Gary Gulman's Scholastic Role-Play | CONAN on TBS

Gary Gulman is spicing up his relationship with a little roleplay. Nothing’s sexier than playing Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, right?
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Gary Gulman Stand-Up 06/02/15 | CONAN on TBS
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[@bitsinmyblood]

I love the ridiculous amount of detail.

[@Jzscrstsprstr]

Christian Gentry This should be a thing.

[@bitsinmyblood]

Jzscrstsprstr Well, it's Gary Gulman's thing, now!

[@HigherPlanes]

Christian Gentry I was thinking the same thing. This was Epic.

[@sigalig]

Christian Gentry thaaat was the joke...

[@bitsinmyblood]

sigalig I'm glad that you 'get it'.

[@robertashton8942]

Gary Gulman is one of the best comedians in the United States. His writings are so highly intelligent and the performance is out of this world. This is one of the smartest comedic performances I have ever seen. Wow.

[@Coastfog]

This guy is *so* good, no wonder Conan became a huge fan.

[@TheMikestastny]

I think his set on the committee that decided the two letter state abbreviations was even better. He's great.

[@sky9848]

absolutely amazing content! very well done!

[@leesway]

2:19 that crazy look in his eye compared to his demeanor during the beginning of the story...oh my

[@LoneWoIfPack19]

Lol you're a killer Gary 👍🏼

[@alberts1985]

Funny guy

[@AG-vk5or]

One of the tightest sets I have ever seen. Every word had purpose. And perfect example of the journey is better than the destination. The punchline was the setup

[@shaunmason3243]

this guy is brilliant

[@Francois176]

Alex Gonzalez I second that!

[@SadieMac0511]

Agreed. This entire bit deserved a better audience. The entire thing had me in stitches.

[@kristin1533]

You never see comedians do one joke in narrative form. Absolutely amazing.

[@Serena-ch8xl]

💯

[@scoobasteve1199]

"What was the median grade? Good question that nobody asked."

[@notlobparrot3057]

Easily one of the best written and performed stand-up sets I've ever seen. Between this and his "State Abbreviations" set, he's a legend.

[@porkchop3328]

We might have different definitions of “legend”

[@davidmsirois]

@@porkchop3328 and we are all proud of you

[@michaelsturdevant9196]

@@porkchop3328 He isn't a legend, but that's only because, as Bukowski famously stated, "the masses are always wrong." If the masses knew what was up, this guy would be more famous than Seinfeld.

[@stevencooke6451]

State abbreviations is one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

[@adarkerlight]

Wow you never hear Conan laughing at these guys. Even Gary turned around and was like "damn! sweet!"

[@EphinEcko]

adarkerlight Well the other comedian he laughs out loud at is Bill Burr. Can anyone guess why? Bill and Gary grew up in the Boston area, and so did Conan. A lot of funny and wicked smaht people come out of the boston area dude, kid, chief, guy!? :)

[@imhellag]

Ephinecko Films my boys wicked smaht!

[@Seattlefan77]

Ephinecko Films or he gets their humor more

[@ussjealousy]

Conan laugh when Gary turned his face for the camera and audience could see his profile very jewish like, and that's why Conan laugh so loud cause it was genious and very unexpected lol I was laughing out loud at that too :D

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@ussjealousy And boy is it a mile-long hook!

[@tommyzgrl0709]

I totally forgot he was telling a role playing story. 😂 I got so caught up in it.

[@CRahm0753]

Omg same!

[@suryaportway1975]

Same here

[@antoncid5044]

Both his sets on Conan did this to me lmao

[@cinderblockstudios]

Might be the nerdiest dirty joke I've ever heard.

[@kristin1533]

He worked as a teacher before he got into comedy.

[@Allagi22]

Gary Gulman is top 5 most original comedians that ever attempted stand up. This was amazing.

[@juicynarwal6272]

I loved hearing this in Joker, recognised it immediately.

[@ISaidLetLoose]

I was laughing when that scene came up, because I knew exactly what he was going to say

[@rononyonka17]

@@ISaidLetLoose The guy next to me wondered why I was so excited when he came up

[@tobiasresa9030]

Same here. My friends didn't know why I was this excited. I have watched this routine so often. I recognised the small adjustements they made for the movie (office hours are not by appointment there).

[@lecookie007]

This guy and Sam Morril botha are great

[@eltonfaneco94]

Yes! And I had no one to comment, my friend would not urderstand.

[@FenCheeks]

This whole set is just one giant sequence of toppers. Brilliant. This guy is awesome

[@eleanorgordon5947]

“That’s not how we measure extra credit”

[@sarah_b_555]

Then the jab at UMass

[@idontwantahandlethough]

"That's... not.. how we measure extra credit."

[@chapinero017]

Conans random laugh lmao

[@MikeyGaming]

Loved it, the asinine detail reminded me of Norm MacDonald!

[@accountsbizprofits8143]

indeed!

[@MultiBallchinian]

Gary Gulman is actually funny though

[@philippweisang]

@@MultiBallchinian Looks like someone doesn't own a doghouse

[@shyamwarrier9865]

@@philippweisang what a battle axe he is

[@JuanHernandez-zm1ir]

Rest In Peace

[@strawbarry7834]

Gulman isn't just a comedian, he is one of the greatest story-tellers I've ever seen. He pulls you into these fantastical worlds he dreamed up, and no matter how long the story is, it all ties together. References, sub-references, callbacks to other callbacks, it's all just genius. He is what's known as a comedian's comedian, which is evidenced by Conan's outburst of laughter. This is the guy that makes other comedians stand back in awe.

[@Hairmetallurgist]

He is still brilliant...why he isn't a household name after all this time I'll never know.

[@Francois176]

Hairmetallurgist Unfortunately he's too smart for the average audience. The people want raunch and "easy" words to understand.

[@Kevin-oc9ef]

He really is a tremendous talent

[@d4n4nable]

It doesn't help that he takes ages to write new material.

[@dancetyson]

He talks about it in his new special if you want to know. He's had severe depression his whole life and basically fell apart a couple years ago. But he's back on the mend and seems to be just as funny

[@J.M.-nb4gw]

@@dancetyson I can relate to that

[@sharonkellogg4148]

He is a master at intelligent, multilayered comedy, and this act is a good example!

[@rubenlo6221]

When you hear Conan laugh you know you’re freaking hilarious

[@slightlybiggerboss7442]

Really funny, hoping to see more of him

[@VendableBow]

Raymond Creamer He was on an HBO Special about a comedy tour a while back with Dane Cook

[@nithinr818]

Raymond Creamer his special is on Netflix, check it out, its great stuff!

[@mattiaschmid2385]

there is a new one with him :D

[@teekay9718]

+Mattia Schmid Did you come back to this after watching the new one with him on conan? Because I did :')

[@mattiaschmid2385]

Tabeer Khilji ye :D

[@rickrose5377]

These are some of the most artful, perfectly written monologues in the history of stand-up.

[@JakeBullingtonTV]

This guy's delivery was PRO! loved it 😂

[@spunz83ify]

Gary Gulman Trivia: Gary was an actual teacher before landing his stand up gig! how lucky were those students he lectured!!!

[@benjammin8919]

Especially those ones he gave extra credit to

[@catherinerosa-baker2937]

He's so smart, I love his wording and his thinking process, he's hilarious!😂

[@benjiarehart2878]

This guy is at the top. He is so underrated. He should already be a household name. He deleted me on Facebook, and I'm still pulling for him.

[@Heavenzvoice]

Benji Arehart well at least yours was on Facebook... I love him but he went too far on a joke for me and I didn’t blast or curse him out but just mentioned that it was a little much. Not sure if he even received it but like you I still hope he makes it big time. Great comedian.

[@Heavenzvoice]

I had completely forgotten this wasn’t real til he gets to the “when I have tenure”.. then I thought,” wait, this is all make believe”😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆😆. That’s how good he told this joke. It was multi layered.. jerk!!!

[@jacobmartin8896]

This is unbelievably good, incredibly unique and needless to say, beyond funny.

[@wuselproductions8956]

Imagining him actually drive his girlfriend mad with this sort of role playing is just so incredibly funny to me 😂

[@sarah_b_555]

"She broke character." 😂

[@FrankSpeer66]

Gary is absolutely brilliant, I've been a fan for a long time! He's as good as it gets, don't know why he's not more popular! Maybe a little too cerebral for the average bear.

[@porkchop3328]

Yes. Too cerebral.

[@zacharyrussell2367]

Goddamn what a glorious set up, he really drew me into this one.

[@95sweets]

Who came here after watching Joker?

[@AslanW]

Nah I came here after finding myself watching a compilation of Joaquin Phoenix talk show interviews, I guess it might have something to do with it though.

[@Monkeys_are_life]

I recognized this bit literally when I heard it on Joker. i heard it so long ago and I'm glad Gary Gulman is getting some credit.

[@horationelson1840]

Me!

[@PeaceOutILoveMrYoung]

Me

[@hahasimp]

Not me.

[@aidenparkerassociatesllc.5613]

This guy is AMAZING. He is one of the funniest comedians I have ever heard.

[@jcchurch]

A little bit of cologne today. Not so much that it's wafting off into the Dean's reception area, but enough to know that if you get close, you know he came to play today.

[@kevinflores259]

The fact that he manage make Conan laugh loudly Gary must’ve been like “DAMN I ACTUALLY MADE CONAN LAUGH LOUDLY” 😂

[@fotouhi]

Gary Gulman is a comic genius.

[@brambleberry7814]

I've been a fan of Gary's for 8 years. Great to see him take his set to the next level.

[@AboutThings_byTarif]

1:41 the moment he looks at the camera and holds the stare. Now that's a comic with craft. It's good to have you back Gary, you make comedy a better place.

[@bengjie]

I remember him from Last Comic Standing. he was ok. I felt like he was just a pretty face. He's REALLY come into his own. this was hilarious! So well written and delivered!

[@whyyeseyec]

Gulman was hilarious on LCS! Remember when he looked over at Rich Little and said: "Rich Little, ladies and gentlemen" "Man of a thousand voices - ALL DEAD!" I was rolling on the floor laughing. Little had that 'I could kill you look' on his face and made me realize he had no sense of humor.

[@gmh471]

@@whyyeseyec By my recollection, he was by far the funniest comedian on LCS his season. I don't know if it was his year or the year Amy Schumer was on (were they on together?), but the winner was some zaftig Mexican-American guy who told tired stereotypical jokes and I wondered who in corporate gave the directive that this guy was to be the winner. Never heard from again.

[@lcohen4179]

when he made a joke about the math department that was when i knew

[@jonlesliehaynes]

Fantastic writing, really helps to separate the wheat from the chaff. You can get a sense of who can suspend their disbelief in multiple degrees and who can't from the comment section.. Very well done! Role playing is fun. cheers

[@shanedeleon5376]

No one can take something and run with it like Gary Gulman.

[@megapanka]

conans laugh at 1:55 ahaha

[@elizabethmatz4356]

As far as his amount of detail, it's because he is a brilliant writer. And he knows how to deliver what he works very hard at writing. There's all kinds of posts online where he talks about how he works at creating his material and gives tips for people who are working to be comedians. I've seen several of his live shows and spent some time talking with him after one of them. He is such a real and open and sweet man. He likes to interact with his fans.

[@tq644]

Gary Gulman is a brilliant comedian. Baffles me that he isn't a household name.

[@JohannesLabusch]

I saw him do this bit live, and it became dangerous. I was literally hurting.

[@jplmedley]

Gary did this in around 2018 as his closing bit at Denver Comedyworks - it was transcendent

[@matthewstroh2]

Love it! Every time I hear this bit it's a little different. Funnier every time. Good on ya, Gary.

[@joekuul8769]

Quite possibly my favorite comedy clip.

[@mikec-hamilton]

This guy is hilarious.

[@ExecutionOfAllThings]

One of the best joke writers out there right now. Keep killin em Gary!

[@robmarchese]

Love Gary! Just saw The Great Depresh...again. He's so underrated!

[@fgrady1]

Earlier today, I watched that special on HBOmax, primarily because his other 3 specials were on Netflix but they took them down!

[@Hairmetallurgist]

Talk about a way with words!! This guy is the shite!! Love his take on storytelling!

[@HP160498]

Who else is here after watching The Joker? 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@buddythecow]

NoobMaster69 probably my favorite part of the movie, literally blew my mind

[@horationelson1840]

buddythecow agreed

[@ethangormong7506]

My favorite part of this is where Conan laughs at “they don’t hire Jews” 😂

[@Clemlem]

Who's back here after watching his cameo in Joker?

[@pacificchick8750]

This was my favorite by far🤣🤣🤣

[@tpstrat14]

This guy is amazing. After discovering Chappelle, Burr, and Louis Ck I didn't think I would love another comedian, but this and his special "in this economy" is pure gold.

[@brett2047]

This and the state abbreviations are two of the highest detail and best story jokes I’ve ever heard

[@jakedahms6005]

so well structured and detailed Love it.

[@kingsasquatch]

Gary’s such a great story telling comic. I remember loving his bits when he was on Last Comic Standing way back

[@leesway]

I like this. it's different

[@Nigelrathbone1]

But then there's taking the role play too far for a healthy relationship... Need to have a "safe" word to use to signal to the partner when the role play gets too rough.

[@mathmagic8812]

I had a similar story. She was very attractive. Great body, great sense of humor and had to get B or higher in my math class. Then, again, Im gay. So...

[@exitwound3931]

I miss his bit about Oreo double stuff.

[@jaimelopez6921]

Immediately recognized this set when I watched Joker haha such a perfect joke

[@ywoulduchoosetousethis]

It's hard to focus on the small detail of her being his gf. Great storyteller.

[@TorjiMan]

Check out his specials on netflix! He's hilarious

[@EHManjo]

This guy is hilarious- so many layers of detail, loved it!

[@friendofbeaver6636]

The prof/student who'll do anything to pass trope is abundant. Funny how he weaves it into a role-play.

[@JordanBarronWolfe]

This should have way more views. It’s a masterpiece 🤣

[@Ecocandle]

That was genius.

[@im19ice3]

i highly respect that he went all the way

[@jgoincomedy5837]

I think he forgot that he was actually telling a joke and just got caught up in the story.

[@zevfarkas5120]

So, they won't hire Jews, but they'll admit them as students? (Who else would know when Rosh Hashanah comes out?) ;)

[@radhiadeedou8286]

Makes perfect sense, students are customers. Who you're willing to accept as an employee or as a customer is different

[@ajaydhawale9380]

This is a masterclass in comedic writing!

[@justayoutuber1906]

Gary's bits on the grape and Fig Newtons are AMAZING. He is a master story teller

[@LindyLouCantu]

Another masterpiece from Gary Gulman.

[@kwsarv]

Just. Absolutely. Brilliant.

[@kristinpfanku3927]

This is the best joke I've every heard!

[@struggleyangqi]

i played docter and patient with my girlfriend once, and i am heading towards the same direction of being too in character. but in the end i could not commit the character and had sex. now i am so regret.

[@EJofLA]

That was hilarious. Getting into the role playing a little too deep there, and sort of missing the point lol...

[@whyyeseyec]

A Venn Diagram? Stepping on the Math Dept's toes again, huh Gary??

[@JulieRainyPDX]

His role-play professor character has only a small window of time for his role-play student because he's busy grading papers - ha!

[@wagakamakoyo7309]

This guy is funny....two thumbs up!

[@ekmickley]

Conan should have considered this skit Gulman's audition for being one of his writers...

[@hughmcaloon6506]

Ah, the bit that Sold Me On Gulman. I mean, "Lewis." Good luck on getting tenure!

[@jaygee291]

Hes always great. Such a clever well delivered funny bit..

[@ctwriter1670]

This guy never fails. Brilliant. Relevant. Got to see his act.

[@norman_james455]

With all due respect to John Nash, Gary Gulman truly has a beautiful mind.

[@jameslenahan6075]

I only recently discovered Gary. He is awesome. Plus, I love how the color of his shirt matches the color of the curtains. I wonder if that was deliberate or a "happy accident?" Nice touch.

[@alexanderrose1071]

Wow, this was fantastic.

[@corpusc]

oh this guy is good, first time one of these has made me look up the person for further clips

[@aintthatstormy]

I love him sooo much

[@allispossible8447]

@2:43...everyone missed the pervy...‘ even with curve I don’t have a lot of wiggle room’ this guy is pre genius!

[@weirdo-gj5xz]

no i think u just read too much into it

[@gilwood7530]

I just found this guy ! I'm gonna binge today !