Craig Gass impersonates Sam Kinison at Carolines on Broadway

[purseonal2010]

I think Craig Gass is going to be THE #1 impressionist someday. Why? Because many people don't know this, but Craig's family was deaf. He was the only one who had normal hearing, so it was so easy to pick up on voices because of this. These were his words in several interviews that i've seen. I am waiting for some new stuff from Craig. His Gene Simmons Roast performance was incredible!! He can sound JUST LIKE Gene Simmons, and also, he does a GREAT Paul Stanley. He's incredible!!!

[purseonal2010]

He does a great impression of Sam, but there's something missing.  It's still 95% there! Nobody can do a PERFECT impression of anyone. He's close. So's Frank Caliendo at his stuff. Dana Carvey is close. Rich Little is close. Famed Sportscaster Roy Firestone is close.

[wecj3381]

@purseonal2010 Hey man, i agree completely. I think the voice is there 100%, what's missing is the flow that Sam had. No one could deliver it and mean it like Kinison did. But this is still awesome!

[purseonal2010]

@wecj3381 In Sam's performance so many years ago, which i have on my hard drive, Sam pronounced Jesus as "Jee-suhs". It sounds sorta like Craig is saying "Jee-Sis." That's the difference. Other than that, it's almost a dead-on Kinison.

[crasht213]

I close my eyes and all I see is Sam Kinison. Amazing.

[georgejungismyhero]

This is so fucking good. I'm astounded at how dead on this impression is..

[eworldplaza]

the words are there but rrrrrrr it's not the same

[Sulekram93]

Holy shit! that's amazing!

[senorlansing]

its good to see artie lange in this, I miss him from the show

[November10th1775USMC]

Howard Stern.

[theuncletodd]

who the hell can dislike this?? Gass is dead-on with his Kinison

[KiheiLawyer]

THAT IS UNREAL HOW GOOD THAT IS, WOW!!!!

[davesimpressionsetc]

OMG! That was unreal!

[ludwigking]

OMFG unreal!!!!

[thurin68]

this scares the shit out of me........

[slothdaddy915]

good stuff

[Darkez982]

The most dead-on, perfect impression of anyone. Ever.

[Runepriest442]

Ri God Damn Diculous!!! Fucking Sam Lives!

[AshLionHeart]

I really swear, that Sam Kinneson's soul jumped into Craig's body somehow. I've never seen such a perfect vocal equal as him.

[Charsept]

spot on

... damn

[Jonathanedward2010]

Wow....impressive.

[Lgee3ree]

that was FUCKING AMAZIIIIIING !!!

[504pro]

Sounds just like Sam

[Hammersmashed68]

5000 of you and nobody brought a fuckin sandwich...NO! LET ME GET IT!!!! classic...long live Kinison and long live Gass!

[lizardking067]

Greatest and most accurate impression of anyone in history... I mean that.

[superphantom100]

I saw this guy on Sam Kinison live from hell and he did one were he was calling up one of sams freind And doing his voice that was funny got to check out sam kinison live from hell

[tokabowla]

UN-FUCKING-CANNY.

[Lfdjake91]

OMFG!! That was awesome! Sounds just like Sam. Man, I miss Sam Kinison.

[thedisneylandkid]

is that louis ck sitting next to artie?

[brandyrh]

Wow, this is pretty blasphemous.

[ULTRADREW1]

Sam got trapped in this guy on his way to Heaven.

[superphantom100]

@ULTRADREW1 have u ever seen his comedy its really funny but sams defently in hell and satan only keeped him down there because he needed a good laugh he even has is own room down there but yey this guy is good R.I.P Sammy

[crrazyy]

3:15 gotta add OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH OOOHHHH!

[superphantom100]

@crrazyy hel yey man

[boynamedsioux33]

look at artie's fat ass trying to get up to give him an ovation. goddammit, artie get well soon. we miss you!

[cvjucla3]

Awesome Kinison impersonation. Gass is one of the best impersonators around.

[mbera11]

write your own material you fucking dweeb people have vhs tapes of kinison you don't need to do this

[Spookimitsu]

OMG this is so good it is uncanny.

[Soleman92]

The only guy around who actually does Sam's material justice.

Good job, Craig.

[Nick3889]

greatest impression of Sam EVER!!!

[jaxysweet]

This clip creeps me out, he sounds a bit TOO much like Sam.

[1999lev]

Sam would be proud of this. I cant believe how much he sounds like him

[Bigtime1998]

oh my fucking god he sounds just like him!!!

[bigdpotts]

Gass is copying Kinison's HBO special and sounds EXACTLY like him/ crazy talent

[DrFlaxWebFLOO]

Woah. That's... crazy. Are you sure that he didn't smoke Kinison's ashes or something?

[9998833]

sounds just like sam...fucking creepy

[latinoheat361]

thats awesome!!!! sam lives!!

[FreakinSweet86]

if only he looked like him they could make a movie on his life with this guy. There's always prosthetics but that might be a bit OTT.

[nkslnkvl]

@FreakinSweet86 they are mamin a movie with dan foglers playin sammy, he actually pulls it off pretty well

[nWo24life]

WOW! This is easily one of the best impersonations I've ever heard, of ANYONE. If you don't look at the video and just listen to the audio, you'd swear this was Sam back in the '80's. Amazing.

[thisshitrighthereee]

ok cool just needed to see it one more time craig is omfg good, but the one voice he cant to is sam k.. watch sams videos it really doesnt sound like him at all the laugh is wayyy off and the jokes come at the wrong times but every other voice else is on point

[ConformisTV]

That's insane.

[wereknotknomes]

when most people on here say good job or they say say it was just like them.. they really mean that person was pretty good or they sound almost like them but this dude is spot on. some one should make a vido of this act and then play the origal sam act. i bet you couldnt tell the different with your eyes closed. for real

[badderthanyou]

Sam is channeled through Craig. Unbelievable.

[wereknotknomes]

next to sam that was the fucking best ever.sam was the best.

[Rawego]

awesome!!! great voice

[captainsonic]

Man, this guy does a fantastic Sam Kinison. Thumbs up!

[just2w4tch]

this guy does a great impression

[Qballfph]

wow, that was a great, now get a Fucking life!

[ronwell438]

The sound of the voice ,looks and delevery mean so much incomedy and life and that is luck of da genes. If he would have seen Sam early on he may have copped the act and...

[buzzardsbass]

That was spot on~! Just needs a wig, an overcoat, a red cap, red sneakers and a few pounds. Excellent.. Sam wouldn't have it any oyther way so fuck the naysayers~!

[BloodCountessLuna]

holy crap I got chills, he sounds just like him SPOT on! Go Craig! R.I.P. Sam

[BananaHurricane]

Fucking awesome

[guitarprism]

it's fuckin dead on. PROP'S CRAIG

[howie1962]

I learned alot about jesus

[aaartnaz]

pissed my pants

[LiquidFriction]

Wow that sounded just like him, good stuff

[JohnnyStorm2007]

OMG...this is to eerie. He sounds just like Sam.

[VonCouch]

Bravo. This guy is a dead ringer for Sam Kinison.

[tariessemor]

God I miss Sam... this guy brought back some great memories!

[Nick3889]

Its like if Sam is there man HES GOOD!!!

[2taintme]

Usually, impressionists don't just rip off someones act word for word to kill time. This guy sounds good at the voice, but then, it does not stray much from his own voice. His act sucks because he can't do anything original with it.  Lame. He obviously can only do exactly what he hears.

[squonkdh]

And what can you do clown? Give it a try fuckwad

[2taintme]

Wow, now I am intimidated. I notice you didn't say I was wrong, queerbait.

[pwt227]

hey dipshit, maybe you dont understand what it means to impersonate.

[2taintme]

Hey fuckwad, yes I do - maybe you don't know what it means to imitate. Cheaply I might add.

[enotdetcelfer]

well sam kinison is dead. hes not around to do live performances anymore and I for one would have loved to see him live. this guy does a great sam kinison... to the t. when the crowd laughs and cheers craig gass, they are cheering sam kinison. I would love to see sam kinison reenacted so that I could enjoy something that I never got a chance to.

[ffaaggoottss]

sams shit hes doing

[Pele2269]

this guy is awesome live-saw him in ft lauderdale 2003--wow, you think al pacino is in the room!

[MorrisTheTaurus]

He sounds EXACTly like Sam.

Bravo!

[thagame4u]

I liked Craig Gass ever since seeing him on Las Vegas

[Gigolo13]

wow...perfect impression

[ThreeGunFish]

Is this routine verbatim Kinison? Or is Gass actually writing his own jokes in the voice of Kinison? It all sounds like something Kinison would say, but I've never actually seen his stand-up.

[Rayman3424]

This is a Kinnison skit

[ThreeGunFish]

Hey thanks. It's a great rendition. Simply marvelous.

[thagame4u]

its old classic kinison material from his 1987 special

[lilwayne3p]

Unbelievable Impression! 10 out of 10! Great job!

[gregtheproduct]

absolutely uncanny impression. Brilliant.

[interpolio]

Imitation andjust plain channeling. One of the best impersonations on the planet.

[dijeinyje]

Pretty close to Kinison. His calmer voice sounds a lot like Tom Leykis.

[thurin68]

This argueably is the best impression of anyone trying to impersonate someone.Its so perfect and exact its almost scary..

[wannajive]

lol he does the perfect impression. but he doesnt have to come up with his own material.

[ribhkum]

this guy sucks , not even close!- thats my impression of twats that post up obnoxious comments about obviously talented people or good vids just to annoy people into replying to them, sad fucks!

[vladimir998]

This guy sounds EXACTLY like Sam Kinison.

[C0mm0nS3ns3]

Pretty close to old Sammy we all miss him, to many crap comedians these days who bail.

[rausha6]

The Best Sam Kinison impression ever.Now if he would dress like him ,he could do a tribute tour for Sam.

[spaceb]

YES!!!!!!

[qwiksand]

Gass is the best of the best. He does dozens of others spot on.

[spaceb]

aah, but this one's the best. Although Gene simmons may be FUNNIER (IMO), you could swear Kinison's come back from the dead when you hear this.

[penske13]

i have to say that was pretty goddamn god, i meen.....good!:)

[chromeoverbrass]

Yep...that's one of the best impressions of anyone I've ever heard, and I remember Rich Little in detail and used to listen to his tapes. I do impressions myself, and I'm hard to impress. Gass nails it!

[Matika]

this is really unvelivable.. even the little laugh between jokes. This man is a genius.

[mrfunnyman99]

I'm an Impressionist, I do it for a living and this is hands down the most spot on Impression I have ever heard,and I have heard and seen them all.I always thought Caliendos impression of Madden was the best, but this is better.

[prattfan1]

OMG!!!!! Bad Sam is alive and well...AND HE LIVES IN THAT GUY!!!!

[MsVashti]

My...GOD!!! *bow*

[BLUEMIU]

That is so incredibly good. My god. He even got the laugh down...

[joegar317]

Wow, that is the most dead-on impression of any comedian i've ever heard. Just listening to it i'd forget it wasn't Sam talking. Amazing.

[Dibrini]

Craig just needs to gain 200 pounds, grow his hair long and start wearing a bandanna on his head!

[erskine589]

word

[Vattens]

LOL That was fucking awesome! Sam would be proud.

[metaltothemasses]

hahahaha o man that is dead on. he's great.

[mikemedeiros]

I saw sam in Providence , RI  and Craig is absolutely amazing. If I believed in channeling I'd say he just was. With my eyes closed it WAS Sam-voice, timing, volume-everything.

[IcoolerthnU]

love that the camera is more on artie lang laughing in the crowd.

[iwillneverreadthiscr]

That's not Carolines... That's the Sirius studio.

[ryangfilm]

look at Artie Lange - he's laughing so hard he's crying!

[StingRayJack]

hes awesome but only sam can do the scream

[dcarrie1007]

that was really really amazing

[trifecta98]

This is just too freaking amazing! It's as if he channeled the great Sam Kinison into his body for one last performance!

[skunnyo]

HOLY Crap! That is amazing.

[RonNearly]

sounds good but not that funny! I know funny!

[evildaveprime]

Fuck off. You don't know funny from your momma's fucking dried up cunt. That guy did the most accurate impression of Sam Kinison I've ever heard.

You don't know a GOT-DAMNED THING, BWAH!

[brann1999]

Like everyone else has said...Sam would be proud.

[iggles700l]

does anyone have a video of his christopher walken? its as good as his kinison i swear.

[BigTMan1]

I don't mind saying this brought a tear to my eye. He sounded so much like Sam that I closed my eyes and, for a moment, thought it was really him. RIP Sam. Craig Gass is the best.

[kingbrendarr]

craig has been "doing" sam for years and is gneraly a funny guy

[Tabi76]

wow he sounded just like Kinison

[RokDAWG1]

wow...this is really damn good....Sam would've been proud

[wakiza06]

Wow- that's freaky. He sounds just like Sam!

[JustinLittlechild]

When you watch the Video scroll down so you cant see it then close your eyes and it will sound like the real Sam Kinison.

[BigTMan1]

Craig Gass kicks ass. Sam would've laughed his ass off.

[opiate9]

He's so good. Thanks a lot.

[MsVashti]

My god...sounds exactly like Sam!!

[dbmrhi]

This guy is great. Almost like having Sam back.

[robonez]

That's  S I C K ! ! !

He sounds exactly like Kinison!!!

WOW!

[Pdrumz22]

I know him. He's from Tucson, His standup show is great. It's original stuff mixed with impressions.

[SalSter19]

I've heard this guy on Breuer Unleashed and he is incredible. I still want to hear his Tracy Morgan impression though.

[Chzbrger78]

HIs tracey is awsome i live in baltimore and he was with 98 rock for a week in cancun. Check it out on 98online

[Bopalena]

He's a good impressionist, but not funny at all. He's just doing someone else's material. Hey Craig, ever heard of something called originality???

[thurin68]

Jesus! Its almost creepy how friggin' dead on he is??

This might be the best impersonation of anyone, EVER?

[SonnyGTA]

This is fucking DEAD on!  He is the ONLY good part of Pauly Shore is Dead! ONLY good part!

[kuksoolwon]

That is so creepy how does he do that?How he sounds excactly like him hear him all the time on Sirius

[silverwoodchuck47]

This is a very good impression of Sam Kinison.

[merks1]

this was dead on. and fuzzy! just like neutered dog. you don't get it!

[bklynpa]

I think he's best when he does Christopher Walken

[rgoodine]

killer Kinison impression... Craig's impression of Tracy Morgan is incredible as well.

[fuzzypige222]

ummm, so when does it get funny ??

[droolingcretin7137]

I'm not sure it's supposed to be terribly funny so much as a brilliant impersonation of Sam Kinison. Try not to be such a snob.

[fuzzypige222]

he is very very good impersonator, that in itself is entertaining, i just wish i hadnt waited the whole 5 minutes hoping for comedy

[JS1966]

Awesome!!