OMG I'm going to cry of happiness -- I never thought I'd get to see this routine again! Hell, I never thought I'd actually remember who did the routine, let alone find it online. I remember being about 13 years old and laughing my ass off at this, and both my dad and my maternal grandfather were recovering alcoholics. The only saving grace to my finding this was finally picturing the guy in my mind and remembering he played the overly strict dad in 10 Things I Hate About You. Thank you for uploading this! It always made me smile even on the worst of my early adolescent days and it's picked me up now, as a thirtysomething stressed and weary to the point of (frustrated) tears.
I totally agree with your comment. I saw this routine on TV maybe 20 years ago and I have never forgotten it. My favourite parts are the bit about the devil on the shoulder and the sun being God's flashlight! I could not remember who did the routine either. But I am so glad I saw this. Reminds me of certain sections of my twenties....
I was about the same age when I saw this bit and it stuck with me. 30 years later (and a LOT of level 5 nights) it still makes me scream with laughter. I think the thing that makes it so hilarious is that we've all been there.
I have had my share of evenings like the one Miller describes here. Laughed my ass off first time I saw it, especially the line where he says you ARE astroturf. Unfortunately, too many nights like this convinced me I had a problem. I have not had a drink for nearly 10 years, and I do not miss it.
This is one of those sketches that everyone knows every word before they hear it, that there are no surprises in what he says. It is all in the delivery, the timing of the telling, that makes it an all time classic.
@@magentalady For me, hangovers got worse after 30. But after drinking in spite of hangovers I became immune to them. Repeated hangovers after a certain point is like getting a vaccine for hangovers.
While living in London, 20 years and a life ago; a (then) friend had this on tape... We heard it so many times we knew it word by word, pause by pause... Great memories... Thanks ever so much for posting. Peace.
I remember watching this on HBO when it came out back in the late 80's. I was about 17 at the time and had already experienced many of those kinds of nights. That's what made the comedy routine extra hilarious.
Me too except I was approx 23 years old. I laughed so much & had recorded it onto a VHS tape (B4 DVRs were invented) LOL. Wore out that tape re-watching so many times.
Hey It's Me! We have 12 cities that are the drunkest cities in the top 20. They base the top states off of GDP per gallon of liquor/beer. Think about Wisconsin’s population though.
Seven years late, but I've just read it. That could be said about anywhere... Us humans are just a species that loves to get rat-arsed... Big love from Valladolid (Spain). Cradle of Ribera del Duero wines.
Level 6: "Fuck. I've got to call out of work. There's no way I'll be able to do anything. Well.. if I'm calling out.. might as well..." and if level 5's trademark is the sun coming up, let me tell you, nothing will stop you in your tracks like stepping out of a bar and it being night again.
He should do a bit about level 6... I may have gone there a few times during the pandemic. Level 6 involves drinking all day into the night, into the next day, and into the night for 24+ hrs straight.
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My all time favorite stand up bit. I've been looking for it for a long time but I'd forgotten who did it (and the correct title it turns out). I watched another Larry Miller bit tonight and voila.
4:37 "I don't mind going to that board meeting looking like Keith Richards" … I'm old enough to remember when the teen magazines called Keith "the cute one" from The Rolling Stones.
first saw this when i was a teenager and i couldnt 'identify' with it but then i became a bond trader in london, NY and tokyo and now i understand. sometimes we drank right through the night and went straight into work on zero sleep in the same clothes from the day before. that's high level drinking. y'all cant compete
Like others I had this on a cassette tape, played it to death and loved every second of it. I've searched "5 levels of drinking" many times and not found it, thanks again to the OP, great memories :)
THANKS for sharing! LOVED this routine man, just died the first time I saw it ages ago. Not least because I LIVED this life for way too many years, and I KNOW I'm not alone LOL!
He should do a bit about level 6... I may have gone there a few times during the pandemic. Level 6 involves drinking all day into the night, into the next day, and into the night for 24+ hrs straight.
I was looking for this on CZcams a couple of years ago but couldn't remember the name of it. I can't even remember what it was that made me think of it, but my first office job, this was my life!
I always wanted to know who performed this joke. I remember having a mp3 file of it, but it never said who it was by. I'm glad I finally found out who made this hilarious and true joke.
Same here! He did it during this very performance and I only saw it once but I really, really, really want to see it again. There's one video here on CZcams of him doing that routine at a podium for some reason, but it isn't nearly as good.
I had a level 5 only once. Apparently I trashed my entire house, broke the door off the hinges, bought a prostitute, shot a stop sign with a 12 gauge, and possibly killed a cat
I worked in a dive bar in my youth. One of the older bartenders always had shades on the night shift. One Sunday morning we found out why while the rest of us melted like the wicked witch.
On a wensday night I'm late stages level 3 or early level 4. Work is gonna be awesome tomorrow. I'm gonna be going why did I do this I'm not 22 anymore
This bit never gets old.
OMG I'm going to cry of happiness -- I never thought I'd get to see this routine again! Hell, I never thought I'd actually remember who did the routine, let alone find it online. I remember being about 13 years old and laughing my ass off at this, and both my dad and my maternal grandfather were recovering alcoholics. The only saving grace to my finding this was finally picturing the guy in my mind and remembering he played the overly strict dad in 10 Things I Hate About You. Thank you for uploading this! It always made me smile even on the worst of my early adolescent days and it's picked me up now, as a thirtysomething stressed and weary to the point of (frustrated) tears.
Diane Aguilar wasn’t Him 💯
I totally agree with your comment. I saw this routine on TV maybe 20 years ago and I have never forgotten it. My favourite parts are the bit about the devil on the shoulder and the sun being God's flashlight! I could not remember who did the routine either. But I am so glad I saw this. Reminds me of certain sections of my twenties....
Ozzy Diaz-Whole ?? it was 💯 him in 10 things. He’s so funny. I’ll never forget the pre-date faux pregnancy belly
I was about the same age when I saw this bit and it stuck with me. 30 years later (and a LOT of level 5 nights) it still makes me scream with laughter. I think the thing that makes it so hilarious is that we've all been there.
@@KOMF definitely was Larry Miller in 10 things I hate about you , and so many other movies.
Thick blue liquor,... I honestly watch this every day!!!! Of the year!
That is just absinthe without the wormwood. Tastes like black licorice without the LSD.
The older I get, the more "That Sun is like God's flashlight" makes more sense.
Stop drinking and god will disapear.
Yeah... Next one will be even rougher...
No matter how many times i watch this it always cracks me up!❤❤ That's the mark of a great bit!
Larry Miller nailed it! Sounds like a few nights from my time in the Navy! Oh to be 20 something again.
I have had my share of evenings like the one Miller describes here. Laughed my ass off first time I saw it, especially the line where he says you ARE astroturf. Unfortunately, too many nights like this convinced me I had a problem. I have not had a drink for nearly 10 years, and I do not miss it.
I'll drink to that.
Way to go 4 months for me
You use AA?
This bit should be shown at AA meetings.
This is one of those sketches that everyone knows every word before they hear it, that there are no surprises in what he says.
It is all in the delivery, the timing of the telling, that makes it an all time classic.
And yet it's hilarious because we've all been this person.
@@magentalady No. It is funny to watch others suffer because they value a drink over the rest of their life.
I have vague recollections of seeing this bit once or twice decades ago. But it's 100% relatable.
This is timeless
At age fifty a night of drinking like this will require as much time for recovery as minor surgery.
After 30 those hangovers are like recovering from a gunshot wound aren't they?
I can honestly say no. But i do NOT miss those hangovers. Glad to be sober. Thankful i should say. Take care
@@magentalady After 30, the hangovers become hangarounds. They become the unwelcome guest that won't leave.
@@magentalady For me, hangovers got worse after 30. But after drinking in spite of hangovers I became immune to them. Repeated hangovers after a certain point is like getting a vaccine for hangovers.
While living in London, 20 years and a life ago; a (then) friend had this on tape... We heard it so many times we knew it word by word, pause by pause... Great memories... Thanks ever so much for posting. Peace.
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Great stand up comedian, and a Classic HILARIOUS routine..
Great show
A Brilliant classic..!...thanks for posting.
I remember watching this on HBO when it came out back in the late 80's. I was about 17 at the time and had already experienced many of those kinds of nights. That's what made the comedy routine extra hilarious.
Me too except I was approx 23 years old. I laughed so much & had recorded it onto a VHS tape (B4 DVRs were invented) LOL. Wore out that tape re-watching so many times.
Such a timeless and relatable bit.
One of the great story tellers
we have a word for drinking this much in wisconsin, it's called tuesday
keizzerweisser you people are NUTS!
Wisconsin isnt even top 5 for drinking states
Hey It's Me! We have 12 cities that are the drunkest cities in the top 20. They base the top states off of GDP per gallon of liquor/beer. Think about Wisconsin’s population though.
Hell, That saying must be Universal by Now!
Seven years late, but I've just read it.
That could be said about anywhere...
Us humans are just a species that loves to get rat-arsed...
Big love from Valladolid (Spain). Cradle of Ribera del Duero wines.
Level 6: "Fuck. I've got to call out of work. There's no way I'll be able to do anything. Well.. if I'm calling out.. might as well..."
and if level 5's trademark is the sun coming up, let me tell you, nothing will stop you in your tracks like stepping out of a bar and it being night again.
He should do a bit about level 6... I may have gone there a few times during the pandemic. Level 6 involves drinking all day into the night, into the next day, and into the night for 24+ hrs straight.
Thank you Larry for Gods Flashlight...
You spelled Fleshlight wrong
I have laughed at this classic routine for years now! I, unlike some here, get it. It's funny AND I can relate to it!!!
I worked in Manhattan during my 20's and I'm ashamed to admit I lived every moment of this bit dozens of times.
Absolutely brilliant!
"And this time, I mean it!"
I listened to the audio of this when I was a kid. This was the first time I ever saw the facial expression when "the devil is bartending!"
This one Never gets old.....
Damn what a funny guy!
Didn't know he was 'standup' funny when I used to watch him on old disney movies.
But he always got me to laugh.
I’m currently living this day as we speak. Ironic how this came up in my recommended vids.
When one beer is too many and 20 isn't enough! Haha
That is the start of the end of your life, stop while you can please!!
Such a great comedy routine!
Absolutely Brilliant,Thanks for the privilege of this.
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So chill, yet so funny.
Now that's class!
My all time favorite stand up bit. I've been looking for it for a long time but I'd forgotten who did it (and the correct title it turns out). I watched another Larry Miller bit tonight and voila.
4:37 "I don't mind going to that board meeting looking like Keith Richards" … I'm old enough to remember when the teen magazines called Keith "the cute one" from The Rolling Stones.
How have I never heard of this guy? He's awesome!
Hilarious! Larry Miller is awesome, thx for posting!
The one and only Larry miller
Been a good 20 years since I've seen this. Thanks for uploading, and thanks for linking random redditor
Last night I had an entire bottle of rum and three cans on top of that.
I'm 33. I still feel like I beat the night.
Yo, that is not healthy, im down to listen to you if you have anything to say.
when you're drunk the sound quality is OK
And You know That!
first saw this when i was a teenager and i couldnt 'identify' with it but then i became a bond trader in london, NY and tokyo and now i understand. sometimes we drank right through the night and went straight into work on zero sleep in the same clothes from the day before. that's high level drinking. y'all cant compete
seems a logical progression when you put it like that
The worst of Level 5...The Sun!! We never expect that do WE??....the most perfect drinkin line ever said
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He should do a bit about level 6...
Like others I had this on a cassette tape, played it to death and loved every second of it. I've searched "5 levels of drinking" many times and not found it, thanks again to the OP, great memories :)
Never has the phrase "funny cause it's true" been so applicable.
I lost everything when i got to level 5. I will listen if you want to talk.
It's the doorman!
Yep Seinfeld😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨😨
“I don’t know anyone named Ruby!”
Nah, man, you remember Ruby! She took her love to town.
enemy of the heavy drinker..... THE SUN!!!!
God flashlight
Yikes!
I thank you for posting this too this is great
THANKS for sharing! LOVED this routine man, just died the first time I saw it ages ago. Not least because I LIVED this life for way too many years, and I KNOW I'm not alone LOL!
this the guy that played the doorman on Seinfeld, I always thought he looked like Bill Murray at a glance lmao 😅
He should do a bit about level 6... I may have gone there a few times during the pandemic. Level 6 involves drinking all day into the night, into the next day, and into the night for 24+ hrs straight.
Six if you live in a trailer park.,. Every single time 😂😂 😂😂
Six? Lahey's got that beat!
Anyone who has ever drank alcohol can relate to this, and if you're a young 'un, you'll learn soon enough.
I was looking for this on CZcams a couple of years ago but couldn't remember the name of it. I can't even remember what it was that made me think of it, but my first office job, this was my life!
Loved him as the dad in 10 Things I Hate About You
I don't know why exactly, but this bit makes me so happy.
30+ years later and it still makes me scream with laughter each time I listen to it.
I always wanted to know who performed this joke. I remember having a mp3 file of it, but it never said who it was by. I'm glad I finally found out who made this hilarious and true joke.
i dont even know anyone named ruby " Ahh loved it
Pure Brilliance!
awesome. classic.
Remember this well
This has got to be from experience. ;)
Wish people would post when something was recorded. CZcams should have a field for that when people post.
great stage presence.
Classic indeed!
Same here! He did it during this very performance and I only saw it once but I really, really, really want to see it again.
There's one video here on CZcams of him doing that routine at a podium for some reason, but it isn't nearly as good.
6:35; "WE'RE DRIVING TO FLORIDA!"
That's how you get Florida Man.
I had a level 5 only once. Apparently I trashed my entire house, broke the door off the hinges, bought a prostitute, shot a stop sign with a 12 gauge, and possibly killed a cat
I lost my house and son because of level 5. Hit me up if you need to talk.
this is amazing XD
I worked in a dive bar in my youth. One of the older bartenders always had shades on the night shift. One Sunday morning we found out why while the rest of us melted like the wicked witch.
Going to a dive bar soon, what is the average cost of a o2 tank, i always wanted to dive. I dont want to do the dumb snorkeling, i want o2.
This speech alone got me to quit drinking...
tf?
Dane, hows abstaining from drinking working out? All the best
And this time, you mean it.
Hope you’re doing well pal.
He basically wrote 'The Hangover' many years prior to its release.
I've been looking for this video for years. I'm thankful that someone finally posted it to you tube. Thanks, variedgrace!
freddiemercurious George Carlin Did This And Now I Can’t Find It #MandelaEffect
someone just posted a joke about tattoos and exes and it reminded me of they look at you and they know and they say who's Ruby
When you get past level 4, stay away from strip clubs. You wont remember going and you'll have spent an entire paycheck for nothing.
AWESOME
He did this routine back in 1988 on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
you are old. and fat
All-time classic.----------------------WolfSky9
Woldsky9 is not a classic that I am aware of. Can you enlighten me as to who that is?
"Even the devil going, I got to turn in. Oh no, I got to be in hell at nine, got that brunch with Hitler I can't miss that." - Larry Miller.
🏣🏤🏤🏥🏦🏦🏨🏬🏬🏮⛪⛪🏯🚿🚿🚿🚿🚿🚿🚿👟👟👟👟
😨😨😨😨😨😨😨
What the hell does this mean, are you drunk?
@@codefeenix
Level 6 lol
Great stand up
This guy can sit down like a fucken boss too!
Drunk while watching this lol
The worst part of level five.. The sun.
oh man!
WE'RE DRIVING TO FLORIDA!!!
There is another version where he says "we're driving to Hawaii!! Then passes out." I always thought that was funnier.
so true.
Hi, which is the true part?
Never got to level 5, but came close a few times.
i came too
Was there really a commercial break right in the middle of this? @3:00
classic Miller
Level 6
Two questions. Where am I? Why am I naked?
level 3 is the best and after that it’s just complete blackness and teleportation
"teleportation" 😂😂😂
i AM artificial turf
can i fertilize u?
My 58 y/o mother just sent this to me… I’m a 21 y/o bartender and sadly I’ve never related to anything more………..
Hey! this could be "Five Levels of Facebook"
Some day I'm gonna marry that girl.
Max Keeble's big move
Gonna fess up to something. I once walked out of Tootsie’s in Nashville at 1100 AM.....yes I did. Or shit maybe I crawled out...
Great
Shit comment
On a wensday night I'm late stages level 3 or early level 4. Work is gonna be awesome tomorrow. I'm gonna be going why did I do this I'm not 22 anymore
Larry Miller - the Dean as "The Nutty Professor"
robert compton "as the Dean in..."
robert compton The Suck Up Guy in PRETTY WOMAN.
Oh my stars and garters. I'd read this routine, but I didn't know it was actual standup.
you'd not read the routine if you had known it was stand up?
@@codefeenix I got the text in a chain email years ago - never knew that it was text from an actual standup routine.
.......who's ruby?
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by 5:29 probably does a good Brando impression.