Gilbert Gottfried Humor

Mack A. Damia

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Nov 29, 2010, 11:26:03 PM11/29/10

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Anybody in here remember a shtick performed by Gilbert Gottfried
regarding the film, "Deliverance"? I've looked forever and can't find
a thing. I even sent a message to Gottfried's website a couple of
years ago to no avail. I saw this a couple of decades a go, I'm sure.

He's pretended to be Ned Beatty's agent, and he's on the phone telling
him about the part he has been offered in the film, "Deliverance".

Imagine Gottfried pretending to talk to Beatty on the phone:

(Something like)

"That's right, Ned, Yeah...that's what I said - you get down on all
fours in your underpants and squeal like a pig.......then the
hillbilly pulls down your underpa.......what's that, Ned? Right, I
said squeal like a pig, and then he mounts you........."

Maybe it was just a one-time ad lib, but it had me helpless with
laughter.

tomcervo

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Nov 30, 2010, 1:20:32 AM11/30/10

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He did a bit once about a network exec getting the pitch over the
phone for "Hogan Heroes".
"It's set in a concentration camp? It's a COMEDY? I LOVE it! Gimme 39
episodes!"

Kingo Gondo

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Nov 30, 2010, 1:40:22 AM11/30/10

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I saw GG in a small club in WPB a few years ago--he was like 10 feet away
from us. I thought I was going to pass out from laughter.

Michael O'Connor

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Nov 30, 2010, 6:17:27 AM11/30/10

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He's the odd case of a successful stand up comic who couldn't make it
big in TV or movies, but has found success in voice over work (as the
Geico duck) due to his distinctive voice. I've seen him on Leno and
he is hilarious; would love to see him live.

David O.

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Nov 30, 2010, 11:00:25 AM11/30/10

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I must not have seen him in the best routines on TV. If he's the guy
I'm thinking of--the guy with the scrunched-up face--he usually didn't
tickle my funny bone.

but what do I know? I didn't think any of the comedic "geniuses" in
the first SNL cast were all that amusing, either. (It was only later
that I began to crack up when I saw Bill Murray's deadpan, craggy
face.)

tomcervo

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Nov 30, 2010, 1:49:55 PM11/30/10

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On Nov 30, 11:00 am, David O. <DavidOber...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 01:40:22 -0500, "Kingo Gondo"
>

He's at his best on premium cable--no censors. He did a "dirty joke"
compilation on one that was killer, and he was the only really funny
reteller on "The Aristocrats." (Except for Kevin Pollak imitating
Christopher Walken.)

Kingo Gondo

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Nov 30, 2010, 2:14:31 PM11/30/10

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"tomcervo" <paradi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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REPLY:

It is somewhat (but far from totally) like trying to appreciate Richard
Pryor from TV or his non-concert films. I remember buying Is It Something I
Said? when it came out (I was 14)--I about shit myself: so THIS is Richard
Pryor!

Anim8rFSK

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Nov 30, 2010, 2:24:12 PM11/30/10

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In article <eo7af6ll5vhie9cqp...@4ax.com>,
David O. <DavidO...@verizon.net> wrote:

I liked when GG was interviewed and asked "who would be the worst person
to be stuck next to on an airplane - GG, Sam Kineson (I think was the
second choice) or Pauley Shore?". GG said that he and Sam knew how to
leave it on stage "but Pauley ... Pauley is ... different ..."

--
"Please, I can't die, I've never kissed an Asian woman!"
Shego on "Shat My Dad Says"

Mack A. Damia

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Nov 30, 2010, 3:26:27 PM11/30/10

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I have a stand-up show of his on tape that was shown on Showtime. He
told that joke along with many other raunchy ones - I mean *really*
raunchy.

The Starmaker

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Nov 30, 2010, 5:49:29 PM11/30/10

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Have you looked here?
http://www.kickasstorrents.com/new/?q=gilbert+gottfried&field=seeders&sorder=desc
or asked here?
alt.comedy.standup
news:alt.comedy.standup
alt.comedy.standup.moderated
news:alt.comedy.standup.moderated

Mack A. Damia

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Nov 30, 2010, 6:08:49 PM11/30/10

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On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:49:29 -0800, The Starmaker
<star...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Mack A. Damia wrote:
>>
>> Anybody in here remember a shtick performed by Gilbert Gottfried
>> regarding the film, "Deliverance"? I've looked forever and can't find
>> a thing. I even sent a message to Gottfried's website a couple of
>> years ago to no avail. I saw this a couple of decades a go, I'm sure.
>>
>> He's pretended to be Ned Beatty's agent, and he's on the phone telling
>> him about the part he has been offered in the film, "Deliverance".
>>
>> Imagine Gottfried pretending to talk to Beatty on the phone:
>>
>> (Something like)
>>
>> "That's right, Ned, Yeah...that's what I said - you get down on all
>> fours in your underpants and squeal like a pig.......then the
>> hillbilly pulls down your underpa.......what's that, Ned? Right, I
>> said squeal like a pig, and then he mounts you........."
>>
>> Maybe it was just a one-time ad lib, but it had me helpless with
>> laughter.
>
>
>Have you looked here?
>http://www.kickasstorrents.com/new/?q=gilbert+gottfried&field=seeders&sorder=desc

Thanks. I have the Dirty Jokes on tape, but it would be very
difficult to download all those torrents to find what I'm looking for.

>or asked here?
>alt.comedy.standup
>news:alt.comedy.standup

Good idea!

>alt.comedy.standup.moderated
>news:alt.comedy.standup.moderated

Thanks again. I'll try them.

Dave in Toronto

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Dec 1, 2010, 11:52:42 AM12/1/10

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On Nov 30, 11:00 am, David O. <DavidOber...@verizon.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 01:40:22 -0500, "Kingo Gondo"
>

> <kingo_nospam_go...@gmail.org> wrote:
> >I saw GG in a small club in WPB a few years ago--he was like 10 feet away
> >from us. I thought I was going to pass out from laughter.
>
> I must not have seen him in the best routines on TV. If he's the guy
> I'm thinking of--the guy with the scrunched-up face--he usually didn't
> tickle my funny bone.
>

Nor mine. He's new to me so I just watched a few of the routines on
youtube. Rather childish I thought - a guy with a funny face and a
weird voice trying to shock his elders - Different strokes I guess.

Dave in Toronto

Opry phantom

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Dec 1, 2010, 1:37:23 PM12/1/10

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G.G. would be a perfect Ambassador to North Korea

The Starmaker

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Dec 1, 2010, 6:07:29 PM12/1/10

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Of course you can just ask him when you see him..
http://www.gilbertgottfried.com/index.html

Mack A. Damia

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Dec 1, 2010, 8:21:16 PM12/1/10

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Ta. Sent him a message a year or so ago and didn't get a reply. I
have a feeling it was an ad lib on a variety show.

Funny stuff! Very creative. An obxious filthy little man. Genius!

2davo...@gmail.com

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Feb 1, 2016, 11:54:15 AM2/1/16

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A bit late to the party...

I remember that bit but can't remember exactly which show it was from. Some kind of award show. He had a really funny close to the joke where he tells the agent at the end, "I guess we'll ask Charles Durning to do it." The actor who resembles Ned Beatty quite a bit, was in the audience but didn't look like he got the joke.

Mack A. Damia

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Feb 1, 2016, 1:05:00 PM2/1/16

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On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 08:54:13 -0800 (PST), 2davo...@gmail.com wrote:

>On Monday, November 29, 2010 at 11:26:03 PM UTC-5, Mack A. Damia wrote:
>> Anybody in here remember a shtick performed by Gilbert Gottfried
>> regarding the film, "Deliverance"? I've looked forever and can't find
>> a thing. I even sent a message to Gottfried's website a couple of
>> years ago to no avail. I saw this a couple of decades a go, I'm sure.
>>
>> He's pretended to be Ned Beatty's agent, and he's on the phone telling
>> him about the part he has been offered in the film, "Deliverance".
>>
>> Imagine Gottfried pretending to talk to Beatty on the phone:
>>
>> (Something like)
>>
>> "That's right, Ned, Yeah...that's what I said - you get down on all
>> fours in your underpants and squeal like a pig.......then the
>> hillbilly pulls down your underpa.......what's that, Ned? Right, I
>> said squeal like a pig, and then he mounts you........."
>>
>> Maybe it was just a one-time ad lib, but it had me helpless with
>> laughter.
>
>A bit late to the party...

My original post was dated 2010!

>I remember that bit but can't remember exactly which show it was from. Some kind of award show. He had a really funny close to the joke where he tells the agent at the end, "I guess we'll ask Charles Durning to do it." The actor who resembles Ned Beatty quite a bit, was in the audience but didn't look like he got the joke.

Years ago, I found one other guy who had seen it, and he was on an
this web site with the nick of Stixshooter.

http://www.archeryaddix.com/forums/around-campfire/14445-watching-deliverance.html

Neill Massello

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Feb 1, 2016, 6:07:42 PM2/1/16

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Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> My original post was dated 2010!

Nothing ever really dies here. The Internet _is_ the zombie apocalypse!

danel...@gmail.com

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May 8, 2016, 1:14:40 AM5/8/16

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It was The Academy AwardsShow. I have been looking for this clip. He started with handing the script to Burt Reynolds and and Burt said, "this is a really good movie except for tis part in the middle." "I can't play this part>" So Gilbert says they hand the script to Ned Beatty and Ned says, "This is a really good script , but where are pages 61 through 64?"

Mack A. Damia

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May 8, 2016, 11:06:18 AM5/8/16

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Wow! This post shows up every so often. Well, it was a funny shtick.
If it was in the Academy Awards, it ought to be around.

I found one guy in an archery forum ("Deliverance"?) who had seen it.