Sam Kinison Monologue - Saturday Night Live

Subscribe to SaturdayNightLive: j.mp/1bjU39d
Monologues: j.mp/16NdBBC
SEASON 12: j.mp/GJer69
Sam Kinison kicks off the night by playing with the band and gives his take on world issues before the cops show up. Aired 11/15/86
Subscribe to SNL: goo.gl/tUsXwM
Get more SNL: www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live
Full Episodes: www.nbc.com/saturday-night-liv...
Like SNL: / snl
Follow SNL: / nbcsnl
SNL Tumblr: / nbcsnl
SNL Instagram: / nbcsnl
SNL Pinterest: / nbcsnl

[@nitro_001newman2]

I love how he just shreds on guitar, and doesn’t say a word about it. How humble is that?

[@deksea]

I had no idea sam could play guitar so well. Thought he was doing an incredible job of faking it for the first five seconds, then realized nobody can fake it that good.

[@tylsimys67]

Who has ever faked his guitar playing since Elvis Presley?

[@eauhomme]

@@tylsimys67 Sid Vicious absolutely did. He couldn't play the bass at all, and frequently the amp was turned off when he was on stage.

[@unsoundmethods1360]

Check out his rendition of Under my thumb, highway to hell, and Mississippi wueen

[@Jedizen07]

There's an old '91 documentary on the guitar where Sam tells how he got involved with the guitar! It's a great show, with him, Steve Lukather ( Toto ), Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Les Paul, Brian May and more! Enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKe6mIZvo7dpg5osi=Gc-qJZDu2NdiTfpD

[@forporter1]

I didn't know either until I was watching a documentary and they showed this clip of Sam Playing the guitar.

[@j.sethfrazer]

He was hands down one of the coolest people on earth!

[@alexanderward5286]

FACTS

[@YouTube-tied]

I'm 56 years old and grew up on Air Force bases and saw dozens of air shows, on the flightline, and I've also been to dozens of hard rock and metal concerts, up close and on the floor in front of the amps, so believe me, I know from deafeningly loud noise. I shit you not, the loudest most piercing and painful noise(in a good way) I've ever heard to this day was seeing Sam at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Summer of 1987. When he screamed you could feel your bones and brains rattle.

[@joemartines3545]

Cool...

[@LucasKombo]

I’m so jealous. Thank you for that story.

[@jimcarlson2252]

Sam Kinison how refreshingly honest and meek he was. I didn’t know he played guitar, I enjoyed his playing. He is missed.

[@majorhemroid]

That was and still is the best rendition of SNL's theme EVER!! You can see and feel how much energy and feeling everyone had. (Even the drummer in the background.)

[@hayfordfrempong6369]

You Mean Christopher Parker A Great Awesome Drummer.

[@rrk2801]

God, I miss him. He was so beyond talented.

[@michaelsix9684]

Sam had so much talent, music, acting, comedy, we lost him to some teenage drunk--incredible tragedy

[@thomashogan7272]

Tragic and ironic given what Sam had to say about drunk driving in his act.

[@jordil6152]

He lived so dangerously, got cleaned up and then died because of someone else’s stupid reckless behaviour. There’s tragic irony in that.

[@timp8843]

@@thomashogan7272 isn’t life so inconsequential

[@redkos]

Ironic, @@thomashogan7272 ? I don't remember Sam murdering anybody with his act nor his Trans Am. I guess there's no difference between a COMEDY ACT and jumping in your truck, underage, drunk, & killing somebody, huh? * SMH *

[@-Karnage]

He would be alive if he wore his seatbelt. Sam also had alcohol in his system when he died.

[@thatssomething1]

And then you think of some crappy SNL hosts who can't even shred on guitar like this, RIP SAM

[@xsisterwifex]

Shred is being generous

[@ronnieriveros6067]

let me correct u. A guitar.. what ? - lol.. this guy can RIP the guitar.. RIP Sammy boy Whoaaaaaaaaaaaa whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!

[@emilyadams3228]

I've seen F& MUSICAL GUESTS that weren't that good.

[@gilbertobm]

"Better you than us"... his take on Chernobyl 🤣

[@willshaw3493]

"Breathe your black air, eat your poison fish, and kiss my American ass!" - Sam on post-Gulf War Iraq

[@TheBluesnbob]

"Rusky"

[@021mr5]

We need him now more than ever.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Uh, no we don't. I don't need some addicted fat buffoon yelling in my face and calling it comedy. He's a gimmick comedian, not unlike Carrot Top or Gallagher. Give me Hedberg, MacDonald, Murphy, Louis CK, Chappelle, Gervais, Spade or Sandler for stand-up, anyday.

[@galaxyii]

LOL! "MOVE TO THE FOOD!!!!" His delivery is so funny, but that statement is also so obviously true, which is what makes it so funny. Thank you Sam!

[@VomitPinata]

Sam Kinison AND Lou Reed?!? what an awesome bill! now i wanna see the complete episode!

[@kellyomalley1873]

Try the peacock network, they might have the full 90 minute SNL's on there.

[@dimitreze]

@j fun your life is trash. Lou Reed is amazing you dumbfuck

[@dimitreze]

@j fun I actually listen to him A LOT. his solo career and his Velvet career is fantastic. you probably just listen to rap garbage, you dipshit.

[@JunkyardKid]

@@dimitreze aww... you had to start cursing.

[@eddiepalacios451]

Hands down one of the best entertainers of modern times. You'll be missed mad lad.

[@arnoldomartinez1245]

Best SNL band. G. E. Smith. RIP GREAT SAM K.

[@kellyomalley1873]

and RIP T-Bone, I love the SNL band now, but they were better with G.E.

[@energyasylum997]

@1:10 Kinison looked like a life size ‘Chucky’ Good Guys doll!!

[@myklmusic]

Damn, Sam. You're the Man.

[@pm829]

The greatest stand up who ever lived ... and he shreds like a Monster of Rock!

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

I think you're overselling, just a bit.

[@TheLightFish]

That devil laugh of his, love it

[@TheCheermeister]

So amazingly talented in a variety of ways. What a life. Left this world sitting on the side of the road following a fatal car accident responding to God who told him it was time to go.

[@pennypendleton7345]

People can criticize him but his he’ll fire and brimstone way of preaching is what made him who he was

[@gaylewatkins6781]

Wow I grew up watching kinison...had no idea he was a guitarist.. amazing!

[@deadairconversion]

That hair! Only Kinison could rock that haircut.

[@robertchambers6344]

They need to release the entire episode on dvd

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

First time I ever saw him play guitar! How did I not know he could play?

[@robertdavis5495]

Didn’t know this guy could shred like that! All while rocking a Harley Davidson T Shirt 🤘🤘🤘

[@neuralbliss]

And he’ was an evangelical preacher nonetheless!!

[@lifeandliberty0172]

Every asshole in America has a HD shirt. Big deal.

[@mnakfoor]

I got to see him live twice... never knew he could shred. All he did was stand-up. I feel gyped!! Dammit Sam!

[@ddw1272]

Yo, why is this monologue not on the episode on Peacock. It's crazy to me what gets left off those episodes. The whole point of that platform should be to present these shows as uncut as possible

[@greglapointe1311]

Seems like this should have a million views by now

[@UsTheMusicTVOfficial]

Wow, had NO IDEA KINISON COULD SHRED! And Lou Reed as a guest? Must have been a great show!

[@DonVideoGuy007]

It was a memorable show... I met Sam about a year later at the House of Blues in Hollywood.

[@aaronfelman1000]

Best monologue ever.

[@jxm1677]

"The last original voice in comedy" -Norm Macdonald. I often think of what a field day Brother Sam would be having with all these snowflakes and cancel culture insanity. He would eat them alive. You are needed and missed Sam!

[@ignaciogesell8125]

well said my friend, well said

[@Dickcheese2011]

I know right. Especially these snowflakes that cant accept the fact that TRUMP LOST THE ELECTION!!!!!’

[@alanlatimer1024]

Richard Cheese2011 are you happy the idiot in the white house currently in less than a year completely destroyed the great economy of Trump?

[@bobbywhiles6252]

@@Dickcheese2011 .....says the guy that loves shopping at stores with empty shelves and loves paying nearly $5.00/gallon for gas. Oh yeah..... don't forget the border crisis. But, at least you get no mean Tweets. 🙄

[@Dickcheese2011]

@@bobbywhiles6252 literally everything you just mentioned was going on while Trump was in office lol. Except the 5$ a gallon, cause they actually never happened

[@matthewturner639]

Haha the horse was like get me away from this guy

[@lorenzolohman451]

He had lots of talent for sure. He was a great talent. He is missed for sure

[@johnoliver8470]

He kinda reminds me of murder face from Metalocalypse how he bites his bottom lip never would guess that he played guitar and it’s actually really good ⚡️💥🔥🎸🤘😈

[@ericchambers5827]

Omg! I never knew he played guitar? And he's really playing i know because im a guitar player myself wow! It's the year 2022 and this is the first time i seen this wow im floored!

[@ceriberry6465]

I loved that man. So glad I got to see him live. Funny fckin Sam. 🙏🏽💔

[@arthurtmorgan4211]

First: Is the bass player the Hahns kid from The Burbs… look it up, resemblance is amazing. Second: I’m never amazed by Sam Kinisons talent but this was pretty awesome. All bright candles burn out first. 🙏

[@jnadle1]

0:37 Play it, Sam!!

[@kentcruse4969]

Props to the NYC cops 👮‍♂️ I doubt they'd ever have them on these days.

[@karaDee2363]

I remember this show with Lou Reed when it aired, it was awesome!

[@tomcarr1226]

Sam always Amazes me...

[@stephenspencer4672]

Saw Sam twice with my best friend Mark. It was wild intense and unforgettable. There will never another like him. Gone way too soon.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

I almost got to meet him. I knew his friend Carl LaBove around the time he died. His death death really effected me because it seemed like he was turning things around and then dumb luck took him out. SAD!

[@willshaw3493]

LaBove got a hell of a surprise like 15 years later.

[@jaypickett3552]

Marc Maron has some amazing stories about hanging out with Sam on his WTF podcast. If you haven’t heard them you should look them up.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@jaypickett3552 I have and it's typical Leftist, "It's all Sam's fault I got addicted to drugs. WAHHHH!" Maron is garbage and will be gone soon.

[@davidrobinson5122]

That was back when Saturday Night Live was good

[@drdylanman]

Such a great talent that was taken way too soon! I can't begin to imagine what he'd be saying about everything that has happened in the country and the world over the last 30-plus years. And I had no idea he was such an excellent guitarist!

[@frankcruz8068]

My favorite comic of all time!

[@robotjeans]

He was like a Danny Devito body double

[@alexanderward5286]

Straight up the best Entrance done on Saturday Night Live

[@mitchgawlik1175]

Geezus, Sam, I had no idea you could rock like that. That was kool.

[@michaelsix9684]

love this clip, sure miss Sam

[@user-uj9cc5ch5p]

Sam could do anything. An absolute genius. Travis X

[@patmayer7222]

Damn!!!!!!.....Sat up every weekend to see this show,,,,,and,,,,,holy crap ,I saw this,,,,,I kinda remember.!

[@ovalvox7888]

I never knew he could play like that! He is jamming!

[@Ammon6]

Amazing individual

[@ENigma-um8zw]

God I loved the GE Smith band era so much , I remember watching this on reruns as a kid. Lou Reed AND Sam Kinison!

[@jreid3922]

I had never seen this???? He was awesome on guitar!

[@williamshutts4867]

Amazing.... We'd wait all week for Saturday Night Live. Incredible musicians, real comedians, truly remarkable writers and talent. So irreverent but never mean. And no Internet or social media to pick it all apart the next day. Seriously.... Good Times!

[@edwardwilliams6514]

I've been a fan of Sam since... 1989, 1990. I had no idea until today he could play that well.

[@Mario_N64]

He already had a huge combover.

[@willshaw3493]

That's why he always wore the beret. His management didn't want him to wear it when he first appeared on SNL, but Sam insisted because he was embarrassed about his thinning hair.

[@davefox6113]

Forget the axe skills, how about that composure with the Clydesdale entrance.

[@willshaw3493]

Those are quarter horses. Clydesdales are the big bulky ones with huge hoofs you sometimes see associated with Budweiser.

[@lawrencehawk5179]

Never see others play an instrument! 😝

[@ByCats4Cats]

how many keys did he play in?

[@mariamartin12]

Whoa!!!!!! Guitar!!!

[@Ruouiji]

Sam could jam!!!

[@DannyD714]

tomorrow is 30 years since sam was killed by a senseless teen drunk driver. i'm going to spend the day watching as much of sam as i can, and imagine what he would have to say about our world today.

[@dontworrydon]

That was great!

[@balerjohnson3099]

Sam was one of a kind ..Miss ya boss

[@oonojoe]

The Very Best! R.I.P. Sam.

[@hudsonhawk0016]

Where's the baby's room. Savage.

[@dace938]

Now THAT is (was!) SNL !!!

[@mercierjanice]

So MISS SAM!

[@Newwaver2007]

I’m impressed :) I don’t know where I know him from, but definitely from this.

[@Resurgam1981]

That horse moving away from Kennison when he screamed at end.

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

Like John Belushi the guy lived 10 lifetimes in a heartbeat.

[@riverjeanmontgomery6664]

Our man. Miss you bud ❤.

[@paulogoncalves5412]

Play it again, Sam!

[@yourdrummer2034]

Extremely talented guy. Rip

[@spookedhorse]

Rest in peace, Sam.

[@spitpermit]

one of the original ESP guitars!!

[@charleyprole2704]

Those were some damn good horses keeping their cool.

[@rajithmaligaspe]

Jesus Christ dude could SHRED!

[@HEAVYMETALmovie1981]

He played one mean guitar 🎸🤘

[@fernandoduranoyervide9649]

I like his acting

[@yourworstnightmare1332]

This is the only monologue to have kicked ass even before it started.

[@dsegal1401]

Wow....Sam can PLAAAAAY!!!!

[@randymillhouse791]

Sam didn't play guitar. He mastered lead guitar playing! Damn!

[@waggsish]

G.E Smith, superstar.

[@robertgordon9668]

Sammy rocks

[@roscoearbuckle2]

Holy Mackerel

[@Declarationofyourgeneration]

This young man has some take talent and is going to go far.

[@angelluna2938]

Smooth...ahhhhhhh

[@jpfizzle1]

Looking at the finger work is nuts, had to make sure this wasn’t faked 😭

[@willswalkingwest7267]

What a waste. He was so freaking talented. At least there are scores of videos of his work. The best ones always go early.

[@joejunior1974]

Legen....wait for it....DARY!!!!!

[@sartainja]

The Great One with his axe.

[@larrythomas6543]

wow, who knew

[@dutchman7216]

Too cool man too COOL!

[@BlueCollarDude101]

What a guy!

[@moringaottawa]

2:50 skrt skrrrt 3:11