fistful of Xanax to do material he's actually prepared.

[@kyleprice9830]

Whats your vice? Why do u cast stones brudduh?

[@heywardhollis1160]

@Flat Earth He just made up a statement that's probably false specifically to critique Norm's nervous behavior.

[@breakdancinfool]

Norms internet cult following has become disproportionate. Norm was funny a LONG time ago, but NOT funny "genius" funny. He didnt write. His standup routines were often marred by unfunny jokes and dead air (no applause) and now - worse then anything - hes a born-again jesus freak, conspiracy nutjob, flat earther, and seems to believe that being funny is in bad taste. Hes burned his bridges with most of his comedian friends and hes just old, slow, and unpleasant. Norm had great potential, but peaked too early, too low with SNL. Norm is one of comedy's biggest disappointments.

[@brucesmith1544]

@@breakdancinfool Nice try Don Ohlmeyer

[@89PizzaLover]

Rest In Peace Fred. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@justaguy6100]

Just a one-of-a-kind guy. So deserving of the label, "Legend."

[@lau2374]

This man is a genius.

[@CSLFiero]

Perfect format for gil. Utterly unafraid to bomb.

[@internziko]

The very next video in my KZbin recommendation was a swedish meatballs recipe...

[@michaelhartzell9758]

That was just too easy and I know he could have adlibbed that for a lot longer than what his time allowed. Great comedian

[@armandhuman7700]

Seriously... we need Gilbert Gottfried to start producing more content / movies / stand up... hell... imagine him getting his own series? Maybe a Modern Family kinda thing? or even a Comedic Supernatural?

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Gilbert's been doing a podcast for a few years now. He's a fan of old TV shows, Hollywood and horror films, character actors, theme songs...

[@byHexted]

@@djhrecordhound4391 I was gonna say, there’s so many episodes of that idk how anyone could think there’s a lack of Gilbert content

[@paulferranti8536]

He dead

[@thomas2617]

Booker: Send me a 5min tape The tape:

[@zapcos80]

I was lucky to come across the "Green Room" by Paul Provenza. Instant Classic.

[@provenz7846]

Thank YOU! GLad you dig it!

[@CaptainBlaine]

The master!

[@mickobrien3156]

Gilbert rules!

[@walterkersting1362]

Stand up is hard; let’s make it even more hard to be funny!

[@markrush5942]

gilbert is a genius...he could read the phone book and id laugh til i shit... do you youngens know what a phone book is? hello!

[@chrisbarr1359]

Explain to the people at home what a telephone book is.

[@cindyjencks5848]

@@chrisbarr1359 "Let your fingers do the walking"

[@slap22happy]

Back in my day there was a book with pages with names on them made of paper, which at the time we called the phone book, that's what we used to call it. Books, back in my day, were printed bound pages that contained words, thoughts, and ideas as it were. Now ideas, ideas as we used to call them, back in my day people would have these ideas and sometimes , back in my day, ideas would be spoken, which at the time was another way of organizing words. But we also would organized objects, back in my day, such as tools which is what we used to call, back in my day, stuff that did things. Now at the time things weren't always tools, back in my day.....

[@christinadrescher3163]

Its Facebook for your phone.

[@manuelbermudez211]

Hey “ back in my day “ you sound like you were born in the 1800s. Or at least the earlier 1900s. I’m from the 1950s. Just sayin …

[@snorkymn]

RIP Gilbert.. you were something special.

[@bh1422]

This is brilliant 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brodysdaddy]

was awaiting the mention of an automatic light dimmer when it's cold out....

[@dr.zoidberg4313]

Gilbert on the drive home.... "To light the balls yank the cord... that's what I should've said!"

[@muskratrepairservices7701]

A seamless nut bit for a netless setlist. God bless you G

[@nospam3327]

They played right to his strength there ;)

[@sonortubelug3853]

"comedians unleashed. I've never felt so leashed"

[@spindriftdrinker]

This just proved GG was the greatest comedian who ever lived. No other comedian on earth could've spontaneously come up with a funnier routine based off that title.

[@clintjohnson5914]

OMG... I'm in hysterics..

[@BrandonJBilinski]

I already knew he would knock it out of the park before watching.

[@normcote270]

Genius, he's defenitely in the right occupation imo.

[@jeffmcdonald4225]

He's the funniest man I ever saw.

[@DrMeowWoof]

Gilbert you were extremely funny and smooth delivery

[@whiteking2088]

Rest in Peace Gilbert😔

[@matthewkuhl79]

i'm crying here 🤣

[@putridabomination]

Video starts at 2:18

[@QuarterMan88]

GENIUS

[@jennifercapitan8721]

He's so fucking funny. His aristocrats joke. Its the absolute nuts

[@kman3444]

Awesome

[@triskut]

Awwww Fred ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wolfganggraham2165]

RIP you bloody legend.

[@j8577798yt]

I love him !!!!

[@Options96]

🤣😂 A pure comic genius

[@alkatraz706]

r.i.p. gilbert and fred 😢

[@ladonte1980]

a genious!

[@j.d.thompson3505]

OMG! That was quite a visual.

[@vickerandflips8061]

Hearing his real voice is still weird

[@dumaskhan]

He coudn't have asked for a better topic. This topic was made for Gilbert.

[@stratowhore9051]

I would've started off with a slap to the forehead and "Oh, balls! They've got me by the short hairs!"

[@DanielSkilton-jc5fn]

I pretty much knew what he was gonna say before he said it

[@rzz9594]

Totally ingenious 👍. Right off the ‘cuff’ … 😂😳😎

[@kwmusic4560]

Gilbert could read numbers out of the phone book and it would be hilarious.

[@666sunburn]

Great. This is a true comedian.

[@KaretnikovFoundation]

He is just genious!

[@haroldbirge6881]

🤣He's a master 😆

[@brucemcdonald1114]

And me, I'm.............squints at the cue card. Uh Jerry Hubbard.

[@usaloveamerica1382]

Great job!

[@luukeluketer1024]

Gabagoooooooo.................

[@vangelisboudlis9342]

Friggin Brilliant

[@sirdaveo]

Would hate to have to follow that. Thanks for the video

[@TerryGrancho]

This guy and Robin Williams get the first place...

[@lizzychrome7630]

This really isn't a fair competition at all. Gilbert Gottfried automatically makes every word more hilarious with his voice.

[@Roysorb]

3:16 What is that laugh.

[@j.vonhogen9650]

The sound of a low-testosteron Beta-male pretending to have fun after eating a vegan burger with depression inducing Soy sauce?

[@wrlord]

Oh my God. How did he do that??

[@SonnyGTA]

GREAT IDEA!!

[@rooster3640]

Best comedian ever.. 🤣

[@muteharmony]

Rest in peace, you hilarious man.

[@thomastheawesome4822]

2:15

[@LN-Lifer]

This is where reading on the toilet got its start

[@triskut]

I’m trying to find the Maria Bamford set. Anyone can help?

[@garethbain9125]

I saw Rich Hall...

[@duckdodger3080]

LMAO !!!!

[@frederickacerra7766]

A very disturbed man .. But in a real good way

[@frankkolton1780]

He's great, a very tough thing to do. I think "I really hate pr_cks that look over my shoulder while I'm reading" would of work better that "can you move back"?

[@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt]

beautiful *BAMFORD* spotted! 4:26

[@TommyLikeTom]

already working before he gets on stage. I imagine Reggie watts would be quite comfortable in this environment.

[@PopeLando]

Jump to 2:00 to avoid the padding.

[@sirloin7633]

i was hoping for a Lugosi appearance

[@abc456f]

Might be the funniest moments ever on Howard Stern.

[@doctorfeelfunny584]

No Fred Willard setlist?

[@deborahemx2]

🤣🤣🤣

[@byHexted]

Okay I don’t know how I haven’t seen this series, I just stumbled on this one, and once I learned the premise I looked it up to see who else has done it and instantly saw legends like bob odenkirk and Robin Williams that’s just the first two there goes my night. Don’t know how I never heard of this I think I’ve heard the term and maybe they were talking about this and I thought “standup without a net” was just a term but either way it’s clearly my fault

[@provenz7846]

Welcome!

[@andrewdavies1312]

Guy introducing them sounds like rdj

[@andrewdavies1312]

Not the English guy. The guy with curly hair

[@lqejnrenefqrni]

2:18

[@payambehtash7124]

A Pro

[@KittyCatComa]

RIP

[@sblack48]

Is that Dara at 4:28?

[@GHOSTbirdnatureLOVER]

no that's maria bamford

[@GabrielSparkletits]

HA HEH HA HEH HA

[@glennkonklin2926]

Some challenge. It's basically asking him to do what he does anyway. If you have ever seen him take over a talk show, you know what he's capable of.

[@ThePopbanks007]

Glenn Konklin because he's a genius

[@DudeRevolution]

didnt he do that opening line about saving your laugh til later on letterman? He made the 1 sentence in to a an 3 minute bit

[@LennyHMRM]

Usually he says "Stop It, please you're too much. Ok please just stop it already." It's part of the schtick.

[@birhan2006]

A true comedian is an improviser otherwise just a memorizer

[@sirpoopalot7868]

OK-- reading a book w/Edison's lit-testicles flapping against the back of your head. Funny. But Dostoyevsky's "CRIME AND PUNISHMENT"?! I wonder if he read it; or "The Brothers Karamazov" or "The Idiot". Saw him twice live. One of the shining lights of comedy is gone.

[@MrTommy4000]

Jerry the Bellybutton Elf rides again. He's incapable of anything less than genius.

[@thap34nut66]

electricity is stored in the balls