Does anyone know which comedian silently stared at the audience for several minutes...

[TheChort]

Basically he starts off quietly staring. After a few minutes some people start giggling at him. Soon people start laughing out loud, eventually the whole audience is bursting with laughter

i think it was george carlin, but i have no idea

edit: people seem to remember this on the ed sullivan show, but nobody remembers names
some people have suggested kaufman or steven wright but i dont think it's them

 

[LordMaul]

No, I don't think that was him, but I do know who you're talking about.

What? No, I don't have any help to offer.

 

[chuckywang]

Sounds like something Andy Kaufman would do.

 

[xcript]

Andy Kaufman?

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
No, I don't think that was him, but I do know who you're talking about.

What? No, I don't have any help to offer.

well, at least now i know i'm not crazy
none of my friends have ever known what im talking about, and for the life of me, i cant remember who actually told me about this act

 

[LordMaul]

No, it wasn't Kaufman. I believe he had curly hair, though, if that helps.

 

[Buck Armstrong]

I think it was Kaufman, and just like everything else he did, it wasn't funny.

 

[LordMaul]

Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

 

[PAB]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

Steven Wright?

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

steven wright?

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

Stephen Wright?

 

[LordMaul]

You know, it SOUNDS like him, and some of the material I'm finding seems like Wright... But I swear he was from a while back, not recent like the videos I'm finding.

I could be wrong though.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

Steven Rocksalt?

 

[TheChort]

to the people saying it was kaufman, i keep googling for 'kaufman' 'stare' and 'audience' and i cant find anything

 

[LordMaul]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

Steven Rocksalt?

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: LordMaul

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

Steven Rocksalt?

You missed the whole rocksalt bit? Shame. =[

 

[JEDIYoda]

I stared out at the empty theater and remembered an act I?d seen once on The Ed Sullivan Show. A comic strides to center stage, adjusts his tie, clutches the microphone, and says nothing. After fifteen seconds of silence, the audience begins to chuckle. After thirty, they are laughing harder. As the amusement builds, the comic leans into the microphone and says, ?How do you like me so far?? The audience flips out.

 

[BillyBatson]

i do not know the guy but i know what you are talking about
nothing like awkward silence to make everyone uncomfortable and get them to laugh

 

[fire400]

wow... do you think anyone would seriously laugh at the silent audience joke?

come to think of it, I'd just laugh to hear someone laughing for no reason... like this is the stupidest thing ever. stupid things make people laugh I suppose.

 

[BlancoNino]

I remember an episode of the Tom Green show where he volunteered to do stand-up comedy and he just made noises in the microphone..they threw him off stage. I was laughing so hard.

 

[Kadarin]

I'm guessing Steven Wright...

 

[Runes911]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

Mitch Headberg?

 

[Estrella]

Originally posted by: Runes911

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Well, if that WAS him, then who was that one guy who would do that incredibly dry, deadpan crap who just sounded bored out of his mind and tired as hell every time he did a show? He had a few funny bits, but I just remember him jumping from topic to topic, all the while acting tired and so damn deadpan...

Mitch Headberg?

owns you

 

[badmouse]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
I stared out at the empty theater and remembered an act I?d seen once on The Ed Sullivan Show. A comic strides to center stage, adjusts his tie, clutches the microphone, and says nothing. After fifteen seconds of silence, the audience begins to chuckle. After thirty, they are laughing harder. As the amusement builds, the comic leans into the microphone and says, ?How do you like me so far?? The audience flips out.

Hey, I think I remember that from Ed Sullivan. Somebody very nervous, sweating, looking like a deer in the headlights. For some reason I'm picturing early Rodney Dangerfield?

 

[sourceninja]

Rodney wouldn't just stand there, he throws jokes like a machinegun. Lots of little bad jokes, until the one good joke hits you.