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* MarijuanaIsLSD: In his airplane story (with the loaded gun) he mentions that he was nervous before the flight, so he smoked a joint on the way to the airport to calm his nerves. He describes walking through the terminal as seeing visions and Aztec temples.
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Samuel Burl "Sam" Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]).

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Samuel Burl "Sam" Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was a prominent American ex-Pentecostal preacher who began a new career as a [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash in 1992 ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]).
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: While talking about the Pope's tour of America.
-->God, he was tough on the gays. I mean, I'm tough on 'em, but I'm a fuckin' comedian, this is the Pope, man.
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* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: What you saw on stage was pretty much him, but quite a few young comedians and friends attest to him being very personable and willing to help anybody out.
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His most famous media appearance was his portrayal of a whacked-out history professor in RodneyDangerfield's ''Film/BackToSchool''. He also recorded a novelty version of The Troggs' pop song "Wild Thing". The music video was a huge hit on MTV (and featured Jessica Hahn, the church secretary in the Jim Bakker scandal, about whom Kinison said "if you're going to lose a kingdom for some pussy, this is the girl"). He also starred in ''Charlie Hoover'', a ''[[Series/HermansHead Herman's Head]]''-like sitcom, which ended after seven episodes because of Kinison's death.

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His most famous media appearance was his portrayal of a whacked-out history professor in RodneyDangerfield's Creator/RodneyDangerfield's ''Film/BackToSchool''. He also recorded a novelty version of The Troggs' pop song "Wild Thing". The music video was a huge hit on MTV (and featured Jessica Hahn, the church secretary in the Jim Bakker scandal, about whom Kinison said "if you're going to lose a kingdom for some pussy, this is the girl"). He also starred in ''Charlie Hoover'', a ''[[Series/HermansHead Herman's Head]]''-like sitcom, which ended after seven episodes because of Kinison's death.
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Sam Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]).

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Sam Samuel Burl "Sam" Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]).
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** He did [[http://articles.latimes.com/1990-08-05/entertainment/ca-341_1_gay-community express regret about his AIDS jokes regarding the homosexual community]], although he remained defiant about other anti-gay routines.
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-->You were on ACID, MANSON! ...You'd have gotten the same message out of the [[Music/TheMonkees Monkees]] you fucking dickhead...
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** On the other hand, he dissed CharlesManson for [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory his interpretation]] of ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum'', saying he only heard those messages because he was on acid.

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** On the other hand, he dissed CharlesManson UsefulNotes/CharlesManson for [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory his interpretation]] of ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum'', saying he only heard those messages because he was on acid.
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** [[ComicallyMissingThePoint It also works keeping up with cursive as a skill set]]!
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* CountryMatters: He heartily encouraged the Alphabet for guys to use on the ladies. For starters, it helped with spelling...

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Sam Kinison (December 8, 1953 -- April 10, 1992) was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]).

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Sam Kinison (December 8, 1953 -- April 10, 1992) was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]).






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-->--'''Creator/DavidLetterman''', introducing Sam Kinison to the world in 1984

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-->--'''Creator/DavidLetterman''', introducing Sam Kinison [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_VURr6jnWQ to the world world]] in 1984
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** On the other hand, he dissed CharlesManson for [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory his interpretation]] of ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum'', saying he only heard those messages because he was on acid.


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* SuddenlyShouting: Often a regularly spoken sentence went into FULL ON SCREAMING!
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** WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kinison himself was suggested at one point to play Al Bundy.

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** WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kinison himself was suggested at one point to play Al Bundy. The series was pitched to Fox with him in mind, and he was offered the part. His manager turned it down, saying that Sam was going to become a big movie star.
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Kinison's memorable bits included "gay necrophilia"; "lick the alphabet"; "Jesus on the cross" (which included pounding the microphone on the floor to simulate the nails being hammered); "execute PeeWeeHerman"; "Russians are space pussies"; "the Kurds are the most fucked people on earth"; "I'm not afraid of Hell, I was married for two fucking years"; "shoot the homeless"; "emotional tampon" (about being 'just friends' with a woman); "move the Ethiopians to where the food is", and countless attacks on homosexuality.

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Kinison's memorable bits included "gay necrophilia"; "lick the alphabet"; "Jesus on the cross" (which included pounding the microphone on the floor to simulate the nails being hammered); "execute PeeWeeHerman"; Pee Wee Herman"; "Russians are space pussies"; "the Kurds are the most fucked people on earth"; "I'm not afraid of Hell, I was married for two fucking years"; "shoot the homeless"; "emotional tampon" (about being 'just friends' with a woman); "move the Ethiopians to where the food is", and countless attacks on homosexuality.
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Sam Kinison (December 8, 1953 -- April 10, 1992) was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]) in 1992.

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Sam Kinison (December 8, 1953 -- April 10, 1992) was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]) in 1992.
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Kinison's memorable bits included "gay necrophilia"; "lick the alphabet"; "Jesus on the cross" (which included pounding the microphone on the floor to simulate the nails being hammered); "execute Pee Wee Herman"; "Russians are space pussies"; "the Kurds are the most fucked people on earth"; "I'm not afraid of Hell, I was married for two fucking years"; "shoot the homeless"; "emotional tampon" (about being 'just friends' with a woman); "move the Ethiopians to where the food is", and countless attacks on homosexuality.

His most famous media appearance was his portrayal of a whacked-out history professor in Rodney Dangerfield's ''Film/BackToSchool''. He also recorded a novelty version of The Troggs' pop song "Wild Thing". The music video was a huge hit on MTV (and featured Jessica Hahn, the church secretary in the Jim Bakker scandal, about whom Kinison said "if you're going to lose a kingdom for some pussy, this is the girl"). He also starred in ''Charlie Hoover'', a ''[[Series/HermansHead Herman's Head]]''-like sitcom, which ended after seven episodes because of Kinison's death.

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Kinison's memorable bits included "gay necrophilia"; "lick the alphabet"; "Jesus on the cross" (which included pounding the microphone on the floor to simulate the nails being hammered); "execute Pee Wee Herman"; PeeWeeHerman"; "Russians are space pussies"; "the Kurds are the most fucked people on earth"; "I'm not afraid of Hell, I was married for two fucking years"; "shoot the homeless"; "emotional tampon" (about being 'just friends' with a woman); "move the Ethiopians to where the food is", and countless attacks on homosexuality.

His most famous media appearance was his portrayal of a whacked-out history professor in Rodney Dangerfield's RodneyDangerfield's ''Film/BackToSchool''. He also recorded a novelty version of The Troggs' pop song "Wild Thing". The music video was a huge hit on MTV (and featured Jessica Hahn, the church secretary in the Jim Bakker scandal, about whom Kinison said "if you're going to lose a kingdom for some pussy, this is the girl"). He also starred in ''Charlie Hoover'', a ''[[Series/HermansHead Herman's Head]]''-like sitcom, which ended after seven episodes because of Kinison's death.



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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Much of his humor crosses so many lines he's pretty much gone off the map by the time he even gets to the raunchy stuff.



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* SmiteMeOhMightySmiter: Kinison mentions on his second album that God was gonna come calling about all those Jesus jokes. With references to his ex-preacher career throughout most of his stand-up routines.

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* SmiteMeOhMightySmiter: Kinison mentions on Side One of his second album that God was gonna come calling about all those Jesus jokes. jokes. Complete with ten minutes of dead silence as The Mighty Smiter gives Sam a heart attack... (relax, he's gotten better by Side Two)
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Much of his humor crosses so many lines he's pretty much gone off the map by the time he even gets to the raunchy stuff.


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* RefugeInAudacity: he doesn't so much find refuge as he builds a goddamn cathedral there.
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** For the unenlightned: after years of DoNotDoThisCoolThing, he was killed by a drunk driver while completely sober.

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** For the unenlightned: unenlightened: after years of DoNotDoThisCoolThing, he was killed by a drunk driver while completely sober.
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* AntiLoveSong: Several, most famously "Wild Thing", and the song he played on the piano after his "emotional tampon" bit.

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* AntiLoveSong: Several, most famously his version the song "Wild Thing", and the song he played on the piano after his "emotional tampon" bit.
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** For the unenlightned: after years of DoNotDoThisCoolThing, he was killed by a drunk driver while completely sober.
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Sam Kinison was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]) in 1992.

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Sam Kinison (December 8, 1953 -- April 10, 1992) was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]) in 1992.
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* DeathByIrony: "We don't WANT to drink and drive ... But there's no other way to get the fucking CAR back to the HOUSE!! How are we supposed to get fucking home??!!"
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: What you saw on stage was pretty much him, but quite a few young comedians and friends attest to him being very personable and willing to help anybody out.

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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: What you saw on stage was pretty much him, but quite a few young comedians and friends attest to him being very personable and willing to help anybody out.
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* RefugeInAudacity: '''Big''' time.
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His most famous media appearance was his portrayal of a whacked-out history professor in Rodney Dangerfield's ''{{Film/Back To School}}''. He also recorded a novelty version of The Troggs' pop song "Wild Thing". The music video was a huge hit on MTV (and featured Jessica Hahn, the church secretary in the Jim Bakker scandal, about whom Kinison said "if you're going to lose a kingdom for some pussy, this is the girl"). He also starred in ''Charlie Hoover'', a ''HermansHead''-like sitcom, which ended after seven episodes because of Kinison's death.

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His most famous media appearance was his portrayal of a whacked-out history professor in Rodney Dangerfield's ''{{Film/Back To School}}''.''Film/BackToSchool''. He also recorded a novelty version of The Troggs' pop song "Wild Thing". The music video was a huge hit on MTV (and featured Jessica Hahn, the church secretary in the Jim Bakker scandal, about whom Kinison said "if you're going to lose a kingdom for some pussy, this is the girl"). He also starred in ''Charlie Hoover'', a ''HermansHead''-like ''[[Series/HermansHead Herman's Head]]''-like sitcom, which ended after seven episodes because of Kinison's death.



* WonderfulLife: A ChristmasEpisode of ''MarriedWithChildren'' built around this guest-stars Kinison as Al Bundy's guardian angel.

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* WonderfulLife: A ChristmasEpisode of ''MarriedWithChildren'' ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' built around this guest-stars Kinison as Al Bundy's guardian angel.
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->''"Brace youselves. I'm not kidding."''
-->--'''Creator/DavidLetterman''', introducing Sam Kinison to the world in 1984

Sam Kinison was a prominent American [[StandUpComedy stand-up comedian]] from 1984 until his death in a DUI car crash ([[DeathByIrony the other driver was the drunken one]]) in 1992.

A PreachersKid who dabbled in the family business himself as a young man, Kinison brought the fire-and-brimstone speaking style to the American comedy stage, and combined it with RefugeInAudacity turned UpToEleven.

Kinison's memorable bits included "gay necrophilia"; "lick the alphabet"; "Jesus on the cross" (which included pounding the microphone on the floor to simulate the nails being hammered); "execute Pee Wee Herman"; "Russians are space pussies"; "the Kurds are the most fucked people on earth"; "I'm not afraid of Hell, I was married for two fucking years"; "shoot the homeless"; "emotional tampon" (about being 'just friends' with a woman); "move the Ethiopians to where the food is", and countless attacks on homosexuality.

His most famous media appearance was his portrayal of a whacked-out history professor in Rodney Dangerfield's ''{{Film/Back To School}}''. He also recorded a novelty version of The Troggs' pop song "Wild Thing". The music video was a huge hit on MTV (and featured Jessica Hahn, the church secretary in the Jim Bakker scandal, about whom Kinison said "if you're going to lose a kingdom for some pussy, this is the girl"). He also starred in ''Charlie Hoover'', a ''HermansHead''-like sitcom, which ended after seven episodes because of Kinison's death.

!!Tropes exemplified by Kinison:
* AHellOfATime: One of his bits was about how a man who has seen the horrors of marriage would not be frightened by Hell, to the point that Satan would offer a married man a job as an assistant.
* AntiLoveSong: Several, most famously "Wild Thing", and the song he played on the piano after his "emotional tampon" bit.
* BerserkButton: While his first marriage causes a few snarls to pass Sam's lips, anything to do with his ''second'' marriage sends him into full-on "I LIVE IN HELL" rage.
* DisproportionateRetribution: One of his jokes involved an ex-girlfriend putting a loaded .38 in his airline carry-on bag in retaliation for him cheating on her. Him calling up audience member's ex-girlfriends to scream nasty words at them borders on this as well.
** One joke has him suggesting you do every sexually deviant thing you can think of with your girlfriend. So that if she leaves you for another guy, that next guy isn't going to be able to do ''anything'' exciting with her at all. Not even The Alphabet.
* DrugsAreBad: Inverted; like his contemporary Creator/BillHicks, Kinison advocated drug use in his material.
* IncomingHam: OH! OHHHHHHHH!
* HypocriticalHumor: For all his rants about the horrors of marriage, Sam went and married a ''third'' time just before his death.
** While he would rant against marriage, he recognized that falling in love and being in relationships are normal things to do... which is where he suggests to his audience that they get raunchy as hell.
** His material on religion, especially corrupt preachers, would comment on the hypocrisy of "saintly" Christians wallowing in excess and sin.
*** Hey, WriteWhatYouKnow, right?
* LargeHam: Oh yeah...
* LoveHurts: Which part of "I WAS MARRIED FOR TWO FUCKING YEARS!" do you think highlights this trope?
* MadLove: Emphasis on '''mad'''.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: What you saw on stage was pretty much him, but quite a few young comedians and friends attest to him being very personable and willing to help anybody out.
* NoIndoorVoice
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* OldShame: "I Missed The Joan Rivers Show"
* PleaseDumpMe
* RefugeInAudacity: '''Big''' time.
* SmiteMeOhMightySmiter: Kinison mentions on his second album that God was gonna come calling about all those Jesus jokes. With references to his ex-preacher career throughout most of his stand-up routines.
* UpToEleven: Or twelve. Or twenty.
* WonderfulLife: A ChristmasEpisode of ''MarriedWithChildren'' built around this guest-stars Kinison as Al Bundy's guardian angel.
** WhatCouldHaveBeen: Kinison himself was suggested at one point to play Al Bundy.
* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: The opening bit on his album ''Live From Hell'': "There's a guy in Milwaukee with heads in his icebox, but our top story tonight: Sam Kinison missed ''The Joan Rivers Show''."

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