Roy Wood Jr. On Why Old People Stay Married | CONAN on TBS

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Komentáře • 265

  • @tomgay5951
    @tomgay5951 Před 2 lety +511

    using the mic as a featherpen whilst still keeping it within speaking distance was high skill

    • @lydiai.3658
      @lydiai.3658 Před 2 lety +8

      reminded me of Stewart Lee using the microphone to chisel insults into gravestones

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 Před 2 lety +2

      Not exactly, it's simple, but was well executed

    • @chriswright8114
      @chriswright8114 Před 2 lety +2

      I find it more impressive that someone with access to CZcams has such a low bar for "high skill"

    • @tomgay5951
      @tomgay5951 Před 2 lety +5

      @@chriswright8114 you alright mate things going well?

    • @wut37inarow
      @wut37inarow Před 2 lety

      Maybe the mic on his shirt helps?

  • @jordanclark7566
    @jordanclark7566 Před 2 lety +554

    This dude has major 90s sitcom dad energy and I’m here for it. Hilarious

  • @mofrowannabe
    @mofrowannabe Před 2 lety +140

    “Who is Eunice, Herschel?!” 🤣

  • @alejandrotoro9676
    @alejandrotoro9676 Před 2 lety +272

    that ink dip pause was perfect

    • @amen_ra6926
      @amen_ra6926 Před 2 lety +1

      That was a nice touch. I wonder if he thought of it or if someone else mentioned it? I don't think most people would have thought of it.

  • @innertubez
    @innertubez Před 2 lety +133

    “They met before stuff was invented.” Lmaoooo

  • @ramonpineda7514
    @ramonpineda7514 Před 2 lety +222

    He cracks me up big time everytime he says "moral is low". The second "moral is low" in Miami was too funny! 😂

  • @GLOhead0
    @GLOhead0 Před 2 lety +591

    IMO Roy Wood Jr is one of the best comedians around today.

  • @Mysticfob
    @Mysticfob Před 2 lety +325

    That was such a solid 5 minutes. Great comic

  • @Circuitssmith
    @Circuitssmith Před 2 lety +44

    Roy’s devotion to his routines is insane. He gets these ideas, takes a sharp left turn down a mental road and drives for miles and miles.

  • @christophernuckolls9964
    @christophernuckolls9964 Před 2 lety +338

    Roy Wood, Jr. is one of the great storytellers of our time. As good as his jokes are, his stories of growing up and getting into comedy are even better. He's an underappreciated bard.

    • @jzmskzm
      @jzmskzm Před 2 lety +5

      his rod stewart story is epic 😂

    • @YUNGZEUS92
      @YUNGZEUS92 Před 2 lety +1

      A bard indeed

    • @0b100
      @0b100 Před 2 lety +3

      @@jzmskzm Smitty was eveb better, possibly his best. The Golden Corral one. Definitely buying all his stand-ups to watch fully.

    • @jzmskzm
      @jzmskzm Před 2 lety +1

      @@0b100 yeah that one was epic. hilarious and real af

  • @veloway
    @veloway Před 2 lety +77

    Greatest story teller of this generation. That “Smitty” story he tells about working the buffet and the county jail might be the best comedy I’ve heard in my life.

    • @jeremiahandmaggiegutierrez3261
      @jeremiahandmaggiegutierrez3261 Před 2 lety +1

      I think that’s a true story of when he was working at Golden Corral.

    • @veloway
      @veloway Před 2 lety +6

      @@jeremiahandmaggiegutierrez3261 He certainly tells it as a true story and I can’t tell which is better if it’s true or just a GREAT story. But oh my God there are very few people who could go that long for the pay off and have it work. He is amazing. I want it to be the straight truth with no exaggeration but in the end I guess it doesn’t matter. I have very few people who are a “remote drop” for me but he is absolutely one for me.

    • @amen_ra6926
      @amen_ra6926 Před 2 lety

      Yeah that was too funny. It took going to jail to learn his name 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣

    • @TheTDA
      @TheTDA Před rokem

      Sooooooooooooo good

    • @jayceedope4242
      @jayceedope4242 Před rokem

      Where is that? I want to watch it.

  • @enzomthethwa5861
    @enzomthethwa5861 Před 2 lety +49

    Wow. That letter was so well written! I'm surprised. He really thought this out!

  • @amen_ra6926
    @amen_ra6926 Před 2 lety +29

    Roy's story telling kills me 🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂. "She shant be happy...." I lost it with that line. Grandma looking through Grandad's telegrams 🤣😂😂😂😂🤣

  • @cthide
    @cthide Před 2 lety +43

    The entire parallel bit - genius

    • @gadgetsnotebook961
      @gadgetsnotebook961 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes, it's genius but I believe it was stolen from Greg Giraldo.

    • @gadgetsnotebook961
      @gadgetsnotebook961 Před 2 lety +1

      Here's a link to Greg Giraldo's bit czcams.com/video/JTRqi99vg28/video.html

  • @bobkerr2755
    @bobkerr2755 Před 2 lety +89

    Never heard of this guy but that was a damn fine first impression

    • @Christopher-ms5ke
      @Christopher-ms5ke Před 2 lety +3

      Check out his prank calls. They’re classic

    • @Weoutherewildin
      @Weoutherewildin Před 2 lety +5

      Lol you been living in a cave???

    • @MinorKey135
      @MinorKey135 Před 2 lety

      You should also check out his “This Is Not Happening” buddy; they’re gold

    • @bobkerr2755
      @bobkerr2755 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MinorKey135 Just finished the first episode, good stuff.

    • @Joe-xo4yg
      @Joe-xo4yg Před 2 lety

      Welcome to earth 🙃

  • @tristanthorndykesrocknroll3082

    When I worked at a deli I used to write civil war style letters to my girlfriend at the time when we had no customers and I was bored.

  • @xavierabii548
    @xavierabii548 Před 2 lety +29

    This brother cracks me up every single time 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @hotdamndan9892
    @hotdamndan9892 Před 2 lety +44

    Facts. Roy spittin facts as always. 😂

  • @Kmoseley86
    @Kmoseley86 Před 2 lety +424

    17 Dislikes. Janice Shant be Happy.

    • @dswcnn
      @dswcnn Před 2 lety +2

      Oh, this was the best comment on a social media post I’ve seen lately. Well done, sir.

    • @ramonpineda7514
      @ramonpineda7514 Před 2 lety

      BADABOOM TSSS!!!!!

    • @VenomAntiVenom
      @VenomAntiVenom Před 2 lety +4

      @@dswcnn That’s sad. Follow better pages on social media then.

    • @docautrisim885
      @docautrisim885 Před 2 lety +1

      Golden

    • @joiisler3012
      @joiisler3012 Před 2 lety +6

      @@VenomAntiVenom Somebody Always has to be a BUZZ KILL.
      I guess it’s Your Turn.
      Congrats. Or something.🙄

  • @russellgilbert3453
    @russellgilbert3453 Před 2 lety +12

    She shan't be happy about that. LMAO!

  • @ernestbyers4647
    @ernestbyers4647 Před 2 lety +29

    That was excellent. SO well written, and perfectly delivered.

  • @djstarr-lowery4047
    @djstarr-lowery4047 Před 2 lety +31

    I'm so tempted to send this to my son and his new wife (they got married last weekend) it would coordinate with my wedding toast in which I reminded him, "your grandparents we're married for 70 years" I would do that but if I sent them a text I probably won't hear from them till the end of next week. Ah, technology

  • @Cpt.ArpeeDjee
    @Cpt.ArpeeDjee Před 2 lety +6

    I am beginning to like this man more and more. There's a kind of charismatic cheekiness in his performances and the way he tells his stories. If there's ever the possibility of meeting him, first one is on me.

  • @alfredtaylor1076
    @alfredtaylor1076 Před 2 lety +165

    I saw him in 2007 or 2008 at the Comedy Showcase in Houston. Bought a couple of his prank phone call cds and then lost them in a fire 2 years ago. That story seemed less interesting the more I wrote...

    • @MinorKey135
      @MinorKey135 Před 2 lety +3

      Some detail and a pun might help 👌🏾

    • @kimoTV131
      @kimoTV131 Před 2 lety +3

      He has his prank calls on youtube if you want to hear some

    • @AConquerorsVendetta
      @AConquerorsVendetta Před 2 lety +2

      Honestly fire makes things more interesting
      Sorry for ur loss tho

    • @Kathy_1991
      @Kathy_1991 Před 2 lety +4

      I didn't expect that ending 😂😂😂

    • @MRWEDAWEST
      @MRWEDAWEST Před 2 lety

      The story seemed less interesting the more I read. 😕

  • @gregslingerland7292
    @gregslingerland7292 Před 2 lety +3

    "Gives it to a dude on a donkey" lol

  • @Youdoyouyeah
    @Youdoyouyeah Před 2 lety +18

    Roy Wood Jr was in Conan before he made it big?? My love for Conan has strengthened!

  • @fuzzylumpkinsgetofmyproper869

    I can't believe I have been sleeping on Roy for this long,I used to skip his clips but after watching him for a week...dude is mad funny men😂😂😂

  • @ugonwokolo558
    @ugonwokolo558 Před 2 lety +12

    I LOOOVE this bit with the letter writing. Morale is low..

  • @riddley39
    @riddley39 Před rokem +2

    This guy is another level quality!!

  • @foevachanster
    @foevachanster Před 2 lety +35

    Love this man! He's so freaking funny. Thanks team coco!

  • @JoelHernandez-yl6yw
    @JoelHernandez-yl6yw Před 2 lety +3

    2:41 “morale is low” I shouldn’t have laughed at that 😂

  • @pimpmaestro5666
    @pimpmaestro5666 Před 2 lety +15

    He's such a good story teller! 😂

  • @nickrockxu2113
    @nickrockxu2113 Před 2 lety +19

    One of the best story teller's.

  • @ThePakman90
    @ThePakman90 Před 2 lety +58

    Mannnn, can you imagine dudes trying to write nowadays. Many dudes don’t even know sentence structures or English composition lol

    • @desecration171
      @desecration171 Před 2 lety +10

      Would now be a bad time to point out the grammatical errors in your comment or is that just being petty. :P

    • @Basomic
      @Basomic Před 2 lety +1

      I know sentence structure. For instance: shrimp scampi

    • @momo-cchi5978
      @momo-cchi5978 Před 2 lety

      @@desecration171
      Childish! 💀💀💀

    • @AiNEntertainment101
      @AiNEntertainment101 Před 2 lety +1

      @@desecration171 ...nah, I'd call that appropriate or at least "fair enough". 😄
      As a German fella who has been teaching himself about the English language without ever been in an English speaking country, I actually appreciated your comment.
      Sincerely...
      😎

  • @elfari100
    @elfari100 Před 2 lety +7

    She shan't be happy. Thank you for the hysterically funny observations/sociological study😂

  • @TheSwitch747
    @TheSwitch747 Před 2 lety +17

    His police dispatch impression was hilarious, ya’ll gotta check that one out

  • @K4R3N
    @K4R3N Před 2 lety +7

    Terrance, 3rd Cavalry 🐐

  • @jlight2672
    @jlight2672 Před 2 lety +10

    Morale is low. LMAO

  • @bycorduroy8269
    @bycorduroy8269 Před 2 lety +14

    “what’s the scampi doing?”

  • @flexking4800
    @flexking4800 Před 2 lety +7

    Just discovered this guy a week ago. He is a very solid comic. One of my new favorites

  • @joestar6194
    @joestar6194 Před 2 lety +2

    That letter was genius 👏

  • @alexandraalmanzar570
    @alexandraalmanzar570 Před 2 lety +1

    The way he set up that letter tho... GENIOUS!

  • @irynpatience
    @irynpatience Před 2 lety +10

    For sure dating now is very hard. This special is all I needed to have a good day

  • @selfdiscardedkingofruin7291

    So much truth in this 😂😂😂

  • @Greatstuff9596
    @Greatstuff9596 Před 2 lety +11

    This dude needs a Netflix special

    • @Illustrious10
      @Illustrious10 Před 2 lety

      He's got 3 of them on Comedy Central. Enjoy!

  • @iamnormal8648
    @iamnormal8648 Před 2 lety +1

    This is the most solid skit I have ever seen.

  • @gabeochoa4003
    @gabeochoa4003 Před 2 lety +2

    Roy is REALLY good at his job

  • @sahagun25
    @sahagun25 Před 2 lety +3

    Dude, this was gold lol

  • @bitamericas7186
    @bitamericas7186 Před 2 lety +6

    Who is Eunice, Hershel ? 1:49 LOL

    • @aberry16
      @aberry16 Před 2 lety

      such an underrated joke!

  • @slickrgl
    @slickrgl Před 2 lety +11

    Solid set.

  • @MikiArtist
    @MikiArtist Před 2 lety +2

    meanwhile im in the middle of handwriting a long love letter to my girlfriend lol

  • @otter666
    @otter666 Před 2 lety +2

    Clean writing right there!

  • @dallasalmeida6392
    @dallasalmeida6392 Před 2 lety +6

    Some of his jokes and references are dare I say it - Genius! I agree he needs his own special. Let’s see this !

  • @andrewrobinson2565
    @andrewrobinson2565 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm watching you on "this crap". Married in 1984, still there.

  • @justinbuergi9867
    @justinbuergi9867 Před 2 lety +6

    I got an ad for a senior dating service before this video
    Gotta love CZcams

  • @H12457
    @H12457 Před 2 lety +2

    Terrance sure lived an interesting life😂

  • @paulremick4291
    @paulremick4291 Před 2 lety +5

    This was a solid and hilarious set.

  • @alexanderivory-brown118
    @alexanderivory-brown118 Před 2 lety +1

    THIS WAS SOOOO FUNNY! I cant believe I am 11 years late seeing this!

  • @beverlyharris9859
    @beverlyharris9859 Před rokem +1

    LOVE THIS. SENSATIONAL!

  • @marcustoney7762
    @marcustoney7762 Před 2 lety +1

    Bruh, this is so funny because I'm the single friend my homeboys use as an alibi all the time.🤣🤣🤣

  • @purplehaze5817
    @purplehaze5817 Před 2 lety +2

    He deserved that little applause

  • @riccccccardo
    @riccccccardo Před 2 lety +4

    Love this man!

  • @jaymufasa1484
    @jaymufasa1484 Před 2 lety +1

    That was great!!!!!
    Thank you mr. Roy. You have a great talent. The gods bless you man.

  • @BedroomBeethovens
    @BedroomBeethovens Před 2 lety +24

    My dad divorced my mom after 40 years together. So i guess my parents didnt get the memo

    • @productplacementadz24-73
      @productplacementadz24-73 Před 2 lety +2

      Why? After 40 years wouldn't you just stick it out.

    • @ramonpineda7514
      @ramonpineda7514 Před 2 lety +5

      After 18 years I put in for a divorce. Should of happened sooner but it is what it is. Got my self-esteem back, plus I'm back in school working on my degree and I have friends once again.

  • @YaBoiJern757
    @YaBoiJern757 Před 2 lety +2

    Simple. I see Roy Wood Jr I click

  • @lastcall8286
    @lastcall8286 Před 2 lety +2

    This is why he is a gem.

  • @solidkingcobra
    @solidkingcobra Před 2 lety +41

    I think this young man will do well if he audition for the Daily Show.

  • @LadyHashZ
    @LadyHashZ Před 2 lety +3

    Smart standup. I appreciate smart comedy

  • @reallpenzel
    @reallpenzel Před 2 lety +4

    Roy’s library of prank calls are epic as well as his stand up. Dude is hilarious!!

  • @HOGOSHA94
    @HOGOSHA94 Před 2 lety +2

    The joke at the end is genius

    • @gadgetsnotebook961
      @gadgetsnotebook961 Před 2 lety

      That's right, but the premise isn't his. Greg Giraldo did this bit over 20 years ago (czcams.com/video/JTRqi99vg28/video.html) there's no way Roy doesn't know about it. Every comedian knows Greg Giraldo.

  • @mathewdwhite
    @mathewdwhite Před 2 lety +1

    Love this guy, ever since the b2k story.

  • @ladycatherinedebourgh7336

    This is gold!😆

  • @redgenerall28
    @redgenerall28 Před 2 lety +6

    Yeah this dude is great

  • @loveforeignaccents
    @loveforeignaccents Před 2 lety +5

    Good stuff!

  • @wasabyMICH
    @wasabyMICH Před 2 lety +2

    he is soooooooooo funny!!

  • @jaygarland9305
    @jaygarland9305 Před 2 lety +1

    Respect to all the good writers of the world.

  • @Ezio214
    @Ezio214 Před 2 lety +1

    This is great!

  • @therealmegabros
    @therealmegabros Před 2 lety +2

    😂 He's new to me but I'm definitely checkin for his stand up now

  • @lloydbrowne9397
    @lloydbrowne9397 Před 2 lety +3

    Brilliant Segway!!

  • @Synster73
    @Synster73 Před 2 lety +1

    This guy's hilarious! How am I just now seeing him for the first time?!

  • @elvdell5582
    @elvdell5582 Před 2 lety +1

    That was effing hilarious.

  • @pauld205
    @pauld205 Před 2 lety +27

    Shrimp scampi!!! I guess his friend's fingers and breath smelled like seafood when he got home late from "red lobster"

    • @jdfodio
      @jdfodio Před 2 lety

      That does fill in the blanks quite logically.

  • @jackiechan6460
    @jackiechan6460 Před 2 lety +2

    This dude is great.

  • @paperbagbrown1326
    @paperbagbrown1326 Před 11 měsíci

    I think Roy just wanted to say the word "shalln't" on stage😂

  • @erasmus9732
    @erasmus9732 Před 2 lety +2

    Brilliant.

  • @sarahferguson0
    @sarahferguson0 Před 2 lety +3

    He's hilarious.

  • @snomelc920J
    @snomelc920J Před 2 lety +1

    Had to put this guy in my top 10 😅

  • @lspr215
    @lspr215 Před 2 lety +1

    "She shan't be happy" 😁

  • @MS-dh9gh
    @MS-dh9gh Před 2 lety +7

    He should be a guest host on jimmy kümmel!!

  • @kennethfagan9738
    @kennethfagan9738 Před 2 lety +3

    I was cracking up🤣🤣🤣

  • @nataliewalton5118
    @nataliewalton5118 Před 2 lety +2

    Magnificent

  • @ryanhart3678
    @ryanhart3678 Před 2 lety +1

    On Point!!
    🤣🤣🤣

  • @wideawake5630
    @wideawake5630 Před 2 lety +1

    Brilliant

  • @Schmusan
    @Schmusan Před 2 lety +1

    He’s the Best 😂

  • @MonkyDollqueen
    @MonkyDollqueen Před 2 lety +15

    When you love a girl that has lived trauma, when she realizes that you are choosing to love her, and not hurt her, she will love you back with the same kind of tenacity that it took to walk through fire.

    • @imactuallysotoxic8709
      @imactuallysotoxic8709 Před 2 lety

      But nobody wanna deal with that.

    • @newwavenancy
      @newwavenancy Před 2 lety

      Nobody wanna deal with loving and not hurting someone? Psh. Everyone has trauma, it’s an unavoidable part of life. That’s why we’re here for the comedy.

    • @imactuallysotoxic8709
      @imactuallysotoxic8709 Před 2 lety

      @@newwavenancy Nobody wants to deal with the insecure mind state of an abused person.
      It's an unbelievable amount of work and usually they end up doing you they way they've been done. But that in itself is a statement born of my own insecurities. 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @imactuallysotoxic8709
      @imactuallysotoxic8709 Před 2 lety +1

      @@newwavenancy But also people who haven't gone through anything are entitled and without humility, which usually makes them toxic too. So w/e.

    • @imactuallysotoxic8709
      @imactuallysotoxic8709 Před 2 lety

      @@newwavenancy And not everyone has trauma. These are words of a person who looks for hurt in other people and when they can't find it they become hurtful people themselves.

  • @stephenr80
    @stephenr80 Před 2 lety

    had me dead!

  • @proggressionpathsalone2737

    Love u bro

  • @leonelcadet3833
    @leonelcadet3833 Před rokem

    This is perfect comedy.

  • @spokezman
    @spokezman Před 2 lety +2

    Dudes a legend an I don’t think I have seen a special yet , he must either be writing for people or pissed some executive off

  • @K4R3N
    @K4R3N Před 2 lety +1

    Damn so much truth here