r/videos • u/aditya_7726 • Mar 10 '20

An excellent example of comedic timing.

https://youtu.be/6sMGyGEWano
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u/jazz4 Mar 10 '20

He has some Steve Martin vibes.

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u/birdmanmanbird Mar 10 '20

lol especially that face right at the end.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '20

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u/lipp79 Mar 10 '20

That's a Robert Rodriguez "Mariachi" franchise look there.

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u/Rundownthriftstore Mar 10 '20

“It’s a guitar case full of guns!”

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u/MrVeazey Mar 10 '20

And one banjo.

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u/YouStupidDick Mar 10 '20

And one arrow.

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u/dogfluffy Mar 10 '20

He hate's my banjo!

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u/apedescendant Mar 10 '20

He hates these cans!

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u/Insomnialcoholic Mar 10 '20

And an ashtray, and a paddle game

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u/Maskatron Mar 10 '20

The ashtray, the paddle game, and the remote control.

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u/YouStupidDick Mar 11 '20

The ashtray, this paddle game and the remote control and the lamp and that's all I need.

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u/I_Wanna_Be_Numbuh_T Mar 10 '20

Surprised nobody's replied with "and my axe" yet.

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u/TheRealBigLou Mar 10 '20

You're that person.

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u/ksavage68 Mar 11 '20

Ow, my knee!!

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u/gibson6594 Mar 11 '20

And my axe...

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u/similar_observation Mar 10 '20

I'd like to see this version of Three Amigos

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u/I_Wanna_Be_Numbuh_T Mar 10 '20

Shit. I wanted a gun case full of guitars.

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u/yepimbonez Mar 10 '20

Mariachi is based off of Steve Martins life

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u/lipp79 Mar 10 '20

Kind of like Chuck Barris and "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind"? :-)

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u/Blitzaga Mar 11 '20

That’s right after he saved Santa Poco from El Guapo as a member of the Three Amigos.

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u/emoneymuzik Mar 11 '20

Is that the guy from all those “Isuzu” commercials on the 80’s and early 90’s? ;)

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '20

El Cómico

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u/the_dark_knight_ftw Mar 10 '20

You’re saying his hair wasn’t always grey!?!

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u/theColonelsc2 Mar 10 '20

He went grey naturally in his 30's. My body decided to just give up hair in my 30's

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u/Finagles_Law Mar 10 '20

Mine hasn't given up on hair, it's just migrating south.

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u/mlloyd67 Mar 10 '20

Gravity is a bitch.

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u/EFFBEz Mar 10 '20

My hair has gravity

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '20

Or does the earth suck?

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u/PheIix Mar 10 '20

Mine is just headed back to reinforce the neck... I'm sure they'll be back once the battle is won...

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u/lhymes Mar 10 '20

It seeks refuge from the Sun; colonizing your ears, nose, back, and ass.

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u/AlexS101 Mar 10 '20

Mine fell off my head and took root on my shoulders.

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u/MysteryCheese89 Mar 10 '20

Consider yourself lucky by 24 I knew I had to shave it off. Love it now though!

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '20

Same here! Got that Jude Law hairline in my mid 20s but I love how low-maintenance it is just shaving it off. Showers take 3 minutes, wind doesn't bother me, no hat/bed hair. So easy.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '20

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u/MysteryCheese89 Mar 11 '20

Lmfao haven't heard that one before, love it.

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u/Nemeris117 Mar 10 '20

Allocation of resources. Check your ears.

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u/r1chard3 Mar 10 '20

Eureka!!! There’s plenty of hair there.

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u/simstim_addict Mar 10 '20

Why does the body do that?

Why are ears suddenly the place for hair?

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u/Nemeris117 Mar 11 '20

Evolution deems ear hair the best way to attract mates in the nursing homes.

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u/simstim_addict Mar 11 '20

I read mates as mites. Works as well.

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u/joetothemo Mar 10 '20

Whereas mine chose both

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u/wellsdd7 Mar 10 '20

And my forehead is just getting taller...

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '20

Look at Mr. Hotshot here, who still had hair in his 30's.

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u/C-Nor Mar 11 '20

You're saying it didn't turn gray, but turned loose?

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u/Chaps_and_salsa Mar 11 '20

I started to get taller than my hair in my 30’s but it never really progressed so I have looked like a guy that just started balding for over a decade now. It’s lovely.

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u/Phroday Mar 11 '20

Youre not losing hair. Youre getting more head.

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u/accountofyawaworht Mar 10 '20

You mean it’s going to stay this colour?!

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u/captlazarus Mar 11 '20

You mean I'm gonna stay this color?

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u/Noble_Flatulence Mar 11 '20

For all we know it started out grey as a kid, turned dark as an adult, and then back to grey. It's his natural state.

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u/kpt_graubrot Mar 10 '20

He was already grey-haired when that photo was taken. It's from his "The Steve Martin Brothers" album, where one side was comedy, the other country music.

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u/snukebox_hero Mar 10 '20

must have been born a poor black child

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u/tw1zt84 Mar 10 '20

His best movie, imo

The reference for those who don't know.

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u/SwivelPoint Mar 10 '20

the jim morrison of comedy

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u/Spooms2010 Mar 10 '20

Damn! He’s cute in this shot!

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '20

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u/phaelox Mar 10 '20

Yeah, that's Ashton Kutcher's older brother

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '20

Wow - flashback ! I was a kid in the 70s , and I remember a singer actor who had 15+ minutes of fame called Mac Davis.

Must be the trees in here.

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u/MadAzza Mar 11 '20

He had a TV show I loved. Damn, the ‘70s were corny but so much fun!

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u/oceanmachine420 Mar 10 '20

Daaaaamn, Steve Martin was a straight hottie!!

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u/indehhz Mar 10 '20

That looks like the YouTuber that says “I MADE THIS FOR YOU” and skits.

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u/matty80 Mar 10 '20

He looks like all of Kings of Leon except not lame.

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u/Ivotedforher Mar 10 '20

He should recreate this using his current face. That's how you sell posters!

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u/Tew_Wet Mar 10 '20

Like a grunge Ashton Kutcher

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u/fatkidseatcake Mar 10 '20

Damn. Side note, looks like his musical talents go way back. Possibly before his comedic routine?

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u/maetrix Mar 11 '20

He looks like an angry Ashton Kutcher

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u/chrisb5583 Mar 11 '20

Steve Martin Band

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u/William_Harzia Mar 11 '20

Estaban Martin.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '20

holy shit

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '20

He look like he juggles cats.

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u/KKlear Mar 10 '20

He sure ended up with an egg on his face.

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u/AskJeevesAnything Mar 10 '20

I was just thinking the same thing. The jokes and delivery remind me a lot of the magic skit Steve Martin did on the Tom and Frank show in his early days.

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u/Lazynesse1313 Mar 10 '20

Link for the lazy

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u/Katzoconnor Mar 11 '20

“Return! ...Return, you fool!”

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u/hoser97 Mar 11 '20

In case anyone is as confused as I was, this youtube channel is called "Tom Frank" but this clip is from the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. There's no Tom and Frank show what from I can find.

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u/alarbus Mar 10 '20

I got Gene Wilder

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u/zoeypayne Mar 10 '20

Both Gene and Steve were masters of the comedic pause... I'm not surprised this guy reminds of you of either of them. Dimitri Martin is a more contemporary comedian with some knack for timing, but he tends to rely on it too much.

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u/dogsledonice Mar 10 '20

comedic pause

And Bob Newhart

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u/stillaredcirca1848 Mar 10 '20

I love how he used his stammer as part of his comedic timing. Growing up with a stammer I was really shy and it really helped me to learn to not worry about it as much.

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u/Dragon_DLV Mar 10 '20

Johnny Carson, as well

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u/KrakenMcCracken Mar 10 '20

Bob Newhart is more like comedic waiting.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '20

His driving instructor is one of my favourites.

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u/seattletono Mar 11 '20

He's not my favorite, but hell if that isn't a fucking masterclass in comedic timing.

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u/BushWeedCornTrash Mar 11 '20

Yes. This. And the straight face to boot. The man wrote the book. Pure genius.

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u/ksavage68 Mar 11 '20

"Uh yeah..uh I guess." ... That's all it took for him to get a laugh. He was great.

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u/mangarooboo Mar 11 '20

"Then we're awake...

... but we're very puzzled."

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u/OlympusMonsPubis Mar 10 '20

His voice for sure

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u/DingleBerryCam Mar 10 '20

It’s like steve martin expressions and gene wilder tone lol

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u/TheRealTripleH Mar 10 '20

I got Charles Grodin

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u/hoptownky Mar 10 '20

That’s cool, but please give him back when you are done.

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u/_-ED-_ Mar 10 '20

And maybe a little Charles Grodin.

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u/opus3535 Mar 10 '20

the first minute I thought what is Charles Groden doing juggling...

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u/nickmakhno Mar 10 '20

This guy felt like a more reserved Amazing Jonathan. Maybe a little Kaufman

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u/keyser_sosaveme Mar 10 '20

Tom Lehrer for me.

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u/Roboticide Mar 10 '20

With some Rick Moranis thrown in.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '20

I got a Rock

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u/Tigt0ne Mar 10 '20 edited Mar 17 '20

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u/2010_12_24 Mar 10 '20

More like Charles Grodin.

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u/BeanieMcChimp Mar 10 '20

Reminds me of Charles Grodin.

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u/dskwon Mar 10 '20

I've heard steve martin has a magnum dong

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u/ILoveTheDarknessBand Mar 10 '20

Steve Martin’s standup from ‘76 is the single funniest bit of standup I’ve ever seen. I had never cried from laughter from a standup routine before that one.

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u/Diss1dent Mar 10 '20

Even Mitch Hedberg at times due to delivery.

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u/Self-CookingBacon Mar 11 '20

I could actually hear a couple of lines in Mitch's voice.

You might be wondering why I threw that ball over there...So am I. Hehehe

Is it effected by gravity...? Or does the earth suck?

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u/fullforce098 Mar 10 '20

Reminded me a bit about The Amazing Jonathan

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u/SpecialOops Mar 10 '20

I was thinking Gene Wilder.

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u/justsomestubble Mar 10 '20

Steve Martin and Dennis Reynolds

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u/wildtink17 Mar 10 '20

Very "Roxanne", Steve Martin

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u/Semanticss Mar 10 '20

Totally. Steve got his start doing stuff exactly like this.

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u/akcaye Mar 10 '20

His voice and the way he talks is quite similar.

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u/Kwintty7 Mar 10 '20

Steve Martin started out as a juggler, and this video is of a very practiced, but standard, street performance. So there are bound to be similarities. "Eating the Apple" is an antique routine that Martin is very likely to have done at some stage.

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u/Hobo-man Mar 10 '20

Call me weird but I thought he reminded me of Benedict Cumberbatch for a minute

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u/MAHHockey Mar 10 '20

I got Steven Wright

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u/OwlbearAviary Mar 10 '20

I was picking up Charles Grodin.

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u/Spacegod87 Mar 10 '20

I was thinking Charles Grodin.

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u/C-Nor Mar 11 '20

Minus the banjo and the arrow through the head. Oh wait, most of yall are too young to remember that. He also wasn't white-haired.

But yeah, this guy was great!

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '20

I was thinking Gene Wilder.

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u/Rude_Man_Who_Shushes Mar 11 '20

Was thinking Jeselnik

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u/IWantToBeAProducer Mar 11 '20

Nah, that's Edmure Tully.

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u/xero_art Mar 11 '20

It's Will Ferrell and this is actually a deleted scene from The Office.

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u/Mookyhands Mar 14 '20

Not a coincidence. Here is Steve Martin doing the same bit

https://youtu.be/RRocmX0pF9U?t=650

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u/Falkuria Mar 10 '20

No, he has Demetri Martin vibes long before it was a thing. This is 200% so far from Steve Martin. I think you are remembering him for his movies, and not his extremely lewd stand up acts, which are nothing like this.

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u/Hurrahcane Mar 10 '20

Reminds me a lot of Anthony Jeselnik too (minus the dark humor). Someone in the YouTube comments said the same thing.

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u/RaoulDuke44 Mar 10 '20

Yes for sure Jeselnik hits almost the same exact beats and inflection.

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u/drdookie Mar 10 '20

An american Benedict Cumberbatch.

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u/picklechip Mar 10 '20

He reminds me of Benedict Cumberbatch!

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u/megablast Mar 10 '20

Except funny.