Flacco on The Big Gig - October 31, 1989

I am a river to my people.

[@styxcreek]

i remember this. first time i saw flacco. complete original. didnt realise it was 1989. shit.. time does fly.

[@CailenCambeul]

Flacco was my favourite back in the old days of the late 80's. This is one of his poems: The Devil from New York came down to Mar-a-Lago, He was looking for an election to steal, He was in a bind 'cause D was way behind, He was willing to make a steal, When he came across Orange Man jawin' on an election speech and playin' it hot, And the Devil jumped upon a hickory stump and said "White boy, let me tell you what." "I guess you didn't know it, but I'm a political player, too, And if you'd care to take a dare I'll make a bet with you, Now you play a pretty good political, boy, but give the Devil his due, I'll pull every string and crush your soul 'cause I think I'm better than you." The Orange Man said, "My name's Donald, and it might be a sin, But I'll take your bet, and you're gonna regret, 'cause I'm the best there's ever been." And Yeah, Flacco was tops, but Col Carpenter was the best.

[@RustyKeys72]

Wow. He's a master of timing is the old Flacco. A very original act.

[@codgerrodgerdodger]

are you sure?

[@RustyKeys72]

@@codgerrodgerdodger Are you sure? lol I've had 7 years to think about it. I still stand by that.

[@watsisbuttndo829]

@@RustyKeys72 nice to see a guy who will stand behind his decisions.

[@Mr101beers]

When 14 and likely watching the Big Gig I knew Wendy Harmer and Flacco were both funnier than DAAS. The ABC wouldn't show established popular comedians like George Smilovici, Rodney Rude or Kevin Wilson who can actually outwit anyone in the room. The D-Generation was the best the ABC had to offer in 1989 and Big Gig wasn't even close.

[@RustyKeys72]

@@Mr101beers Amen to that, brother. You know your stuff. Respect.

[@BeverleyRainford]

I recall seeing this in Edinburgh and howling with laughter

[@embraceoblivion436]

thank you so very much zoomosis.

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

I loved watching this show...

[@damage63]

Genius, love flacco

[@darrengrant-lloyd190]

Yes,,a definite blast from the past!!... You definitely don’t get brain exercises like that anymore!!...

[@davedebnam67]

brilliant talent !

[@themudpit621]

I still wonder why people like Flacco are so rare. The world is huge, where are all the originals hiding? Is there some incredibly fun and outlandish place where gatherings of Rudyards and Banjos and Opposite Browns are all snickering about some joke I"ll never hear? I suspect so. Its a cruel world after all...

[@PaulinOsakanow]

I'm not sating it's aliens. but aliens.

[@rickdeckard1075]

cocaine

[@kymnewman3518]

it is and that is the fangs you get

[@downunderrob]

Not a bad day for it! That always cracked me up.

[@martinchildsmusic9297]

Brilliant!

[@ThePaulv12]

Not a bad day for it ... not - a - bad - day - for - it ... notabad dayforit ...

[@zapkvr]

I still use that.

[@derhampaul2182]

Geez 1989

[@thumpergman]

Yea baby clasic

[@cobboGHS91]

ross, i could go for you.. lmao.. hahahhahhahha

[@jaydenboots2149]

Italian - 2:22

[@grointastic4242]

Can the first time he was on be found...1000x funnier....white lines like "that's a short one"...it needs to be found somewhere

[@pariexon1107]

I like to laugh :)

[@dylaninpieces2]

This might be unrelated, but I'm still deminonbinary. Seriously!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zapkvr]

Paul is a genius but it's good that he retired when he did. His shtick was getting a bit old.

[@gotnoshoes99]

Like Robin Williams the wackiness is funny at first but it gets old real fast.

[@paulgerard4503]

Mork copy