Robin Williams Dead

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[Mr.Bill]

He, and Johnny Carson were IMO the 2 most talented, and they were also very funny without a script comedians ever..

And Patch Adams was IMO his best movie..

[Doncorelone]

Patch Adams is an abomination

[Professor]

I was never a huge fan of his standup routine. Frankly, it was like a Picasso or other fine work of modern art. I really feel that I simply could not accept the brilliance. Watching his improv, you got the feeling that, as an audience member, not only were you missing more than you were getting, but even all of the other comics were in awe. Watched him do this thing (can't remember the name) where the comedian would stand up and a host would attempt to throw monkey wrenches into his routine. It had lots of comics, including Billy Crystal. While the other comics were hilarious in their attempts to work around the wrenches, you got the impression that Robin welcomed the wrenches. Simply put, he was almost on another level upwards from the greats.

I loved almost every one of his movies, and loved his improv. It was crazy.

But, I also think that many comics come from dark places. If you listen to a lot of the great ones, their humor is dark. I watched this interview that he did with Larry King. Larry asked him what rehab was like. Robin said it was interesting, because there was more humor in a rehab facility than anywhere else. He said if you didn't have humor, then the darkness consumed you. I think that the darkness eventually won, with him. So sad.

[Mr.Bill]

Around 1980 Williams did a 90 min or so stand-up show on HBO.. It was absolutely one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. I don't think he stuck to his material at all, he just ad-libbed for 90 mins... He was very funny and talented.

At the end of this show he invited John Ritter, who was sitting in the audience, on stage with him. I felt a little sorry for Ritter, he was trying to improv too but he couldn't keep up with Williams. Ritter, like most comedians was funny with written, rehearsed material. But off the cuff comedy? He was no match for Williams, no one was.

[Philly]

Yeah patch Adams was terrible.

[Mr.Bill]

[Professor]

Really? I liked Patch Adams. Especially as it was based (don't know how loosely) on a real story/person.

Yeah, Bill - you get the idea that other comedians are honored to simply be on stage with him, but know that they are merely a support for his genius.

There's this one standup bit that I hear on XM radio a lot. He simply goes, and goes, and goes, switching from one impression to another, from one through to another, to another, to another. I swear, he doesn't even breathe. I don't mean for this to sound pithy or trite, especially now that he's gone and in light of his troubles, but I specifically though, "If cocaine had a voice, that's it!"

[Darkhorse]

It has been a decade since he last did something worthwhile. Maybe he felt like he'd lost his touch.

[John Galt]