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  • @bretparent2120
    @bretparent2120 6 років тому +3997

    I appreciate him referring to the invention of "o'clock" as timeless.

    • @RobertPenner
      @RobertPenner 6 років тому +156

      O'snap, I've watched this over five times and never noticed.

    • @StanfordChiou
      @StanfordChiou 5 років тому +182

      @@RobertPenner "Of the snap".

    • @HarryNicNicholas
      @HarryNicNicholas 5 років тому +21

      he manages to keep a straight face, and he's so off-hand.

    • @Edyth_Hedd
      @Edyth_Hedd 5 років тому +20

      @Sam Raffield Seriously, I've never seen a bit with so much detail.

    • @pandresa
      @pandresa 4 роки тому +37

      I never noticed that I was so fixed on the “sky comma”

  • @JasonBennettisoCivics
    @JasonBennettisoCivics 8 років тому +2762

    A well-organized bit that must've taken a good deal of time to refine. He isn't afraid to let it build and develop at a natural pace; the funny isn't forced. Bravo.

    • @93Jubilee
      @93Jubilee 5 років тому +20

      He left me wanting more! Great stuff.

    • @justincastillogayray
      @justincastillogayray 5 років тому +11

      @@PotatoeSnow He did Conan last week to explain how this bit came about. Very surprising.

    • @trudyandgeorge
      @trudyandgeorge 4 роки тому +8

      It took him ten years to develop this bit.

    • @benhutman9635
      @benhutman9635 3 роки тому +2

      @@93Jubilee There are longer versions of it.

    • @FatalChaz33
      @FatalChaz33 3 роки тому +1

      Well said. This type of humor is brilliant.

  • @sarahcoletti6946
    @sarahcoletti6946 2 роки тому +761

    I'm lucky enough to have been one of "Mr. Gulman's" students in high school! He was a substitute teacher and whenever we were lucky enough to have him for a class we learned more from his humor than we ever would've learned under normal circumstances! All around wonderful, truly hilarious guy!!!

    • @RobertPenner
      @RobertPenner 2 роки тому +32

      And he's still wearing the outfit!

    • @michaeluhler3474
      @michaeluhler3474 2 роки тому +34

      Nice use of the first person of the holy trinity of regret. The contractor would be so proud.

    • @sarahcoletti6946
      @sarahcoletti6946 2 роки тому +1

      @@michaeluhler3474 ?

    • @sarahcoletti6946
      @sarahcoletti6946 2 роки тому

      @@rickrose5377?

    • @HarryNicNicholas
      @HarryNicNicholas Рік тому +8

      i learned so much from monty python sketches - an argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition - it's not just saying 'no it isn't'

  • @hermanmunster7672
    @hermanmunster7672 4 роки тому +1620

    The whole bit is genius but Gary’s set up using the omelette station story in between abbreviating Alabama and Alaska is fantastic. The “everyone cool with AL?” joke doesn’t happen if it comes right after Alabama. The story interruption creates the buffer where that joke can happen and the audience gets the humor instantly.

    • @reidflemingworldstoughestm1394
      @reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 2 роки тому +42

      You noticed that did you

    • @blakeledyard3036
      @blakeledyard3036 2 роки тому +15

      @@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 i think he did

    • @888kish
      @888kish 2 роки тому

      00⁰⁰

    • @onebird_oakradish
      @onebird_oakradish 2 роки тому +49

      The John Madden of comedy analysis.

    • @seventhsonmedia
      @seventhsonmedia Рік тому +20

      @@onebird_oakradish If the quarterback throws the ball to the receiver, and the receiver catches the ball and then he runs into the end zone, then that's, uh, that's a touchdown.

  • @Allagi22
    @Allagi22 6 років тому +3803

    Great comedians often make up fake situations to tell a funny joke see: "Guy walked into a bar" etc. Gulman made up an entire documentary WITH INTRICATE details and side bits. Dude is a genius. SO FUNNY!

    • @cupfulofeathers
      @cupfulofeathers 5 років тому +79

      I was hoping he would name the documentary at the end!

    • @njp548
      @njp548 5 років тому +94

      Listen to the Patton Oswalt episode from the podcast 'Good One' (Season 3 - Episode 5) where Patton explains further how good this joke was. He explains it towards the end of the podcast.

    • @jondoe9534
      @jondoe9534 5 років тому +4

      Genius? No, he isn’t.

    • @LukePalmer
      @LukePalmer 5 років тому +10

      I have never heard any professional comedian use "guy walked into a bar"

    • @unclecreepy7025
      @unclecreepy7025 5 років тому +73

      As a comedian, people always come up to me and ask, “do people really come up to you?”

  • @jplmedley
    @jplmedley 4 роки тому +247

    This is one of the best 6 minutes of comedy, period. I've watched thousands of hours, and the density of creativity, unexpected ideas, memorable characters is at such a high level - I'd put it up against any 6 minutes by anybody.

  • @missoctober8859
    @missoctober8859 8 років тому +2444

    I kind of wish the documentary was real.

    • @RealJaydenBruns
      @RealJaydenBruns 8 років тому +26

      Maybe someday it will be

    • @fanuchman
      @fanuchman 8 років тому +21

      It can't ever be real if it never happened...

    • @darkking222
      @darkking222 8 років тому +13

      +Ari Fanuch one day

    • @DWQJVB
      @DWQJVB 8 років тому +10

      You are not real

    • @barbarajoseph-adam8337
      @barbarajoseph-adam8337 7 років тому +20

      miss october I so stooppeedd, I went looking for it.

  • @johnsullivan1899
    @johnsullivan1899 11 місяців тому +20

    Wow, terrific and so innovative. I can't believe how patient and comfortable he is in the first couple of minutes of setup. He gets what are honestly a couple of charity giggles, but his mild early meandering is all intentional. It's part of the journey he's taking the audience on from mildly amused to completely bought in and laughing. I couldn't be more impressed.

  • @dennisstuder4164
    @dennisstuder4164 2 роки тому +86

    This really is one of the greatest jokes and delivery ever. Every component is flawless
    Also love the slow catching up from the audience on the "sky comma"

  • @davidsthubbins176
    @davidsthubbins176 5 років тому +576

    I love how Dottie goes from being a Randy Minx, to a Vulgar Lush.

    • @ThunderPants13
      @ThunderPants13 4 роки тому +37

      She's all four. That's part of her innate Dottie-ness.

    • @taylorcruise440
      @taylorcruise440 4 роки тому +22

      @@ThunderPants13 she's a pistol. a real hot ticket.

    • @prennt57g99
      @prennt57g99 4 роки тому +48

      How Dottie is that?

    • @K-A5
      @K-A5 4 роки тому +20

      @@prennt57g99 so Dottie 💁‍♀️

    • @davidadame9948
      @davidadame9948 3 роки тому +9

      I hear Dottie lives in Florida now.

  • @rabbitscooter
    @rabbitscooter 2 роки тому +60

    Truly, one of THE great standup routines, ever. Beautifully written, and Gary Gulman's delivery is genius. If there was a Nobel Prize for the comedy, this was a winner.

    • @jwhomeez9393
      @jwhomeez9393 Рік тому +2

      You mean his constant rocking left and right? I was getting seasick - even the cameraman had to keep pulling back to let us steady a bit. However, the routine was brilliant!

    • @rabbitscooter
      @rabbitscooter Рік тому

      @jwhomeez9393 I hadn't even noticed until you mentioned it, and now that's all I can see! LOL

  • @ttpdintern
    @ttpdintern 4 роки тому +190

    "We don't need the ffpthhh." 😂SO funny. All of it = a work o' art. 😊😉

    • @greydawgjr
      @greydawgjr 4 роки тому +4

      I see you've met the contractor, wait, I mean the conTRACTor.

    • @davidadame9948
      @davidadame9948 3 роки тому +4

      "ffpthhh" is perhaps my favorite punchline ever.

    • @akb3536
      @akb3536 3 місяці тому

      Sky comma. 😅​@@davidadame9948

    • @RacetasClub
      @RacetasClub 24 дні тому

      And there it was, indeed as one could've, should've would've guessed, it was a work of the art.

  • @mohommadkhan4951
    @mohommadkhan4951 5 років тому +623

    To this day, I consider this to be the best comedy routine I have ever seen.

    • @strigen
      @strigen 4 роки тому +9

      Agree. It's so intricate and well thought out

    • @dj3114
      @dj3114 4 роки тому +1

      You need to check out John Pinette

    • @atheismgaming17
      @atheismgaming17 3 роки тому +2

      This is tied with The One Thing by John Mulaney

    • @gheller2261
      @gheller2261 3 роки тому +3

      Um, no.

    • @barbaracataldo566
      @barbaracataldo566 3 роки тому +2

      I'm a little older. Try Victor Borge and his punctuation routine.

  • @ericshepard6596
    @ericshepard6596 6 років тому +148

    I've been saying 'woulda, coulda, shoulda' my whole life but never had the imagination available to refer to it as 'the holy trinity of regret' that was epic.

    • @Hobbes1025
      @Hobbes1025 3 роки тому +3

      Better than would of, should of and could of. LOL

  • @DarkestofTimes
    @DarkestofTimes 8 років тому +326

    Instantly one of my favorite sets. This was fantastic and witty.

    • @dmbkersh
      @dmbkersh 8 років тому +8

      Yes, totally agree. He's so good. Look up his bit about Donald Trump and Bill Gates.

    • @DarkestofTimes
      @DarkestofTimes 8 років тому

      dmbkersh lol okay

  • @patrickmchugh4616
    @patrickmchugh4616 5 років тому +357

    I have watched tons of stand up comedy. This is one of the most well thought out and genius bits of comedy I have ever seen. Props to Gary for an intellectual ride on the hilarity train.

    • @HoyaSaxaSD
      @HoyaSaxaSD Рік тому

      Clearly you’re, somehow, unfamiliar with Gallagher

  • @amrit44b
    @amrit44b 8 років тому +775

    the "o' clock" joke KILLED

    • @felixzardan7127
      @felixzardan7127 8 років тому +64

      Ikr "we don't need the fffff thhhh" hahaha

    • @jinsubkim330
      @jinsubkim330 8 років тому +68

      Sky comma!!

    • @skepticalbaby6912
      @skepticalbaby6912 8 років тому +14

      Amrit Because then, the apostrophe had no name. It was merely a comma without gravity.

    • @V0r4xiz
      @V0r4xiz 5 років тому +3

      All the jokes killed.

    • @COMALiteJ
      @COMALiteJ 4 роки тому

      @@skepticalbaby6912 In the other, less “clean” (as in more profanity, but not a whole lot) version available here on UA-cam (no video - just a still of the album cover), he does say pretty much that: “That’s how long ago this was - the apostrophe hadn’t even been _named_ yet!”

  • @mpcoleman
    @mpcoleman Рік тому +134

    With the right cast, writing, and direction, a full 90 minute mocumentary about this exact topic would be a true artistic accomplishment.

    • @minnesotajack1
      @minnesotajack1 Рік тому +6

      Many movies have been made on ideas far less refined than this.

    • @gregorymorales1
      @gregorymorales1 Рік тому +9

      12 angry men style and this would be perfect

    • @Heather-fx7sr
      @Heather-fx7sr Рік тому +2

      Christopher Guest

    • @AnimeAftermath
      @AnimeAftermath 7 місяців тому +4

      ​@@Heather-fx7srCatherine O'Hara has to play Dottie.

    • @stevencooke6451
      @stevencooke6451 5 місяців тому +1

      I wish we could crowd compose this.
      Who would play the Holiday Sauce guy?

  • @toddchap
    @toddchap 8 років тому +2542

    When he said "Not a CONtractor, a conTRACTor", I put my phone down and clapped.

    • @fchrisgrimm
      @fchrisgrimm 6 років тому +51

      4:50 of set-up for that perfect line!

    • @msjulie5harrison
      @msjulie5harrison 5 років тому +14

      Yeah - that was drop dead funny!!!!

    • @commentor93
      @commentor93 5 років тому +24

      Could someone please explain that part to me? English is not my first language, so I'm probably not that familiar with the small differences.

    • @nikhilramanathan9901
      @nikhilramanathan9901 5 років тому +179

      @@commentor93 A "CONtractor" is someone that you hire to complete a specific task (i.e. you give them a contract to do something specific). A "conTRACTed word" is a word that's made by combining two other words (i.e. do not = don't, would not = won't). In this case, it's a play on words because they hire a guy (which would make him a CONtractor) who's job is to make up contracted words (making him a "conTRACTer", which is not a real occupation obviously).

    • @godofgamingnos
      @godofgamingnos 5 років тому +9

      Only got it the second time I watched this. Perfect setup.

  • @shaunmason3243
    @shaunmason3243 5 років тому +49

    This piece of genius is a master class on how to write a tight 6-minutes. Never gets old.

  • @MusgoHBA
    @MusgoHBA 8 років тому +631

    This got progressively funnier as it went along.

    • @justherefortheviolence
      @justherefortheviolence 8 років тому +10

      He has a special on Netflix, hilarious

    • @MusgoHBA
      @MusgoHBA 8 років тому +1

      John Rutherford I might check it out now

    • @SalemElectro7
      @SalemElectro7 8 років тому +5

      He has 2 specials actually. He was a bit nervous here, but when he's really in his element he's even better. "In this economy" I'd recommend to watch first of the 2.

    • @areghovsepyan718
      @areghovsepyan718 8 років тому +9

      I noticed that too. I've seen this bit on the special and it's way funnier there. He's sort of nervous here in the beginning then he gets in the zone. But even then he's hurrying it up and it's not as funny without his nonchalant theatrical delivery on the netflix special.

    • @skepticalbaby6912
      @skepticalbaby6912 8 років тому +13

      MusgoHBA I actually enjoy this delivery more. His delivery in the special was fantastic, but here it feels more conversational, like a guy at a party telling his friends about a movie he enjoyed. It's wonderful.

  • @XMetalChefX
    @XMetalChefX 4 роки тому +308

    I'm sorry but his timing is pure mastery. He is literally WAITING for them to "get it".

    • @Observ45er
      @Observ45er 3 роки тому +8

      It takes a while to learn and be comfortable with that. It can seem like minutes at first...

    • @idontwantahandlethough
      @idontwantahandlethough 2 роки тому +4

      @@Observ45er oh god it's miserable. Especially when you're just figuring it out and you wait for the laugh _and sometimes it just never comes_

    • @snakedoktor6020
      @snakedoktor6020 Рік тому

      @@Observ45er *like

    • @soth1sol
      @soth1sol Рік тому +3

      "such TIMELESS classics as o'clock..."

    • @vuuvovuuv
      @vuuvovuuv 2 місяці тому

      @@soth1sol omg i have watched this may time and i have never once caught the "timeless" in there, amazing

  • @SpareSimian
    @SpareSimian 5 років тому +85

    I was shocked when he stopped. I wanted to hear about the rest of the states!

    • @stevencooke6451
      @stevencooke6451 5 місяців тому

      Separating Mississippi and Missouri must have been murder.

  • @mich8261
    @mich8261 4 роки тому +66

    I have watched this so many times. It’s like playing a favourite song on the stereo

    • @RacetasClub
      @RacetasClub 24 дні тому

      Indeed you were, still am and will be a man of culture. I often come back to this piece of art, it is in fact eternal

  • @ace41785
    @ace41785 2 роки тому +81

    Such great writing! This joke gives me Norm Macdonald vibes. I bet he loved this one if he heard it…Also I love how the joke took about 6 minutes, the same amount of time you said it’d take to abbreviate the states at the start.

    • @gmh471
      @gmh471 2 роки тому +9

      Patton Oswalt has cited this bit as the one he wishes he had written.

  • @RatSitnov
    @RatSitnov 8 років тому +400

    The Holy Trinity of regrets. Awesome.

    • @tjmctube
      @tjmctube 5 років тому +1

      Perfect

    • @rceval
      @rceval 4 роки тому +2

      Other than the “contractor” thing, the holy trinity is my fave

    • @creepypastaanecdotes8183
      @creepypastaanecdotes8183 3 роки тому +1

      I use this line in conversation to this day. It's genius

  • @IIMetalMaskII
    @IIMetalMaskII 8 років тому +1588

    this level of comedy is too advanced for me

  • @audiotango
    @audiotango 5 років тому +56

    One of the most genius bits ever. So well-written. To me, this is on the same level as Bob Newhart's "The Driving Instructor."

  • @BdR76
    @BdR76 8 років тому +659

    Now that's a solid bit of comedy right there :D

    • @JaBarge303
      @JaBarge303 8 років тому +6

      Yea gulman is the man! Way better than that mainstream trash Iglesias hart and Jim jefferues

    • @oledevo
      @oledevo 8 років тому +1

      That it is.

    • @onetuliptree
      @onetuliptree 8 років тому

      ★★★★★

  • @YouTubeKnight
    @YouTubeKnight 5 років тому +484

    The "Bohemian Rhapsody" of stand-up acts.

    • @big10inrecord
      @big10inrecord 5 років тому +25

      Should've Would've Could've
      Very very frightening me!
      Gary Gulman (Gary Gulman)

    • @Keithustus
      @Keithustus 5 років тому +19

      Death penalty for anyone who writes “would of”, “could of”, or “should of”.

    • @wampuskitty8264
      @wampuskitty8264 4 роки тому +4

      @@big10inrecord Underrated comment

    • @sjenkins8468
      @sjenkins8468 3 роки тому +2

      Apt equivocation that.

    • @emmanuelanthony8149
      @emmanuelanthony8149 3 роки тому +8

      Your comment was brought up in an interview with Gary Gulman haha. He appreciated the compliment

  • @geraldineconrad9258
    @geraldineconrad9258 7 років тому +49

    I just listened to him on the Oct 29 episode of the Hilarious World of Depression podcast. He performed Abbreviations at a low point of his recent bout with depression, a disease he has had since a teen. He was candid and impressive. He moved back to MA a few months ago because he wasn't up to renewing a lease in Manhattan. His meds worked for about seven years and they stopped so he is on a new regimen. Someone commented on his math affinity. He majored in accounting in college. Listen to this podcast if you want to understand the long-term fight with depression. I wanted to reach through the earbuds and give him a big hug.

    • @MrOrgeston
      @MrOrgeston 5 років тому +1

      Depression is not a disease. It is a loose collection of symptoms.

    • @jb888888888
      @jb888888888 4 роки тому +8

      MA as in Maine, Maryland, or Massachusetts?

    • @BramHepburn
      @BramHepburn 5 місяців тому

      Symptoms of...a disease?​@@MrOrgeston

  • @narch45
    @narch45 4 роки тому +28

    Gary's comedy is like music. You can listen to it over and over. It's just a pleasure to hear/watch

    • @soth1sol
      @soth1sol Рік тому +1

      TOOL is the gary gullman of music

  • @Joker-ou1ns
    @Joker-ou1ns 8 років тому +104

    "He wrote such TIMEless classics as o'clock."

    • @sarah_b_555
      @sarah_b_555 3 роки тому

      Ohhh...

    • @whyyeseyec
      @whyyeseyec 3 роки тому +3

      Guy 1: How are you going to shorten 'of clock'
      Guy 2: Watch me....

  • @cbcsmithers
    @cbcsmithers 8 років тому +24

    It's a lovely blend of laughing at the actual joke and laughing at him and the delivery. Prime.

  • @PhillyFrank1
    @PhillyFrank1 2 роки тому +26

    No matter how many times I watch this bit, it makes me laugh. Genuinely inventive and clever stuff, perfectly delivered.

  • @stuwindupbird
    @stuwindupbird 2 роки тому +8

    For years now I'm coming back to this, I recommend it to people all the time and to me, this is his Mona Lisa: this is such perfect work and his delivery and his joy that it's actually working makes me so happy every time.

    • @stevencooke6451
      @stevencooke6451 5 місяців тому +1

      If the Mona Lisa were a lot larger.

  • @MyLife3636
    @MyLife3636 5 років тому +59

    Gary Gulman is amazing. We saw him recently. His show was all about his depression but he made it funny and interesting. Before and after the show, he greeted everyone and hugged whoever wanted it.

    • @richardveltri4845
      @richardveltri4845 2 роки тому +7

      I think I listened to this special on Spotify. Killed me when he was in the hospital watching the Office and tells the guy he auditioned to be Jim and, while watching the show, the guy asks, "Did you get it?"

  • @ochocabra1542
    @ochocabra1542 Рік тому +49

    "how Dotty is this?"

    • @littleghostfilms3012
      @littleghostfilms3012 9 місяців тому +2

      I know!!!😆I'm going to appropriate and redeploy that phrase in future situations

    • @ochocabra1542
      @ochocabra1542 9 місяців тому +2

      @@littleghostfilms3012 --been doing it for years

  • @zakorkaz
    @zakorkaz 8 років тому +159

    I got to meet him after his show in Buffalo and he's the most friendly person on the planet

    • @WindyCityBassin
      @WindyCityBassin 7 років тому +9

      BowHunter77 Agreed, i met him about 3-4 years ago after a show in IL. Super down to earth and his entire show was hilarious and very clean. Really good sense of humor and timing.

    • @LatinaFey
      @LatinaFey 5 років тому +1

      Me too. I was at the season/series finale of Tourgasm in 2006. Just a genuinely good, down-to-earth guy who loves his fans. ❤️

    • @Remerdre
      @Remerdre 5 років тому +6

      I interviewed him back in my freelance journalism days, and I can confirm this. Friendly, easygoing, and a fun interview. After everything he's been through since, I was so happy to see his recent HBO special. He deserves the new recognition and success.

  • @jb888888888
    @jb888888888 4 роки тому +14

    As an "old person" I can attest that in school we had to learn all the states' official postal abbreviations, and then a year or two later we had to learn the new two letter ones.
    ETA: We also had a whole section on the metric system since it would be "replacing" the imperial system in a few years. Funny how that didn't work out.

  • @theonkanyiso_
    @theonkanyiso_ 3 місяці тому +2

    This is definitely one of the best written jokes I've ever seen.
    It's been 8 years and still

  • @Hairmetallurgist
    @Hairmetallurgist 6 років тому +223

    "How often do well? Ne'er. They ne'er did well."

    • @chefpaddy
      @chefpaddy 5 років тому +6

      For some reason that was my favorite part..lol. so well crafted.

    • @davidsthubbins176
      @davidsthubbins176 5 років тому +1

      E'er?
      No, ne'er. 😆

    • @Funkopedia
      @Funkopedia 5 років тому +7

      I love that it tied into the greater theme of contractions

    • @darkshadow31415
      @darkshadow31415 4 роки тому +2

      @@Funkopedia You could say he foreshadowed it.

    • @prennt57g99
      @prennt57g99 4 роки тому +2

      Can you believe this contractor apostrophized “never do well”?

  • @hellolovely2
    @hellolovely2 8 років тому +111

    I love this guy SO MUCH. and I'm very interested in a Dottie spin-off movie.

    • @Unqualifiedtake
      @Unqualifiedtake 5 років тому +2

      I see it as a series

    • @stephenlackey5852
      @stephenlackey5852 4 роки тому +2

      Spin-off docudrama...
      Dottie can’t play herself whole she’s in and out of rehab.

    • @prennt57g99
      @prennt57g99 4 роки тому

      I like how we’re picturing spinoffs of a documentary that doesn’t exist

  • @oregondani
    @oregondani 9 місяців тому +3

    I've seen him in concert twice, and he is one of the most intelligent comedians out there. His jokes are well thought out and never rely on vulgarity or cheap shots. Probably the best comedian of our time!

  • @Mollybad
    @Mollybad Рік тому +6

    Former copyeditor here so I'm a word nerd, and this is one of the funniest things I have EVER seen. Brilliant.

  • @WorkFromYourLaptop
    @WorkFromYourLaptop 4 роки тому +26

    This is delivered perfectly. For him to draw the audience in enough to be laughing at fictional documentary characters is genius. Perfect timing and delivery throughout.

  • @tylerclavin6452
    @tylerclavin6452 2 роки тому +6

    one of the most under appreciated comedians. I saw him live once and i cried laughing the whole time. His word play is second to none.

  • @SirForwyn
    @SirForwyn 8 років тому +580

    I thought this guy was bad at first, but man did he prove me wrong!

    • @teekay9718
      @teekay9718 8 років тому +6

      Same, man. Same.

    • @treetrain
      @treetrain 8 років тому +15

      check out his other stuff, he has such fun doing comedy, and shows it, which is part of what makes him stand out. I love his sets!!

    • @bkbj8282
      @bkbj8282 8 років тому +15

      I thought you were a dipshit on youtube at first, but boy did you prove me right!

    • @pitbullvicious2505
      @pitbullvicious2505 8 років тому

      I still think he's bad.. And I'm watching this the third time, laughing my ass off. Paradoxical.

    • @JesusHComedy
      @JesusHComedy 8 років тому +10

      Check out his special on Netflix, It has this joke in it.

  • @applesaucesailor
    @applesaucesailor 8 років тому +16

    one of my favorite stand up comedians. great stage presence and with the perfect brand of humor to match!

  • @bakon321
    @bakon321 8 років тому +391

    video starts at 0:00 if you were wondering

    • @VisualFeast7557
      @VisualFeast7557 8 років тому +12

      No, at 00:01

    • @bkbj8282
      @bkbj8282 8 років тому +7

      Your comedy career starts at infinity:00. It won't ever start. You are humorless trash.

    • @OfficialJabberwocky
      @OfficialJabberwocky 8 років тому +16

      +bkbj8282 easy killer

    • @andrew.0625
      @andrew.0625 8 років тому +2

      +bkbj8282 that is a very appropriate response

    • @SuperFastEddies
      @SuperFastEddies 6 років тому +2

      thanks

  • @emmetLshavinski
    @emmetLshavinski 7 років тому +19

    This might be one of the greatest stand up sets, I have ever seen.

  • @JohnLee-ue6gy
    @JohnLee-ue6gy 8 років тому +65

    This bit should be in textbooks to demonstrate the difference between writing jokes and being naturally funny.
    Gulman could tell you about ordering lunch yesterday, on any given day, and make rip roaring funny.

  • @markdavis1358
    @markdavis1358 7 місяців тому +1

    This is just so brilliant and original - I feel like I could just watch it endlessly on repeat and it would never get old.

  • @changwoochoi6735
    @changwoochoi6735 4 роки тому +11

    One of my all-time favorite stand-up bits. So genius. Should be listed in hall of fame

  • @erinn2101
    @erinn2101 6 років тому +15

    Really glad to have stumbled across his comedy. :) "DOTTY, YOU RANDY MINX!"

  • @___wij
    @___wij 9 місяців тому +4

    Notice how there are no "hills" in the most watched UA-cam indicator. Everyone starts at the beginning and watches all the way through. Each joke is set up by the previous one. Funny contextually. Brilliant.

  • @galenpowell7230
    @galenpowell7230 8 років тому +174

    As an amateur comedian, this is maybe the best 6 minutes I've ever seen.

  • @TheHVermillz
    @TheHVermillz 8 років тому +140

    wow! Gary Gulman's comedy is so quick and tied to word play that it requires a much higher level of attention to understand. But the payoff is worth it

  • @cannae216
    @cannae216 7 років тому +21

    Heard about this set on The Hilarious World of Depression Podcast. Hope 2018 is better for you, Gary. The waves come, but they always break. That helps me get through the rounds of depression.

    • @honnichka
      @honnichka 7 років тому +2

      cannae216 me too! My favorite podcast. And this set KILLED! May 2018 bring the success 13 year old Gary wanted.

  • @andersonash9059
    @andersonash9059 4 роки тому +3

    Have every single album and special. This is my guy.

  • @kwanarchive
    @kwanarchive 2 роки тому +3

    I love how he just lets the "sky comma" bit hang there for a few seconds until the crowd caught up. Not afraid of a bit of silence.

  • @luciwaves
    @luciwaves 2 роки тому +6

    Every now and then I come back to this bit and it's the most genius wordsmith I've ever seen, the contractor tops it but wow there's so much great stuff in all of it. Perfect from start to finish =) they should make that spoof doc into a movie.

  • @billyamm
    @billyamm 8 років тому +2

    Jesus christ the 'sky comma' had me choking on my water, literally! One of my all-time favorite Conan standups!

  • @helkeel
    @helkeel 5 років тому +15

    Watching this again but after "great depresh" selfishly makes me happy he got the help needed to be able to continue his craft

  • @chmick50
    @chmick50 6 років тому +21

    Gary is so brilliant - "This is so Dottie..."

  • @tiotito31
    @tiotito31 5 років тому +14

    He can make anything funny. Gary Gulman should be a legend. In my eyes, he is.

  • @wallacerose8663
    @wallacerose8663 Рік тому

    I don't know how many times I've watched this. I keep coming back to it every few months. I'm not even from the US; I don't need to know what their state abbreviations are. But this is genius.

  • @b-rabs1806
    @b-rabs1806 6 років тому +60

    "Not now Dottie you vulgar lush!"

  • @chefjeff1366
    @chefjeff1366 11 місяців тому +2

    Rewatching this now, anticipating Gary to be on Conan's podcast aaaany week now

  • @savannahjackson8513
    @savannahjackson8513 3 роки тому +11

    Such a classic. I’ve watched this many times over the years and it still makes me laugh out loud. Gary’s timing and delivery are perfect.

  • @taxmanfelix5189
    @taxmanfelix5189 8 років тому +17

    This recording is hilarious, but the full version on the hour-long special (found on Netflix) is even funnier. The pacing and language just seems so much better,

  • @descaro
    @descaro 8 років тому +117

    man, so simple and so funny

    • @joylee78
      @joylee78 8 років тому +7

      look for his cookie hierarchy

    • @DMO-DMO-DMO
      @DMO-DMO-DMO 8 років тому +3

      NOT NOW, YOU VULGAR LUSH!

  • @MoviesandPopcornwithDara
    @MoviesandPopcornwithDara 5 років тому +19

    He had a very small part in Joker. I was glad to see him make an appearance

  • @byhooksorbycrooks7650
    @byhooksorbycrooks7650 5 років тому +6

    I know I'm late to the party, but this bit is timeless. It's funny, and would work in any decade (after 1973) and is for almost all audiences. Great bit.

  • @CymSteve
    @CymSteve 4 роки тому +6

    This guy is amazing, i can't believe i haven't heard of him until now.

  • @mirabai305
    @mirabai305 8 років тому +23

    I can't express how badly I want this movie to be real!

  • @mattwest5647
    @mattwest5647 8 років тому +5

    How have I not heard of this guy before? Next level comedy.

  • @raghav4973
    @raghav4973 8 років тому +38

    Conan(sky comma)s guest stand up here was refreshingly good!

  • @doslover
    @doslover 8 років тому +9

    Holy crap, "sky comma" got me. Busted out laughing and caught the attention of nearby co-workers

  • @benhutman9635
    @benhutman9635 3 роки тому +8

    This is perhaps the most brilliant stand up set of all time.

  • @spaceo8568
    @spaceo8568 4 роки тому +5

    This is one of the greatest bits ever written/performed.

  • @Jen-ok6os
    @Jen-ok6os 5 років тому +24

    I'm genuinely in awe of how well constructed this bit is. We live in a time when people say "political correctness is ruining comedy". Just point them to this.
    You just have to be smarter than the lowest common denominator.

    • @nevhoffman
      @nevhoffman 4 роки тому

      eh, but political correctness and cancel culture are still ruining comedy. doesn’t mean there aren’t jokes to be made yet, just that ultra-sensitivity isn’t good for anyone

  • @SamHusseini
    @SamHusseini Рік тому +17

    This is so good, I bet they will make the "documentary" at some point.

  • @2024general2
    @2024general2 2 роки тому +1

    everyone should see this at least once !! truly unmissable !!

  • @TechMetalRules
    @TechMetalRules 5 років тому +11

    A true wordsmith.
    This documentary he made up seems like something from 'Documentary Now'.

  • @ryancoleman3350
    @ryancoleman3350 4 місяці тому

    This is one of the best jokes ever written. Period. So smart. So much detail and creativity. Love it love it love it.

  • @imnotsumitnagar
    @imnotsumitnagar 5 років тому +6

    He started this bit in '94. Some things are just worth the time

  • @krapnek
    @krapnek 4 місяці тому +1

    I saw this video for the first time scrolling Facebook when I was 13 and “randy minx” has been a prominent part of my vocabulary ever since.

  • @MisteMiner
    @MisteMiner 8 років тому +53

    Very Clever Humor!

  • @form3138
    @form3138 Рік тому +3

    A master at work. No fluff, just gold all throughout.

  • @rodangles382
    @rodangles382 5 років тому +11

    Oh Gary Gulman , Your Cookie Bit Was Genius, But This, This Is Beyond .....

  • @MrKingjames123
    @MrKingjames123 3 роки тому +1

    Probably my favorite bit of all time. The amount of thought that must’ve went into this is astounding.

  • @ereristark425
    @ereristark425 6 років тому +38

    "Would've, could've, should've the holy Trinity of regrets"😂

  • @calisongbird
    @calisongbird 4 роки тому +92

    The audience didn’t get the Shakespeare joke “et tu, Dottie” 😂

    • @stephenlackey5852
      @stephenlackey5852 4 роки тому +3

      One of the little gem asides that some crowds get but this one didn’t.

    • @randythompson5154
      @randythompson5154 3 роки тому +6

      Yes, you’re smarter than the entire audience...and probably everyone else in the world.

    • @mr.flintstone694
      @mr.flintstone694 Місяць тому

      ​@@randythompson5154 . . . except you!

  • @Wesley......
    @Wesley...... 4 роки тому +5

    I love this! I wish it was longer, in fact I want to see the actual documentary!

  • @Enr227
    @Enr227 10 місяців тому +1

    I love that he describes so well the plot of almost everything.

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something Рік тому +3

    "Not a CONtractor, a conTRACtor."
    Brilliant.

  • @JCW80
    @JCW80 3 роки тому +1

    Legend. How many times have I watched this.
    Never gets old.

  • @dannygeeish_
    @dannygeeish_ 8 років тому +20

    Brilliant, just brilliant.

  • @leah77
    @leah77 2 роки тому +1

    Masterclass writing and deliver. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻