Look - can I just say what everyone is thinking? And because I've been drinking non-stop this weekend (my cowardly qualifier) thanks to St. PAtty's Day....Colin Quinn is a fucking national treasure. A genius in the purest sense. A complete original. And the proof is with how much Jim Norton, Patrice, Vos, KEith Robinson, Anthony, give this guy when he is in studio. And he's Louis CK's only twitter follower.
And for some reason, I have to feel uncomfortable for recognizing what we're all thinking anyway: Colin Quinn should have the McArthur Genius Grant for the rest of his life. He should never have to pander to a dumb audience in order to make $ so that he can eat and survive - we should all recognize that he is a great spirit, and the fact that someone like him exists is an inspiration toward life.
And the thing is - he's so smart that he's humble, and he's so intelligible that his humbleness makes us (the fortunate audience) feel like we shouldn't recognize how amazing he is - but we SHOULD say it.
Colin Quinn set a standard in the back rooms of New York comedy clubs. You can tell someone is great when you notice how much respect other great people pay to the guy.
And watching this roast, I reached these immediate conclusions. Best roast I've ever seen someone give.
7 comments
11 VeritablyClean 2013-03-17
Robin is the worst, loud bitch
7 Acatalepsia 2013-03-17
I never disliked Howard, but this is the single biggest thing that kept me from listening to him.
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7 99ovr 2013-03-17
Look - can I just say what everyone is thinking? And because I've been drinking non-stop this weekend (my cowardly qualifier) thanks to St. PAtty's Day....Colin Quinn is a fucking national treasure. A genius in the purest sense. A complete original. And the proof is with how much Jim Norton, Patrice, Vos, KEith Robinson, Anthony, give this guy when he is in studio. And he's Louis CK's only twitter follower.
And for some reason, I have to feel uncomfortable for recognizing what we're all thinking anyway: Colin Quinn should have the McArthur Genius Grant for the rest of his life. He should never have to pander to a dumb audience in order to make $ so that he can eat and survive - we should all recognize that he is a great spirit, and the fact that someone like him exists is an inspiration toward life.
And the thing is - he's so smart that he's humble, and he's so intelligible that his humbleness makes us (the fortunate audience) feel like we shouldn't recognize how amazing he is - but we SHOULD say it.
Colin Quinn set a standard in the back rooms of New York comedy clubs. You can tell someone is great when you notice how much respect other great people pay to the guy.
And watching this roast, I reached these immediate conclusions. Best roast I've ever seen someone give.
3 rp2615 2013-03-17
Nice try Colin..
6 DraycosTFM 2013-03-17
There's too many phony laughs on this. It gets annoying.
3 HANKKKINGSLEY 2013-03-17
The best roast performance I have ever seen.
3 tags33 2013-03-17
"You look like a trophy for best bodyguard"
"I got some other good jokes but I'm saving it for your wake"
"Black guys shoot into Lisa like she's a nightclub with a no sneaker policy"
Holy shit he fucking killed this roast. Every line was hilarious.