Fantastic never before seen clip of the late Greg Giraldo responding to an audience member shouting out something incredibly random. This video definitely shows why Girlado was a crowd favorite.
I've never seen a comedian deal so well with a heckler without humiliating the heckler. He got a couple minutes of material out of it and it seems like he got the guy to shut up too. RIP Greg. One of the best.
That wasn't even a heckler, so I doubt the person was even humiliated and instead was probably laughing about Greg turning a random comment into a bit.
@@kikiu2619 Greenland is actually very cold and Iceland is more temperate. So Greenland named themselves that to trick people into thinking is wasn't such a freezing cold place.
This guy was quick, spontaneously funny and always made it look easy. While he was alive I always liked finding new videos and material from him, it's too bad that he's gone.
D. V. Someone clicking a video knowing, what type of person it is....and then bashes the deceased person...does not deserve an inch of originality Felicia.
Brian Catron He could run smack with the best of them. I found out who he was when he was on Tough Crowd. I miss that show. He and Nick DiPaolo were great.
DiPaolo and GG on CQ's show burned them so badly, they wished to have been stillborn. DiPaolo, like Giraldo and Leary, goes back quite aways. I'm 37 and I remember seeing him really ascend as a teenager , in large part due to the inception of Comedy Central and also HBO's One Night Stand, YOung Comedians Special, etc. and he was great as the landlord on "Lucky Louie.", which was cancelled after one season. Chowdergargling fucking HBO!
He was already a lawyer for like 2-3 years when he quit if I'm not mistaken. He mentions he walked into his bosses office and says "dad I quit" in one of his specials or interviews
I wish there was more of these. I really miss Greg. I wish life would’ve been nicer to him. The world needs him now more than ever. R.I.P. fellow comedian.
He was awesome; even in the worst of roasts, he always had a hilarious set. One hell of a comedian. A real shame what happened to him, just a few less smiles in a world that needs more of them.
Ello Gubna Yeah, I kind of hate it when people say that someone was great only after they passed away. Mitch Hedgberg was good, but he wasn't as "great" as people say he was. I enjoyed his comedy, but he was no legend. But Greg truly was a legend. He really was someone who I felt would have been really huge by now.
88Keyz102 What's with the Hedberg disrespect? He was a brilliant comedian. I was a huge fan of his before he died, and I was super happy to see him live. My greatest regret in life was not seeing him a second time (because I was poor as fuck and thought I'd get many other chances). His style of humor was incredibly hard to write and very unique. His status as a legend by those who consider who consider him so is completely justified. He was a unique talent that, in what was only essentially a two year career, brought us a huge array of memorable material. (And I agree on Greg. He was an incredible talent. Him and Mitch were very different, but both worthy of legendary status.)
Momentum Knockout *"What's with the Hedberg disrespect?"* I'm not disrespecting him. I'm just saying he wasn't "brilliant". He was good. I loved the "receipt for a donut" gag and I'll give him props for originality, but... he was no legend, get off that shit. Why didn't anyone consider him a legend when he was a live on stage? While we're at it... Bill Hicks was an awesome person, but he wasn't always funny. He was smart, insightful, and furiously motivational, but he only made me chuckle here and there. He was good... but he wasn't a legend in my book either. I don't doubt your sincerity in thinking Mitch was a legend, but most people just talk shit on the bandwagon after someone dies.
88Keyz102 You're being a stickler for your own personal definition of a word that, by the way, is clearly defined. That's an odd behavior. "Legend" already has a definition, regardless of whose picture is next to it in your "book". The other note from Momentum Knockout about Mitch's "two year career" is a little unsettling... He and Stanhope were on the road in the early to mid 90s and Mitch checked out in like 05... He had a solid enough run to earn unsparing reverence from everybody in the game. It's like saying Patrice O'Neal wasn't a legend because he never sold out and gave up a part of himself to be on some hack sitcom. Legends live forever and, until the bitter end, people will venerate Mitch as a comedic legend without any regard for the pretentious opinions of a select few. Jerry Seinfeld never really made me laugh, stand-up, sit-com or otherwise. But I'd never proclaim that his inability to make me laugh somehow detracts from his status as a comedy Legend. "Legend" isn't open to interpretation.
Shawn Martin You made a very good argument leading me to conceded 1 point. Although I never propose he wasn't a legend because his career merely wasn't "long" enough as you insinuated, you're right in that the literal definition of "legend" isn't open to interpretation. You got me on that, but I think everyone here was smart enough to understand what I meant: in the fact that I don't believe he was as good as some people claim he was. But that being said, as good as your argument was... here's the flaw: Mitch wouldn't fall under the literal definition of legend *either* since even though he was well known to stand-up circles and comedy buffs, he wasn't very famous outside of that demographic. Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock... those are house hold names. Mitch Hegberg is not (even though I don't really think 2 of those guys were funnier than Mitch). So even with my mistake, he still literally is no legend (in anyone's "book").
Lol what a genius. I'm starting to appreciate Greg the more I hear him. I was listening to the comedy channel on the radio the other day and some comedian was talking about something that was so smart and funny and I was wondering who this brilliant comedian was, and at the end they said it was Greg Giraldo and I was totally impressed. I knew he was funny but didn't know just how talented he was. I'm gonna have to go back and listen to all his stuff now.
Greg is a true master, when he sees an opportunity, he fires out of both barrels, and doesn't stop until he's exhausted Every last possible "crazy scenario" or way to exploit the situation, lol.
Greg Giraldo was amazing and deserved to be much bigger than he was. I do love how the clip says "Never Before Seen" just above the close to 1 Million views.
ppl say Jeff Ross is king of celeb roasts.. but that's jus cuz giraldo died .. he would destroy Ross.. giraldo was coming to be greatest comic I swear ... louie ck is major as well.. but giraldo died way too soon its soooo fucked up
actually its the other way around. the only reason you think greg is so good is cause hes dead now. when he was alive he was alright but not better than ross
+dwd ded No doubt. Totally agree. Whenever I saw his first stand up, he instantly became my favorite comedian. His off the cuff take down of Denis Leary on Colin Quinn's show is epic. Really nothing more to say about his death that hasn't already been said. It sucks.
man i wish there was more clips of him dealing with hecklers. this is literally the only one I could find. Althou I do love his fight with dennis leary
Utah resident here. I think the audience member was probably referring to the abundance of jello at church social gatherings. It is not like every restaurant serves jello or everywhere you turn, "There's some more jello!"
But if you do happen upon jello at a church function, it may have shredded carrot in it. And mayonnaise on top. I'm not even making this up. wish I was.
Danny Johnsen having actually been raised Mormon, yeah. I can confirm, extremely conceited attitude is prevalent there.. I don't know why they like weird jello though.
All the dude did was put the shoe on the other foot and build absurdity around it. And it's uncommonly great to create like this....more than worth the time
Heckling a professional comedian is like thinking you can run onto the field, grab a football and brush past an NFL linebacker on your way to the end zone. They do this sh#t for a living and you're not going to win.
Geraldo was a brilliant son of a gun.....unlike many other comedians he didn't just have an angry rant he made a hell of a segment out of it...and quite creatively too.
handles the heckler smoothly. for the level of concentration this comics have to have on stage, someone interrupting them whether meanly or without harm here is an act of heckling. Giraldo handles it like a pro.
Hard to say since we were not there but entirely possible w/in the context of Greg's joke that the heckler was interrupting Greg's act with an anti Latino joke (Utah's Latin pop has boomed) and Greg masterfully re-framed the interruption to completely humiliate the heckler. A job expertly done by one of the most intelligent and quick witted comedians to ever grace the stage.
When you think about all the comedians out there who have hit it big and never in their life said anything funny, it’s amazing that this guy wasn’t embraced more by the entertainment industry. That just proves that it’s not really about entertainment…..
I did stand up in early 80's, here in RI, Boston, NYC, and LA, I love your comment. I'm thinking about all the 💰💰💰 made by Jimmy Fallon, Trevor Noah, Steven Colbert, Ellen, SNL hacks, not one has ever said anything funny....for me personally, the following have: of course there's Greg, Bill Burr, Patrice O'Neal, Anthony Jeselnik, Dave Attell, Doug Stanhope...toss in John Pinnette and Gafigan, they all have made me laugh....then there's Dane Cook, how is this unfunny hack so wealthy? 🤔
@@kevinwalsh4652 Boston is where the current form of stand-up comedy began at a Chinese restaurant no less! The Boston comedy scene was legendary to comics back then. I agree with the comedians you think are funny and worked at the comedy store with Bill Burr, Patrice O’Neal and Dave Attell.
From everything I’ve learnt about Greg, he was definitely embraced and given all the opportunities. However he was an addict which made his life impossible to sort out. On top of that the guy had a brilliant mind so when you combine that with addiction there’s no way to win. Poor dude
GabrielSparkletits I just saw him the other night he was such a cool guy! he was taking pictures and talking to fans like a regular person! love this guy
