Dennis Wolfberg - The Bris

[Rickyrab]

At one point, years ago, a hurricane was forecast to graze Florida in the Miami area. This led to one unfortunate comment: "America's getting a bris?"

[CiaranMcVeigh]

A very talented entertainer - loved him on Quantum Leap too! :) 

[Hugh7777]

As Leonard Glick says in "Marked in your Flesh" of circumcision on TV "..it is reasonably safe to say that whenever circumcision is discussed ... the defining motif is uneasiness. "

[lotusleft]

Still funny after all these years.

[ertznay]

4:27 Cameo by Keanu Reeves.

[SirHatchporch]

I miss this man. So funny.

[ChristyFisty]

Happy Chaka Khan, Mr. Wolfberg.  xo

[TheShockwave]

@ChristyFisty If I could vote this comment up 100 times, I would.

[FreeBeDrug]

i saw my second-cousin's bris. I fucking hate this tradition of circumsion. Yes, I am jewish. It is just to sad to watch: an 8 day old baby, such a beautiful person, just born, and to see him in so much pain is just unbearable. I wept. i felt so bad for him.

[riddemful]

@FreeBeDrug

thanks for questioning this bris tradition. Thew bris is a cultural thing. god by virtue of allowing birth into the world has a covenant with every human being that exists the bris is unnecessary for relationship with god/Allah

[meekrob]

Was he wearing a toupee here?

[mtbmatt18]

Quite a unique comedian...shame that all the greats leave so early.

[NewYawkahBroad]

He guest co-hosted on Regis and Kathy Lee and did a skit on his colonoscopy....I was on the FLOOR CRYING I was laughing so hard.

Kathy Lee looked so Weschester sucking on a lemon face while the audienced LOST it!

This dude died way too young! He was hilarious!!!!

[1worldcurrency]

My favorite stand-up ever.

Never needed to heckle or curse.

The colonoscopy story killed me also. I saw Mr. Wolfberg at Caroline's, about 100 people. Just as he started, a guy got hysterical "crying" at the first facial gesture, in anticipation. (Wolfberg claimed the faces were unintentional).

The material is mostly standard Borscht Belt , but he develops a crescendo with a five minute story, and the delivery murders me every time.

[helookalikaman79]

This guy Dennis, jokingly was great he made me forget the PAIN of the complications even for just the moment I got to laugh at it instead of cry.. SO sad that apparently he passed on...

[helookalikaman79]

compliment to follow I have been looking into the circumcision, I was FORCEFULLY cut at 8 days against my will or consent. ( this is my opinion and im sticking to it) So of course the more i read as to why this is done and what is actually involved the more i grew angrier about someone thinking they had the right to do this to me and give me LIFELONG complications from it...

Especially since every single idiotic reason to do it DOESNT apply to me at all or in anyway..

[FunnyMan5432]

Yes, Pleeeeeeze post any videos. I remember his Fiber-One cereal bit. Soooo funny.

[doctrDave]

I was blessed to see Dennis when there was a drunk heckler in the audience. This woman had destroyed the two opening comedians, but when she started ranting at Dennis, he lit up like a light bulb. He based his whole routine on her until she was reduced to a crying, screaming ball of pity. She was carried out by security to thunderous applause, and Dennis then changed subjects and continued making us laugh until our sides hurt. I miss him, and am envious of his audience in heaven-

[happysjud]

My grandson had a bris today. I saw this clip afterwards, and boy ... does this guy hit the nail on the head. Perfect bit. Funny. Great delivery. I haven't seen a Dennis Wolfberg clip in years, and this one reminded me of how funny and talented Dennis was.

[JolietJerry]

These clips are great! I remember watching Dennis when I was younger...too bad he passed so young. Anyone remember the name of the host?

[hooziwitz]

Wayne Cotter, I believe.

[carlofiorletta]

@hooziwitz Yes definitely wayne cotter, he still tours and does corporate events. funny guy.

[stumiller]

I sure do miss Dennis. He was a school teacher before he did stand-up for a living. I'll bet his students went home laughing every day. What a talent. We lost him waaay too early.

[intactivist1]

Ignorance is bris.

[LoyalRaiderFan]

one of the most overlooked and brilliant comics.

[jonnybgood88]

love Dennis RIP

[mrdtv]

So great to see some folks found and posted some of Dennis Wolfberg's work. He's truly a comic genius. I too have been trying to find any part of his past performances. If anyone can find and post his bit about a Trip to the Proctologist, I'd be eternally grateful. He had me laughing so hard I had to pull the car over and stop because I couldn't see through the tears! How sad we've lost his presence and talent.

[ThickAzABrick]

One of the funniest people that no one has ever of. His appearance on Johnny Carson, if anyone can find it, is THE funniest routine EVER! Sorely missed by all.

[MisfitDoctor]

Such a great comedian. I remember him from when I was younger. I wish he could be around today for the younger comedians to learn from.

[MIT1369]

Hands down one of the great unappreciated comics of our days. Thank you so much for posting this. I've been looking for his stuff for years!

[speirsm]

Dennis was one of the funniest guys ever in the business...too bad he died so soon

[thorandmoljnir]

One of the funniest guys EVER!...

[upshaw26]

He was a great, true, comedian. He will be missed.

[mervrun]

I saw him live in West orange years ago...He was soooo funny....He was a great talent!!!!!

[musicjd2b]

I miss him he was a great guy

[nateword]

this dude is absolutely the funniest.....his skit on getting more fiber is classic

[StumptownBoy]

I think that's the one when he talks about "passing the Chrysler Building." What a riot.

He became an absolute classic in a very short time.

[motherseer]

Just to echo everyone else - when Comedy Central came on & I discovered Mr. Wolfberg, it was like finding a substance with all the good qualities of pot, chocolate ice cream and scotch with none of the regrets after. Always hysterically funny. He always seemed like such a mensch too. I have shamelessly stolen his delivery when ranting at my kids, when they've done something so heinously absurd it boggles the mind, and I use his rising crescendo at the end of a line to highlight this to them.

[vgnsz320p]

I found more Dennis Wolfberg clips. Type in "wolfberg", "wolberg" and "wolf3". Never laughed so hard.

Can someone tell me where to buy his videos?

[StephenObx]

Thank You! so much for sharing this! I can't tell you how many times I've searched and searched to see him just once more. A true comic genius, and a good man.

[Haematochezia]

A great loss indeed. I saw him live with George Wallace. I hurt for days from laughing so hard. I laughed harder that night than from either Bill Cosby or George Carlin. I'm so glad I got to see him live.

[3eyedho]

The eyes widening on the punchlines made him twice as funny.

[jedik801]

It was also the way he would accentuate his voice in the more humorous parts of his delivery, I'd laugh twice as hard. Good example is at 0:46. 1st saw him on his debut on Comic Strip Live and was probably the only comedian on that show I NEVER forgot afterwards.

[lirrray]

My brother turned me on to him some 15+ years ago. I had a front row seat with my family and I had to beg him to stop. I honestly thought I was going to die. I laughed so hard, the tears were rolling down my face and I couldn't breath. Till this day, I don't know how my mother and I survived. Fearing comical suicide, I caught him 2 more times and then he was gone. I had no idea he was that sick. He still brings a tear to my eye. He really was the funniest man I have ever seen!

[liffick]

Saw him in Boston many years ago. He was a class act, and quite simply the funniest guy I'd ever seen. R.I.P. Dennis, we miss you!

[kjetski]

Dennis is sadly missed. He did an absolutely hilarious bit on a rigid sigmoidoscopy that I wish someone could or would post.

[quasimike]

Just type "Wolf3" into the search box. Funniest routine ever, I agree!

[VenomLSX]

Absolutely hilarious. It was certainly quite a shock to me when he died. I'm actually pretty good friends with his kids. I'm about a year younger than his eldest, Daniel. Who is quite the comedian himself.

[brimbal]

I saw Dennis Wolfberg about six months before he died (in Boston). The "bris" bit was part of his routine that night. Had no idea he was sick and that he had been battling cancer. I never laughed so hard before or since. I wish there were more clips of him. The "teaching" audio clip is also a classic. Thanks for this post...

[Slightlybent]

Wish I could find more videos of Dennis Wolfberg - he was great! Thanks for posting this

[DJDeadParrot]

Thanks for posting this video. When Dennis Wolfberg passed away due to cancer in 1994, it was a great loss to the comedy world, and the world in general.