Sam Kinison
Sam Kinison
Samuel Burl "Sam" Kinisonwas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 December 1953
CityYakima, WA
CountryUnited States of America
Sam Kinison quotes about
Rock Against Drugs, what a name. Somebody was high when they came up with that title. It's like Christians Against Christ. Rock created drugs.
My view of life is, 'If you're going to miss Heaven, why miss it by two inches? Miss it!
You know what the problem is with world hunger? We've been sending them food.
The Russians haven't been to the moon. You know why? Because they're space pussies... You really want to impress us? Bring us back our FLAG!
I started saying things in church that didn't meet with a lot of approval - like 'Jesus isn't coming back.' They started throwing Bibles.
What am I responsible for? Who am I responsible to? Everybody? How come when Archie Bunker nailed everybody, it was funny - but when I do it, it's not?
John Goodman isn't fat. He's in a category beyond fat. What does one call it? Whalelike.
Jesus is still up in Heaven, thumbing through his Bible, going 'Where did I say build a water slide?'
It was great to be the rock comic, the shock comic. But after you've played Giants Stadium with Bon Jovi in front of 82,000 people, after you've done the 'Wild Thing' video with Jessica Hahn and every rock band from hell, you're not gonna top that.
I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock n roll and ex-wives. In that order.
In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.
I'm so tired of men who are afraid to hurt women's feelings.
I'm a comedian, and my comedy has never endorsed violence towards gays.
Society needs a couple of vents that say what you're not supposed to say.