Comedy Math

Comedian Don McMillan with a stand-up set that nerds will especially enjoy, and maybe the rest of you, too!

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Mitch Hedberg and Steve Wright

A compilation of two great quirky stand up comedians.

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Most Hated Expressions: Gary Gulman

Another very funny and odd comedy routine from Gary Gulman

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Gary Gulman Talks Cookies

If you grew up in America eating scads of cookies, then I think you’ll really enjoy comedian Gary Gulman’s dissertation on the Oreo Cookie.

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Grapes vs Grapefruits: Gary Gulman

The very original comedian, Gary Gulman, talks fruit.

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Best Moment in History For Anxious People

Aparna Nancherla talks high anxiety!

Thanks to YouTuber Netflix Is A Joke

Breakfast: Jim Gaffigan

Comedian Jim Gaffigan on our favorite meal…

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Jim Carrey’s Wild National Television Debut

Nine minutes of “You can’t ignore my talent” from a very young Jim Carrey.

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Hammered: Gallagher

Comedian Gallagher, who recently passed, made a smashing reputation by understanding the true desires of the American male viz-a-viz watermelons and sledge hammers.

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Fig Newtons, Ice Cream, and PopTarts!

Comedian Brian Regan with a very funny segment on favorite foods.

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Texas Versus California

I liked the laid back delivery of this comedian, Ralph Barbosa.

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Triple Threat: Sophie Duker

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Funny, smart comedian, Sophie Duker is new to me. Quite adept at walking a fine line. The Apollo is a comedy club in Hammersmith, England.

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Old School Comic

What was that, like 500 jokes in under 4 minutes? Henny Youngman’s brain must have been an enormous filing cabinet of jokes.

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Not Too Bad…

British comedian Bill Bailey explains the English psyche–and maybe yours and mine, too…

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Rodney’s Top 100

If you’re a fan, you probably know a lot of these by heart already; still, having them strung together rapid fire is a treat in itself.

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“It’s Like Another Country”: Gilbert Gottfried

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, heads off the high dive…

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“Stop Saying If”: Sarah Cooper

Comedian Sarah Cooper’s been getting a lot of attention recently for her mesmerizing lip-synchs of Donald Trump. But she’s also a gifted stand-up comedian, as witness this recent smart and hilarious five minute set.

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“That Joke is Dumb–I’m Aware Of That”

When I watch videos of Mitch Hedberg I’m amazed. His appearances are always precarious—you sort of know that he would never succeed at anything else, and you feel like there’s no way this guy is going to make it through the set, but somehow he does. He’s like a clueless guy from the audience who grabs a flaming torch from the circus fire-eater and manages not to get burned. But I am grateful that he did, because his off-kilter humor really makes me laugh.

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“Hey, Take It Easy On The Glue Jokes”: Jim Gaffigan

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Jim Gaffigan does ten minutes on horses–and yes, it’s funny as hell even to this city dweller.

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Procedural Matters: Jim Gaffigan

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I once heard someone describe Shakespeare’s lead actor, Richard Burbage, as the powerful impetus for Will’s complex characters. “Okay, Richard, you think you did well acting the jealous Moorish general, and the evil humpbacked King, and the young moon-y swashbuckler Prince?  Well how about a senile old King who goes insane in the middle of a thunderstorm? Take that!”

While not Shakespeare, I think the very funny Jim Gaffigan  must constantly challenge himself to come up with comedy about the most unlikely comedic subjects: horses, brain surgery, hiking, glasses. In this clip, he talks about… his colonoscopy. No, it’s hilarious.

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