But he was one of the first big comedians to do that kind of humor, about families and kids and stuff. It was original and refreshing back in the eighties.
Oh, and his 300 mph sportscar, that’s funny…it’s just that I’m appreciating the depths of his humor in a way I never could before parenthood. When I heard him at 16, he was funny. Beating the kids cuz he wasn’t in trouble? Funny. Wife’s skin peeling off her skull? Funny.
Now that I have 7 year old boys. Not so much funny as a sage, battleworn commentary on life experiences.
“My wife grabs a yard stick… holds it like a samurai warrior… and announces that the beatings will now begin… by saying, “I HAVE HAD… ENOUGH OF… THIS!” Now these three brain-damaged people have the nerve to looked surprised!”
I think he’s not that funny now, but he really was funny in the past. His bit about Noah is great and a lot of his family stuff was great when it was new.
My mother said to me: “When your father gets home, he’s going to shoot you in the face with a bazooka! And I’m not going to stop him this time, either! You know, he’s always wanted to kill you! The day you were born, he said, ‘Kill it!’ I stopped him from killing you for eleven years…
[he starts sobbing]
…and this is the thanks I get for saving your life!”