Sam Kinison @ The David Letterman Show

[@sharonklinger912]

Sam Kinison! He will always be the brightest star in the sky!! May he shine forever in out hearts!!

[@EricHowl]

Man I respect so much that he'd go on regular tv with 1000% of his usual raw crazy energy uncensored

[@kennethbailey6634]

Big time!

[@yamatotakeru9078]

HE´S STILL THE GREATEST STAND UP EVER, SO FUNNY!

[@josephfemoyer7218]

I know Sam is keeping everybody in heaven doubled over laughing!

[@sabrinaphillips916]

This was my guy...all the way. One of my all time favorite comedians and this is when stand up was good! When the talent in comedy was outrageous and this guy stood at the top. RIP brother

[@joe_8699]

RIP Kinison. The brightest burn out of this world too fast. Greatness, true star.

[@Wowzersdude-k5c]

Kinison was overrated. Not terrible, not great. Screaming unfunny jokes doesn't make them funny. He was certainly funnier than Dice Clay, though.

[@danerd8978]

@@davenorth8922 Indeed, he kicked coke and was getting his life back on track. in 1993 some 17 year old drunk fuck came into his lane while he was driving a hit him.

[@macbeavers6938]

Indeed he was a "wild thing". He "made our hearts sing!"

[@evetsnitram8866]

He actually did a mic drop.

[@michaelserby7697]

Sam conversed with God as he died on the road. . To paraphrase Sam told God he didn't want to die now....silence from Sam as if he was listening to God and he said" oh ,ok " and died . His friend or whomever was following Sam and witnessed 'the conversation .Sam was a child preacher from a Pentecostal family. ❤ I have to believe Sam is with the God that he use to preach about Jesus ❤ That should give hope to all people, including myself and you reader 💙

[@bobgreen1236]

What a wonderfully twisted guy he was! RIP Sam.....

[@rickacton7540]

"twisted guy" yes, looks female to my observation

[@michaelsix9684]

Sam was incredible, and explosive--still miss him a lot

[@RedMushroom23]

go follow him

[@willswalkingwest7267]

He died in his brother's arms on the side of a highway, his brother said he was talking to God when he passed. RIP you crazy maniac.

[@FredELove-ng4pe]

He was a Baptist preacher! I don't know where to find those videos. He was amazing! I'll see him on the other side. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@bploan8464]

Wowwowwoow??? Really?

[@obeythelaw5504]

As a punk rocker of the late 70's and early 80's, I loved this guy. Punk comedy master.

[@dner75-xh9le]

We'll put. He was the Johnny Thunders of stand-up.

[@neumiekane2136]

I wish I could have seen him when he was a minister. The best church ever.

[@mehermusic2154]

Fuck you, Punk music was retarded whereas Kinison was intelligent

[@charlesgaron8131]

@@mehermusic2154 i bet Meher Music is way better and not retarded at all... no one cares about your take, youre stupid.

[@AlmostaFlipinSkater]

💯

[@neumiekane2136]

Man i miss sam. 1 of the greatest

[@christopheredwards4774]

Funny dude I remember as a kid he first came out when he yelled I'd be rolling oooohhhhhh ooooooohhhhh look at my life do I look happy ooohhhhhhh lmao lmao god bless his soul🙏👍

[@dannymanny6917]

Not sure why but I'm obsessed with Sam Kinnison now! From what I've heard he was a lot to handle when wasted, I can only imagine!!

[@sharonklinger912]

Yes he probably was a blast!! If he was anything like I was, he probably knew no boundaries, lol!!

[@Jarod_Schultz]

I first saw Sam when he appeared on Married with Children. He was just as funny on there, as he normally is.

[@Zebra_3]

it was perfect casting...a Christmas classic.

[@ronin6158]

HAD THIS ON CASSETTE! listened till the thing broke. Kinison genius, would never get any play today.

[@brianreidvoiceovers884]

So so true!

[@EricHowl]

Its getting play were on youtube lol

[@Joeywlsn]

3:25 That cricket impression 😂

[@jamesanthony5681]

Great impression.

[@paulquick8806]

Wild Thing🎼🎹🎶🎵🙏👍👍🍻🍷🎷🎺🎸💪💪RIP Sam Kinison🇺🇸🇺🇸😎😎

[@matthesson6588]

Sam kinison and rodney dangerfield are touring together in heaven.

[@thatguyoverthere2755]

And I can't wait to see them

[@t-royentertainment1421]

No , heaven is a wedding feast , they both are at rest , soul is in Jesus , we all go to Heaven , at the rapture not the church

[@saintviolette9337]

They're a little further south, weighing the aftermath of portable luxury items.

[@joshb20101]

Both of them are exchanging lines of blow up in heaven.

[@sharonklinger912]

Damn straight!!!

[@joelperry8187]

Great stuff!!! Funny. And, yes, we hate rubbers!!! Booze after hours was a pain in the ass.

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

Letterman is very patient with him. Sam Kinison was a character and he was a bit out there as far as television is concerned. I think this is due to Letterman giving respect, knowing he's the real deal. And I am not saying Kinison is too much for me. He is my kinda guy.

[@AlmostaFlipinSkater]

Kinison discomforts the sheltered. He’s the real deal.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Letterman was not afraid to take chances with comedians. Dave had Sam's friend, Bill Hicks, on his show a few time times. Bill, like Sam, died young.

[@loriwbahadur]

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CRICKET NOISES LIKE THAT!

[@phillipoliver982]

here in dec 2021 this guy was incredible

[@georgebrown7906]

We still miss you, Sam...

[@yamatotakeru9078]

HE´S STILL THE GREATEST STAND UP EVER, SO FUNNY!

[@bandicoot5412]

I'm laughing, hard, because he is an excellent comedy genius

[@volcommadness]

Bandicoot *was

[@StarChild131]

hello from that happiest luckiest hub ever. wife and i are watching this. she is happy and so am i :O)~~ THANK YOU

[@coreyfelps4326]

I would bet my life planned parenthood had a problem with this one was Sam Kinison is a genius a man before his time we all still love you Sam

[@jackstrawfromwichita6168]

Planned Parenthood?

[@mylesprobus1253]

Are you sure you mean Planned Parenthood, bud?

[@nancyrighetti5862]

Oh I'm sure planned parenthood was flippin lol

[@dondoyle8474]

The GREAT Sam. RIP Sam 👍👍

[@chrisretkowski830]

I saw him at Lake Compounce laughed so hard my face hurt.

[@mosadni]

I won a scary newspaper subscription contest in '73 and the bus picked up Sam and his albino friends in Peoria and we spent a week in the Boundary Waters

[@sdprazak]

I would’ve loved to have heard his impression of Portland OR on a Sunday night at 5am now! 😬

[@qasion]

Ah such memories,,,the early 90's

[@bajaborracho9139]

Kinison was so damn smart. His mind was a beehive .

[@headlong_gypsy]

Sam, Mitch, Lenny, Richard, George... They didn't speak to shock, only to speak the truth from a more realistic and genuine perspective. Sad they are gone and hopefully somebody figures out that their genius wasn't in the brashness and cussing that's far too prevalent these days.

[@paul-egz4264]

Mitch?? Try bill hicks

[@mylesprobus1253]

You’re such a pretentious fuck, John McDaid

[@mylesprobus1253]

Paul-E G'z you are also a pretentious fuck. Bill Hicks would despise you, and me, and John McDaid.

[@kleetus92]

Holy shit, that's actually a really good idea!

[@williamcasey8791]

BACK WHEN PEOPLE WERE FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nancyrighetti5862]

Absolutely freedom isn't free anymore

[@mandyspaswick7116]

@@nancyrighetti5862 Freedom costs a buck o five

[@kingpinsmith22]

It's worse now, they throwing it away

[@ottotodd5368]

He's the thrash metal of comedy.

[@roosterj2599]

Well said!

[@mehermusic2154]

No, He was way smarter than that

[@jrident]

Yes!

[@radicalstanza3614]

@@mehermusic2154 No, it's an apt comparison.

[@yamatotakeru9078]

HE´S STILL THE GREATEST STAND UP EVER, SO FUNNY!

[@juliebuck100]

you fuckin left this earth toooo soon...i love you forever

[@pdrey100]

Vasectomy: Your bank account will thank you, your therapist won't.

[@ashleylynn9333]

Liberal Dave felt completely uncomfortable at the end of this interview when Sam did his AIDS jokes....and we loved it!🤣👍🤣

[@mrgroosumthasandman8046]

Take notes: NEW SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT! Genuinely talented artist/entertainer! You know what I LOVE most about this Segment Aside from his hilarious rants? HE TOOK OFF HIS FUCKIN SUNGLASSES WHEN HE APPROACHED THE AUDIENCE! R.I.P.

[@joutneyman]

Portland, Oregon sure has changed alot since this skit.

[@jodieisblessed1794]

2019 and Portland is not sleepy quiet!

[@ourtime-downhere6931]

nope, just full of homeless camps and countless meth addicts. It's disgusting what it's turned into, certainly not the city I remember growing up in.

[@psibri1]

This was the first time I ever saw this comedy genius.

[@JorshWarshington1]

Welcome aboard!

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

2019 and the condom thing is still true

[@THEWATCHER4670]

and in to 2020!!!

[@cheapbastard990]

It's 2021 and the AIDS thing is still true too.

[@jrnfw4060]

@@cheapbastard990 Yes, but now they have effective treatments for AIDS. It's no longer a death sentence.

[@David-wr7bs]

2022 and still true.

[@billsmith281]

Im sure he would've had fun talking about Viagra.....if he'd been around when it was invented.

[@johnlongo200]

God I miss him........Hope you're not getting into to much trouble Sam..:)

[@dadadruma]

Hes Keeping em on their toes =)

[@mylesprobus1253]

Well he’s dead so he’s probably not doing anything at all.

[@gmajorspresents]

What a way to start a routine talking about raw dogin .

[@dreamman5588]

It's crazy how you got that old school fatback TV static

[@switchbladeromance1466]

Love Sam..the hair..the genius and scream..ohhhhh ohhhhhhhhh🤘🎸🇬🇧

[@brianreidvoiceovers884]

One of a kind!!

[@stevenmandl4920]

got this album on cassette,not bad

[@corbinfobbs6409]

I wouldn't be surprised if he has music out some where

[@PositronMcHappy]

Sam rocked his 15min, but I have to train KZbin to adapt that I despise repeats. lol

[@stephentruthershields3615]

I miss him

[@stephaniehand503]

thank you

[@peterbliek8614]

Sam inspired the way to live with success.

[@michaelserby7697]

Sam was a child preacher with strong convictions, he eventually quit preaching but didn't quit God. At the death scene Sam was heard telling God that he didn't want to die yet. Sam paused awhile as listening for God's responce and said " Oh. , Ok. and he died .Sam's gotta be in heaven ❤ 💙

[@Apostle-of-Reason]

So, Kinison led many thousands of people away from God, but then at his death God said to him "No problem, come to Heaven"!? That would be a good joke, actually.

[@robinjohnson7522]

I hope he's in heaven too.

[@rusosure7]

I don't know if leading many thousands away from the Pentacostal church equals leading many thousands away from God. FYI: God exists outside of that denomination. In fact, it's easier for God to communicate with a man or woman if they're NOT Pentacostal.

[@musicbreath6757]

What a load of crap. You nutters just can't keep your nonsense to yourselves, can you? You live then you die, lights out, fade to black.

[@bradweir6993]

@@musicbreath6757 The tiresome mythheads. Good one for calling out the nutters.

[@angelhilton3883]

I NEVER EVER knew Sam 'Dropped The Mike!!!!'

[@jdrancho1864]

Does anybody still get the "Jessica Hahn angle" reference in 2022 ??

[@ichhasseamerika]

Loves me sum VCR tape footage.

[@mwilson772]

I love you Sammy! See u in heaven ♥️!!!!!!

[@brotherskrillrc6042]

He didnt do comedy that long from 85 to this what 88 89 wow!

[@WarmandHardy]

I miss old television audiences.

[@loununya9251]

First recorded Mic drop on TV, Sam Kinison 1988.

[@No1knowsme2]

One of my brothers in law died of AIDS and he loved watching Sma Kinison😊

[@dner75-xh9le]

And now David bin Laden would hate Genius Kinison's jokes. What a difference 30 years makes.

[@PhilipVaughn-ri8vb]

Dave wouldn't throw water on Sam if he was lost in the desert

[@brentbarker3233]

Keep the party going Sam - Awwweee' - RIP

[@rzz9594]

Back in the day letterman, was fresh , entertaining , tho’ he had kinison on, to his credit. But later he got stiff. At least Sam stayed true. 👍Sam wasn’t false. He was in your face . And made it real. 👍😜🤔

[@bundangkorea]

To be fair and with all due respect, these are/were two totally different geniuses, but one certainly outlived the other. Letterman lived on a much different path and had to perform daily in front of a live, television audience, completely censored.

[@nancyrighetti5862]

What you see is what you got w him

[@garymacmillan]

Sam, a one of a kind comic genius.

[@gerberbernstein7360]

Success certainly went to his waistline, but still brilliant insight.

[@fiatveloce2516]

Maybe it was stress

[@nicholasvinyl]

Who cares

[@alexeastwood5029]

That comb over tho ...

[@davidschmidt6013]

Sam pulled no punches. He may have made you wait for it.....he may have made us ....speculate..... but then...BAMM!!!

[@dylan.smith.1776]

I swear this man has got to be Chris Farleys dad 😂 rip to some legends

Damnit what year was this?

[@jamesanthony5681]

Back in the day when talk show hosts could smoke cigars at their desks.

[@lopezklu]

Wait where was the part where you are supposed to laugh?

[@partybusexperiance3289]

The thing about Sam K. is that when he is speaking to set up the joke, he sounds NORMAL

[@DR_Neal_Rigger]

Portland Oregon.... WE WILL SAVE IT!!!!!!!

[@jclar3565]

There's plenty going on at 5 in the morning in Portland Oregon!

[@jarnold1789]

David Sanchez Lol, I'm guessing you've never been to Oregon. Sounds like you're describing a part of the population in Portland, which is a very small part of the state. Drive 20 or 30 minutes outside of Portland and the rest of Oregon is quite different. Portland is definitely the most populated area, but it doesn't represent the whole state

[@mineuser5395]

Pause at 2:44.

[@bellmeisterful]

I remember him

[@sethecx]

05:16 whats this song called?

[@2341-l4j]

Beast of burden

[@sethecx]

@@2341-l4j ah, knew it sounded familiar

[@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont]

Portland has obviously changed a lot since 1988.

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

Mitch Hedberg left us too soon also… ☹️ I also miss John pinette

[@ericgification]

The end of record comedy! Best

[@christbickerstaff279]

Rubbers are like washing your feet with your socks on.

[@ShawnAustin-ub7pk]

What's wild is that the drunk driver that killed him received one year of probation and 300 hours of community service.

[@dnmcfall]

Inimitable is a favorite word.

[@RP-pb8yx]

dave was a jagoff when he said"when did you ever look great"

[@metv2363]

You my boy and all, but comedians bust each other's balls all the time, except, of course, when they are Millennials.

[@mtwhatley3253]

I met him once and was shocked that he was 4’11”

[@robertsherman871]

They made rubbers, they went home!

[@stevenwilber4426]

He was a minister at one time,now that's funny

[@allemander]

What year was this recorded or originally broadcast?

[@bigdaddy7862]

allemander 1991

[@allemander]

BIG DADDY Thank you

[@johnblaze5252]

We will never see his kind again.

[@Anonymous-vb8nw]

Stocked limos. LMAO!

[@frep420]

What a big heart!

[@janetdaily8995]

Sam is probably making Jesus laugh right now.

[@mwilson772]

I am excited to see Jesus an Sam someday ♥️

[@fzr1000981]

Hardly, I likes some of his humor but he was a blasphemer. No way he was saved

[@supermarioisacat]

Pffffsh!t, I doubt that. He's probably kicking Jesus in the balls for taking him out with a drunk driver: " Fuck you! I wasn't ready! Ahhhh ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

[@stephenchristian5739]

4 FUCK SAKE WHAT YEAR IS IT!? G D IT!

[@anandmorris]

But where did you get coke from at 5am in Portland?

[@frep420]

I think the cameras are closer when the tigers are on stage!

[@BeautyRepublicUnited]

the yellow pages! lol

[@jamesanthony5681]

Yup. The internets and youtubes did not exist in 1988.

[@redskullfire706]

I honeslty like them

[@stevenmandl4920]

I remember those times all too well,running out of alcohol in the middle of the night back in my drinking days.solution to that problem ,mouthwash !

[@crysjumar1]

having been there, i can say it was not a solution. it was a consolation prize.

[@jrnfw4060]

@@crysjumar1 And one had to already be pretty intoxicated to even get it down.