David Cross 1996 HBO Special

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  • @hawsrulebegin7768
    @hawsrulebegin7768 Рік тому +54

    2023 and this set is still working it. Very fresh even 27 years later.

    • @franztunda9566
      @franztunda9566 25 днів тому +1

      Same retoric, 30 years, woke controlling the media, insane...

  • @N11Ckk123472
    @N11Ckk123472 12 років тому +151

    David Cross's black impression should have a conversation with Dave Chappelle's white guy impression.

    • @peterwelsh1932
      @peterwelsh1932 2 роки тому +1

      😹

    • @matteoferrari33
      @matteoferrari33 Рік тому +3

      That’s so racist lol 😆

    • @N11Ckk123472
      @N11Ckk123472 Рік тому +6

      @@matteoferrari33 how so?

    • @BaldHeadedManc
      @BaldHeadedManc Рік тому +3

      ​@@N11Ckk123472because he said "black"... So must be racist. 🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @phdonme1
      @phdonme1 Рік тому +5

      I didn't know I couldn't do that
      I did know I couldn't do that.

  • @YourWifeRuby
    @YourWifeRuby 12 років тому +111

    That is the most 90s outfit I've ever seen. It hits all those mid 90s marks. Flannel shirt, jeans with a rip in them, hair like George Costanza. Just the works.

    • @koltfoote6839
      @koltfoote6839 Рік тому +1

      My sense of style must be completely 90s then. I thought I was just lazy😂

    • @deansarabia9782
      @deansarabia9782 Рік тому

      What's fricked up is I am legit wearing this rn smh lol

    • @deusfilius7
      @deusfilius7 Рік тому +1

      That look was never in.

    • @koltfoote6839
      @koltfoote6839 Рік тому

      @@deusfilius7 seems to have been

    • @acmelka
      @acmelka Рік тому

      That was my bar crawl outfit.

  • @chri11203
    @chri11203 11 років тому +181

    That was the best impression of a black dude that I ever heard

    • @bradlafferty4493
      @bradlafferty4493 7 років тому +7

      I loved you in those Jackie Chan films.

    • @patriciofernandez2711
      @patriciofernandez2711 6 років тому +10

      Dude he was playing back from a tape recorder

    • @MrSlanderer
      @MrSlanderer 6 років тому +1

      Patricio Fernandez But it is his voice. He uses it on Mr. show. If you watch the skits, he seems to have a fake arm, and that his real arm is up his shirt, as he has to clutch his throat to make the voice.

    • @mayflower2370
      @mayflower2370 5 років тому +5

      No it just goes out of sync, when you continue watching it's the same.

    • @keithbaggetta2374
      @keithbaggetta2374 5 років тому

      Chris Turnier I couldn’t believe it was him

  • @vincentdublino7136
    @vincentdublino7136 8 років тому +98

    David Cross comes out with a southern accent. 5 stars. love this guy. He is the polar opposite of the 'blue collar comedy tour' .

    • @terrymalloy69
      @terrymalloy69 8 років тому +3

      Not crazy about him, self hating southerner he

    • @davilathegreat
      @davilathegreat 6 років тому +13

      @@terrymalloy69 He's not a "self-hating" southerner. He's an idiot-hating southerner.

    • @jonthompson7106
      @jonthompson7106 5 років тому +6

      @C Johnson You're a total moron.

    • @jonthompson7106
      @jonthompson7106 5 років тому +6

      @C Johnson This was only 30 minutes because it was a HBO special, you adorable little special-needs student. His comedy tours feature shows where he is on stage for 80-90 minutes.
      I will patiently await your apology to David Cross for you being an idiot about his abilities. Fucking dumbass.

    • @BradSimpsonVideo
      @BradSimpsonVideo 4 роки тому +13

      @C Johnson I mean. He has comedy specials on netflix. Is one of the stars of arrested development. And most of all doing a good job of irritating people like you. You're right though. He's not as rich as larry the cable guy. That guy bamboozled you dummies really good.

  • @MrTeacherDO
    @MrTeacherDO 9 років тому +117

    There's a man inside me, only when he is out, then I will walk free of pain.

  • @howardbiel1958
    @howardbiel1958 4 роки тому +18

    How is this still so relevant after 24 years.

    • @paultidwell8799
      @paultidwell8799 2 місяці тому

      It makes me sad sometimes when I realize how little shit changes in this country.

  • @jfrsnjhnsn
    @jfrsnjhnsn 4 роки тому +12

    I've seen this so many times but I didn't realize it was from 1996. He was so angry even back then...

  • @RichardServello
    @RichardServello 2 роки тому +5

    Amazing that nearly 30 years later and this entire special could have been made today. Pretty sad.

  • @channelsabored
    @channelsabored 12 років тому +51

    "It's been one year since I've been completely sober" *sips beer*

  • @joshgibson9732
    @joshgibson9732 7 років тому +16

    The Goodpussy bit is one of my favorites of his, really showcases his humor and talent.

  • @snlbitchluva
    @snlbitchluva 8 років тому +16

    I remember watching these at my friends house( I didn't have hbo), good times, good comedy

  • @mikem9704
    @mikem9704 9 років тому +84

    There's no 'I' in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think.
    This set is almost 20 years old and still hilarious. Dude was ahead of his time.

    • @dancsank
      @dancsank 6 років тому +2

      I don't get it?

    • @bobthechimp5431
      @bobthechimp5431 4 роки тому +4

      Sgt. Barnes arrested development joke. You should watch it; it’s the funniest show of all time and David Cross is in it.

    • @magicjackm
      @magicjackm 4 роки тому +3

      don't tell anyone but personally I think it's aged better than a lot of the early Mr. Show stuff :X

    • @bobthechimp5431
      @bobthechimp5431 4 роки тому

      Jack Morrison yeah same

    • @ianw5663
      @ianw5663 4 роки тому +1

      @@bobthechimp5431 *Seasons 1-3. Should never have been revived - some funny moments but a pale shadow of the glory of the original.

  • @MH-nc5jd
    @MH-nc5jd 3 роки тому +4

    The best thing about looking old when you're young is that the expectations aren't there.. people have already cast you out as a has been.. even before you were a never was..

  • @skramamme685
    @skramamme685 7 років тому +26

    God bless the smacked out, Nirvana lovin', grunge look of my youth

  • @johnd8978
    @johnd8978 6 років тому +8

    wow, that opening is more relevant today than ever

  • @lollard
    @lollard 5 років тому +21

    This guy makes me LOSE IT with laughter. David Cross is a rare comedic talent.

  • @twissan
    @twissan 11 років тому +26

    That minimum wage bit may be my favorite.

  • @aaronpartridge5275
    @aaronpartridge5275 2 роки тому +7

    David cross in his sartorial splendor. It's not only funny it's also the only chance I'll ever get to use that collocation.

  • @Bombtrack411
    @Bombtrack411 11 років тому +32

    Man, he was as funny then as he is today.

    • @windowboy
      @windowboy 8 місяців тому

      What about now

  • @guillermosilva5905
    @guillermosilva5905 3 роки тому +24

    So underrated! I try telling people about him all the time, they are fucking clueless.

    • @johnsheetz6639
      @johnsheetz6639 Рік тому

      Run Ronnie run it's one of my favorite movies him and Bob did a bang-up job!

    • @waynesmith6393
      @waynesmith6393 Рік тому

      Old him was great, new him feels like he's just having a manic depressive episode, not really jokes, just rants like a depressed alcoholic friend.

  • @snakewhitcher4189
    @snakewhitcher4189 4 роки тому +5

    I love the music that played during the end credits. The whacky whistle let's you know that comedy was here.

    • @professorhazard
      @professorhazard 9 місяців тому +1

      I can only imagine how hard he rolled his eyes when he heard that

  • @chosenuniquehandle
    @chosenuniquehandle 12 років тому +14

    He is a nerd stoner with a hilarious sense of humour. I just wanna hang out with this guy.

  • @ShirleyImNotSerious
    @ShirleyImNotSerious 2 роки тому +9

    David Cross really has a great, intellectual sense of humor and hilarious delivery. Underrated talent.

  • @southernhillscreative1920
    @southernhillscreative1920 4 роки тому +2

    1996, I was in 6th grade when this came out. I remember watching this on HBO.

  • @kerryalanp
    @kerryalanp 8 років тому +79

    I miss ripped jeans and flannel. The most comfortable fashion ever.

    • @merhawanna9577
      @merhawanna9577 8 років тому +7

      +Kerry P the 90's was a great time haha

    • @terrymalloy69
      @terrymalloy69 8 років тому +3

      He dresses like a bum

    • @Abrahamhamham
      @Abrahamhamham 6 років тому +6

      Kerry P I don't know if you noticed, but they're back.

    • @juliusc.8
      @juliusc.8 6 років тому +4

      Shit is in style again

    • @Mr.Isquierdo
      @Mr.Isquierdo 5 років тому +5

      Fuck yeah its back

  • @Tall_blue_grass
    @Tall_blue_grass 9 місяців тому +1

    Comedy legend David Cross. Thank you.

  • @haveagooddaypod
    @haveagooddaypod 4 місяці тому +1

    legend, love his podcast

  • @kbegemotHD
    @kbegemotHD 7 років тому +8

    The voice change at 17:47 is incredible :)

  • @daedevillewrestling
    @daedevillewrestling 10 місяців тому +2

    What a 2024 topically accurate set

  • @soulcheckw2
    @soulcheckw2 12 років тому +8

    This guy is fucking golden.
    MAEBY WE'RE HAVING A FAMILY MEETING!

  • @nytheprincess
    @nytheprincess 10 років тому +18

    I had this open in the background and when he did the impression of a black guy I had to check the video because I thought someone else was on stage.

    • @KeithSmerbeck
      @KeithSmerbeck 10 років тому +2

      100% the same haha.

    • @higler.
      @higler. 9 років тому

      +Nybelle Caruso It's clearly not him if you watch it

    • @clownnookie
      @clownnookie 8 років тому +1

      +higler420 No, it is him. He did an interview about this voice, how when he clutches his throat, that's how it comes out. He did the same for a character (a black preacher?) on Mr. Show with Bob and David.

    • @higler.
      @higler. 8 років тому +1

      +clownnookie I'll have to grab my Mr. Show dvd's and find that skit!

    • @clownnookie
      @clownnookie 8 років тому

      higler420 I think he revealed his throat-grabbing secret on Conan or Jimmy Kimmel.

  • @hollandoates961
    @hollandoates961 9 років тому +6

    classic! thank you for uploading this! i remember this fondly!

  • @ARMTOAST
    @ARMTOAST 11 років тому +31

    His outfit is so 90s it's not even funny.

    • @backyardFoods
      @backyardFoods 3 роки тому

      Guess he was going for the highschool student look

    • @KitC916
      @KitC916 3 роки тому

      "it's not even funny" itself a 90s saying

    • @ARMTOAST
      @ARMTOAST 3 роки тому

      @@KitC916 great observation…NOT!

  • @avedic
    @avedic 8 років тому +21

    jesus christ...that intro is _so_ 90s o_O

    • @ezrasky3761
      @ezrasky3761 8 років тому +5

      that intro applies to anytime in history. Humans being stupid..... believing in fairy tale fuck nuttery.

    • @terracottapie
      @terracottapie 4 роки тому +2

      @420 Friendly I think they meant the standup-bass jazz music intro. Not the first thing David Cross said.

    • @simonmcnamee619
      @simonmcnamee619 4 роки тому

      How appropriate that something from the '90s appears to be from the '90s. It may as well be an episode of the Twilight Zone!

  • @NickCurrin
    @NickCurrin Рік тому +2

    Still one of my all time favorites.

  • @redavis6581
    @redavis6581 8 років тому +19

    14:58 ROFLMAO!!!!!! Puts me in tears every time since 2001

    • @epicnooo
      @epicnooo 5 років тому +2

      roflmao

    • @tommy_noble
      @tommy_noble 2 роки тому

      I come back for that specifically lmfao

  • @bpal7006
    @bpal7006 4 роки тому +6

    His effeminate voice is so good. Love that. And then the "Don Spears" voice...🤣

  • @Ultranothing
    @Ultranothing 12 років тому +14

    Holy shit, that's a real book.

  • @Tonyhouse1168
    @Tonyhouse1168 8 місяців тому +1

    DC in 96 as a black guy..20 years later he’s the white guy voice in Sorry To Bother You. Still hilarious. Roses for the Cross

  • @thisisaguy
    @thisisaguy 12 років тому +4

    I'm so glad the Arsenio Hall barking went out of style.

  • @acracehorse22
    @acracehorse22 5 років тому +2

    How can one man be so pronouncedly funny? The answer, methinks is 'genius'.

  • @ssamiuddin1
    @ssamiuddin1 4 роки тому +3

    The ending with the drummer impression! Fuck! 😂

  • @chrisgumb8986
    @chrisgumb8986 9 років тому +24

    that. book. is. real.

  • @fistyann8434
    @fistyann8434 7 місяців тому

    I’d like to remember the comedy of the 90s tomorrow today.

  • @jfrsnjhnsn
    @jfrsnjhnsn 12 років тому +2

    You have to watch their skit "Jeepers Creepers" from Mr. Show.... it is the most 90's thing you will ever see ever.

  • @twissan
    @twissan 11 років тому +4

    Joe Rogan mentioned Cross in a podcast. This is the first time hearing his stand up, and it was pretty funny. Original.

    • @Jccyphers1
      @Jccyphers1 Рік тому

      Well, yeah lol he wrote it, and it's an original! Dane Cook stole a lot from him

    • @josephhertzberg2734
      @josephhertzberg2734 10 місяців тому +1

      Who is Joe rogan

    • @twissan
      @twissan 10 місяців тому

      @@josephhertzberg2734I actually don’t know who joe rogan is. I posted that comment 10 years ago

  • @barconati
    @barconati 8 місяців тому +1

    He does more of that drumming on Mr Show for the band Indomitable Spirit.

  • @Dolores5000
    @Dolores5000 2 роки тому +2

    Still hysterical

  • @ASquared007
    @ASquared007 13 років тому

    Thank you for uploading this.

  • @pubuppictures
    @pubuppictures 12 років тому +9

    14:00 - 15:20 is exactly where Dane Cook got some inspiration. This guy influenced so many more people than he gets credit for

  • @betaqwest
    @betaqwest 7 місяців тому +1

    This man listened to a lot of gil Scott heron. I know that cadence anywhere

  • @windwoman3549
    @windwoman3549 4 роки тому +1

    I can still recite most of ‘Shut Up You Fucking Baby.’

  • @withgrapepower
    @withgrapepower 11 років тому +7

    See the long descent into cutoffs, it begins with that hole

  • @Mr3andrew3
    @Mr3andrew3 6 років тому +4

    I was living in S.F. back then. Used to see the Cramps there (at the Filmore) every Halloween. Hey David, Grunge called and it wants it's clothes back- uggh!

  • @Gkucuk1215
    @Gkucuk1215 11 років тому +2

    I ducking love,Dave cross... His new stuff is really funny .....

  • @noble494
    @noble494 12 років тому +3

    one of the best comedians..plus he never ages

  • @wolftwins8703
    @wolftwins8703 3 роки тому +1

    Put a finger down When you’re last name is cross and you ask your dad if he’s a family member and said yes
    *puts a finger down*

  • @delacaravanio
    @delacaravanio 12 років тому +1

    This video is nearly 20 years old, but the only way you'd know this is because his jeans are ripped.

  • @jangyman
    @jangyman 6 років тому +3

    10:15 ...best impression of someone hitting a bong!

  • @spiltbluhd
    @spiltbluhd 11 років тому +2

    I remember that episode on the Arsenio Hall show!

  • @markporter1326
    @markporter1326 2 роки тому +1

    As trendy today in 2022 as it was in 1996.

  • @jwood6902
    @jwood6902 10 місяців тому +1

    holds up. more true today!

  • @Nilos94
    @Nilos94 11 років тому

    I was kinda 2 years old at that year and only now I watch this.

  • @JBuck-cu7xd
    @JBuck-cu7xd Рік тому

    Way ahead of its time

  • @WrvrUgoThrUR
    @WrvrUgoThrUR 5 років тому +1

    When they do the Don Knott’s biopic..THIS DUDE!!!!!

  • @TylerMusicSandwich
    @TylerMusicSandwich 12 років тому +1

    So unpredictable!! And talented!

  • @magicman9218
    @magicman9218 5 років тому +4

    McDonald's joke still hella relevant

  • @annerako
    @annerako 7 років тому +8

    Lol I love effeminate southern Jesus. "Y'all, I just got back from Lazarus' tomb, and P.U.!! Does he stink or what?!"

  • @SpooksMcGhie
    @SpooksMcGhie 8 років тому +9

    so basically he's been bald for 30 years?

    • @SpooksMcGhie
      @SpooksMcGhie 8 років тому +3

      I'm not discrediting his substance.. the show was brilliant. but I'm curious about male pattern baldness

  • @MzaAndy
    @MzaAndy 12 років тому +2

    He's drinking an anchorsteam brew!

  • @CHALETARCADE
    @CHALETARCADE Рік тому

    Suscribed because of your passive menis!

  • @Uubermensch
    @Uubermensch 2 роки тому +2

    Where’s the David cross Netflix special

  • @hayberdasher8625
    @hayberdasher8625 2 роки тому +1

    His bit about the circus elephant reminded me of how completely horrible humans are

  • @porchfyre612
    @porchfyre612 7 років тому +1

    5:12 Ahhh yes, the 1990s, back in the day when the hydrant for a comedian was a beer on a stool..

  • @Komax0101
    @Komax0101 11 років тому +1

    It means analyst-therapist. It's a good thing.

  • @bmassche
    @bmassche 8 років тому +2

    I think I found my kind lost bald brother in arms. lol. funny as shit

  • @gtaperguntas
    @gtaperguntas 10 років тому +6

    tobias are the best

  • @salvucci91
    @salvucci91 12 років тому +1

    That ending was phenominal

  • @milquetoast_tony
    @milquetoast_tony 10 років тому +3

    Neosporin? Clears you right up. LOL

  • @suicidalpanda789
    @suicidalpanda789 12 років тому +1

    I live in tampa and its hot even in the winter but im used to it,By the way this guy is funny as hell.

  • @TheHolyMongolEmpire
    @TheHolyMongolEmpire 11 років тому

    David cross is my hero

  • @jackvaz1429
    @jackvaz1429 7 років тому

    he made the comb-over look good!!!

    • @SKa-tt9nm
      @SKa-tt9nm 2 роки тому +1

      He… doesn’t have a comb over?

  • @EthanReadsHisBooks
    @EthanReadsHisBooks 10 років тому +1

    Still the best.

  • @bizarrenrugged3370
    @bizarrenrugged3370 11 років тому +5

    David Cross Vs Larry The Cable Guy

    • @J3r155
      @J3r155 10 років тому +8

      It's already happened David Cross wrote him an open letter

    • @bizarrenrugged3370
      @bizarrenrugged3370 10 років тому +8

      ***** David Cross jokes unlike larry's, make me ACTUALLY think lol.

    • @Jccyphers1
      @Jccyphers1 Рік тому

      ​@@J3r155 brilliant and hilarious

  • @ray25lee
    @ray25lee 12 років тому

    "Rachel" is an old band me and an old date used to listen to. Didn't think about how it appeared when I made the username.

  • @fhfffhfhffffhfhfourt
    @fhfffhfhffffhfhfourt 11 років тому +1

    yeah man. he does it in mr. show too. he pinches his throat area. (larynx?) and it appears to vibrate the airwaves differently.

  • @thecheesburgler
    @thecheesburgler 13 років тому +2

    lol elephant pissing on everybody

  • @spiltbluhd
    @spiltbluhd 11 років тому +1

    Hell yeah, just like that titannica song!

  • @chrisvelarde2106
    @chrisvelarde2106 5 років тому

    He is living in 2019 with the rip jeans .....way ahead of his fashion

    • @SKa-tt9nm
      @SKa-tt9nm 2 роки тому

      Ripped jeans are a 90s thing, kid.

  • @ttrons2
    @ttrons2 4 роки тому +4

    He's in George Carlin's class.

    • @AcidWords1
      @AcidWords1 4 роки тому

      @Mike Knight No, he wasn't. He blazed a trail for the people to come after him and call him a dinosaur.

  • @AKdaJuiceGuy
    @AKdaJuiceGuy Рік тому +1

    Turns out he was right

  • @gregoryturner9530
    @gregoryturner9530 2 роки тому +2

    Did he leave this to go film men in black, cause it looks like his outfit from that scene lol. This set is still 🔥almost 30yrs later

    • @Brownie314
      @Brownie314 2 місяці тому

      The microphone literally looks like that fly swatter to me

  • @yungjoshx
    @yungjoshx 11 років тому +4

    Oh my god it's zero from gta san andreas!

  • @abdujebar1885
    @abdujebar1885 11 років тому +1

    Amazing when he reads from the book, he holds his hand to his throat and does a trick. That's performance!

  • @Neurotripsicks
    @Neurotripsicks 12 років тому

    Yes they were

  • @mistad967
    @mistad967 12 років тому +1

    Mrs. featherbottom is my hero

  • @PeterBlueprintRev
    @PeterBlueprintRev 11 років тому +2

    he sounds like Gil Scott Heron

    • @angelotro
      @angelotro 8 місяців тому

      It took ten years, but, yeah, I hear it.

  • @windowboy
    @windowboy 8 місяців тому

    It’s scares me that this intro is now happening in real life

  • @Sharon_Hocutt
    @Sharon_Hocutt 8 років тому

    came here from GG reddit