Sam Kinison on Johnny Carson - May 24th, 1989

Tape 0045 - Your Show of Show - Beta III - 4.5Hrs
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Tape 0045 features 4 episodes of The Best of Your Show of Shows taped of Global TV sometime in 1989. There is also the beginning of an Much Music Special Report. Also there’s the May 25th 1989 appearance of Sam Kinison on The Johnny Carson Show, and Sid Caesar and Imogene Coco on Regis.
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[@jumpinjakeflash1]

You don't understand what watching an old show does to you until you get old yourself. Watching Carson brings me back to younger days, when the ambition was innocent, and blind. If you don't get the nostalgia feeling in your stomach yet, you will one day. All of a sudden, it just hits you, that homesickness for the past. It's not a bad thing. It's actually a precious thing. I don't mind being older and actually like my life but a clip like this brings back the sweetness of the past.

[@KKG642]

God bless you! Truly!

[@cuddlemuffin44]

Very well said.

[@armstronghawkins9183]

Wordsworth said it best: Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor in the grass, The glory of the flower, We will grieve not, Rather, find strength in what remains behind, In the primal sympathy which, having been, must ever be, In years that bring the philosophic mind. : )

[@jeremyphillips3087]

gay

[@armstronghawkins9183]

@@jeremyphillips3087 I only have relinquished one delight To live beneath your more habitual sway. The innocent brightness of a new-born Day Is lovely yet, and gay!

[@philosopher1a]

man what I would give to have these 2 back again here NOW!!

[@turekjames1274]

I agree . Actually laugh in my sleep when I dream of his yell. Obessed.

[@MoxieMike66]

Can you seriously see Sam in this woke PC catastrophe? They wouldn't even let Johnny be on TV! They ran Craig Ferguson out.....

[@Maxq1]

All joking aside. Dude could sing. So talented. And then he just becomes Sam. RIP OG.

[@No.1headbanger]

He's still making me laugh in 2021 😂. Just watched "back to school" the other day.

[@jonathanthomas320]

Triple lindy!!!

[@elgatofelix8917]

And in 2023!

[@NFL1976]

Johnny Carson was so amazing! His greatest gift, was his ability to connect with just about anyone. I love the moment at 8:21 where he says, while touching Kinison, "it's good to have you here". He was putting Kinison at ease. He recognized both his enormous talent, and insecurities at the same time. This was real show business... Professionals.

[@skymike12]

I never knew for sure how Carson voted. so refreshing.

[@charlesroberts2089]

Nice touch. Johnny was special

[@pauls6897]

@Andrew Korvin Likely true, but I was never going to hang out with Johnny, or work at the Tonight Show. I'm good.

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

Carson had his irregular moments though when he would switch moods on guests, but most of the time, ppl that visited the show, he would deliver the service of making them look great. Outside of that, he was an awful person. Pat Cooper said in his book that he was awful in contrast to his personality on television where you figured there was something wrong with him. I am not trying to put him down. I am trying to deliver honesty. I think people watched him not for being funny. His personality sold them to start liking his humor. That's my opinion, and he had his own way of delivering jokes and constructing them which fit only him. He was perhaps the most charming man on television for many decades.

[@drumzRfun1]

@@skymike12 Wow. Great point.

[@muxz]

Robert Townsend, Sam Kinison, and Johnny Carson all sitting in a row. It's just surreal how much comedic genius is just casually sitting there.

[@mitchbanner4094]

Hard to believe that was 30 years ago. Damn, where has the time gone!

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

I don't know where it went, but it went there fast.

[@robinjohnson7522]

Sam would be about 68 years old today.

[@mitchbanner4094]

@Pauly Gambino ,you are correct, sir.

[@mitchbanner4094]

@John Dough that's about how fast it goes.

[@mitchbanner4094]

@God of Stream yeah. A mere shell of itself.

[@thomasnigrelli3923]

Sam Kinison left us way too soon. Hard to believe it has been over twenty-eight years. Rest in peace Sam.

[@KB-ke3fi]

I went to elementary school with him in Texas....he was funny even when he was a kid.

[@robertnegron9706]

A great talent.

[@MontagTheMagician]

I hated that screaming asshole. lol

[@turekjames1274]

@@KB-ke3fi you were lucky. I bet he gave the teachers a hard time.

[@SPORTSNUTIM]

Johnny Carson a classic. When late night was great.

[@BastardX13]

Saw him live. A TITAN of comedy. "Did you GROW any taller after the break up?!!!" True MENACE of comedy!

[@diezeldiamond1041]

Two irreplaceable Giants!!! Sam Kinnison, Johnny Carson.

[@Christbepraised]

Two legends together. There will never be another Carson nor Kinison

[@christophermitchell4017]

Saw him at the Comedy Store before he was anyone. He had me crying. When he passed, I cried again.

[@johndavidson4128]

You and me both brother

[@lazarorodriguez5161]

Damn, at 34 years old in 2020 I WISH I COULD’VE Grown Up in the 80’s, let alone see Sam Kinison!!! I remember seeing him for the first time in Back To School and then I seen him on the E! True Hollywood Story in 1999/2000 I thought Damn what a lifestyle, it looked like Fun until you have to pay the price. You are real Lucky to have seen him, Rodney Dangerfield and the Dice 🎲 Man. Comedians back then were HILARIOUS....Took all risks and made you laugh, but then again the world wasn’t so sensitive and we didn’t have social media. If you got time check out this new Docu-Series called The Comedy Store on Showtime. It’s about well The Comedy Store In California. Last nights episode spoke about the Bad Boys of the Club. And when they spoke about Kinison’s death it was surreal, even though I know what happened it still affects to this day! R I P SAM KINISON

[@lazarorodriguez5161]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXzMmpx3hcl4fJY This the link to the trailer

[@lmckrosen123]

@@lazarorodriguez5161 It was a great time. I’ve got exactly 20 years on you, Lazaro and when Rodney Dangerfield introduced new comics like Sam and Dice, it really took us by surprise. My wife (at the time) and I didn’t know what hit us! Bob Goldthwaite also had us on the floor. Back then, he was about the craziest thing on TV. He’s more polished now and a lot tamer but still funny. I’m so glad you appreciate the humor us old folks did! Through those like us, these guys will live forever!

[@lazarorodriguez5161]

@@lmckrosen123 Hey you ain’t old!!! Remember that! I got aunties and uncles your age, they put me onto great stuff Music, Movies, sneakers etc. 70’s-early 2000’s was great 👍 time!!! You were lucky to have been apart of THAT!! Take Care 👍

[@ku4uv]

I remember staying up late as a 14-year-old in 1989 to watch this when it aired. Sam had me on the floor with this bit.

[@jonathanthomas320]

I was 10 in 86 and I will never forget it! Truely the greatest!

[@rnnow1]

It’s even funnier if it’s the first time you see it and you have been or are married. There’s always a grain of truth in real comedy.

[@DrHogfan]

There weren't too many comics that could crack up Johnny Carson like that.

[@salchaos]

He was absolutely brilliant. Sad how he died so young, but he made his mark. RIP Sam. You were great.

[@lynntempleton9640]

He was like a comet...blazing across the sky, and gone.

[@lynntempleton9640]

@@futilitariano Possibly.

[@toothumbs]

Beautifully put, I would include his friend Bill Hicks too, sweet souls bro's.

[@dmzabo3914]

And a corvette!

[@runningray]

The utter irony of this man finally finding peace from all his addictions. Finally putting his life straight. And then a car accident. Stone cold sober.

[@joshuagarza6132]

Is that a real song?

[@brendanshea7645]

I miss the 'old days' of entertainment. It makes me feel a little 'home-sick' when I watch these old vids, because I miss what we've lost. Now-a-days, it's just mindless, contentious garbage... very sad.

[@wisdomseeker3362]

Same

[@janicekent2140]

So true! What we have for entertainment today is an insult to our intelligence!

[@Junkman]

Yeah I wish all of the sexism, racism, and propaganda would come back to TV like the good old days!

[@Junkman]

@Tropic Lightning Hey now in the good ol' days someone of his color would not be allowed on TV

[@RobJazzful]

Define “contentious.”

[@1060michaelg]

When you Johnny laughing off camera, you KNOW you've knocked it out of the park!! Miss you, Sammy...I cried and did not want to be disturbed the day you left us. RIP.

[@Governor_William_J_Lepetomane]

I have the Johnny Carson collection, and have watched hours upon hours of the Tonight Show w/JC. This is as good as any segment the show ever had. Johnny's laugh is genuine and infectious, and Sam just killed it, as he always did....

[@blessOTMA]

Roger that

[@tituslawoffice4778]

I had no idea he had such a wonderful voice.

[@marklaw3654]

The eighties just keep on giving. RIP Sam...

[@JTHeidrick]

I saw Sam perform at San Diego State University in Monty's Den in about 1981. Jaw-dropping good show. Even as a 21 year old student, I knew this guy was going to be a star.

[@amyntut]

2 legends from 2 different "worlds" but equally wonderful and missed......R.I.P. Sam and Johnny .

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

And don't forget Elvis, who made that song famous.

[@happydays8171]

Wow! Elvis played in the Leningrad Dixieland Band? Who knew, I thought he was a solo artist. Amazing what you can do from beyond the grave.

[@cryptolights6879]

rhoads' girl Exactly! I miss them both, and they certainly had different styles... but mutual respect!

[@warrenpierce5542]

Johnny and Sam had a lot in common, good stand up comedy and divorce.

[@Opheggie54]

We lost him way too soon what a talent

[@rollotomasi8116]

Back in the day, Sam was the coolest cat around......his routine was original and his shock value was unstoppable....RIP Sam.....

[@scribe570]

Yes, how many cool comics get it right down to their costume. Lol, who wears an overcoat on stage? SAM!

[@jimmyguitar2933]

Thanks for including the surprise musical guest. That was a treat!

[@yanni4037]

wow, I've never seen this bit with Sam Kinison. That's awesome. Thanks for posting this.

[@sammiller3444]

me neither, i laughed so hard, even though i know his act. isn't it great we can save these moments in time to enjoy throughout our lives? imagine being born before 1900...

[@jennifersman7990]

I think this was the only time he did the show with Johnny

[@MarioFGarcia]

I feel honored to have lived in these times.

[@MarioFGarcia]

I remember this show distinctly, it was 1 day after my 10th birthday. Then I saw the interview about he was a preacher? It crushed my dreams of ever becoming... first a priest and eventually Pope!

[@elainebennes2106]

You and me both, Mario.. 😉

[@tomperkins5657]

@Tropic Lightning Harrrr!!!

[@tomperkins5657]

Well said, Mario. Honestly, that did not occur to me although I did flunk out of college in the late sixties thanks to Johnny.

[@tomperkins5657]

@Tropic Lightning Harrrr. Way too many late nights (90 minutes for years) when I should have been studying and way too many sleep ins when I should have been in class.

[@47Str8]

I would never miss a Sunday if Sam was preachin'

[@snowrocket]

There's a few churches where you can go that ARE like that! Not my preference, but I've heard of them.

[@snowrocket]

@@blacksheepblacksheep5727 Some people need/want the excessive drama at church; I do not. I prefer the whole experience to be more content driven than emotionally driven. A good Christian evangelist/clergyman will often teach you two things in a sermon: 1 That you are bad/broken/unworthy according to the perfection of God. 2 That you can be saved in/from that by the power of Jesus Christ, who makes you acceptable to God. So, in the end, you can be way better off than when you started. Maybe you were never taught this at your church.

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

@@snowrocket I am not a theist anymore, but I think that is the whole message of going to Church to teach lessons of what you are doing wrong and what you can do to fix it. I was raised a Catholic, which I am sure was much better than these Baptist places.

[@evanmoore4852]

He was a damn good singer!

[@chrisyoung9550]

I was 9 when this aired. I remember hearing about Kinison when I was a kid but thought he was some comedian who just sceamed nonsense. I am just now discovering how awesome he is (thanks KZbin). His routine is hilarious and his interview funny and intriguing.

[@jimmagnus1200]

This was my first time seeing Sam, back in the day. I remember it to this day. The guy could really sing. He was such a unique, original, talented performer. And just brilliant. I would have loved to have a beer with him. Maybe someday.

[@dnmcfall]

I miss the 80's so much!!

[@russhartman4927]

Very few could ever make Johnny laugh like that. Sam was most certainly one of a kind.

[@samueladams1775]

Johnny Carson had divorced 3 times I think by this time, so he could relate lol.

[@sinout044]

I saw Sam 4 times back in the day and 1 night while he was on stage preforming during his set I was able to say family entertament loud enough to hear he looked at me from the stage and said directly to me( thats right sir thats Family entertament )

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

That's nice of him to! Lot of comedians are quick to shoot any heckle down like that.

[@esparka]

Let’s put a good word in for that Leningrad Dixieland jazz band! They smashed it, and it fit Kinison like a glove….

[@paulmares6189]

Love him so much, R.I.P Sam Kinnison!!!

[@bonsaibob8253]

Johnny Carson invented late night. He is the king. Saw Sam on Long Island at the theater in the round. Nearly pissed myself I laughed so hard. Went with my first wife. She never laughed, Bitch!

[@jamesmurray3128]

The world was a much better place when Sam was alive. God he is missed.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

James Murray God took him

[@rokyericksonroks]

No political correctness, straight away reality, nonstop.

[@tsfurlan]

Took him to hell, he ended up a blasphemer

[@DBushX2]

Frankincensed You mean He allowed Satan to.

[@Cola64]

The Best Thing about Being Married is It Keeps you From Getting Married 🤙🏻

[@tonymykhaylovsky7505]

Underrated comment

[@depaola63]

Classic times indeed !! I am now 56 and remember all these GREAT nights on NBC { ONE OF THE 3 channels we had and that was all we needed !! @8:26 next to Sam is Another HOF Comic, Robert Townsend !

[@gordonmckay4780]

I'll never forget the first time I saw this. I was a teenager watching with my Mom and Dad, Mom grew up Pentecostal and I'm not sure what made me laugh more. The song or my Mom's reaction.

[@tracimangham233]

Love Johnny. He was a riot. Too bad no one is that funny anymore.

[@dimitriprivat]

Check out Tim Dillon

[@ruthlundy4497]

SO brilliant !!! God i miss these days

[@AGTsakumis]

Simply put: Kinison was a mad genius. An utterly lovable one, too.

[@kenm.3512]

Classic Sam and a good Russian jazz band to boot. This is the best late night stuff I've seen in a long time. Courtesy of the one and only Johnny Carson. Sam and Johnny had some things in common! Thanks for this clip. Great stuff!

[@mthom0861]

You'd think Johnny would not like Sam but many stories had Johnny really liking him and he enjoyed his comedy. Johnny really was a comics best friend & if you showed respect, Johnny would do anything for you.

[@jimmagnus1200]

Johnny made many careers. He was the man. He was always helping new comics.

[@archcunningham5579]

I remember when he got Jay Leno going .

[@robertranger6612]

Of course, Johnny liked Sam The divorces Johnny went through.

[@idelliceetta4799]

I still miss Mr Sam K.!!!!! I was in high school when I first saw him hollering and screasming¡! I laughed so hard, I almost needed oxygen!!!! 😂😁😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nowomennokids6734]

Thanks for posting...haven't seen that interview in its entirety since it originally aired!

[@TheWOCArchive]

You're welcome!

[@73macrino]

Sam, dam I miss that guy. Ole Johnny was the best dang show!! He seemed like a good dude. Thanks for posting the vid

[@heyhuey4429]

The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long.

[@tims4694]

Johnny Carson was one of a kind, and so was Sam. RIP to these two greats.

[@generalbullmoose]

Oh wow. I looked for video of the Leningrad Dixieland Jazz Band & couldn't find anything. Thank you for including that. That was quite a band. I remember Johnny having fun with the banjo player, saying that, in both looks and demeanor, he bore a striking resemblance to Red Buttons. Love it.

[@cathyaudette1060]

I miss Sam so much. I was deeply saddened when he died. I laughed and laughed at his megawatt comedy, no one will ever take his place. I love you Sam. Rest in peace my friend.

[@dirostudios]

Johnny Carson was the Wayne Gretzky of comedians in Hollywood. I was honored to have been an opening comic of Sam at the time of this video. Sam was an amazing comic genius. RIP Sam

[@michaelburtner42]

Wow that band was absolutely amazing! And so was Sam and Johnny of course RIP guys we really miss you both.

[@ritamarie2976]

There’s the Sam we all knew and loved. You are missed!

[@billbuschgen520]

Much more to him than we knew. Seems like a good guy.

[@mr.9754]

This (airing) was the first time I heard him....and lived it! Still do!

[@toothumbs]

"The best thing about marriage, it keeps you from getting married" Thanks for posting this gem.

[@daveberswick5372]

I hear ya. I have been repeating it over and over and over in my head.

[@deadairconversion]

To many, this guy was ultra cathartic. Including me. He channeled an energy that was from beyond this world

[@markJaggi]

Clearly Johnny loved him and had a lot of respect. And BTW how hugely entertaining and interview!

[@charlie6629]

I was raised Pentecostal so I know what he's talking about. What a great loss to comedic world. One funny man

[@jpotter2086]

I remember this appearance! We had it on VHS tape for years. He really knocked it out of the park! And thanks for including the interview. Carson and Kinison, two masters with so much in common despite a generational difference.

[@franklynpolster8949]

I also vhs taped this episode back in the day. Thank You for uploading the entire thing w interview. Very funny exchange between Carson and Sam knowing Carson was married like 6 times.

[@lightningbrigade257]

When a woman tells you she will love you forever and tells you that you are her soulmate drop everything and run away. You will thank me later.

[@quill444]

But do younger men ever heed such advice?

[@waynemeher117]

Some women say that about men. It’s called the human condition .

[@realist-2024]

@@quill444 nope...I didnt...had to learn the hard way like most young men.

[@MrKinghuman]

Yup

[@LovingTinha]

I wonder if any woman has ever really loved a man? I mean if I was a woman I wouldn't love a man either, I think men are the only idiots that actually know how to love, and they know the real pain involved. That is what made Kinnison who he really was, that was the awakening. Women just want a relationship of unreasonable benefits. Men just want an unfathomable loyal lover forever, and we fall for that shit because we are dumb fucks that think with our cocks.

[@nakedhombre]

That was the best Dixieland jazz I ever heard can’t believe they actually did Scott Joplin!! And pulled it off with a lot of standout players

[@zabaleta66]

Love this clip! From Sam and Johnny to the old timey band.....that's entertainment!

[@ronwallace6273]

Sam is great comedian RIP I hope you are making God laugh

[@1carlportl]

you know his rolling in the isle

[@jmason3904]

Carl Carlson **aisle** - isle is short for 'island ' - I strongly suggest to find a dictionary😒📙 - to read📖😒 and learn 😏🙂👍👍✌...

[@Looking1231]

I was lucky enough to see Sam in his last Seattle appearance which I believe was like 3-4 months before he passed away. True what they say how you just don't know what you got until it's gone. RIP wild man!

[@TimSchmidt_art]

I saw Sam one night at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, he went on about 1am after the headliner. We had never heard of him. Back then I used to record shows on my mini-tape recorder so I could remember jokes later. Sam's set was so funny, all you could hear on my tape was me laughing to the point of choking. I almost walked out because I couldn't take it. Afterwards everyone was walking to their cars you could hear lots of "OHHHHH OH OH OHHHH" echoing in the dark. About a month later he appeared on Rodney Dangerfield's Young Comedians.

[@janicekent2140]

He was one of a kind, definitely! Wow, I wish I could have seen him live! I remember being upset when Sam was here @ The Orpheum theatre in Omaha, Ne. I think it was '89 or '90, and My boyfriend's friend won 2 tickets to the show! My boyfriend got to go & tickets were sold out, so I was a little upset, but I was hoping Sam would make it back again sometime, sadly, he never got that chance.

[@insomniac2233]

Wow!!! This was on my 20th birthday,and I've never seen this! Sam was always funny no matter what. Johnny was right there,in his own classic way too! Great post and thank you!!!

[@TheWOCArchive]

You're welcome!!

[@elskeletor3566]

Glad I lived through the time Carson and Kinison were at they're best.

[@PoM-MoM]

On Friday nights I would fake cry until my mom let me sray up and watch Johnny hehehe worked every time 😉

[@chipkornrumpf6318]

Sam was a no holds barred super talent and the comedy world missed out in the long run. Johnny is a legend in his own right as well.

[@pauls5297]

Feel like I'm sitting with Yoda! Johnny's laugh! Love it!

[@premiumblue1637]

A unique one of a kind power house of a funny man! Im glad videos like this are still rolling to refresh our memories and make us laugh like the old glory days of great hosts like Johnny and great guests like Sam!

[@deputywill1114]

Had the privilege of seeing Sam Kinison Live. Great night.

[@bernardoschmidt]

Man alive... Sam and Johnny, two completely different artists, just feeding perfectly off each other. Absolutely awsome!

[@turekjames1274]

Watched Carson nightly. Sam is my favorite comedian. And he can sing. God bless his talented soul.

[@evmoraga7854]

Great Johnny. Great Sam. Great Dixieland Band. Great show! 5 stars!

[@linosdial]

And "Bob" to the right of Sam Kinison is Robert Townsend

[@Chris-ji4iu]

@@linosdial Never would have known - thank you!

[@ziadbassaj7761]

@@linosdial I was wondering who that was, Thanks 😊

[@JohnDayDude]

I about fell off the couch laughing when I saw this live back in the day. At first, I was thinking, “Man, Sam is a comedian who can really sing... and then, pow!!!” So glad to find it here!

[@jasonmcbride3226]

4 Kings graced that stage that night. What a great clip.

[@HardRockMiner]

Johnny was on a different planet than what they call late nite now. Its fucking sad is what it is.

[@LyndaGFavorites]

Comedy will never have another Sam and Late Night T.V. will never have another Johnny! Two of the very best in the Biz. This was a great video. Thank you for posting it. ❤️

[@tomzitting7452]

Wow missed that show this is great thanks

[@robinbush8259]

Sam rocked,! He was so darn funny lots of love up in the sky Sam. RIP

[@joespinella7773]

God i loved this. My grandparents would let me stay up late to watch Carson with them. I was 7 when this aired

[@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380]

Sam on Carson- Russian Dixieland Jazz Band , and announcement about an exciting episode of the show Benson awesome fine and thanks for posting

[@alukuhito]

Johnny, Ed, and the other guest all have big genuine smiles on their faces.

[@waynemeher117]

First time I heard Sam I was driving home from work and I was out of control laughing.

[@TheReturnOfStephan1]

Carson's laugh after the Yoda joke made Kinison's career in one night.

[@terrellmccain842]

Sam Kinison was so funny

[@jgn2112]

Part of what makes this so funny is the three dudes in the background have no rhythm and keep falling out of sync and bumping into each other. Edit: wrote that comment while the video was still going. THANK YOU for including the last portion of Johnny's show...what a surprise! *That* was entertainment. And when Johnny thanked his other guest. Pure class! Today's talk show hosts suck. This was an unexpected time warp to a better place. Thank you!

[@robinjohnson8149]

The reason for the three guys was because Sam was pissed at the Carson show for taking so long to recognize him that he made Carson pay for his three buddies pretending to sing while the real vocals were standing behind the curtain.

[@askledhead]

Mad Sam was truly Original, One of the Best All Time Funniest Men. Peace to your soul........

[@mcarlkv53]

Testimony - Between the ages of 15-25 I was a bum, alcoholic, fornicator, adulterer…Couldn’t do nothing in life and had a lazy work ethic…Was a stand-up comedian for 2 years because I saw Sam Kinison perform and I felt I related to him and tried to emulate him in my life. I did. Fornication, adultery, filthy mouth, etc… I appeared in comedy clubs in Philadelphia and South Florida. I was performing at a club where Franklin Ajaye was the headliner and Brian Regan was the opening act. I was one of the other six comedians on the bill that night. I thought I was on my way to fame and fortune. A few years later Sam Kinison died and that “rocked” my world. I thought man if he could die like that (suddenly) who am I? At that time I thought all of my heroes were dead now - Moe, Larry, Curly, Ronnie Van Zant, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrisson, John lennon, etc..Now, Sam Kinision. I realized that life is futile and fleeting and fame and money will not save you in that hour of death… Eventually I realized I was a sinner in the hands of a Holy God. I had broken all of the TEN COMMANDMENTS and there was no hope for my soul. I was guilty. One Sunday night in 1992 instead of watching football or the TV show Married with Children I went to Church and heard an evangelist preach and I knew God was speaking to me through his son Jesus Christ. (Romans 10:13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved) Well, I called upon Jesus to save me, and I was at that same instant. All of the pain and heartbrokeness that I experienced in my life left me. Almost like invisible weights that held me down my whole life left me and I have not been the same since. That same peace and joy can be yours if you let Jesus save you as well. 3

[@Neurotripsicks]

My first comedian when I was 15 and listened to him religiously. Leader of the Banned, Live from Hell, Have you seen me lately and Louder than Hell. Honestly know every word on all of them.

[@1whu965]

Did not know he could sing like that bravo👏

[@Marshall-uy2dv]

That snicker of his,priceless!

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Talk about what could have been! When he goes into his Pentecostal scream, you can tell the church wouldn't contain him forever. Thanks for this post, reminds me of his first HBO appearance on Rodney Dangerfield's comedy special, he showed a taste of his church upbringing. Shame he's not alive today. You know him and Andrew Dice Clay would've done specials together. God bless you, Sam