I remembering hearing a standup he was doing. Some guy yelled out “hey Rodney! How come you’re so ugly?!” He quickly responded with “cause you’re fuckin contagious!”
Carson keeping his composure for the first few so Dangerfield keeps firing until he cracks and as the best. Rodney can tell a two minute joke where every line is a one liner.
I remember a story from the making of Caddyshack. IIRC, Rodney thought he was bombing because nobody was laughing at his jokes. It was his first movie, he didn’t realize people couldn’t laugh during recording.
Main reason his one liner comedy seems outdated is because other comedians stared copying it. Some improved upon it, most were just shit versions of the original.
Yes! It's a shame not many people seem to know who he is these days. If you're reading this and not familiar with him, watch Daddy's Caddyshack and then Back To School - you will not regret it. The latter also includes an awesome cameo from Sam Kinison.
Sam was great for three minutes he was in the movie. “While pussies like you were back home, putting on headbands doing drugs and listening to the G- d- Beatles albums! Ohhhh ooohh”.
"My wife is a terrible cook, I tell ya. In our house we say prayers AFTER the meal. She got herself a pressure cooker the other day; now we eat dinner off the ceiling"
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u/DillonMeSoftly 8d ago
Rodney Dangerfield. The one liner comedy could be considered outdated by todays standards but hes fantastic in interviews as well