Al Franken - Chevy Chase Roast

[gjschaaffmedia]

@4:17 -- Bill fucking Boggs? The bouncer must have been having a cigarette.

[braveheart1989]

Dr. Cox!!!!!! @1:38

[chadkrzmarzick]

Smell my stinky anderson legs?

[UHeardMe1stTime]

Why is back pills funny?

[negative8degreesC]

@UHeardMe1stTime if you honestly don't get it you probably never will

[DirtyBoysRadio]

@UHeardMe1stTime cause Chevy wasn't hooked on 'back pills' it was slang for coke.

[shakesmellow]

@DirtyBoysRadio he was addicted to painkillers. went to rehab for it.

[prrolg]

Chevy was NEVER funny!

[C4CC]

MY FIRST DOG WAS NAMED AFTER...........AL FRANKEN! VERY TRUE........

VERY TRUE!

[SportyChick360]

4:20 is Chris Meloni and Dean Winters :)

[eminemdisstopia]

Paul Schaffer should STFU...its like he thinks he's on Late Night with Dave Letterman

[GeankDOORS]

Is it me or it seems like Chevy didn{t enjoy the roast at all???

[lkfredd]

4:20 Chris Keller and Ryan O'reilly

[MrHaircut1]

Franken is funny here but Chevy Chase has had way more success and has been much funnier overall than Franken.

[Homesmoker]

Al Franken is fucking awesome...

[smek2]

Mark my words. I predict great things to come for Chevy. One of these days he will surprise us with a new, fine movie.

[ThePopculturist]

@smek2 and Yay, Community did come and Chevy had reclaimed his glory in the eyes of those who cared for him so

[neglectoid]

@ThePopculturist i love pierce !!!

[HHH543219]

I live in Not Funny, Maryland!

[bull864]

Franken isn't very funny....never has been.

[QuixoticM]

@bull864 That is your (minority) opinion. I thought he was sublime

[bull864]

@QuixoticM Yeah, just my opinion. Would like to see someone funnier roast a comedic genius like Chase than Stuart Smalley.

[loungelizard5000]

@bull864 Close, but you missed one thing. It's "Franken isn't very funny to DUMB PEOPLE." That's why you don't get the joke. Maybe you should stick with something more your speed, like "Larry-the-Fartin'-Armpits-Han­gin'-Out- Guy". Duhhh-huuurrrr......

[bull864]

@loungelizard5000 Franken makes his living off dumb people, yourself included. If it wasn't for morons, this guy wouldn't be in Washington DC as a fucking Senator for Christ sake!! You have to be some sort of intellectual to get the humor of Stuart fucking Smalley?? Thanks, because I haven't laughed at a comment this hard in a long time!

[loungelizard5000]

@bull864 First of all, he's a Harvard graduate. Having him in political office is a lot better than putting illiterate retards in office like Palin and Quayle. Remember "potatoE" ??? Second, you don't know comedy, bro. There is a reason Franken is reviled by his peers like Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd, and looked up to by younger cats like Chris Farley, Chris Rock and Adam Sandler. Read the SNL book if you think you know comedy, genius. You're an ignorant hater and your opinion means shit.

[bull864]

@loungelizard5000 Look, our idea of humor is obviously different. I don't like certain comedians because of their political ideology or their Ivy League education. Make me laugh and I'll like you. This buffoon has never made me laugh. And FYI, SNL has sucked for over twenty years. That is comedy for the dim-witted. Glad you like it.

[loungelizard5000]

@bull864 Well, you keep sucking on Larry-The-Fartin'-Armpits-Hang­in'-Out-Guy's sweaty penis because of his "ideology" (pffssh...) all ya want. Difference between you and me is I don't go on his vids and tell everyone he sucks or they are stupid. I'm done with this embarrassingly ridiculous conversation.

[bull864]

@loungelizard5000 Who is this Larry guy you keep talking about?? Anyway, I'm a big Chevy Chase fan and that's what brought me here. You are the one who started the argument. I just said Franken wasn't funny. Funny how you are done with this "embarrassingly ridiculous conversation" when you are the one who started it!!

[216msdavis]

Chevy looks mad at the end...WOW!

[liliodine]

Doesn't Chevy know how to be gracious?

[mason99dotcom]

al franken is a cock

[ThatguyNice]

Not Funny Maryland. lol. I remember that every I pass by there. Al killed!

[zygas25]

isnt al franken a us senator of minnesota?

[frankd14321]

@zygas25 yes....? and...?

[didyouseethatlight]

@zygas25 Yep. And if you've read his political works and seen the tireless fact-checking and ruthless honesty he presents, you'd know he's one of maybe three people in Washington who is actually worth having there. I've met the man, and he's 1) Briliant, 2) Razor-Sharp of wit and 3) Truly a good man. Try him and see that I'm telling you the truth. LIES AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM by Al Franken, 2004. Awesome work.

[chadkrzmarzick]

@zygas25 Senator



[ExtraExtra89]

@zygas25 yes, but he was a comedian before.

[brian1969a]

@zygas25 Yeah, and he's a bigger joke there than he ever was on SNL.

[scr1bbl3r909]

is he writing his material while he's seated?? Thats awesome

[kennethmk1989]

is that Dr, Cox at 1:39?

[holmeed]

At least Al isn't a CON...

[zygas25]

yes but he is is a member of CONgress

[LiteracyLabyrinth2]

These days the pratfalls are... unintentional LOL

[austinmk]

alright, I love watching these roasts.. but isn't is a waste of time (for everyone involved) and embarrassingly cliche to try to get a laugh by saying that a famous comedian isn't funny?

I mean, come on... its kind of like roasting Gordon Ramsay and saying " Hey Gordon!, yeah you.. you cant cook for SHIT! "

* predictable mild laughter ensues *

can we ditch this shit?

[Hamgammy]

@austinmk agreed.

[Zeanu]

Back pills.

[3zy]

Your statement is duly noted, Senator. :)

[Boogyman4050]

Senator Al Franken. Amazing ain't it? Who would of thought the drunk train maintenance guy in Trading Places would become a Senator. Just unreal!

[AvgDude]

Note to Self:

Don't get roasted by Al Franken.

[harooni22]

haha "at one time chevy was funny"

[CountryBoy425]

is it just me or is chevy acting a little snobby

[Zeanu]

@CountryBoy425 Now you know why a lot of people hate him. He's arrogant until he got a new one ripped out of him in this roast in 2002.

[TigerNMacon]

Who is at 2:35?

[iamgabrielf]

Ladies and gentlemen, Senator Al Franken...

[Monkofmagnesia]

Chevy liked the Ronny Sunshine joke!

[MrQwerty0]

@ChuckNorrisKratosLOL yeah that looks like an Oz table

[bottleracket]

Love Al Frankin. Funny and smart

[nopiluvin]

He's a failure at roasting and in politics.....

[alejandropelt19]

Now this guy is my senator, dope.

[Schwarze999]

al franken is a douche

[singe101]

03:46 Colbert in the cheap seats

[daveharrison84]

I don't know what it's like in the bedroom with Al Pacino but...

do you say hello to his little friend?

[ozzymotorhead]

somebody should've made a joke about how chase actually does look like gerald ford now

[RolandDeschain1]

Man, Franken goes in HARD!

[phillycat26]

@RolandDeschain1 I heard he's soft as oscar myer..

[curry0ful]

hhh

[abloom1970]

It's very hard to believe that someone in comedy who has taken the piss out of so many others is so horrible sensitive that he can't handle some ribbing from people who obviously respect his work. He acted like a pompous ass through this whole thing. Someone should make him watch the other roats where people are literally torn to shreds and laughed at themselves.

[equinoxranch]

Chase is about as funny as a parking ticket.

At least you can get out of some parking tickets.

[MrBenIPresume]

i don't think chevy liked this whole roast in general, he seemed a little pissed

[Pareidolic]

@MrBenIPresume  Understanding-what-a-roast-is-­fail

[fatsachs]

Chevy Chase, my favorite comedic actor ever. Vacation 1, 2 and 3 are all top notch classic, classic comedies. Watching Christmas Vacation during the holidays is a family tradition in my entire family.

[JessShia]

The whole "overacting" with Al Pacino is so true!!!

[rockandroll63]

@MADWORLD1427 Nice to see that you've understood the concept of a roast.

[Seniorchubakens]

1:40 Waddaya say there, newbie?

[taitaisanchez]

at 3:45... is that WTF Podcast's very own Marc Maron?

[jurvis1]

@taitaisanchez Yeah check out him roasting, but I think you already did. He apparently felt really bad about it.

[StillH2O]

@taitaisanchez Umm...yes...As apposed to some other comedian named Marc Maron?

[reichmarshall]

@MADWORLD1427 Yes it's true... Franken has been in some really bad movies. He is on the other hand an award-winning author AND a senator, so I guess it evens out.

[antisoul82]

who's that hot blonde at 2:12

[cary86]

@antisoul82 the blonde is the chick from abc's modern family julie bowen

[kpl1228]

yoiu can tell that Al Franken knew the roast was hard on Chevy, and that's why he'd say what a talented nmusician he was, and at the end told him we love you, etc etc

[dannyd1572]

I have Chevy's book he wrote. Paul Shaffer wrote in the book how "his best freind" went upstairs at this place (hotel) and cried for hours because he was so embarrased by "comedians trying to make their mark in the business." I wish on this stage being roasted was the Chevy Chase we've known on the screen.

[jnyerere]

LOL Chevy Chase, MD is right down the street from me. lol.

[alfaromeo17]

Its a torture to watch this roast with this dumbass being roasted!!!

[2PinkFreuds]

Funny - I live in Chevy Chase!

[ukitos1]

And now he's the senator of my state....yay

[Zullia]

1:39

John C Mcginley?

[spidermicah08]

this is not funny al franken gargles aids infested cum

[GD29]

why the hell is paul shaffer hosting this roast?

[er6789er]

If you didn't grow up in the 70's, you can't understand the "pioneer" remark - he truly started the silly, self-deprecating funny man routine - brilliant beyond his years...

[prosper54]

Handkerchief on the forehead. Wow! That's funny, Chevy.

Almost as funny as picking your nose.

[godhelpme2009]

"Piscopo doesn't get it "! ! ! ! !

i love you Al Franken.

[ellitestar]

chevy chase is as talentless!! as teaching a dog to sit. (Sorry about that). I apologize for offending pets.

[yiassoufile]

@ellitestar shut the fuck up

[ellitestar]

@yiassoufile..... oh! I see, you might actually be chevy chase.... sorry chevy, forgot u now have allot of free time these days.....

[yiassoufile]

@ellitestar If this is your definition of humor then I can see why you don't like Chase. You're an unfunny dumb cunt. Now get the fuck off this video you faggot.

[jingeshan24]

al was probablly the funniest guy on that roast! XD

[CMC13C]

4 eyed dweeb

[BAhern63]

one ass-clown replaces another

[BAhern63]

way to steal that senate seat from that doofus Norm Coleman!

[jojopuppyfish]

Not Funny Maryland -LOL

[skshield3]

You can see that Franken really got under his skin. It's a beautiful thing :D

[w0rdisbond]

@skshield3 actually i listened to lisa lampanelli on marc marons WTF and she said that she read chevy state that it was the worst night of his life, because none of his friends showed up, meaning he realized he had no freinds

[YahIDontKnow]

hey its marc maron

[SpayNeuter2SaveLives]

I love that Dr. Cox from scrubs was there. I'd like to say that yes you can be addicted to LEGAL medications, but usually when people are addicted to things they often have tried more than one thing--so it could have been back pills..but yea coke was probably involved..and you NEVER stop being an addict. He still is and will always be..he hopefully is just in active recovery (I work in the substance abuse field).

[Pull0utBoy]

I <3 classic comedians :]

[mandy26lez]

not funny like usual!

[Holdenon3]

Back on SNL, Chevy was addicted to some pills (uppers, downers, I forget) and he would tell everyone that they were "back pills".

Everyone knew better, and Franken took this opportunity to throw it right back at him all these years later.

[StillH2O]

@Holdenon3 Yep. If you do a search you see news stories from the 80's about Chevy checking into Betty Ford for addiction to painkillers for back pain.

[ShimmyPilates]

Is that Colbert at 3:47?

[bacofishtaco]

Didn't expect to see Chris Meloni and Richard Belzer there!

[1975Spanky]

Martha Plimpton is there! Love her!

[RealMadrid4evah]

lame jokes,,,,,,,

[bestwin1]

This fool is so not funny. I can't believe people voted for this guy. They must have been taking those "back pills".

[Jonesyboy213]

Back pills, as in strong painkillers for back pain, clearly his humerous euphamism for the cocaine Chevy was using

[empireemp24]

Pretty sure back pills are Franken's joke word for cocaine..thats the whole joke.

[dilmao]

@empireemp24 duh

[empireemp24]

@dilmao Well 2 dudes asked so DUH them.

[dilmao]

@empireemp24 I'll say

[ivirblonde]

@empireemp24 I'm pretty sure Franken meant opiate based drugs such as painkillers (oxycotin, vicodin) which is used to treat back pains. He says Chevy sent a message to America that addiction is not only confined to illegal drugs like cocaine. That's the whole joke.

[Jesusismothra]

@ivirblonde oh literal ivirblonde!

[thenotfallingman]

@empireemp24 DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH.

[DominoRyder]

Now Al Franken roasts Republicans

[er3L]

@DominoRyder this is the highest rated comment? the joke is lame and obvious and tubers have no sense of humor

[TAXtheAtheist]

@DominoRyder Al Franken likes gerbils inside of his person.

[NicoBattersby]

What are back pills?