Gilbert Gottfried was an odd duck. His comedy shouldn't have worked... his voice was both grating and whiny, his jokes didn't always have punchlines, and he wasn't always the friendliest guy...
Gilbert Gottfried was an odd duck. His comedy shouldn't have worked... his voice was both grating and whiny, his jokes didn't always have punchlines, and he wasn't always the friendliest guy onstage. And yet, at the end of the day, he was both welcoming and hilarious against all odds. He was off-putting and comforting. It was like mixing foam rubber and Elmer's glue and getting tapioca pudding. You can check the steps all you want, but those ingredients should not have produced that result. And yet, there he was.
That's it, I'm not rediscovering old comedians and watching all their clips on YouTube and growing fond of them anymore. From now on I'll focus on the safer ones, like Richard Pryor, George...
That's it, I'm not rediscovering old comedians and watching all their clips on YouTube and growing fond of them anymore. From now on I'll focus on the safer ones, like Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and now Gottfried. I'm starting to feel like the grim reaper. I gotta stop watching Conan ASAP.
Also, if you hate the dude, just say it. I'm generally quite respectful of mourning etiquette, but I cannot think of anything less respectful towards a guy like Gottfried than to actually respect him. Dude joked about 9/11 two weeks after the thing. On stage, on video. That's not what he was about.
Gilbert Gottfried was the best. We once decided to punish UK audiences for their law prohibiting the use of parliamentary footage in comedy programs, by having him read Brexit legalese and Bigfoot erotica. Stick around till he gets to the erotica.
rest in peace to Gilbert Gottfried who has probably the best sequence in game show history on Hollywood Squares. if you're not an old hag like me who remembers the rules, both contestants needed his square to secure the 5-square win, but he decided to troll both of them
He was funny on the Norm McDonald show. A show I didn't think was funny at all until I watched the jokes compilation video again the next day and suddenly appreciated Norm's delivery a lot more.
He was funny on the Norm McDonald show. A show I didn't think was funny at all until I watched the jokes compilation video again the next day and suddenly appreciated Norm's delivery a lot more.
Gilbert Gottfried was an odd duck. His comedy shouldn't have worked... his voice was both grating and whiny, his jokes didn't always have punchlines, and he wasn't always the friendliest guy onstage. And yet, at the end of the day, he was both welcoming and hilarious against all odds. He was off-putting and comforting. It was like mixing foam rubber and Elmer's glue and getting tapioca pudding. You can check the steps all you want, but those ingredients should not have produced that result. And yet, there he was.
I'm gonna miss the hell out of him.
That's it, I'm not rediscovering old comedians and watching all their clips on YouTube and growing fond of them anymore. From now on I'll focus on the safer ones, like Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and now Gottfried. I'm starting to feel like the grim reaper. I gotta stop watching Conan ASAP.
Also, if you hate the dude, just say it. I'm generally quite respectful of mourning etiquette, but I cannot think of anything less respectful towards a guy like Gottfried than to actually respect him. Dude joked about 9/11 two weeks after the thing. On stage, on video. That's not what he was about.
from Last Week Tonight:
also
and from 2013, a New York Times profile of him
"YOU FOOL!"
He was funny on the Norm McDonald show. A show I didn't think was funny at all until I watched the jokes compilation video again the next day and suddenly appreciated Norm's delivery a lot more.
you might like Norm's biography. The audiobook is read by him and its probably one of the best biographies I've ever experienced.