This man is so funny and he uses no foul language. I discovered him back in 1984 on cable TV and I hadn't seen any more of his routines. Thanks to all of you who have posted his comic routines for us to enjoy.
Emo Philips is THE MAN; I missed the boat on him entirely (also, I was somewhere between 10 and 12 at the height of his first late 80s-early 90s blowup, and if I have the dates wrong, I mean no disrespect). I actually discovered him through a couple of segments of "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist," and then started looking for his standup. Thank you so much for uploading this; his standup is brilliant.
Suspiro del Moro HOLY CRAP! thank you for that Tie In! Im sitting here going out of my mind trying to remember Why he seems SO danged familier: Dr. Katz from old Cartoon Network...along side the also terribly underrated show; The Critic! thx again.
I know some people dislike responses to comments that are older than 'X', but I felt I had to say that, every once in a while, there is a comment on YT that actually leads me to a better understanding of the world as a whole. Yours was one of them. Thank you.
It really depends on the comedian. It is pretty common for someone to use the same jokes for long periods of time as they refine their act and gather new material. But there are others who have a flair for improvisation, like Eddie Izzard, or who are committed to leaving old jokes behind, like Patton Oswalt. Emo is a straight example of a comedian finding a routine that works and sticking with it.
I've had the privilege of meeting Mr. Philips a couple months back... We had a discussion about Jesus Christ and if he were allowed to eat bacon or not!
Glad to hear that he's having a very successful run as the opening act in the current “Weird Al” Yankovic tour. The reviews I've read said Emo was a big hit.
I had very successful runs today (true), after feeling poorly yesterday - the Pizza I ate 2 nights ago? I should have seen it coming - a sort of deja poo, I suppose.💩
Excellent comment! Green thumb. I only discovered I was "gifted" in my twenties - until then, I'd thought I was just odd. Then I got into Mensa and never looked back! If one OBSERVES Emo, one can SEE how clever his comedy actually IS - but those with lesser intellects only see the PERSONA he projects. I FEEL for Emo Philips: a high intellect is, in the words of "Monk" - a gift - and a curse.
To my knowledge there aren't any comedians of this intellectual caliber working in America today. I blame modern audiences for not wanting diversity in what they consider to be funny. It seems to me every new comedian today espouses the same philosophical point of view which is based on social psychology. I've never understood why the current generation STOPS at psychology and never venture beyond it.
I was reading the Stephen King novel 'The Institute'and I wanted to check if I was psychic. So I tried to solve my soduku puzzle with witchcraft. The teacher called me and said "I wanted to congratulate you on winning the quiz but all I can see here are red numbers," I said "never underestimate the power of the dhark shide."
Once upon a time I took extra quizzes in a bet for my head teacher who was a rabbly New Labour type. So I won yh, me and my pal who Majored in music were the cleverest eleven year olds in the county. I know in America you get promoted for that, but...we didn't
So I had some trouble with American-Anglo slang. I had a bit of sunburn to peel off, someone asked me what I was doing I said "I was rubbing out my inner negro," ...they didn't even tell me
I would echo my reply to 451harri - and add that if you think I'M an intellectual snob (I'm not - see said reply) YOUR insinuation that RU-vidrs are THICK is DEFINITELY intellectual snobbery! RU-vid is like life: while SOME RU-vidrs put up crap and others leave obscene comments - there are plenty of RU-vid pieces that are delightful and comments that are incisive and witty. Plus there are plenty of "low-brow" uploads and comments - but they have just as much VALUE too. Vive la difference!
"...didn't necessitate such an outburst." If you read the comment by superjew837 and the reply by DryCube30 that STARTED this nonsense, you'd understand why I mentioned it. Mensans are considered only one level above RACISTS, these days. We are accused of elitism and worse. THIS is what I meant by "a gift - and a curse". For the record, I consider a high IQ to be like the ability to play an instrument or sport well. But that's all. It does not make me "superior" as a PERSON. Thread CLOSED.
