Cheech & Chong - Dave's Not Here

Cheech & Chong are a comedy duo consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong who had a phenomenal success in the 1970's and 80's with their no-holds-barred stand-up comedy routines.

Cheech & Chong gained popularity with the release of many successful comedy record albums and starred in a series of low-budget films which were all based on the hippie and free love era and their love for cannabis.

Perhaps their most famous line is "Dave's not here", from their 1971 self-titled debut album.

No matter how many times I've heard this routine through the years, whenever I hear it, it still cracks me up.

http://cheechandchong.com/

Brendan O'Carroll - Mrs. Brown's Boys

Brendan O'Carroll is an Irish writer, producer, comedian, actor and director; he was born in Finglas, a suburb of Dublin. 

Brendan O'Carroll has been a popular comedian in Ireland since the early 1990's, he is best known for portraying the foul-mouthed Irish mother Agnes Brown in Mrs. Brown's Boys.
 

 

Mrs. Brown's Boys is an award winning BBC sitcom created by and starring Brendan O'Carroll. The show is based on O'Carroll's character he created for an Irish radio series he did in 1992 before using the character for his stage plays which were developed from books and straight to DVD films.

Mrs. Brown's Boys is about an 'Irish mammy' who refuses to cut the apron strings from her six grown-up children who are all adults but she treats them as if they are five. As well as having to deal with her children, she has her hands full dealing with her best friend Winnie, the elderly Grandad and various friends and family members.

Agnes Brown is an outspoken woman never at a loss for words. Here is an outrageously funny exert from Mrs. Brown's Boys staring Brendan O'Carroll as Mrs. Brown.

 

 

http://www.mrsbrownsboys.com
 

Charles Bukowski - The 9 Horse

Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Here's a great example of Bukowski's prose and brilliant sense of humour. ‘The 9 Horse’ is an excerpt from an album recording entitled “Hostage” which was recorded live at The Sweetwater, Redondo Beach, California in April, 1980.

The 9 Horse by Charles Bukowski

I was at the race track one day

And I had drunk much beer the night before

And I was late for the first race

But I parked, hustled in, and I could

Feel this beershit really coming on,

You know, not only coming on

But I had to hold the cheeks of my ass

Together while walking real fast from

The parking lot and through admissions

And toward and in the crapper.

Luckily, there was a stall and I got

My pants and shorts down real fast

And then it came: hot, glorious and

Stinking.

When I got up and wiped I looked down

And there was my wallet afloat

In all of it.

I dipped in, got it, flushed, got out

Of the stall, washed up, walked out,

Then stood in a corner and pulled

The bills out of my wallet: they

Were wet and they stank.

I heard the announcer say, “it is

Now one minute to post time.”

I wanted the 9 horse, I had this

Very strong feeling for the 9 horse.

I put the bills back in my wallet.

I didn’t know what to do.

Then the announcer said:

“they’re at the gate!”

I ran around the corner

Found a betting window

Pulled one of the bills out

Of my wallet and hollered:

“Ten to win on the 9 horse!”

The seller picked up the bill

And looked at it.

“Come on! Come on!” I said,

“It’s good, just a little wet,

What the shit!”

The seller looked at me,

Hit the button and I had

The ticket.

Then I went out and watched the

Race and the 9 horse ran

Out

http://bukowski.net/

Billy Connolly - Wife's Make-Up

Billy Connolly is a comedian, musician, and actor from Glasgow, Scotland. However, Billy is best known as a stand-up comic.  Below is a funny excerpt taken from his “Was It Something I Said” DVD where Billy talks about his wife's make-up and her routine on getting ready to go out. Check it out!

 

Louie

Stand-up comedian Louis C.K. has written directed and created this television series entitled Louie. The show is a fictionalized version of Louis CK, a recent divorced stand-up comic, struggling to raise his two young daughters in New York City.

 

 

This comedy series consists of different stories and segments about Louie's life as well as fragments of his live stand-up performances.

Louis CK lets you see life as something ridiculous, vulgar, honest, funny and beautiful.

I highly recommend this hilarious comedy series. "Louie" Season 1 & 2 are out on DVD. Season 3 is currently airing on FX Network.

http://www.fxnetworks.com/louie/

George Carlin - Perspectives on Life

I always enjoy George Carlin’s perspectives on things. Hope you enjoy this...

 

"The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A death. What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards.

You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You drink, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating...then you finish off as an orgasm."

Monty Python - The Cheese Shop

John Cleese and Michael Palin of Monty Python performing The Cheese Shop sketch taken from Monty Python's Flying Circus. 

I always have a laugh when I hear this skit.

Here is the list of the forty four cheeses mentioned in their routine: Red Leicester, Tilsit, Caerphilly, Bel Paese, Red Windsor, Stilton, Gruyère, Emmental, Norwegian Jarlsberg, Liptauer, Lancashire, White Stilton, Danish Blue, Double Gloucester, Cheshire, Dorset Blue Vinney, Brie, Roquefort, Pont l'Evêque, Port Salut, Savoyard, Saint-Paulin, Carré de l'Est, Boursin, Bresse-Bleu, Perle de Champagne, Camembert, Gouda, Edam, Caithness, Smoked Austrian, Sage Derby, Wensleydale, Greek Feta, Gorgonzola, Parmesan, Mozzarella, Pipo Crem', Fynbo, Czechoslovakian sheep's milk cheese, Venezuelan Beaver Cheese, Cheddar, Ilchester, Limburger.