Monday, April 30, 2007

EMO PHILLIPS - the voice of sub-genius


"CHICK MAGNET: ULTIMATE HANDINESS WITH THE LADIES"

Back in the days before complete and total chaos and Comedy Central -- comedy was interesting.

It was an age that most likely won't be duplicated again. We had the likes of Tom Kinney, Emo Phillips, Sam Kinison, Dice Clay and Dennis Wolfberg...... all unique geniuses in their own way.

This guy was one of the more intriguing characters because he was so bizarre. He was like a 20 year old Pete Townshend with a hormone imbalance. It was painful to watch him perform sometimes because he was so geeky and awkward. But if you listen to his jokes they were really well crafted. This guy has been to a library. They were heady jokes. And he was funny.

The HASTY PUDDING THEATER footage is CLASSIC. IT was an HBO special and most likely these days it is probably pretty hard to find. This outlined some of his greatest bits. After the late 80's it was rumored that he married Judy Tenutta. According to comedian Sam Kinison these two were married and Emo dropped out of show biz.

Emo later emerged but he shaved off his bowl haircut which I thought was fitting. I cannot imagine going through life everyday with a haircut like that since he dropped out of public view. But I seriously cannot imagine him without it.

I can watch this guy for hours. His jokes are amazing. I liked his ANIMAL SQUARE DANCE. Unlike boring comedians that hogged up airtime after him like Jerry Seinfeld and the cast of Friends, this guy was actually talented. This is the kind of talent that rarely shows up these days. He just didn't sclugg his way on stage and ramble on about his wife.....

This guy actualy had something to say.

Cantu 2007

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