43 also live in queens, we moved away from NYC as a kid and jerky boys always reminded me of home. Greatest part about his characters are they are so New York no one doubts them
I remember in college in the police were breaking up our outdoor party while the jerky boys were blasting on our outdoor speakers. They actually stuck around for a while laughing their asses off.
The improv skill and character creation of this guy cannot be understated. "I've got tricks and trinkets and what not. I jump around with dogs on the stage. I bring in a little chipmunk and a monkey beat them into oblivion. The crowd seems to love this."
Man. My dear friend, Mitch Hirsch, and I used to quote Rizzo all day at work. Mitch loved Jerky Boys. The lockdown last summer was a little much for him to handle. Mitch didn’t make it but we still laugh at all the funny shit he used to say. Especially, Sol Rosenberg and Frank Rizzo. Mitch could do those voices so well and he always kept us smiling no matter how shitty work got. RIP Mitch Hirsch. Thanks for the laughs, Sizzle Chest.
I truly believe that after hanging out with Johnny Brennan for the first time at Big Apple New York city comic con on 3-11-17 , he is absolutely the funniest guy I have ever met. Thank you Johnny Brennan.
Last time I saw Johnny Brennan at a convention, I said, Hi, excuse me Sir. And he beat me unmerciful. And I was standing there in a puddle of my own blood and piss. and my teeth were in my hairpiece.
Johnny is a PURE Genius. My friends and I still quote Jerky Boys lines to each other to this day that we heard 30+ years ago. And It's STILL FUNNY!! God Bless you, Johnny. You have changed people's lives for the better with your comedic voices and we will ALWAYS be grateful!!!!!!!
100% with you! Johnny’s words are a part of my daily language. He and I became friends thanks to Facebook, and I’ve told him countless times how much he’s influenced my life, and how much joy and laughter he’s given me and so many others. He’s such a good dude.
@@JohnSmith-qn3ob Those awful birds use to swoop down and bite and nip my horse in the fayce!! They would swoop down, like vit-uhnnn...like vit-DOWN, LIKE THAT! They were awful, NASTY little boidz! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I worked in a woodshop and a metal shop. The Jerky Boys were in regular rotation (as they say in radio.) The Frank Rizzo blue collar gags were the shop favorites, for obvious reasons. Face masks? We call them "shit breathers" tuff guy.
My eyes is going crazy! I’ll bring all my shoes and my glasses, that way I’ll have them. I went to the empire observatory I CANT SEE GODDAMN IT Such a huge fan. Have been since I was a kid in the early 90’s. I still have every album and laugh like a lil girl until I cry every time I listen to this day. Johnny and Kamal have made me laugh more and harder than anyone or anything else in existence, BOTTLENOSE She calls me liver neck and rubber neck and this is very sentimental for her, thank you
It'd be great if they made a weekly Jerky boys related animated series. About a fictional town with all their classic characters.......Sol, Frank Rizzo, Jack Torse, Bad ass Bob the cattle Rustler, The Egyptian magician etc,etc.
Johnny Brennan's a genius and I want to meet him and tell him as a kid he changed my life and was so hilarious with those calls. He never broke character and was always funny
I hope John Brennan isn't losing interest in Family Guy. First they killed off his character Horace in Season 11 and Mort has been getting underused in the last couple of seasons.
The first time I listened was in class junior year in the mid 90s. Someone brought a tape in to listen to and there we heard Frank Rizzo! I’ll never forget how much I laughed that day.
This guy Johnny Brennan is a true legend. I remember hearing Howard Stern listening to the Jerky Boys tapes on the air and laughing like a disarmed child. That's how I heard about them on Stern. Then, I bought their cassette tape. Cassette tapes kids, were something to play audio on. Google it. Anyway, after the cassette that I wore out playing it in my Walkman........ kids Walkman were...... you know what Google that too. Anyway, I eventually bought their VHS of the Jerky Boys doing skits on Times Square. Kids VHS were big boxes to hit your brother on the head when they got on your nerves. And that is how I became a lifelong fan of both of the Jerky Boys. Watch all their videos on RU-vid people. Just search Jerky Boys.
I love the Jerkey Boys and got several of my friends and family to listen to them. I agree-it is the funniest thing I've ever heard and I never get tired of it. I had one of my friends who was listening to the 2nd Jerky Boy tape, told me he had to pull off the road because he was laughing so hard. He'd never heard of them before, but is now a huge fan.
I remember bracing myself when I bought the Jerky tapes back in the day. I almost passed out on their first listen. This guy had Frank Rizzo call a piano tuner to get his Rottweiler out of the piano wires: Brennan should have gotten the Nobel.
I heard the Jerky Boys on radio and bought their cassette tape. About this time my son was a better than average baseball player at 14. I made him a deal if he kept his grades at least an A or B's I would pay for him to get battling lessons from a semi pro player along with other semi pros that gave lessons. We had to make a one hour trip one way to get to the club on Saturdays. I introduced my son to the Jerky Boys on those drives down and back. Today my son is an ER doctor and when we get together Frank Rizzo is not far away.
Ha ha ha. I can be so sad or have something really rough happen, and I can get some relief within minutes without taking a drug. I just listen to these calls and for that few minutes I can get some relief from the hard times I have to go through. I love the Jerky Boys. I always have. Through out life I got by with these calls.
Johnny deserves all the success he's had! Great to see it's still happening for him. Fucking guy made so many people laugh over the years. I still use lines from Sol & Frank to this day. Thanks for the laughs Johnny B!
I grew up in NYS and my mom would hide our jerky boys CDs and well as inappropriate as it was for an 8-12 year old to listen to but I had a blast listening to all the voices and scenarios
It's not just Johnny's voices. It's all the witty stuff he comes up with on the spot. My buddy and I still text each other all the time with "Ya do, huh? I'm real proudaya."
I had a bootleg cassette in the late 80s. My friends and I would smoke pot and laugh our asses off. We'd play it at parties, high school parking lot, at church ECT.
I met Johnny at a convention a few years ago, totally down to earth guy. Really funny and I enjoyed talking to him. I have a ton of great memories of listening to his genius material. Wish he was more successful.
omg if this guy only knew how many hours of my life he has filled with joy. today i am proud to say i own my own pair of glasses and shoes. so i have them.
Where is Kamal?! His crank calls were epic as well! I was born in the 1970s and "crank calls" or prank phone calls (prior to "caller ID" and LONG before everyone had cellphones) were a hilarious part of my childhood, and it was one of the very few things us 80s kids *voluntarily* did *indoors!* The Jerky Boys were a HUGE part of my life during my pre-teen, teenage, and even early adult life! One of my two main jobs (circa late-1990s/early 2000s) was working with a few of my childhood friends as a painter/drywaller/misc. home improvement things, etc. and one thing we ALWAYS DID, particularly when the customers were not present, was listen to the Jerky Boys! We all tried our best "Frank Rizzo," "Sol Rosenberg," "Jack Tors," "Egyptian Magician," "Dental patient in pain" impressions... Those were fun times! I would like to know what Kamal is up to these days. These two were the absolute best at their craft, and when I first saw "Mort Goldman" on Family Guy, I remember shouting "That's Johnny Brennan!! That's Sol Rosenberg!!" Much love to the "Jerky Boys" from an 80s kid/ 90s teenager!
Sol Rosenberg @ 1:56 - OMG, classic! Replayed that part countless times and was rolling!! For so many years I have privately wondered who the real men were behind these voices, but never looked into it for some reason. Finally nice to see the face that goes with one of my favorite Jerky Boys characters, Sol! "So, should I bring all my shoes and my glasses". Loved it!!
