Larry David's Steve Martin Tribute Speech

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024
  • Larry David at the Mark Twain awards 2005.

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  • @walkergillette3918
    @walkergillette3918 9 років тому +1293

    curb seems so real, that when larry does anything, you think it is an episode of curb

    • @Dkimbrough83
      @Dkimbrough83 6 років тому +21

      What's so good about the show is that apparently he really is like that, just more socially acceptable.

    • @caylindelacruz2641
      @caylindelacruz2641 5 років тому +4

      Dkimbrough83 knowing that makes tge show even better. For me at least

    • @SolarVixen
      @SolarVixen 5 років тому +1

      true lol

    • @RowdyAbilene
      @RowdyAbilene 3 роки тому +2

      The show is also improvised which makes all the interactions real

    • @conorsmith8551
      @conorsmith8551 3 роки тому +1

      hahahahaha thats the genius of it

  • @minitron8192
    @minitron8192 5 років тому +506

    If Larry David doesn’t get a Mark Twain award it will be the crime of the century.

    • @johnanderson3731
      @johnanderson3731 3 роки тому +8

      It Will be a Shanda Larry a Shanda!

    • @AprilCraddock
      @AprilCraddock 8 місяців тому +2

      2024 Kevin Heart.😮booo before Larry David, or Jim Carry, Chris Rock.

    • @RobertStambaugh-l5r
      @RobertStambaugh-l5r 7 місяців тому

      Why is there an award named after an atheist = Mark Twain ?
      Just asking .

    • @stratplus
      @stratplus 7 місяців тому +4

      @@RobertStambaugh-l5r "Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced,"." Whether he was an atheist or not, is not relevant.

    • @dylanmorgan2752
      @dylanmorgan2752 7 місяців тому +2

      @@RobertStambaugh-l5rBecause fortunately greatness isn’t defined by belonging to a theological membership scheme.

  • @craigrussell3062
    @craigrussell3062 3 роки тому +883

    What’s brilliant about this is that Larry is totally channeling Steve Martin’s style of comedy more than his own. Pretending to be an exceptional humanitarian, telling an obviously fake story as if it were true and earnest, and pretending that Steve Martin is a slimeball: these are all staples of Steve Martin’s humor. And yet he makes it all pure Larry David. Two of the funniest American writers since the actual Mark Twain.

    • @paulcanis6297
      @paulcanis6297 3 роки тому +17

      good catch! All that's missing is a riff on the color beige.

    • @nobcourt
      @nobcourt 2 роки тому +2

      Right . . like the bit where he talks about meeting Jackie O and what a slob she is.

    • @SBIFILMSminivan
      @SBIFILMSminivan 2 роки тому +1

      Mark Twain funny?

    • @cleftturnip7774
      @cleftturnip7774 Рік тому +3

      curb your enthusiasm

    • @samshambles391
      @samshambles391 Рік тому +9

      Thanks for your comment. You are absolutely right, and if you hadn't pointed this out I would have missed it.

  • @daflotsam
    @daflotsam 7 років тому +777

    "I don't really like mystery". Somehow he makes even a seemingly simple sentence full of depth and humor.

    • @johnyringo6890
      @johnyringo6890 6 років тому +8

      No. It was tied in with a subject, a point.

    • @pablo_frescobar1698
      @pablo_frescobar1698 5 років тому +15

      @@johnyringo6890 Didn't explain why he doesn't like mystery.....Which is mysterious.

    • @pipi0290
      @pipi0290 5 років тому +4

      i was thinking the same thing when I read your comment, it's such a weird thing to say.

    • @jeffbanfieldsflwr3537
      @jeffbanfieldsflwr3537 5 років тому +10

      Dry humor. Probably the best form of humor.

    • @foto21
      @foto21 4 роки тому +6

      It's the way he goes where other people won't. Noone says they don't like mystery.

  • @arobyte
    @arobyte 4 роки тому +193

    Larry has a sense of humour I haven't quite seen anywhere else. It's like he's not performing. It's just him!

    • @rosiepena8917
      @rosiepena8917 4 роки тому +8

      arobyte - but the genius of it is that he is performing! The Larry on Curb is like his alter-ego but he's not like that in real life

    • @AnyoneCanSee
      @AnyoneCanSee 4 роки тому +9

      @@rosiepena8917 - Yes, but he knows we want to see that even on talk shows so he always gives us a little of that guy in every interview that you really have to remind yourself it isn't him.

    • @DonHavjuan
      @DonHavjuan 9 днів тому

      Yeah. And it's not humour. It's not funny. At all.

  • @janedawson1398
    @janedawson1398 3 роки тому +76

    I now eagerly await Steve presenting Larry with the same award.

    • @seattlegolfer
      @seattlegolfer 3 роки тому +2

      Jane, you read my mind. Good minds think alike.

  • @NostraFnDamus
    @NostraFnDamus 5 років тому +871

    Jason Alexander did a bloody good job portraying this guy. He got everything down, all the little mannerisms and everything.

    • @I_leave_mean_comments
      @I_leave_mean_comments 5 років тому +13

      No he didn't, stupid.

    • @abisheknayyar
      @abisheknayyar 4 роки тому +54

      Shame that he never got an emmy !! By far the best actor on Seinfeld

    • @DeedlyDood
      @DeedlyDood 4 роки тому +18

      @@I_leave_mean_comments Yes he did. Also, your ad hominem speaks to your own intelligence more.

    • @I_leave_mean_comments
      @I_leave_mean_comments 4 роки тому +6

      @@DeedlyDood He based George on Woody Allen. He's talked about that like... THOUSANDS of times in interviews. He didn't even realize the character was based on Larry until the 2nd season. George is superficially like Larry... if you're an idiot, but he has none of the actual personality of him.

    • @419Koof
      @419Koof 3 роки тому +4

      @@I_leave_mean_comments yep he evn 8 the eclair outta the trash

  • @luckystarship2275
    @luckystarship2275 3 роки тому +24

    Steve Martin looks so happy during this, he's just delighted with it.

    • @shooter7a
      @shooter7a 6 місяців тому +1

      The reason he is so happy is that this sort of bit is very much Steve's comedy style. Larry is making a compliment, honoring Steve's comedy. Since Steve has written and performed many bits like this, he recognized it immediately as something he did in the past.

  • @scottjohnson388
    @scottjohnson388 5 років тому +322

    Love how Larry adds incontinent to Steve's crimes against humanity.

  • @herbalgerbil
    @herbalgerbil 4 роки тому +294

    "He said this,....your big Mark Twain prize winner."
    Hilarious.

  • @OptionalOG
    @OptionalOG 3 роки тому +25

    Steven Martin absolutely dying this entire time makes this so perfect.

  • @lenafan492
    @lenafan492 9 років тому +152

    Get the fuck out of my house, Larry

  • @GAZDAGP
    @GAZDAGP 5 років тому +25

    Wow can't wait to watch Steve Martin's speech awarding Larry David the Mark Twain prize

  • @crazyandbeautiful
    @crazyandbeautiful 5 років тому +75

    *_Recommended after 7 years. Still, thank you youtube._*

  • @xbrando7
    @xbrando7 9 років тому +923

    "I'm really quite a treat."

    • @blackbird5634
      @blackbird5634 6 років тому +10

      i say this more and more to myself , , it just makes me laugh.

    • @johncotter1600
      @johncotter1600 6 років тому +5

      It's funny because having never seen this clip before, I've said that about myself and in a similar context to Larry 😂

  • @jackfanburg5914
    @jackfanburg5914 6 років тому +35

    What is so good a about this speech is that I visualize Steve Martin actually enacting Larry's recollection.

  • @alexmarques8020
    @alexmarques8020 8 років тому +770

    Larry David is pure brilliance

  • @82easyrider
    @82easyrider 11 років тому +117

    Larry david makes me cry in laughter. Never heard of anyone who could do that. What a guy! and love Steve Martin too. This is vintage moment for me, two of my comedic icons!

  • @speier
    @speier 4 роки тому +150

    The best part of this is that this joke is 100% Steve Martin's humor

  • @LaidIsGentleMen
    @LaidIsGentleMen 8 років тому +290

    I love how he throws in some very Steve Martinesque-type bits like "Can't hear you!".

    • @thebrazilianatlantis165
      @thebrazilianatlantis165 6 років тому +17

      He was imitating his body language too.

    • @enneff
      @enneff 5 років тому +30

      The whole bit was a tribute to Steve's obnoxious character that he played in his standup career. Such a wonderfully thoughtful gesture from Larry.

    • @williamchristian7779
      @williamchristian7779 5 років тому +1

      The bit was from "The life of Brian." You obviously didn't get it

    • @foto21
      @foto21 4 роки тому +1

      Exactly the point I was thinking. This bit was a takeoff of Martin's old dumb and cocky character.

    • @NMBCGodspell
      @NMBCGodspell 4 роки тому +6

      I'm sure he took pieces from his films and turned them around - remember the cat up the tree in Roxanne?

  • @reezlaw
    @reezlaw 9 років тому +162

    I end up in tears every time... he's a genius, and Steve is laughing his ass off too

  • @Clembo
    @Clembo 8 років тому +1912

    It's so obvious this guy wrote Seinfeld.

    • @timcooke7105
      @timcooke7105 6 років тому +27

      Clembo, and yet a team of writers is credited.

    • @shaynemorris1602
      @shaynemorris1602 6 років тому +31

      @rando he was also the voice of Newman in the 1st season (you never see him)

    • @JR5arts
      @JR5arts 6 років тому +23

      why? did he say something wrong? should he have not said it?

    • @joeblow1942
      @joeblow1942 6 років тому +44

      Clembo Actually, Jerry wore more hats on the show (about 5) than anyone which is why to this day he still gets huge residual checks for all of those positions. (That’s why he’s worth close to $1 BILLION.) Also, it was both Larry and Jerry that would be working late into the night cleaning up the scripts. Bottom line: both working together was definitely a marriage made in heaven.

    • @percyveer2355
      @percyveer2355 6 років тому +14

      @tim cooke the writers credited usually came up with the idea and the first drafts of the script. Larry David and jerry Seinfeld translated these into the "seinfeld" we see on screen.

  • @holdemehha
    @holdemehha 12 років тому +404

    His comedic timing was so spot on. I could have the exact same material, word for word, and there's no way I would be able to make it as funny as he did

    • @sreckokraljina6224
      @sreckokraljina6224 4 роки тому +22

      and voice inflection!

    • @iamsobeautifulomg
      @iamsobeautifulomg 3 роки тому +1

      no actually it wasn't. you must not listen to many comedians.

    • @iamsobeautifulomg
      @iamsobeautifulomg 3 роки тому

      @Tom Mccarthy correct, one of the most successful comedians. BUT NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING A SUCCESSFUL STAND UP COMEDIAN. So be quiet!

    • @iamsobeautifulomg
      @iamsobeautifulomg 3 роки тому

      @Tom Mccarthy lol who cares he started out in that. Where's his greatest stand up work? I sure hope not this one. Like I said, I'm not saying he's not funny but he ain't a stand up comedian. You must have never seen big hitters in stand up to be making silly angles like this trying to prove your point.

    • @iamsobeautifulomg
      @iamsobeautifulomg 3 роки тому +3

      @Tom Mccarthy Not true, his timing was awful and awkward at times but you don't have to have great timing to be a great comedian. He's a great comedic writer, thus a great comedian but his stand up routine came off a bit rigid (like had just written a few paras and memorized them). and it should.
      A proper stand up comedian has to learn the jokes and the timings and the confidence over years of performances. You're comparing a one night stand to a long deep relationship. You're comparing a dweeb to a football star.
      He's a writer, that's what he does best. He doesn't need timing, he needs comedic actors to play his writing. This is exactly why I also don't think Seinfeld is a great stand up either but definitely a great writer. I wouldn't even consider him a comedic actor or a comedian in general either. He was the weakest character in his own show. He just comes up with great scenarios to talk about. That's his strength. He kept the show together at best.

  • @writeract2
    @writeract2 Рік тому +16

    Larry DAvid Never disappoints - My God tears rolling.

  • @benneden2580
    @benneden2580 4 роки тому +8

    Larry deserves the award just for this bit.

  • @91debaser
    @91debaser 6 років тому +139

    This is the greatest tribute speech of all time. Larry, never change.

    • @Long2556
      @Long2556 Рік тому +1

      Check out Martin Short's speech at Steve's Honorary Oscar tribute.

    • @byrnedes
      @byrnedes 11 місяців тому

      @@Long2556thanks will do now.

  • @johnseifert6927
    @johnseifert6927 4 роки тому +48

    The amazing this about this kind of routine is you get one shot at it. It either kills or flops and there's no way to really know until you get out there. Delivered with perfect timing and just the right tone.

    • @marckhachfe1238
      @marckhachfe1238 4 роки тому +3

      His timing is absolutely spot on. Quite astounding.. And you are right. One shot.

    • @shooter7a
      @shooter7a 6 місяців тому +2

      He knew it would kill, because it is actually a copy of many of Steve's own stand up routines. That is the underlying point and why Steve is enjoying it so much. The whole style of the bit was a compliment to Steve.

  • @bailinnumberguy
    @bailinnumberguy 8 років тому +1198

    The success of Seinfeld was about 70% Larry David. He was the head writer and the character George was basically Larry David (he didn't want to be in front of the camera). Curb Your Enthusiasm is Seinfeld on steroids without a studio audience.

    • @Robb3348
      @Robb3348 8 років тому +12

      +Randy Bailin Well-stated.

    • @FoodforThought12345678dsds
      @FoodforThought12345678dsds 8 років тому +4

      what about "The Big Bang Theory" ?

    • @joes6666
      @joes6666 8 років тому

      Did you know Larry David is Jewish? .....

    • @joes6666
      @joes6666 8 років тому +2

      ...I was replying to Randy's comments on Larry David's contribution to Seinfeld, ...I just thought from the obvious, that the only thing not obvious, was that LB was a Jew......hate it when I got to explain a joke, ...I look at you people, and I just say, ......I don't think so, ....

    • @FoodforThought12345678dsds
      @FoodforThought12345678dsds 8 років тому

      joe szymanski Who's LB?

  • @formusicplaylist1
    @formusicplaylist1 10 років тому +266

    larry david is the only person you'll ever hear of to walk on stage during standup… scan the audience… and just say "nah" and walk off stage without without having done anything.
    lmfao it suits him so well. LEGEND.

    • @danfitzgerald898
      @danfitzgerald898 6 років тому +8

      Drunk Sloppy .... I vaguely remember George Carlin do that exact same thing! Walked on stage, said not one word for like two minutes and walked off. It was hysterical!

    • @blairchristieson9196
      @blairchristieson9196 5 років тому +2

      Spike Milligan went on the late show with David Letterman walked on stage waved and walked off

    • @HitokiriShaggyTTV
      @HitokiriShaggyTTV 5 років тому +5

      Wasn't Andy Kaufman famous for these types of things?

    • @Richardatf
      @Richardatf 5 років тому +5

      He actually said something like "nah you people aren't worth it"....... he's the best.

    • @TS-qq7vr
      @TS-qq7vr 5 років тому +6

      @@HitokiriShaggyTTV: Andy Kaufman, Larry David and "Kramer" were all in on the infamous live Fridays sketch that Andy turned into a brawl.

  • @bama1usaf
    @bama1usaf 5 років тому +170

    They should make a movie about Steve and call it The Jerk.

    • @samgroll3605
      @samgroll3605 5 років тому

      Trebor Seveer Hell yeah!

    • @Bhatt_Hole
      @Bhatt_Hole 5 років тому

      Brilliant idea! I'd pay to see that.

    • @matthewkuhl79
      @matthewkuhl79 4 роки тому

      That's gold. You should pitch that 😉

    • @EXCELSIOR_INC
      @EXCELSIOR_INC 4 роки тому

      @Trebor Seveer THEY DID ://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079367/

    • @matthewkuhl79
      @matthewkuhl79 4 роки тому +6

      @@EXCELSIOR_INC Boy, _that_ went over your head 🙄

  • @bridgecross
    @bridgecross Рік тому +4

    This was the most delightful tribute I've ever heard.

  • @dnatz58
    @dnatz58 10 років тому +82

    Can honestly say this is one of the funniest things I've seen on UA-cam. Gotta check out more Larry David.

    • @Dkimbrough83
      @Dkimbrough83 6 років тому

      Yes you do

    • @benconnor3206
      @benconnor3206 5 років тому +1

      dnatz58 i hope you’re watching curb your enthusiasm

  • @SNESdrunk
    @SNESdrunk 5 років тому +518

    "I can tell ya Mark Twain wouldn'ta done that"

    • @booklover3959
      @booklover3959 5 років тому +3

      LD is a genius.

    • @BeerDad69
      @BeerDad69 4 роки тому +1

      Maybe next time they’ll give it to someone who deserves it!

    • @James-lu6rh
      @James-lu6rh 3 роки тому +1

      👍

    • @willynilly2545
      @willynilly2545 3 роки тому

      He definitely wouldn't have! He was a Socialist! Way ahead of his time!

    • @catra195
      @catra195 3 роки тому

      T'would'nt

  • @jlkeegan
    @jlkeegan 3 роки тому +64

    I love imagining David practicing to get the phrase “mean, selfish, plagiarizing, incontinent cowardly egomaniac” to roll off the tongue as if it were a casual story he was telling off the cuff. Brilliant!

  • @gfp159
    @gfp159 11 років тому +35

    Seinfeld is one of the most successful shows in american history. It is definitely not comedy like friends. it is very clever. If you have watched Curb you enthusiasm you will see pure genius at work. Larry David is a legend.

    • @GaryMillyz
      @GaryMillyz 6 місяців тому +1

      THE most- still.

  • @dayra6425
    @dayra6425 4 роки тому +91

    The genius of Larry is, every time they ask Larry to give a speech at the mark Twain awards he panders for the award and under cuts the person who won ..

    • @rosiepena8917
      @rosiepena8917 4 роки тому +3

      da ra - really? I knew this was an act but I didn't know that he did every time! and he doesn't even like receiving awards LOL

    • @yourmomsbox7455
      @yourmomsbox7455 3 роки тому

      @@rosiepena8917 that's the bit

    • @shooter7a
      @shooter7a 6 місяців тому

      The whole bit is Steve Martin's own comedy style. For people knowledgeable about comedy and Steve Martins history, that is what make it special. I would bet that Larry watched a number of Steve's past stand up routines, and then wrote this emulating the style as a compliment to Steve.

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas
    @A-small-amount-of-peas 9 років тому +391

    Suddenly I want to re watch curb

    • @A-small-amount-of-peas
      @A-small-amount-of-peas 9 років тому +12

      Happy to say I currently am and on season 4 laughing my ass off

    • @DodgyDan4
      @DodgyDan4 9 років тому

      lickstickly Same thoughts, same journey, same levels of laughter :D

    • @chatsmusic
      @chatsmusic 9 років тому +1

      lickstickly You ever stopped?

    • @A-small-amount-of-peas
      @A-small-amount-of-peas 9 років тому +4

      chatsmusic now I have yes, now wanting Mr David to get off his rich Jewish ass and give us one more series

    • @mickmagiver
      @mickmagiver 8 років тому +3

      he's making a new season now

  • @ruscopcoltrain
    @ruscopcoltrain 6 років тому +61

    Larry's stuff is always such a slow burn. You have no idea where the hell he's going with it and then it all hits. So hilarious.

  • @AdvocatusDiaboli92
    @AdvocatusDiaboli92 9 років тому +189

    holy shit, that was pure gold.

    • @onclickacademyes8086
      @onclickacademyes8086 6 років тому +1

      WOW this was pretty horrible....

    • @Haseo92
      @Haseo92 5 років тому +9

      @@onclickacademyes8086 maybe you should curb your enthusiasm

  • @jbob787
    @jbob787 6 років тому +49

    4:44 George! "Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?"

    • @davidharband8499
      @davidharband8499 8 місяців тому

      George would continue to say "I gotta plead ignorance on that".

  • @ian2480
    @ian2480 4 роки тому +202

    You know, the more I learn about that Steve Martin guy, the more I don't care for him.

    • @danwalters7377
      @danwalters7377 4 роки тому +32

      This Steve Martin sounds like a real JERK!

    • @johnragland8968
      @johnragland8968 4 роки тому +5

      Agreed, he is one of the GREATEST!!!!

    • @Adrian-me9dt
      @Adrian-me9dt 4 роки тому +15

      ian2480 you know the more i read these comments the more I see the Norm fans in here

    • @jimbutler1189
      @jimbutler1189 4 роки тому +8

      Dude, Larry David was just joking around.
      I don’t think Steve is really incontinent.

    • @janetremsing6988
      @janetremsing6988 3 роки тому +2

      🤣

  • @sum1414
    @sum1414 5 років тому +10

    To have your own theme song has become one of my definition of success

  • @OnKeyboards
    @OnKeyboards 5 років тому +61

    04:45 "Did I say something wrong? Should I not have said these things?"
    Wow, a whole crowd who didn't identify the quote from George's response in Seinfeld after getting caught getting it on with the cleaning lady.

    • @mybestideas1
      @mybestideas1 5 років тому +6

      Yes, yes, I missed that. Great catch!

    • @vascoernesto78
      @vascoernesto78 3 роки тому

      Cashmere!

    • @carpe996
      @carpe996 3 роки тому

      I think it was pretty obvious to many, hence the non-reaction...

  • @lynnewolfe7965
    @lynnewolfe7965 8 місяців тому +2

    Larry is hysterical. Best comedian of the last 50 years.

  • @GunnyPhillips
    @GunnyPhillips 3 роки тому +13

    Larry has the mark of a truly brilliant comedian. He can effortlessly make anything funny. Same for Steve.

  • @gregorypost2308
    @gregorypost2308 9 років тому +77

    Honestly want to see a Steve Martin/Larry David buddy sitcom. They would be wonderful.

    • @DaquanDumas
      @DaquanDumas 7 років тому +6

      Gregory Post Or you could just hope for Steve Martin to guest star on Curb.

    • @taydrabrookshire347
      @taydrabrookshire347 6 років тому +1

      That would be a bomb anime.

    • @ccdogpark
      @ccdogpark 2 роки тому

      Steve Martins' comedy is too simple for Curb.
      Adding JB Smoove was a stroke of genius.

  • @technowey
    @technowey 5 років тому +11

    There are a lot of hilarious tribute speeches that roast the guest of honor by great comedians such as Steve Martin, Martin Short, Tina Fey, and others, and those are all fantastic, but this one is my favorite. I like the concept of ruining the show, and Larry David's words, mannerisms, and timing are fantastic. Every time I see this, I laugh, and I've watched it at least four times. I'm sure in a matter of months, or even sooner, I'll return here again to watch it again. It's brilliant.

    • @davidmelville5675
      @davidmelville5675 Рік тому

      Larry David's speech at the AFI's tribute to Mel Brooks is drop dead hilarious.

    • @technowey
      @technowey Рік тому

      @@davidmelville5675 - I agree. This is still my favorite, however, that was hilarious too.

  • @da8675
    @da8675 6 місяців тому +13

    This performance is indisputable evidence Larry David's success was no lucky break or accident. It is all talent and skill.

    • @DonHavjuan
      @DonHavjuan 9 днів тому

      Except it's not funny, at all, even a little bit.

  • @Robstailey
    @Robstailey 12 років тому +15

    god larry killed it on this! i remember watching this when it first aired, i was only 14 and i didn't know who larry david was but i loved seinfeld and this is when i first got interested in his stuff.
    i'm glad it's finally up on youtube!

  • @thepantstent
    @thepantstent 12 років тому +25

    man i love larry's voice. Makes ordinary words sound hilarious.

  • @SpidermanInLondon
    @SpidermanInLondon 7 років тому +16

    Immaculately performed. Bravo, Larry! Bravo!

  • @sanekabc
    @sanekabc 6 років тому +55

    Whoever did not get to see Steve Martin live at the pinnacle of his stand up career missed the greatest comedian in history. If the standard is how hard an audience ever laughed during a stand up performance. (His movies don't come anywhere close to his stand up at his peak when it was new to the world) I've never witnessed anything like it. Everyone in the room was gasping for air from laughing so hard. He tapped the source of comedy. The god of comedy. Not one joke was told and people were dying from laughter.

    • @manakin5
      @manakin5 6 років тому +2

      I had a couple of his comedy albums when I was growing up way back in the day, when I was in grade school I think. I loved those albums so much, I can still recite portions of it. He and George Carlin were the first comedians I learned of and immediately glommed on to.

    • @nigelgrolla2268
      @nigelgrolla2268 6 років тому +6

      Yeah but listen to how much of a prick he is

    • @enneff
      @enneff 5 років тому +3

      @manakin5 "I'm so mad at my mother. She called me up the other day to ask me for $10 to buy some food."

    • @ccdogpark
      @ccdogpark 2 роки тому

      Steve Martin started out twisting balloons into weird shapes and making jokes about it.
      And his later comedy never became any edgier than that.

    • @sanekabc
      @sanekabc 2 роки тому

      @@ccdogpark What does edgy have to do with comedy?

  • @kaizoku4385
    @kaizoku4385 4 роки тому +14

    "Well maybe next time you'll give this award to someone who really deserves it. You know, someone whose personal conduct is beyond reproach. Someone like... ehhhyeeeh... you'll figure it out."

  • @reezlaw
    @reezlaw 5 років тому +6

    This must be the 15th time I've watched this and I'm crying again

  • @Equint77
    @Equint77 4 роки тому +48

    This man is my hero. I could listen to him read the dictionary.

  • @LuisaPlantierMartins
    @LuisaPlantierMartins 5 років тому +17

    I LOVE Larry David! The most I've laughed in ages!!!

  • @kevinw712
    @kevinw712 7 років тому +12

    It only just occurred to me, even though this is literally over a decade old now, but -- SOMEONE SHOULD TOTALLY ANIMATE THIS WHOLE SCENARIO!! I certainly don't have even a whisper of the talent required to do it, even crudely.

    • @shainas6149
      @shainas6149 5 років тому

      Oh my god I was just thinking the same thing 15 seconds before I read this comment

  • @thefinder8087
    @thefinder8087 10 років тому +575

    Steve Martin should be ashamed of himself!

    • @TheJordanHageman
      @TheJordanHageman 9 років тому +1

      Why?

    • @hammyjames
      @hammyjames 9 років тому +16

      Jordan Hageman ?? really?

    • @ninesix72
      @ninesix72 9 років тому +20

      This is all a joke. Steve did not do any of this.

    • @SiderFace
      @SiderFace 9 років тому +41

      Shawn Walker Wow guy... wow...

    • @hammyjames
      @hammyjames 9 років тому +46

      I don't know about you guys but I think Nathaniel was being comical!

  • @Maliceah
    @Maliceah 4 роки тому +21

    This piece should be called "Character Assassination". He's so en pointe.

  • @susannegalun
    @susannegalun 11 років тому +59

    Larry David is a genius!

  • @fheisk
    @fheisk 12 років тому +7

    the man is one of the most highly acclaimed comedians alive today... i agree that he's a genius but he's a well recognized and respected one.

  • @Playan.
    @Playan. 9 років тому +26

    Larry David, love that guy. Hope for a new season of Curb,

  • @skyking0475
    @skyking0475 6 років тому +3

    Give Larry the MT award , one of the most brilliant comedy producers in history.

  • @lmccism
    @lmccism 7 місяців тому

    The funniest thing about Larry David’s speech is how much it is making Steve Martin laugh right from the start.
    What a delight.

  • @swagdragon937
    @swagdragon937 10 років тому +44

    that was amazin he killed it

  • @TheBusDriverExperience
    @TheBusDriverExperience 5 років тому +18

    Only Larry David could pull off this at a tribute speech! Goddam legend

  • @mauryrosenbergsmusicchanne743
    @mauryrosenbergsmusicchanne743 3 роки тому +6

    If this was Mortal Kombat, this would be Larry David's Flawless Victory! "I probably shouldn't have said anything"...lol!

  • @cbawt
    @cbawt 11 років тому +82

    This speech wasn't made for an MTV-award stage, the context here is people who know Steve Martin...
    The genius of this piece... and i say piece because it really should be elevated above the term speech - is that he has littered the monologue with not only references to some of Steve Martin's particular works, even mannerisms that Steve Martin tends to use in portrayal of characters. Thus he elegantly references and pays tribute to both sides of Steve Martins art (create/perform - act/write)

  • @Upicgs
    @Upicgs 10 років тому +169

    Pretty, pretty good.

    • @Lurch524
      @Lurch524 10 років тому +15

      prettay...prettayyyy...pretttttayyyyy........pretty good.

  • @Long2556
    @Long2556 2 місяці тому +1

    2:01 "I don't like bums...they creep me out". Larry doing a Steve bit. And Steve appreciated. From one genius to another.

  • @jamescollinson2456
    @jamescollinson2456 Рік тому +11

    Larry David has performed a great service in revealing a side of "Mister Nice Guy" Steve Martin that he has managed to keep hidden from the public all these years. On behalf of all of us, Thank You Larry.

  • @Smackerz1988
    @Smackerz1988 3 роки тому +4

    "I don't like bums! They creep me out!" The way he delivers that line slays me

  • @911jehru
    @911jehru 4 роки тому +28

    maybe the hardest I've laughed in my 71 years

    • @Sweendogization
      @Sweendogization 3 роки тому +2

      That’s a shame. I didn’t laugh once. You’re blessed or cursed, with your simplicity.

    • @proned2stoned
      @proned2stoned 3 роки тому +3

      @@Sweendogization thanks for informing the world of how you're stupid, without blatantly stating it.

  • @ordinarypeople20
    @ordinarypeople20 7 місяців тому +1

    "But I can't help it -- I gotta be honest!" -- the source of Larry David's wonderful schtick

  • @miapiare
    @miapiare 9 років тому +92

    Having said that...

    • @matthewross4980
      @matthewross4980 7 років тому

      What's the matter with you people? Don't worry miapiare, i got it

    • @BatelSkater
      @BatelSkater 4 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🏼

  • @Boygonebad
    @Boygonebad 3 роки тому +17

    One legend honoring another. Love it.

  • @Yorubulut
    @Yorubulut 8 років тому +52

    i ve watched this about 1000 times.

  • @sublime88sublime
    @sublime88sublime 5 років тому +3

    Y'know, someone whose personal conduct is beyond reproach.

  • @joefriedman9843
    @joefriedman9843 3 роки тому +40

    I love how Steve is dying laughing whenever it pans to him haha

  • @glen4338
    @glen4338 8 років тому +4

    Hey, the announcer at the very beginning who said, "Please welcome... Larry David!" I'd recognize that voice anywhere! That was Larry Kenney, former host of Bowling for Dollars on WOR-TV and former hilarious disc jockey for WHN radio in New York City, both in the 1970s! (That was my favorite part of this, even though I'm a big fan of both Larry David and Steve Martin!)

  • @bluzelovr
    @bluzelovr 10 років тому +85

    Laughed too hard!! Typical Larry. He'd be PERFECT for a ROAST! lol!!

  • @screwyootube1
    @screwyootube1 12 років тому +8

    He's underrated because Jerry Seinfeld tends to get all the credit for Seinfeld. And for those who don't get HBO (LOTS of people), many have never seen Curb Your Enthusiasm.

  • @jellybeanz1989
    @jellybeanz1989 6 років тому +74

    Thats right I shimmied

  • @Sweet.Mother.of.Cheesus
    @Sweet.Mother.of.Cheesus 5 років тому +7

    I like how it lets me choose betweeb 240 and 144p

  • @n.ff.
    @n.ff. 8 років тому +29

    Oh wow. You don't see Larry in a suit often. Or ever.

  • @mamawalacomedy
    @mamawalacomedy 10 місяців тому +2

    4:45 is the most George Costanza phrasing I’ve ever heard. Jason really captured the essence of LD on Seinfeld.

  • @DanielDJCRO
    @DanielDJCRO 10 років тому +15

    Larry should also get the award.

  • @stevefowler1787
    @stevefowler1787 10 років тому +2

    One of the best "roasts" I've ever seen...LD is a comedic genius.

  • @chodeshadar18
    @chodeshadar18 8 років тому +208

    Wow Bernie Sanders is one funny guy!

    • @ARKHAMxMaverick
      @ARKHAMxMaverick 8 років тому +6

      Yeah, I'm glad he could take some time away from heckling the Muppets. Maybe because Steve is sitting in his chair?

    • @djackson006
      @djackson006 6 років тому +3

      They're related.

    • @ajantsmith6139
      @ajantsmith6139 5 років тому

      You saying all Jewish people look the same? You some sort of racist? You think making hateful intolerant comments like that make you cool? Shame on you.

    • @daveman7575
      @daveman7575 5 років тому

      @@ajantsmith6139 They have shared ancestry from Poland I think. There's an episode of one of the programmes where they track down their family tree

  • @TheTrueObelus
    @TheTrueObelus 3 роки тому +30

    "Yeah, that's right, I shimmied!" lol

  • @DOGGYSAW
    @DOGGYSAW 3 роки тому +4

    My God Larry David is just the best.

  • @marcusaurelius8439
    @marcusaurelius8439 Рік тому +2

    amazing talent and performance. Larry David is a King!

  • @KinnArchimedes
    @KinnArchimedes 10 років тому +21

    I like the premise of this bit.

  • @stephenkolman5727
    @stephenkolman5727 5 років тому +4

    It's pretty cool to have your own theme song.

  • @jasonmurdoc9533
    @jasonmurdoc9533 Рік тому +3

    “Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? Cause I got to tell ya if I was told when I got the job that that kind of thing was frowned upon” 😂

  • @ImpactedWizDom
    @ImpactedWizDom 5 років тому +2

    He was (is) the genius behind it all...period.

  • @theultimatereductionist7592
    @theultimatereductionist7592 4 роки тому +10

    So, this is the guy who's going to be our next President, 2020, right? Pretty..pretty.. pretty... good.

  • @GertJonkman
    @GertJonkman 9 років тому +2

    This is the funniest speech I've seen in a long time. Larry David is so funny.

  • @jamess1442
    @jamess1442 11 років тому +3

    I can't stop watching this

  • @NeverBeNormal
    @NeverBeNormal 5 років тому +16

    Do you ever get down on your knees and thank God you have access to him and his dementia?!