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> >because he's considered one of the greatest. there's something >about the greatest comics that should be "timeless" or >"cutting edge", at least to a degree. that material is >neither. never said it didn't work though. it would probably >still work today if he updated the references and got rid of >the AIDS jokes, but that doesn't mean it's worthy of one of >the greatest of all-time. there's a reason he's apologized for
Mitch Hedberg, for example, is a guy whose brilliance lies in the words themselves. Add the look, demeanor, and delivery, and it's a perfect storm. Reading his jokes on paper is still a riot. Ditto guys like Rodney Dangerfield.
With Eddie, his material has never been all that clever. He never turns a phrase or a concept in a way that's remotely challenging.
I mean, Aunt Bunnie is just basic material. Goony Goo-Goo is some bullshit to be honest.
Eddie's brilliance lies in the actual performance of his material. It's the faces he makes, the physical mannerisms, the vocal intonations, and his truest gift of all, his story telling.
That's really all it was. When you actually break down Raw and Delirious, along with scattered recordings of other standup, he just gets up there and tells stories in a very cartoonish way.
Brian Regen also tells stories, and he's got an absolutely brilliant performance to his credit, but he's not Eddie.
Eddie's the rock star with 3 power chords in his arsenal, but what he does with those chords is special. He exudes charisma and sells it on some ice to Eskimos/water to whales shit.
You know when he shows how girls react to singers? That's exactly how all of us react to those two specials. Heterosexual, homophobic men are practically throwing the drawers an shit.
His material wasn't really the star to me, it's the actual performance that was special and timeless. -Sig-
“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"
-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.
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