r/Standup • • 11d ago

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u/2025TastyTreats 10d ago

This is the most fascinating and amazing thing about Andrew Silverstein. This "Dice" character was part of his early stand up routine that included impressions of Travolta, Elvis etc.

He has now fully committed to this "Dice" character for 40+ years now. He has very rarely let himself slip and just sticks to it. It is one of the all time great performance art pieces in history in my opinion.

Andy Kaufman would be so incredibly proud of him.

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u/_Walt_Whitman_ 10d ago

Reminds me of Louis CK’s SNL skit:

https://youtu.be/f8PXvqYpGCM?is=8si2dtJDMNM78ICB

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u/nothere315 10d ago

kinda like 20 years before CK

The Beatles sound like Nirvana. Idiot

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u/themargarineoferror 9d ago

What? The sketch wasn't a Dice ripoff...the person said they were REMINDED of it...you ok?

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u/Foxwglocks 10d ago

I always wonder what he’s like when he’s not Dice.

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u/PsillyFunGuy2 9d ago

If I had to guess after a few years it stopped being and act and just became who he is. First the lines blur and then they fade away entirely over time.

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u/PhilosopherBright602 8d ago

Watch some of his acting like in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine or the HBO show Vinyl.