Jim Varney Rare Stand-Up Routine

[BigSpecialK23]

This guy was a pure genius,,and its crazy how natural it came to him,,this guy was so good,,damn i miss REAL AUTHENTIC comedians ,,the ones that had to make it on strong personality!,and nowadays its all about looks and special effects, and because of crazy fuckin dumb kids and parents,they dont even put the same shit on TV that they used to in the 80's.We will probably never see guys like this again,,just pure talent.

[Shroommduke]

DON'T SMOKE TOBACCO!

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States!

Don't do Drugs... but tobacco is ok?

The "War on Drugs" is an abject failure and a fraud!

I think if you have enough money you can get anyone to say anything for as long as you want...

[MysTeri0usMatT7]

@Shroommduke Seeing that there are over 300 million people in america and over 6 billion people on the planet, simple logic could tell you the reason the government wants to keep tobacco products legalized, along with alcohol, but not that all natural, beneficial harmless plant called cannabis!! Which actually destroys cancer, promotes peace and brain cell growth, and brings people together instead of keeping them separated from everything. I'm not a stoner, just using common sense.

[TheLastBishop]

Did he just say "Lawrenceburg"?!!!!!!!!!!!  LOL This is the same town in Ky where I live at this very moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[no2wavesarethesame]

dude was gay !!! no wonder he was so original !

[HoneyIShrunkTheKids2]

His voice really sounds like that? i thought he changed it for the movies

[1017sq]

Ernest!

[jakebright2010]

He was such a great actor and he was so funny. I loved all his movies!!!!!

[PRIVATEAYEIEYE]

I saw him live at Nashville's Exit/Inn in the 2nd half of the 70's. I think it was after his stint as Sgt. Glory (Is that the name?) for Purity Dairy and before Ernest debuted. He was surprisingly edgy and intelligent, and did a great segment of Shakespearian parody. Quite a departure from his "Creature Cooler" bug juice ads.

Anyone have any of those to upload? I couldn't find a single still image or reference to this character on the net.

[grandcreator11]

i didnt know Jim wore an earring. haha, he was cool. look at the gold he wearing. 

[79agp]

jim varney was awesome, he was so ugly he was cute like some of them little ugly dogs. I didnt say that to be mean, after all he capitolized on that bigtime. Im sure in heaven hes cracking everyone up with his antics lol

[Teobi1]

I used to really love this guy so many years ago and didn't even know he'd passed on. I love this, thanks! ^_^

[ronssexybikerbae]

Jim Varney was so funny I love this video. Thank you for sharing

[famdaff]

I was in Kentucky in the summer of 1992, right outside of Lexington! Wish I had known Jim was gonna be there. RIP, Jim. Peace of Christ fox you, and to all. Peace of Christ to you.

[milquest]

Lol! Where did that funny picture at the end come from? I've never seen that!

[milquest]

Please make this available for playback on iPhone. I need my Varney fixes on the go! XD

[stonegator]

@milquest done.

[milquest]

@stonegator Awesome! Thank you :D

[AceVenturaFANCLUB]

All he needs is a big yellow hat and a pet monkey

[xxPatheticEmoxx]

I always wondered how a conversation would go between Bunny and Auntie Nelda.

[jhillst]

I was really surprised when I first saw a picture of Jim Varney out of character. For some reason that cap Ernest always wore made me think Jim was bald...I never would have guessed he had a full head of wavy hair.

[ltuomela]

i see pore jim,and wish this and wish that...any of ya ever think maybe he lived well and didn't mind somkin or passin away...just a thought...bunch a emo's man

[TheJomogogo]

Well.......his standup routine is funnier than Dane Cook, for whatever that's worth.

[Sevensixseven78]

Just watched the Beverly hillbillies. Jim was so good in that movie. He was a good person. He is missed.

[fukdyamum]

he sounds like a speaking chainsaw!

[Zanitari]

R.I.P. Jim Varney! You are inspiration to me as an actor/comedian myself! You are really a Legend!

Check out my videos, everybody! I have a Jim Varney/Jim Carry style of humor!!

[writertrump]

I wish this damn guy stopped smoking, if he did maybe we would have had more years of him.

[Sibster45678]

@writertrump amen to that!

[ftp44]

Looks so different outside of the ernest movies

[bjenkins1985]

poor Jim Varney what a loss

[ratherfam]

tyler perry owes a lot to this guy......

[EternalKnights5]

Jim Varney is my cuz

[TheFatDamien]

i love this man

[jvfunn3000]

I love Jim Varney with all my heart! He's so funny! He's one of my COMEDY HEROES! R.I.P. Jim Varney 1949-2000! MY HERO 4 EVER!

[Truthiness231]

OMFG funny! The beginning was so-so but it really picked up halfway through.

You rock stonegator; thanks for digging this up from wherever it was hiding ^.^

[DrummingAway]

Jim looks a lot like Lee Van Cleef in this.

[GalacticConquerer999]

Yea, it's sad that he's gone. I loved his movies.

I would have watched Ernest the Pirate or whatever it was.

[GenXer68]

So was there ever a video released ot him doing this character in costume?

[stonegator]

Bunny shows very briefly in Ernest Scared Stupid. She also shows up in the 1994 video "Your World As I See It" where his Astor Clement character hosts and introduces many of Jim's other familiar characters. She might have popped up in another movie but I can't remember right now. I know he had been doing Bunny since the early 80's when he was on POP GOES THE COUNTRY for a brief period and in other stand-up performances.

[KomonHouseholdObjex]

@GenXer68 I think it was in Ernest Rides Again.

[bigpanfishplus]

He was an amazingly talented person. That was a very difficult crowd.

Jim was a very rare type and they'll never be another like him.

[Ryan2142]

@bigpanfishplus yeah they probably didn't get most of the jokes. This act wasnt' THAT funny though..

[ibkristykat]

OMG That is SO funny. especially the bobby pin part - b/c that's just how people look trying to "spread" those things - ugh i hate them lol

Jim Varney's awesome. my mom also had lung cancer that spread to her brain

:(

[SashaNein]

He is my main inspiration.

[maistortrichko]

MY entire childhood was based on this guy.. He was amazing.. :(

[stonegator]

I hear this type of comment quite a bit.

[jvfunn3000]

Mine too! He's my hero!

[GreatReno]

Ernest we miss u buddy wish u were still with us making another Ernest film lol

[mommytosnakes]

he was great.. doesn't seem like it's been 9 years since he died

[wccrispy]

The intro was weak but the actual bit was pretty good. I would have loved to see him do some serious acting.

[MyceliaProductions42]

He has truly captured a tiny niche of Southern history. From Shakespearean actor to commercials-in-the-80s-guy to doing standup in the 90s...Jim Varney is a talent that was great YET never quite found the venues that were so desperately needed for a talent such as his.

[GoreTorn16]

woww 1992 old school comdey!

[MikeDeesNuts]

His trademark voice? I wonder if it was because that nasty ole cancer that took him away? because of all the smoking-If only we knew we could get him help! I heard he smoked a lot, just like Patrick Swayze today. 3/12/09

We're going to lose Patrick Swayze too, I can't believe how he looked on Saturday Night Live doing the Chippendales routine!lol Damned cigarettes!

[adamtylermiller]

Jim quit smoking THE DAY he found out he had lung cancer.

Sad.

[DraumrKopa1487]

OMG

He looks like my dad in this vid

[eulesssucks]

I love him!! He's so cute, he reminds me of being a kid :)

[Shell665]

omg i was born this year

[farmerdan1975]

Sooo 92 the silk shirt, the bangles wow , but i cant believe he is

[Goku4369]

Where in Lexington was this filmed?

[stonegator]

The Marriott.

[gluband]

his ear ring is in the wrong ear...and he has a lot of "bling"

funnier as Ernest

[CssSnake6]

its still funny. Not in a "LOL" way for most people that were a kid that knew him as Ernest. But his act is still funny, otherwise the people wouldn't be laughing.

But i'm with you. I find him funnier as Ernest.

Still love all his work though.

[avacado3135]

i thought that was a very funny and very bold thing he did. Not many people would do a skit like that, and have it go so well

[pandaxxxgurl92]

He got so old ...it was better when he was younger..

[MitzyMurder]

Oh my god, this is too weird.. Where is Ernest? :(

[NEWgoblin001]

He died in 2000

[SalthePhotographer]

"My talent is I roll hiirrr!" LOL

[thelmnop]

I know, right?!? :) "I brought my Loretta, she's gon' hep me!"

[ggadguy]

I love Jim Varney and his Ernest character, but his stand-up was a little weird for me. But I do have to say thanks for posting this rare video.

[pcs56]

He used to do a hilarious standup routine about 30 years ago about this character named "Elrod". Another part had a mechanic doing LSD. David Letterman used throw out some lines from that routine on his show sometimes.

[DCaple0013]

wtf is he doing dressed like that

[whotookaegir]

It's not like he dresses like Ernest all the time.

[Raider768]

wow! thank you for this. this was only a myth,

untill now!

[HalooftheMuse]

A great character actor... THANKS for this rare find!!

[sclock2]

Well I never had anything against the guy, in fact I liked his movies and character but I just never found him quite funny.

[brendanmertens]

Great Find.

[MattLevitt]

Wow, it's his first unavailing of his hair-dresser character! Awesome!

BTW, Love the yellow suit!

[WDQNRadio]

His stand up is awsome!! Thanks for posting!

[BikerTrashWolf]

LOL Jim Varney was cracked in the head you know that :)?

[shamansblues33]

Why do you say that?This is great,I'd love to see more.

[stonegator]

He really that comment as a compliment. By the way, there is another clip of this stand-up that I just posted. Hope you enjoy.