Lewis Black Stand Up - 1998

Lewis Black of The Daily Show, one of comedy's angriest men, delivers a classic rant in Montreal.
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[@jonnysteiner821]

"Cause when you start to sizzle you move your ass" one of the best lines ever.

[@kevinkibbe2679]

Been watching him for about 2 decades and he never gets old. Saw him live once and it was the best

[@FrancisMasaba1]

I've been watching a lot of good stand up lately, from hilarious comedians , but this is pure mastery. Such a tailored act. This guy is legendary.

[@hugolalumiere9992]

The personification of anger. Maybe not the blue-collar kind but then again they tend to be redundant whereas Black is not. His political views still transcend the years and apply to any jackass candidate and he gets to prove that the political process is laughable and infuriating. And I'm canadian. Go figure...

[@deathpenguin005]

He and the late George Carlin are my favourite comedians

[@22tubular2]

@@deathpenguin005 Carlin was so ahead of his time and never failed to mince words on his personal opinion. I think he studied the whole dictionary from A to Z to come up with the ideas he used in his routines. He really made me think about how important the exact words were to convey his stories , painting a picture for the listener. But...there was one restriction , if you will remember, tha't's right...those 7 dirty words you could never say on television. First one was....%@&^ GOT YA".

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Lewis is still putting out tons of great free stuff. I recently rediscovered him here on yt. His channel has tons of great content. I've really been wanting to rewatch Carlin's final HBO specials but unfortunately I can find them here. At the end HE was angriest, imo. His final acts were intense

[@ReidGameX]

Francis. I first heard of him maybe 2-3 years after this set. When I heard him move in and out it was masterful. Now, an adult, unfortunately EVERY word and joke he emphasized, has come true. And I take the flu shot line with a grain of salt because it’s true Americans have traditionally just been gross messes about common colds, not caring about others and spreading stuff around. It’s kind of alarming to almost recall this word for word and yet it’s now like he was telling the future

[@JumpinJAKEFlash]

One of my top ten favorite comedians. He's hilarious!!

[@mztweety1374]

Same

[@ntgr87]

Twenty years later, they *still* can't decide whether eggs are good or bad.

[@Despot-Tyrant]

ntgr87 Taste Good Just Not Healthy.

[@joeb4117]

Eggs are bad for us... wait, I changed my mind, they are good for us. Oh wait, I got it now. Bad eggs are bad for us, good eggs are good for us. Stay away from bad eggs. My grandmother told me that.

[@kevin_1230]

Just the yoke is bad.

[@StevenEveral]

@@kevin_1230 MAKE UP YOUR MIND! It's breakfast, i gotta eat! 😅😅

[@bikebudha01]

That red and green line is one of the best comedic lines of all time...

[@jacobdehaan4114]

That Valentines Day part was great! I totally agree with him. I need to start watching more Lewis Black

[@henryhammond7393]

Lewis Black before he was allowed to curse constantly. And still hilarious. 🤣

[@SpritzMcSoda]

"[Nyquil] is the only thing on the planet that tastes like red and green." That shit is hilarious.

[@WebbstylesMusic]

legendary

[@sherryhesner5940]

Lewis is the BEST! 💝

[@timbeckett7246]

Best weather routine ever

[@lilbatz]

This is my favorite set of his. So good.

[@deVon30241]

Looks like a drunken Supreme Court Justice in this one

[@user-id4ud7iz3h]

I LOVE YOU LEWIS BLACK!!!!! Seriously, you are probably one of my biggest influences in my stand up style

[@foamywrath77]

I rant to my wife like this all the time and well she laughs so hard she pees herself a little

[@Wahinies]

He was unforgettable

[@sxdxfan]

Anyone else find this information from 1998 still funny in 2023 😂

[@Reallifeintheblue]

I’ve seen him 4 times. He’s 100% right about Boston weather.

[@cwpo1973]

I love the comedy based upon the panic over the ozone layer. It's adorable.

[@jamespaultaylor8525]

The KING

[@richardpetrey2010]

This guy is SO GREAT!!!!!!😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@frankgoron5014]

Really odd hearing Lewis Black saying the word "poop"....

[@JumpinJAKEFlash]

Frank Goron hahaha indeed.

[@frankgarrett242]

He had to clean it up for television unfortunately.

[@ASK-A.I.]

2018 New Year eve, New York City had the Coldest winter in the history....lol

[@madams6198]

I wish this guy was my Dad! Hahaha

[@JeremiahFernandez]

found my spirit animal

[@heads_together_crypto2422]

Nyquil forever. Didn't know you could get it back then.

[@hugolalumiere9992]

February IS the shittiest month of the year... Depressing as hell. Still, can't understand how the holiday of compulsary love decided to happen in the worst month of the year. MAYBE! There is a message in there...

[@suzannebrown2505]

Yeah, Hugo, there is: St. Valentine. What did he do? Look it up!?!

[@martinoconnor3020]

February actually might be my favorite month.

[@BryonLape]

They have since screwed up Nyquil.

[@gporr7004]

Yes they have. Shit don't put you to sleep anymore

[@DeadheadYates]

Maximum strength Mucinex will

[@jonathanhall1825]

He was close instead of frogs it was fish in Australia

[@djericl.washingtondc9380]

2020 like hear👌

[@theatypicalgenz]

Yeah Valentines Day should be in June. But only because June is the beginning of the Summer That's It!

[@LadyCoyKoi]

I agree... Nyquil is the best and legal. So inexpensive too. 🙏🙏🙏 ASE to that!!! Best sleep ever. Also helps with depression. Highly recommended.

[@barbarawalsh2875]

Lewis before they let him swear. I can listen to this though, and put the appropriate profanity in where he belongs. I’ve watched him forever he just gets better and better with age and frustration.

[@Elliottblancher]

I heard the flu Rant on Amazon Music

[@chromicapop4595]

lmaoo

[@colbyneblett8454]

I'm more surprised that he didn't say 'Fuck' not one time.

[@patdwyer5204]

TV standards back then. This is probably the Comedy channel.

[@moriah93ohio]

It was weird not hearing it.

[@peejay4606]

He's so young here.

[@rrbaggett7]

And yet every bit as irritable & sarcastic as he is now. God, I love Lew's humor. His books are fabulous, btw. (Especially the Audible versions!)

[@wvu05]

He's actually 50 here.

[@SammiEnka]

Ikr😂

[@haroldvillard7590]

he is stand up

[@SporaticPulse]

Fucking hilarious!!!

[@AzureFulgur]

Funny he shat on Robitussin's potency, people are hallucinating aliens n shit with it

[@Simon-Jester]

NyQuil still better lmao

[@shmootube5000]

I’ve not seen him this young performing. It’s interesting, I can’t decide which is better but I think he needed to get just a little older and grumpier to really settle into his groove.

[@jamesdandy1777]

Nyquil the moonshine of cough medicine

[@ChrisLeeW00]

Only 90 degrees in May? Simpler times.

[@Itsant33]

Holy shit I also hate overcast

[@cyanmanta]

Jesu Christ, that's too much coffee.

[@FCValle]

and now he is in the onion fields

[@sascharosenberg2196]

And his job got outsourced to Bengalore.

[@339gabriel]

This man made a career by complaining about the weather. Not full of himself like that insufferable Bill Maher

[@greg.sym.4115]

They actually did. Successfully. Technically it was the whole Empire. And they left immediately because they didn't really care enough.

[@22tubular2]

You know he would not make fun of Trump. He seriously didn;t work much the few years because of it. He thought Trump was so "Out there" in every way nothing he could say would ever top the reality show that was DC.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

He's actually been working a lot over the past several years. A lot of anti trump material, too

[@brandyfox5153]

I’m not used to seeing him in such ill-fitting clothing. He always looks so dapper…

[@SpritzMcSoda]

Lewis is amazing as always, but what a terrible audience, they laugh at the mid jokes and are silent on some of the best lines.

[@Illumirage]

Ugh...I never got why people thought this guy was funny.

[@dalime605]

there's something for somebody out there

[@Americanbear1]

Because...he is.

[@Illumirage]

Americanbear1 If you count saying something Conservatives would hate while you quickly shake your neck fat like that green creature from Star Wars Episode one funny, well....

[@Americanbear1]

It was. Guess you have no sense of amusement. (Btw...neck fat is called a wattle. Not really sure what it's called when it's in your brain)

[@Americanbear1]

Then you must hate the GOP!I have no comeback for the fair enough portion of your reply...other than thanks!

[@superiorbeing95]

This guy had a great style of delivery, shame his material was a bit shit.

[@corneliakoller1914]