Sam Kinison

Samuel "Sam" Burl Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian. He was famous for his raunchy humor and wild, colorful outfits. A former revival-style preacher, his standup routines were most often characterized by intense, angry ranting punctuated by a trademark primal scream.

Famous bits

;An end to world hunger.

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:Kinison talked about the people that go over to Ethiopia and film commercials to get you to send money to help feed the kids; meanwhile the filming crew is five feet away and maybe they could give the kids a sandwich. He claimed that if you really want to help starving Ethiopian kids, then stop sending your money. Instead, send some U-Haul trucks to take the people where the food is. He went on to explain to the Ethiopians that they can't plant food in sand, and in a hundred years it will still be sand. He would end the routine by screaming "We have deserts in America, we just don't live in them, assholes!"

Related Topics:
Ethiopia - U-Haul

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;Bringing forth liquor from the barren land

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:Kinison also had a reputation for coming through to keep the party going. Once, after two shows and the following party, all his hotel mini bars had run dry, so he went down to the main bar but was told that after legal serving hours, the bar was locked and the hotel manager didn't even have the key. So, Sam found a phone book and called a local limousine service. He asked "All your limos have stocked bars, right?" "Well, yes,” the limo service answered. So Sam ordered a fleet of limousines to restock the party.

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;Sex

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:He often claimed "I'm just trying to help" and would offer the audience suggestions for stronger relationships and better sex. One of his more notorious comic routines included the suggestion that while performing cunnilingus one ought to lick the letters of the alphabet. He even went so far as to suggest amyl nitrite by the bed side, in one routine.

Related Topics:
Cunnilingus - Alphabet - Amyl nitrite

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