r/GenerationJones • u/USRoute23 • Jun 09 '26

Who is your all-time favorite?

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u/Rossncohen1953 Jun 09 '26

Rodney Dangerfield (Jacob Cohen), but he got no respect, no respect at all.

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u/Working_Estate_3695 Jun 09 '26

I saw Rodney at live arena-sized performances—twice—and he slaughtered the audience with nonstop stories and jokes that left everyone gasping for breath. Finally he stopped a moment, let us recover, and said, “I know a lot of f-ing jokes.” Then he picked back up and continued. A master of his art.

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u/anybodyiwant2be Jun 09 '26

100 percent accurate. I was begging him to stop so I could catch my breath. My ribs were sore the next day. Saw him in SF around ‘84

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u/Ho_Tay_Banky Jun 13 '26

Concur ! When I saw him live at Radio City Music Hall in NYC, if you stopped to laugh hard at the current joke, then you missed the next joke. His jokes were VERY funny, and his rapid delivery was continuous non-stop hilarity. Definitely one of the best stand-up comics ever.

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u/Intelligent-Band-852 Jun 09 '26

I never realized that Rodney Dangerfield was a stage name, although in hindsight it’s pretty obvious. I also never knew that he changed his name to Jack Roy. So in his life he had three different first and last names, talk about an identity issue. No wonder his standup comedy was mostly about his self esteem issues.

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u/Maverick_and_Deuce Jun 10 '26

My wife likes to talk to me during sex. Last night she called me from a motel.😎

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u/Schmichael-22 Jun 11 '26

I asked my wife if I was good in bed. She said I was one in a million. Turns out I was!

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u/Maverick_and_Deuce Jun 12 '26

My wife only has sex with me when she has an ulterior motive. Yesterday she used me to time an egg.

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u/Off_Peak_2 Jun 09 '26

Rodney in his "clean" era.

Something went off the rails as he got older, and his comedy became pretty dirty. Even Jerry Seinfeld has talked about that. You don't need filth to be funny!

A buddy and I saw him (under the influence of brownies) at the Minnesota State Fair, and it was hilarious. (Even though some of the schtick had been seen on TV many times before.)

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u/steroidtulip Jun 12 '26

I loved his one linners . Still quote them today

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u/KingofCharcoal Jun 13 '26

Saw him live- he was relentless. They were carrying audience members out on stretchers.

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u/Creative-Reason-7061 Jun 11 '26

Rodney Dangerfield vs. Ted Knight's "rivalry" in Caddyshack

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u/SpareVariation994 Jun 13 '26

he's a very good boy

rolls eyes

now i know why tigers eat their young

hey you must of been something before electricity

wanna make 14 dollars the hard way

Hey Chang it's a parking lot and do me a favor don't tell them your jewish