Dylan Moran - Potential (Monster)

Potential Skit

[@JG-ce6op]

This man is such a genius. His use of the English language is just superb. There's a contrast between a well-read, creative, genius storyteller. And a whiny, grumpy, belligerent drunk. He just gets better and better.

[@comanchio1976]

+Jack Grady Was just going to say the exact same thing! Not only is his imaginative and poetic command of the language utterly awe inspiring - the sheer brilliance of the concepts he conjures up in this particular routine, are absolutely peerless. He's easily one of the very best stand-up comedians of all time; if not *the* best, IMHO!

[@viviondioline]

I saw him live yesterday and he was just so perfectly on form. Favorite comedian ever and I just like him more with age

[@jameshatfield8410]

AMAZING love him

[@martinhodge3119]

WHO ARE YOU CAZlLING BELLIGERENT!

[@mariamoyles189]

It's a irish thing. Called gift of the gab lol

[@Swarmking]

This man conjures some of the most amazing imagery with his routines. If he wasn't a comedian, he'd make a totally awesome author.

[@katarina1416]

he is an author, using spoken word for his witty imagery, even more, it may be a special form of rhetoric called comedy

[@SapphireCrusader1988]

He and Dylan Thomas would get along famously.

[@witchyvibesbronxbruja4157]

He wrote Black Books 😍

[@whitestripe1854]

The wonderful irony of this bit from his show is that, whether he realizes it or not, he actually did open the door to his potential and ended up finding and personifying one of the best stand up comedians of a generation! (And that's without even mentioning the fact that he was responsible for "Black Books" too)

[@cycerin]

i like how he seems like he was raised out of bed 1 hour ago and shot full of amphetamines and irish coffee to get him stage ready

[@juttamaier2111]

Oh I love his hair as well. Too bad he wears it short now.

[@butterflystampede1945]

My favourite comment. I ain't writing one now. I can't beat this bear.

[@TheDacheetz]

@@juttamaier2111 hair tend to become thinner as people age. so, to make it look not so ugly and lifeless, he cut it short

[@evitaaslanidou247]

He cut it short for the movie "Cavalry "

[@Geisterfaust]

"Yees, this reminds me of the time I was in Budapest with Binky! We were trying to steal a goose from the Casino." - Brilliant!

[@Overquoted]

His attitude towards potential is suuuuuch a slacker move. I love it!

[@recklesscharlie]

He's a true wordsmith. Brilliant and hilarious man. A treasure.

[@The-Cat]

jeeeshh sounds like you're ready to suck em off during weekends

[@Steerpike07]

This is so spot on! I've always left my potential well alone & I still have so much of it left whereas my friends have all used theirs up.

[@vivianblack2951]

Dylan, sweetie, you are helping me get through Covid. You, and Jack Daniels.

[@StonefieldJim4]

I've enjoyed the greats from the 1960s onwards, but 'Monster' is the single best comedy performance I've ever seen.

[@bianaidoo9507]

It's potential, leave it!

[@comanchio1976]

+Bia Naidoo ...words to live by, there's no doubt about it! I certainly have! :D

[@patriciaamaro7337]

One of my favourite life philosophers

[@AloutkaKazawa]

Goodness, he is brilliant. I almost forgot about it! Thank you yt algorithm for reminding me of him today!

[@sharonheinsohn6338]

My absolute favorite comedian 😂

[@MarcJX8P]

Brilliant comedy. Been a big fan since Black Books!

[@janep1072]

budhapesht with binky 😂😂 Love the way he says that. His shows are just brilliant!

[@gregbarratt7161]

3:12 "YOOOU WANKER!" always gets me! XD

[@MrRABC1]

A long long tube with my arse away over there so i dont have to deal with it!!!! Golden stuff!!!

[@calvinwade2751]

The Irish use language better than anyone on the planet.. my god genius

[@richardpaxford5792]

"Dooooooooon't open the door!"

[@Chris-vl1fn]

Obviously, a very well-educated comedian.

[@aaroncarson1770]

Mullioned Windows covered in mullions! I loved that!

[@richardpaxford5792]

But what are they????

[@conradblack2504]

That's why sexual fantasies should remain fantasies.

[@TtotheCizzel]

I saw this as a child and i think it went stright to my centre

[@Nogli]

I like the way he pauses before saying his ideal body would have one eye. He genuinely sounds like he's thought of it there, despite having performed that routine over and over.

[@mariaconway4241]

Dylan Moran is such a hottie

[@Swarmking]

And if he painted, he'd make a truly amazing painter.

[@imogenna_]

Dylan Morran is a fucking hilarious genius.

[@monkeynut4]

8 people looked at their potential and found a cat with diarrhea

[@LeftyLeftyOutside98]

I don't eat cheesy snacks already. Potential fulfilled!

[@harrysmithmusic1]

best motivational speaker EVER

[@micheleturley8758]

OMG - my cup of coffee everywhere 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@baTonkaTruck]

This is one of the most brilliant premises for a joke I've ever heard. Holy shit he's hilarious.

[@maswiyat_i]

Flamingos serving drinks! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mspoor70]

Adore Dylan. Just fecking brilliant 🌺

[@jaymcd8577]

Dylan is who I want to be of a Saturday night, now that's potential.

[@3798penisholder]

Jay McD snl is shite

[@Klamath2046]

Flamingoes serving drinks. I want some now...

[@albatroce2324]

I started filing applications for university and this is the first thing that came to mind. -Dooooont open the door.

[@louiseburton9990]

I find myself at the same point…

[@Nishathri]

This man is so fucking hot! So fucking smart! So fucking awesome! Just wish he wouldn't smoke as much as he does. Don't want him to go too soon.

[@73BigMC]

He's good, isn't he? I find most stand-up underwhelming but this made me laugh out loud and I have seen it a dozen times.

[@comanchio1976]

+73BigMC Agreed! He's pretty much in a league of his own, and makes most comics around today, look like rank amateurs by comparison.

[@aeromadaero]

i love this type of comedy, dry informed and cynical. I hope that the anti smoking laws have not had too dire an impact on his act.

[@HematomaFalafalPatrol]

Your actual potential sounds like a scene from a David Lynch movie

[@veselgana]

Hematoma Falafal Patrol 😂

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

After watching it, I'd say that skit fulfilled its potential

[@Myzelfa]

Flinging vol au vents through the air gives them an extra frisson of irony.

[@sarahvegangarden4822]

All you're going to see will be one tiny grey starveling little cat with diarrhoea, sitting on a mattress-less ironsprung bed, with its huge eyes, mewing at you.

[@CUThereVirtualTravel]

Always cheers me up

[@mittentoes7230426]

I don't want it to end.

[@cl759]

One eye.. you probably only need one

[@wyatta01]

I just like when he sweeps his hair back cos his forehead doubles, it's crazy :D

[@MelliaBoomBot]

When he describes, I am. Totally. There.

[@sinclair1563]

I adore him. I named my first son after him.

[@juttamaier2111]

ZS 15 I think I will just name my next cat after him...

[@bid84]

You called your son Moron?

[@rehanmemon3969]

Please don't tell your son that. He will judge you poorly. It's funny now but when he's old enough to see and understand this, he will say to his friends 'my dad', I suspect you're the male parent considering the circumstance, 'named me after a drunk irishman who told me to never live up to my potential. That's not right, man. I've developed a drinking habit cause of that shit, and I'm only five.'

[@Acc0rdTypeR]

It's called the Irish hair :)

[@bibibrin5035]

One eye and one arse faaar away from here 🤣👍 I subscribe to that.

[@19dec1981]

just been to Budapest. i was thinking about the Budapest bit and started laughing by myself on the street. locals might thought i was crazy

[@eezysqueezy]

Potential will break your heart...

[@BEATNGO57]

The ultimate stand-up DVD...nowt comes close. X=0)

[@blinkstudio]

Just realised Dylan Moran = Dave Allen + Eddy Izzard

[@sabrina.h2737]

Who knew he was body positive. Lol

[@salwaaj1356]

I love the cat :D

[@McRocket]

Boy...he is a lot like his character in Black Books. Great.

[@spookybwi]

He is a great comedian and.. maybe.. Just maybe.. in another pararel world he could be a great lawyer.

[@RiemannFender]

Deep.

[@Cody111079]

wow..didn't know that he can draw caricatures :) that's great

[@rivkastock2684]

A poet

[@StonefieldJim4]

Priceless - he's peerless@Geisterfaust

[@RianneDoller]

I always listen this to ground myself :P

[@eoinoconnell185]

It's like listening to Dave Allen.

[@stevelandwonder4760]

Which is a very good thing.

[@juttamaier2111]

Welm, Dave Allen didn't swear as much.

[@Shaguar97]

I would love to live inside of his mind!

[@CamiloCanonB]

Youuuuu, WAKE UP!

[@SoundInWhisper]

Where does he come up with these things? I really wonder what's it like inside of his head.

[@Cody111079]

I heard somewhere that the pictures behind him are drawn by him..do you know something about it? might be a rumour..

[@chestermansfield788]

Cody111079 I think it's actually his, you can go find them on his website (if I'm not making a mistake; that's where you'll find them), there are plenty. What I wonder is if he sales when he is on tour, might be kind of cool. I never seen him live, but I hope I will be able to. He's a freaking genius! He also wrote books, if you are ever interested in it. But then, you might already know that sorts of things.

[@tayloreh]

@N0nC0mprende You can still want to do stuff, yet be completely content. They aren't opposites, which is a very hard thing for a workaholic world to understand. A level of inner-contentment comes first before you can expect to feel any sense of accomplishment, and it comes from being excited, not disappointed, by the world as it is atm. Then you're REALLY driven to experiment with it and understand people better. This curiosity can get misconstrued as 'progress', though progress never...

[@carlsunshine]

@tayloreh you meant something boring by it. This is youtube not a friggin academic journal

[@clumsiii]

what's sad is my life would be the only retort to Dylan's reasoned assessment of "potential" - yet i'm terribly unfunny and confounded most of the time so I would have to mime my feebleness and lack of purpose. It would inevitably be a successful mime, as mimes go, but sad nonetheless

[@ridanann]

hes more like a strait oscar wilde really..........

[@KyanneSummer]

Omg true!!

[@xzarmonty4]

@tayloreh The other guy may disagree, but I agree on all your points. Learning new things is awesome. :)

[@maryhadfad]

@Idolcruisefix amazing comment. Amazing.

[@tayloreh]

IMO, Happiness isn't a pursuit. We all already have it, whether you accept it or not. So if you start looking for it, assuming your missing something, perpetually, all you find is a starving grey kitty with diarrhea who smokes. I think thats what he's driving at anyway.

[@tayloreh]

@carlsunshine KZbin's whatever we want it to be. And trust me, I freakin hate academics writing. But living for the moment only and not trying to expand your mind, ignoring the unfamiliar; now THAT is actually boring. Thats a surefire way to not live. Schools make us think learning sucks, but its not true.

[@janc3065]

You always have a lot less than you think...

[@StephenCahillextrafewletters]

@carlsunshine touché, or should I say touchy.

[@MrKapeji]

Although he is very original, you can see some of Dave Allens influence here, in the delivery as well as the props.

[@CamiloCanonB]

I agree, but he has potential to improve

[@tayloreh]

@carlsunshine I meant nothing bad by it.

[@jomo_sh]

hello wangcore

[@elvisleeboy]

He looks just like Elvis in the thumbnail.

[@FriedEggsWithChips]

@dodgeman666 Nor did their triplet girlfriends.

[@Prazzie]

It's true. Wikipedia concurs.

[@N0nC0mprende]

@tayloreh thats a crap outlook. as soon as we become satisfied with what we HAVE we stop wanting to IMPROVE. The only way mankind can grow and evolve is if we remain completely unsatisfied with what we have.

[@baldrbraa]

... and some terrible guy, the colour of an aubergine, rounds the corner, holding a milk of beef tea, wearing a string vest, and says ...

[@davidmetcalf8054]

Translating for the Americans:some terrible guy the color of an eggplant rounds the corner,holding a cup of beef broth wearing a mesh tank top and says…

[@Lessproductivestuff]

kinda ironic.. oh well.

[@Fab4Sunrises]

And some horrible guy the color of an aubergine rounds the corner holding a mug of beef tea wearing a sring vest and says "Menhnnm...Maanng...*kissy face*"

[@Jalnakid]

haha

[@BurntOutOnReEntry]

@hyrulemusic Yeah, except funny, awesome and tolerable. So basically not like Charlie Sheen at all.

[@StephenCahillextrafewletters]

@carlsunshine except you

[@milliways562]

its easy just dont ask me to do it

[@NxDoyle]

"Potential Skit"? It's a stand-up show, not a revue.

[@carlsunshine]

@stiofanliam hows abouts just say nothing

[@Bailyeybridge]

if he was to put some make up and high heels on he would remind me of someone else

[@miguelBT2809]

No... his manic little brother! Love Izzard, as well!

[@jamesknox64]

Pretty sure that applies to all of us.

[@Bailyeybridge]

i was thinking of another comedian but cant remember his name,

[@Bailyeybridge]

eddie izzard

[@jenniferkonstant5920]

So it's not just me, then!

[@hyrulemusic]

But better.

[@ToffeeTrees]

Except he isn't.