Opie and Anthony: Brian Regan on O&A Part 1

O&A ask Brian Regan about his glasses, newscasters with foreign accents, and the metric system.

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Comedy

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• Opie
• Anthony
• Brian
• Regan

[ryu1024]

He's the best clean comedian around.

[Lostgates]

fuck angela the old whore from 1984

[pellypates]

For some reason clean comics aren't as funny to me because it feels like they're restrained somehow. like there are some topics that you know they would have good material on, but they just can't go there. but maybe its just because I like dick jokes.

Also, are there any clean comics who work blue when it is appropriate or when they can get away with it? When Regan is on Opie and Anthony there's nothing stopping him from talking about pinksocking and doody hats, but would that harm his career?

[Sorcoral]

@mongolenpup Canada's plastic money would blow your mind.

[mongolenpup]

Brian Reagan is a funny guy, but he's too pro government regulation/hierarchy whatever...when he goes into that it's just a bummer...f.ex Carlin ripped structure and hierarchy to pieces, being kind of a modern day court jester who poked fun at authority, not the people being too stupid to abide by authority...kind of misses the whole point

[JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

@WorldWalker11 hes the dane cook of dirty words lol

[WorldWalker11]

@JaCkMiChEaLs0n

Whatever works for you, I guess...

On the other hand, you take someone like Bob Saget - someone with jokes based solely on foul material without any originality or effort whatsoever - who is still, despite his best efforts, not funny.

[JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

@WorldWalker11 they arent magic. you cant just say "why'd the goddam chicken cross the fuckin road" or something. some things just need that raw and realistic language. if someone like louis ck was clean 100% of the time he would blow. inversely if brian added an x-rated adjective to ANY of his bits they just wouldnt work.

one of carlins most famous lines "you ever notice that most of the people who are against abortion are women you wouldnt wanna fuck in the first place?" just cant work clean

[WorldWalker11]

@JaCkMiChEaLs0n

It's not that those words are funny; it's that those words make a harder punchline. The content is perceived to be funnier and heavier when an expletive is thrown in, which makes Brian Regan even funnier - to not use those words and still have an expertly-crafted punch.

[JaCkMiChEaLs0n]

brian really hates being classified as a "clean" comedian like its some kind of gimmick. he actually has a bunch of dirty stuff that he cant tell anybody. he even said in an interview that he wants to do a show with a big "FUCK" shirt and "FUCK" hat with a giant "FUCK" in the background and do nothing but his cleanest material

stupid people think that 'dirty' comedians arent funny and that anyone can get a laugh with those words- you do it then. you have shit damn and fuck. make me laugh

[Killinemdead1]

@thefriendsociety no but i am. have you got a problem with that?

[andyottito1]

@thefriendsociety : No, but he's pretty popular among Mormons.