Sam Kinison Quotes

United States, Actor
December 8, 1953 – April, 10, 1992.

Samuel Burl Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was known for his intense, harsh and politically incorrect humor. A former Pentecostal preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were most often characterized by an intense style, similar to charismatic preachers, and punctuated by his trademark scream.

Also known as Comedian

So many of these comics are just frustrated singers or actors - they want to get a gig doing a sitcom. It's paint-by-the-numbers comedy, lame joke-telling. They're drawn to it as a career move.

Sam Kinison
- Career
- Want
- Comedy
It was like going to church, except Ozzy Osbourne was there.

Sam Kinison
- Church
- Like
- Going

I guess they're tough jokes. But there's lots of things you either laugh or cry at. And you just can't cry.

Sam Kinison
- You
- Laugh
- Tough
You don't know what a rough crowd is. If all I have to do is go make people laugh, that's nothing. Let me tell you what a tough crowd is. A tough crowd is going to a morning service and you got six people there and you gotta pat your house payment. That's a tough crowd.

Sam Kinison
- People
- House
- Morning
I'm not going to give up the shock part of my comedy.

Sam Kinison
- Up
- Comedy
- Give
On the Gulf War The ground war lasted 100 hours. A hundred fuckin' hours. I've had parties go on longer than that, folks!

Sam Kinison
- War
So many people counted on me to be the party, I had to move far enough away that they wouldn't want to drive there.

Sam Kinison
- People
- Me
- Party
Society needs a couple of vents that say what you're not supposed to say.

Sam Kinison
- Society
- You
- Couple

Today we're going to try and say his name...OH! OHHH! Can you even say a part of his name-OH! OHHH!'

Sam Kinison
- Today