1989 Showtime Aspen Comedy Festival

hosted by Dabney Coleman, this was the precursor to the annual Aspen Comedy Festival with comedians Jeff Marder, John Mulrooney, Don Reed, Fred Stoller, and the hilarious Dennis Wolfberg (R.I.P.) At this stage in my career, just happy to be working for another cable channel,,,but really not looking forward to the slot of opening the show...but they flew you to fucking Aspen for Christ's sake, lifestyles of the rich and famous and all that. It's a long time ago and my sweater make me look Biafrian (may have been vegetarian back then...but I would fill that motherfucker out now, that's for sure. Dennis Wolfberg is so damn funny and his delivery and cadence and command of the english language is the full package....just absorb every moment of this gem of a performer taken away far, far, far too early. Oooh, I can taste my Lunesta. Enjoy ya'll JCM

[@exproskier]

This guy was one of the funniest of all time during this era. Just a classy, clean, intelligent, highly animated, hilarious human being. RIP Dennis. You were so gifted.

[@donreed623]

exproskier - so true. I was in this special and I'll never forget how immensely kind he was BESIDES being that hilarious. We worked out a lot together at Igby's in LA

[@thehighhopes5336]

Dennis is just great. Too bad he passed. RIP

[@beckymurphy4714]

"I've got the Chrysler Building in me!" Dennis was truly one of a kind. My father had this special on VHS, and I watched it so many times I wore the tape out. I still randomly quote "college ga-ga-ga-wah" and "Anyway..."

[@XD454U]

I had this recorded on a Betamax back in 89. Great show, good to see it again. Love Dennis! Great history here.

[@chriswhiteiii]

05:47 Intro for Jeff Marder 18:21 Intro for John Mulrooney 28:27 Intro for Don Reed 35:55 Intro to Fred Stoller 45:01 Intro for Dennis Wolfberg

[@merisonola]

Chris Blanco ... Thank you for that

[@JustCallMeLoathesome]

"Three times the fiber of RAW TWINE!" Seen this bit tons of times, that line slays me every time.

[@nyujay2010]

lol, same here!

[@ltcolumbo9708]

Jeez... this guy is so hilarious and the room is dead.... RIP DENNIS... you are unique and irreplaceable

[@atreb56]

Dennis had me in stiches so many times. I miss his routines. RIP

[@acer3573]

RIP Dennis who also played "Guschi" on Quantum Leap.

[@pumpster999]

1989 was indeed a banner year for comedy and it was an honor to appear on "The Mondo Variety Show" with host Jeff Marder that year. I was the one who handfarted the themes from "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Green Acres". 10 years later the legendary Smokey Robinson would open for me on "The Donny & Marie Show". He did 55 minutes, I did the last 5.

[@bloozedaddy]

John Mulroney and Dennis Wolfberg were great on this...and Don Reed. Still funny. Happy Chaka Khan

[@beadg72]

I used to have this recorded on a VHS tape!! Great stuff!!

[@chriswhiteiii]

Listening to Patrice O'Neal name Dennis Wolfberg as his favorite working comedian that he ever saw live in person on "Patrice O'Neal on O&A #71 - Asleep At The Wheel" brought me here. I was pleasantly surprised to hear such a variety of talent.

[@ClickToPreview]

I remember watching this in the 80's. Damn, revisiting this, the very first comic brings up TWO seminal ideas from Forrest Gump. "Life is like a box of Chocolates" and "Shit Happens". Did this guy work on the script?

[@Scottit]

Damn, this was half my life ago. Really funny, yeaahhh!

[@MorbidPhilosophy]

Did Jeff Marder just say "life is like a box of chocolates"? 5 years before the movie Forest Gump came out.

[@heyyyyyynow]

The book came out 3 years before this. Maybe that's how?

[@sjhoulihan9934]

@@heyyyyyynow Forrest NEVER said 'Life IS like a box of chocolates'...he said 'Life WAS like a box of chocolates'

[@chriswhiteiii]

"Celebrate?!" Hahaha

[@robertbroughton5618]

John Mulrooney, and Dennis Wolfberg were easily the 2 funniest comics. John's jokes about the Irish never conquering anything, and his family, especially his old dog, were the most hilarious, while Dennis Wolfberg's jokes about Fibre one cereal, and the rigid sigmoidoscopy keeps me in stitches. Don Reid who should team up with Michael Winslow on stage at the same time, easily placed third, while Jeff Madder, and Fred Stiller finished fourth, and fifth respectively.

[@adamellis6785]

Hey Jeff, did Cosby steal that, "Oh, God. Oh, Baby," bit from you? Because I heard him do a somewhat extended version of that in the mid-to-late 90s. Also, it's very easy to see what might have been the origin of Craig Shoemaker's "Love Master" character in John Mulrooney's set, right at 24:35.

[@chriswhiteiii]

14:09 "...Yeah, sure." Haha

[@chriswhiteiii]

15:39 "If women ran the Pentagon would missiles be shaped differently?" Haha

[@chriswhiteiii]

33:21 Don Reed's Personal Tribute to Kung Fu Theater

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

I thought Don Reed did a great job with the Kung Fu ... That was too funny

[@kilawattkidd]

Dr. Phil hosts comedy festivals??

[@toolguyslayer1]

49:08 they are Jewish Not Jew it is a big difference if you are a Jewish it is a religion if you are a Jew you come from Africa he does not look any parts African LOL