i saw steve shasta reference him on the noize board & meant to start a thread but didnt get around to it.
pros: -greatest prank call cd ever -greatest deconstruction of why stand up comedy blows ever (raw hamburger) -i copy his intonation all the time for comic effect & it usually seems to work
cons: -has gone from sad-pathetic to raging-drunk pathetic with mixed results -has sort of become an actual comedian now -has appeared recently on an incredibly bad 2am fox news show & tom green's internet show (but ive seen a couple of the 'poolside chats' he used to host afterwards & they can be pretty incredible) -basically seems to have sold out
should i see him when he comes to st louis in august?
― deeznuts, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 18:14 (sixteen years ago) link
classic for the pros listed, yes. but i think gregg needs to kill him off and reinvent.
saw him 2 years ago. meh. a few good ones. pleaseasaur opened and had me crying though!
― andrew m., Wednesday, 27 June 2007 18:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Pleeseasaur is amayzing. I've seen him a couple of times, both times with Hamburger I think. Blew him off the stage quite easily. There's a tv show now I hear.
― everything, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 18:20 (sixteen years ago) link
http://ilx.wh3rd.net/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=22450 Now we beat up on Neil Hamburger
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 18:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Search And Destroy ---> Amarillo Records: http://ilx.wh3rd.net/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=22450
oh yeah neil hamburger has COMPLETELY sold out i mean have you seen the speeds at which he drives his cherry red ferrari to the VH1 studios to record his segments on "I Love the 90's XII"
― iiiijjjj, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 18:31 (sixteen years ago) link
i was half joking obviously, but his 'red eye' appearances are totally sub i-love-the-decade! which, actually, he would probably kill at.
NH: they shouldve ended with a massive rap battle like in 'skatetown usa'. TG: there was a rap battle in skatetown usa? NH: well, no, but there could've been. it was that kind of movie.
― deeznuts, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 20:02 (sixteen years ago) link
this http://www.amazon.com/Final-Relaxation-Golding-Institute/dp/B000FGG6X4 is absolutely hysterical & can be heard for free here http://www.wfmu.org/listen.ram?show=19821&archive=29009&starttime=0:11:40
― deeznuts, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 18:39 (sixteen years ago) link
isn't that like 10 years old? maybe the record is.
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 19:43 (sixteen years ago) link
1 year old! released july 2006 i think
― deeznuts, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 19:46 (sixteen years ago) link
as evidenced by the first minute or so, actually
― deeznuts, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 19:49 (sixteen years ago) link
My wife came across that a few months ago and was listening quietly on her lappie. I only caught snatches of it, which were kinda creepy until I sat down and actually listened.
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 20:04 (sixteen years ago) link
i really expected it to be a concept thing that was chuckle-in-my-head funny but i found myself laughing like a maniac multiple times
― deeznuts, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 20:17 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39831837461&v=wall
― War On The Terrances (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 14:18 (fourteen years ago) link
"How do you get Carlos Santana to stop molesting your children? You put a guitar in his hands."
― del griffith, Friday, 15 March 2013 19:38 (eleven years ago) link
@NeilHamburgerFinally heard Black Sabbath--awful!
― your fretless ways (Eazy), Friday, 15 March 2013 19:40 (eleven years ago) link
Awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVvmf-RZoAI
― a fifth of misty beethoven (cryptosicko), Sunday, 8 December 2013 18:30 (ten years ago) link
i heard about 3 minutes of NH on WFMU years ago, "got it," and paid him no further heed. And now there's an acclaimed film. We'll see.
http://newdirectors.org/film/entertainment
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:34 (nine years ago) link
sounds great will watch
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:36 (nine years ago) link
did you see that filmmaker's The Comedy? I was afraid to for similarly meta reasons.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:42 (nine years ago) link
nope never heard of it
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
amazing, can't wait. kind of blows my mind that he's still plugging away at this.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:45 (nine years ago) link
i mean i have personal experience in why stand up comedy blows, i never felt i needed prolonged exposure to deconstruction of the concept.
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:46 (nine years ago) link
i saw one show of his that was pretty magical in that a small set of the audience (this was opening for a rock show) knew what was up, quite a few picked up the deal pretty quickly, but a strong contingent just did not get it and grew increasingly furious (or got it but didn't like it, maybe)
― goole, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:50 (nine years ago) link
It looks like they're no longer on YouTube, but if you can track down his performances on Kimmel, they're pretty amazing. A mixed crowd like that is perfect for his shtick, and some of the audience reaction shots are priceless.
― A Whizzer, A Poo Star (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, those were great. One had Patton Oswalt seated next to Yoko Ono as he cracked up over one of Neil's KFC jokes, which is an amusing sight in and of itself.
― That shit right there is precedented. (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 17:32 (nine years ago) link
http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/detail/neil-hamburger/
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 17:36 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laCKBx6dmW8
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 30 July 2015 18:32 (eight years ago) link
incredible that this got made, lookin forward to it
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 30 July 2015 19:37 (eight years ago) link
I thought the Comedy was fantastic and that Turkington was great in it, so I am very stoked.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 31 July 2015 08:21 (eight years ago) link
For those that may have missed it, Turkington had a brief but prominent role in Ant Man.
― the lungs of either a horse or a human baby (Old Lunch), Friday, 31 July 2015 10:30 (eight years ago) link
he's so great in On Cinema and the mini-series Decker. really I'll watch him in just about anything
that said I love love love early sad sack Neil Hamburger, kinda divided about abrasive, antagonistic Neil...also conflicted that later Neil's jokes are actually sometimes funny !?
― frogbs, Friday, 31 July 2015 12:50 (eight years ago) link
I think the comedian in this movie is neither of those versions of Neil Hamburger, but a sympathetic Neil/Gregg hybrid with elements of both, if that makes any sense.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 31 July 2015 13:08 (eight years ago) link
It's like a Muppet movie where Kermit is playing a fictionalized version of himself.
― the lungs of either a horse or a human baby (Old Lunch), Friday, 31 July 2015 13:12 (eight years ago) link
loved The Comedy, stoked for this
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Friday, 31 July 2015 13:21 (eight years ago) link
And a fictionaliyed version of Jim Henson at the same time, yes. x-post
― Three Word Username, Friday, 31 July 2015 13:31 (eight years ago) link
caught his live show yesterday and it was probably the hardest I've laughed at a stand-up gig. was a little worried about seeing him with an audience who all knew the deal but his jokes have become a lot better (yet still incredibly hacky).
― frogbs, Saturday, 26 September 2015 21:20 (eight years ago) link
Entertainment is pretty intense/grim. It's sort of like Shakes the Clown as far as a bleak exhumations of the dark void at the center of comedy go. Granted it is not as funny as Shakes the Clown - it's also a lot slower, more artfully made, and more oblique. It's basically one long dreamlike road-trip interspersed with cameos and occasional bits of Neil onstage, with an emphasis on unrelenting alienation. Has a great ending at least.
a sympathetic Neil/Gregg hybrid with elements of both
this is otm, aside from the sympathetic part
― Οὖτις, Monday, 14 March 2016 22:22 (eight years ago) link
lmao I cannot figure out who this new album is supposed to appeal to but it's a blast
― frogbs, Monday, 4 February 2019 14:16 (five years ago) link
tonight, cock-suckers!
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
^^^otm. On Cinema At the Cinema is so perfect
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:11 (four years ago) link
it should really have its own separate thread
the S6 intro where Gregg hosts is so funny. if you look carefully you can see Tim's head peeking out at the bottom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbyamRX_pZo&feature=youtu.be
― frogbs, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
haha yeah that's about where I am in the series
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:29 (four years ago) link
yeah OCATC is the best comedy show going
we're going to his booksigning and q&a as 'gregg turkington' in a couple of weeks too
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link
...whoever that is
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:36 (four years ago) link
Agent Kington alias iirc
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:39 (four years ago) link
Didn't know he was in London! If I can convince anyone to accompany me I may well go.
― Zeuhl Idol (Matt #2), Monday, 17 June 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
You're welcome to join our table tonight if there's still that one seat available! Second row, table on right...
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:51 (four years ago) link
Too late! Thanks anyway, I await your review.
― Zeuhl Idol (Matt #2), Monday, 17 June 2019 20:45 (four years ago) link
5 bags of popcorn and a little pair of sweat-drenched horn-rimmed glasses
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 20:47 (four years ago) link
^^^yeah this
after an uproarious, curiously touching and extremely Gene -Simmons-focused set, the man himself hotfooted it upstairs to the merch stand inside about twenty seconds, shrugged off character and proceeded to meet and greet his fans (including us) in an exceptionally generous and pleasant spirit. so not only the funniest man in showbiz but genuinely one of the nicest too
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 22:11 (four years ago) link
shrugged off character was he still in Hamburger drag, just talking like shy, genial Gregg?
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:13 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/CSt8WHJh.jpg
― alrakis morissette (tangenttangent), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:16 (four years ago) link
Holy. Shit. :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:17 (four years ago) link
!!
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 22:20 (four years ago) link
THIS IS A PICTURE <3
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:23 (four years ago) link
:)
he was indeed genial gregg. leeeegendary leeeeegendary gene sim...i mean, genial gregg
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 22:30 (four years ago) link
Hey guys!
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 22:36 (four years ago) link
That persona awaits us yet...he said we'd be sick of him lol. NEVER
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 22:40 (four years ago) link
We're only seeing him but just a few times
ha nice pic
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:43 (four years ago) link
In my head he is the world’s biggest celebrity.
I can’t wait to exchange Johnny Depp trivia with him in a couple of weeks. Hoping for some VFA memorabilia.
― alrakis morissette (tangenttangent), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
This should probably be cross-posted on this thread, I think both the Neil Hamburger & Zip Code Rapists projects start concurrently (summer of '91?):
Zip Code Rapists
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 17 June 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
maybe? Hamburger seems a little later to me though. For some reason I have a clear memory of the afternoon I heard both this and this at a friend's house in LA
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 23:16 (four years ago) link
my first awareness of the Zip Code Rapists was around the same time in '96, courtesy of a mention (and maybe an interview?) in the zine "2600"
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 June 2019 23:17 (four years ago) link
that is the second-greatest LJ photo ever posted on ILX
Hamburger seems a little later to me though.
the prank phone call record was 1992, then he did the fake bad comedian records for years before actually doing the character live (and it didn't become his main project until he moved back to Australia and was adopted as pet opening act* for Frenzal Rhomb)
*note Ray Ahn from the Hard-Ons giggling in the wings at 2:35
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 17 June 2019 23:55 (four years ago) link
oh apparently he never did the character live until then
eventually I did a show with them at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney at one of these big rock festivals. It was like 50,000 people, at this giant stadium in the middle of the day, booing me.
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Tuesday, 18 June 2019 00:02 (four years ago) link
my favorite neil hamburger moment was when i walked into a local bar and he was quietly serving drinks, absolutely in character and w/the usual outfit etc but not saying anything. just morosely working. there were maybe a dozen people in the place.
― omar little, Tuesday, 18 June 2019 00:07 (four years ago) link
:Dsounds like the Entertainment version of Neil
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Tuesday, 18 June 2019 00:23 (four years ago) link
there's a record store in Green Bay that went out of business and discounted all their inventory. the only interesting thing left was a copy of Still Dwelling. so now I'm sitting down listening to this and am actually really amazed at what an acute and carefully done parody this thing is. I think it might actually be way better than every single album in this very narrow genre. and because it's so good it's actually very funny. the only joke is his voice. but it's a really great joke.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 14 September 2022 03:18 (one year ago) link
I mean you really haven't lived until you've heard Neil Hamburger warble out "Standing on the Corner"
― frogbs, Wednesday, 14 September 2022 03:22 (one year ago) link
my wife's review: "that was nice! but they need a new singer!!" (she does not know who Neil Hamburger is)
― frogbs, Wednesday, 14 September 2022 03:31 (one year ago) link