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Sam Kinison

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American comedian (1953–1992)

Person · Open Library

Born
1953
Died
1992
Works
1

Top works

  • I am Sam Kinison

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1953-12-08
Active to
1992-04-10
comedy

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
27,746
Total plays
193,836

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comedystand-upstand-up comedyspoken wordAll

Samuel "Sam" Burl Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. 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. Kinison was born in Yakima, Washington, and originally became a preacher. Upon obtaining a divorce from his wife, he was forced to leave preaching. <a href="https://www.last.fm/

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Quotes

  • "Here's my man! It doesn't have to stay out and party with his guys!" "Here, let me see that...It doesn't seem to be able to pick up the fucking check, does it?"
  • "I just got shot in the ass with an infected load of semen! Who's the smart-ass?"
  • "They beat us, they beat us, they made us do their BLOW!
  • Well, life was tough, but at least I was able to live it out and I was able to face death and not be afraid. Well, now I'm ready to go to Heaven and be with Jesus, and...hey? Hey, what's this? Oh, God it feels like a man's DICK IN MY ASS! Oh, GOD!!! I'M DEAD!!! Oh, you mean life keeps on fucking you even after you're dead? Oh, it never ends! OH! OHHH!!!
  • Jesus' Wife: "And where have YOU been for the past three days, Mr. Winemaker?" Jesus Christ: "It's okay, I'll tell you...Not that's important or anything, but I was DEAD!!! I'M IN A FUCKIN' GRAVE OUTSIDE OF TOWN! I'M FIGHTIN' DEATH, HELL, DECOMPOSURE! I'M CHANGIN' SPIRITUAL FORM, ABOUT TO ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND I GO "WAIT A SECOND! I GOTTA GO BACK BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN!"
  • Lick the alphabet. It makes you appear creative, it's an easy diagram to remember, it's like "aaaaa.... beeeee.... ceeee." She's thinking you're from fuckin' Europe or somethin: "OH GOD, WHERE'D YOU LEARN THAT, OHHH," and you're going "A, B, C, D, E, F, G".

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.samkinison.org
Image
Sam Kinison (cropped from Eric Clapton, Sam, and Phil Collins).jpg
Number of children
1
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birth name
Samuel Burl Kinison
date of birth
1953-12-08
date of death
1992-04-10
start of work period
1978-00-00
end of work period
1992-00-00
Commons category
Sam Kinison
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