Carrot Top - Losing Your Props in a Fire - This Is Not Happening
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- Carrot Top’s act goes up in smoke after the comedy club that’s storing his props burns down. (Contains strong language.)
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I've known who carrot top is my entire life but I've never heard his voice, lmao
Same! I was just thinking that same thing
I think this is the guy from thundercats
@@chadnuts "I think this is the guy from thundercats"
YES! I knew I'd seen that face somewhere else! If they ever do a ThunderCats live action movie...
Lol
Same
This guy does not deserve the hate he’s received over the years. He seems like a super nice guy and he’s actually really funny.
I don't understand how anybody could hate him.
Your only saying this because of JRE
@@robertg6339 completely true.
I agree
The hate can't actually be that pervasive, can it? He's still working and gigging to this day. Doing his thing and people show up for it. I've always laughed at his stuff.
I’m a black comic I need my people
-carrot top
classic line
Bro i was like what let me check wikipedia
@@GameShaft same xD
For real tho, he grew up in Cocoa, Fla(nicknamed Chocolate City...guess why..) and he held records at Cocoa High for Track.
I died.
Carrot Top did something remarkable for comedy. "Corny humor" is something most comedians avoid at all cost. Carrot Top decided to base his entire act on corny jokes, and he made it work! And here he shows that he can do more traditional comedy quite well too. That's talent.
Yes! Exactly I love it
That audience pulled back before he ever hit the stage, you can see it in their eyes. I genuinely feel for this guy. We've all been bashing on him for such a long time, think about how much courage it would take to keep going after decades of hate. Respect.
They were all laughing?
Dude’s a millionaire. That buys some pretty good therapy.
Shut up lmao
Decades of success to go along with the hate, he has done very well.
Y’all are a bunch of fucking pricks
He looks like a real life “ Thundercat “
Lion-O, that's the name yer looking for
That's what I said
😂😂😂😂😂😂
He looks like the lead singer of Tokio Hotel or Zack De La Rocha with that hair, tho :) lol
HGH
What's a "thunder cat"
"I’m a black comic, I need my people" that killed me
When i lived in Charlotte NC as a kid in the early 90s Carrot Top lived there too. He was really nice to us and was one of the people that taught me how to swim and made me confident enough to laugh in public at silly things. I owe him a lot
He would come out to Scorpio on Sunday back then. That's when I met him. It's a drag bar by the way. Really nice guy
Spang aayy charlotte gang
From Charlotte myself
I miss North Carolina. I was born in Fayetteville and lived there until I was 20. Not much to except drugs, besides the Fort Bragg fair or shooting or fishing, but that's only if you don't have alot of money. Kind of like Salemburg where Tarheel Challenge Academy is, but just way bigger. I guess I just miss the memories.
704 gang
Wow, this was amazing. He definitely deserves props for his performance.
I see what you did there.......lol
Yeah, he was really on fire.
I enjoyed him with no props.........he should just start telling his life stories=comedy
😅😆
I exhaled forcefully through both nostrils.
I feel like this guy always caught a lot more hate than he deserved...
Props, man.
I c what u did there
Him and Dane Cook. Both hugely successful at a young age. Haters gonna hate. Looks like comics got a lot to go around.
Dude, I applaud that comment. In fact, if it wasn't for that shot of penicillin, I'd give you the clap.
Well fucking played
I call these type of comments "click-bait comments". Just to let you know, I coined that term
I'm from birmingham, and remember the crazy Blizzard, and hearing about the club burning down. pretty cool to hear about this event from a different perspective
wow i know you)
Is it cool? 🤔
The great blizzard of 93
I remember hearing about that club from my uncle, and the "Great" blizzard of '93. I miss living in Alabama so much, lot of great memories there.
@@amazing_bastard bubb
I met this guy in Rochester Michigan at my work. He is a genuine, down to earth dude. Funny that my first memory of any act is Ally McBeal's tiny shopping cart.
Mine too! And the baseball bat with the hidden steroids
I might not find Carrot Top to be a super funny comedian, but he is a fantastic story teller and I appreciate that.
I appreciate you fat pussy
Prove it . You always say that but never offer up anything in the way of evidence to back up your wild claims . Christ on a fuckin bike .
@@rippedtorn2310 wot
@@hypnotoad28 Prove it . You always say that but never offer up anything in the way of evidence to back up your wild claims . Christ on a fuckin bike .
oh my god i thought you were me
Suddenly I really want Carrot Top to do a Netflix special, propless.
Lmao. Dude, I remember when he did the 1-800 collect commercials in like 1994. He seems to be the butt of allot of jokes nowadays but I respect the dude.
ryanjofre He’s always been the butt of jokes. Him and Dane Cook. If I had to guess I’d say their success at such a young age rubs comics the wrong way. Haters.
@@anydaynow it's their comedy (or lack thereof) that "rubs" people the wrong way.
@@kokolatte825 Except they're both hugely successful so that doesn't track.
ryanjofre carrot top has a net worth of over 75 million.
He’s had a place in Vegas doing shows for ever now.
The butt of all jokes or not.
Dude deserves props because he’s doing something right, still, all these years later lol
The thing I really like about him is he doesn't tear other people down to get a laugh, his thinking goes so much further and simpler at the same time than that. Genuinely just seems like a nice guy and that goes a long way with me because money and fame can sure make you a dick.
I just want to hear CarrotTop to yell.. just one time.. "THUNDERCATS! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
80s reference
Lionel Lord of the Thundercats!!! He could also run after the Wizard of Oz, yells and scares him....
Lol 😂
@@blacke.blackerton5430 Lion-O, dude... it's Lion-O.
Props dude 😎👍
That Black Comic line is A+ material. Honestly this was pretty damn good
The Wasteland Wizard it was good....not A+ let’s settle down
First thing when loading any This Is Not Happening video... immediately forward to 1:00.
every single time
thought I was the only one
I'm glad this was at the top of the comments.
so fucking ridiculous, just another reminder of how out of touch comedy central can be.
The intros still sucked when Ari was the host, but somehow they were better then.
New appreciation for CT , his humility shows great character . The fact that he let other people help him rebuild is great . I’m glad he’s doing great . God bless him always Amen !
Bro...his “finger mustache” when he refers to Steve speaking is priceless!!!!
Really what Carrot Top should get into. Real stories small clubs. He seemed like a real person again.
You're right. His style is more subdued than the flashy american comic. Some of the phrasing and mannerisms were actually british
Bonaventure Cemetery Journeys
I agree. It’s time to put the rubber chicken down
@@kpag3030 I mean, with a net worth of 75 million, why would he stop doing what made him famous and rich? The fact that he even bothers to get on stage any more kinda proves that he loves what he does even if it isn't for everybody >.>
@@simonausmus With $75 mil, he can AFFORD to experiment artistically and evolve.
Imagine if Miles had kept playing bebop his whole life. 😰
@Belcultassi If he wanted to do that, but he obviously doesn't and enjoys what he does.
Take away his props and he becomes a great storyteller
I've never seen him perform. Watching this I enjoyed him, then I went and watched a prop video and it wasn't enjoyable. Hopefully, he'll do less prop stuff.
For sure
@@sarahd1250 go find 2 more prop videos then decide. Especially when he started out. Way funny. He has had a couple acts that I wasnt really a fan of but everyone is aloud a couple bad gigs.
Right? I was shocked.
Imagine that
Shout out to Carrot top for heaving the heart to still speak when he got hate he didn't deserve
I met carrot top in Vegas when I was around 10 years old. I ran up to him as he was coming out of a show, probably tired (I remember home being super sweaty and out of breath) and he stopped everything he was doing to talk to me, say a few jokes and take some picture with a young kid and his family. Such a nice genuine dude. Much love for carrot top here.
"... then they found Gallagher's matches!" Carrot Top imitating Jay Leno 😄
He should have kept making fun of him because I was just listening to the story this was not that funny
He looks like David bowie from labyrinth reproduced with a Chucky doll.
Blasphemy leave Bowie out of this
Thanks, now i can't sleep.
He looks like young Mike Myers with a wig
Strange hairstyle. But pretty good looking nowadays.
He actually looks really good for 54.
Still a huge fan after all these years. I was so happy to see him on the JRE podcast, he was so good, had me laughing a lot. Greetings from Los Angeles.
Just finished the ep and needed to refresh this story! Hope he comes on again, once he warmed up-i was like this man’s BEEN an undeniable staple of comedy and he’s quietly taken so much. Hopefully he sees the positive response and puts himself out to tell his stories, he’s probably got thousands! Love him
his JR podcast changed my opinion of him, he seems like a pretty cool dude.
I remember seeing him in a club in Vegas, and I remember all the crap he would get. I assumed he got it because he was red headed and skinny, like Spider-Man skinny. Except when I saw him, he looked more like a roided out Orange Venom.
So randomly in the 90s I ran into Carrottop in a gas station at like two am. We exchanged pleasantries and he couldn’t have been nicer.
Was working at a hotel in the late 90s as a bellman and he was staying there. Stopped by the desk and chatted and joked with us for a while. Super nice, regular guy
Top is a veteran comic. So happy to see/hear him.
I read this as “So happy to see him/her” smh
@@wavetoyou so did I lmao Jesus
he should play blanka in the next street fighter
Ha...nice.
He definitely looks like the product of an affair between Blanca and Chuckie!
Nah I still say Arcade from the Marvel Comics thats is the role he needs to do before he dies
When he was on roids a few years ago he definitely looked the part.
lolz
He was funnier than the audience’s reaction.
That said... how in the world does a prop comic make it 30 years?
Kelly Pagano luck and personality 🤷🏻♀️
Some people are lucky others not so much. Karma plays a big role too unless your that unlucky 😂
By having his own theater and making millions. He does like 300 shows a year
@@blackmoldremediationprofes6697 Uhh he's 55
He’s lasted for so long because of that sweet sweet “chairman of the board”money 🤣🤣🤣
He was talking too fast, he didn’t give the audience enough time to react and laugh. Subconsciously, I think people wait until a comic pauses to laugh. You don’t laugh during a joke, you laugh at the various punchlines essentially. He’s more just telling a funny story, he’s not quite doing a comedy routine. I think a lot of the other comics did it better. Better jokes, better tangents, etc. This was just alright, but I’m not a huge fan of his or anything so maybe I’m just jaded. I was entertained nonetheless. I just didn’t laugh
I remember my Dad taking me to see his show when I was a teen, and when he hit the Wendy’s part me an my Dad couldn’t stop crying, it was the funniest thing we’ve ever seen. This dude is awesome.
Props to Carrot Top for rockin' Michelle Wolf's look & killin' it with his story
Wait, did you say " props" ?
@@borkfromgnafu8644 somebody finally got it & pointed it out 🤔🤓🤣😜 #dadjokes
except Michelle Wolf isn't funny
@@Twocrudedudes The only people who don't find Wolf funny are the ones with road rashes on their asses.
This is a good dad joke! 🤓Made me think a bit and no one was hurt in the process! Except for imrickjamesbeeoch 👀😂
Been a big fan of this dude for about 25yrs. I never understood the hate on him. People just like to hate I guess. The dude is clever asf with his props
Love CT, I saw him years ago when I was in the military. It was when he was bodybuilding, thought “Chairman of the bored” was meh so didn’t expect much. We literally laughed the entire set & I’ve been a fan-boy since!
I love how they all helped in his time of need. Great to hear stories like that.
My dudes hair is magnificent!
@Slip Magoo he looks the lead singer of megadeth tho.
congrats on the two of you!
His hair looks awful lol
Carrot Top looks like you got bit by a radioactive carrot then immediately getting shocked by lightning lol
I can see the animated series now
My guy looks like a raggedy ann doll who took up recreational heroin
@Henry Jvv you can like it now lol
@Henry Jvv be careful not to give a like to a joke thatz been played to death since his first surgery
@@humphreybutterclump8742
I remember this guy when I was a kid honestly never knew what he did or why he was famous. I also knew people didnt like him for some reason as a kid I was like why he looks like he is living his life and not bothering anyone. Today as an adult I still dont care why people hated him looks like he is still doing his thing.
His Jay Leno impression was pretty damn good.
He's actually pretty funny! All I've ever heard is people slating him. Respect man!
right? I'd actually never seen any of his act cus I've always heard people shit on him, but I've been snooping around youtube and he's actually pretty damn funny
@@habbogigi His awkwardness makes him funny, and his little mumbles after a joke are funny also. He's one of my favorite comics and is surely a legend.
He’s actually very likable ! Respect ✊
He's not lying about comics having each other's backs. I remember a friend of mine talking about Carrot Top in front of Lewis Black, making a joke about his brand of comedy. Lewis Black then went on to defend Carrot Top and he said he had a lot of respect for the guy. So yeah, comics look out for one another... at least some of them do.
OMG! Way to go everybody that helped him rebuild his act! I’m choking back tears for that!!!!!
Low-key one of the best intro videos I've seen. A perfect summary of the low and middle class working man/woman's life.
The 1993 snow storm in Birmingham was a freak of nature. I am from there and remember it. We will never see 13 to 18 inches of snow again. It really shut the town down for four days before anyone could start moving around again.
I remember Alabama getting shut down back then. I remember it because a news item about the whole state only having 2 legitimate snowplows for the roads, as opposed to the little pickup truck plows. I never knew why people didn't just drive through it until I was down South in a minor snowstorm and it was dangerous as hell to have all the inexperienced drivers coming at me.
Never heard him speak b4. I like his voice. He sounds normal...lol. I think he's great!
I've seen him 4 times in vegas he's absolutely amazing !!!!!a top notch performer👍
That was the most epic snow storm of my life...we called it the “Storm of 93” here in TN! I’ve got so many awesome memories from those days🤣
That snow and ice storm was no joke. I lived there in 93. First and last time I've ever seen/heard lightning and thunder during a snow storm. Crazy. Snow piled up on telephone lines. Bizarro.
We got 17 inches of snow at our house in Atlanta. Not a huge deal in the Great Lakes area, but for the Deep South, that was unreal!
As a Michigan girl, this all sounds normal to me lol
Didn’t that storm also hit NY? I remember the ice under the snow. My block was a hockey rink for a few days.
@@yankees29 yes we lost power for a week
Tennessee didn't get it as bad as you did, but it jacked us up pretty good too.
The way he tells the story is exactly the same speed as his act. It's so cool that when he is on stage he performs the same way with or without his props
I can't say that the set killed, but it was captivating. I've been watching his interview with Steve-O and he seems like a super cool guy.
I've been watching it too...steve- o podcast is great....the one I just watched was Jodie sweetin and it was a very good interview
God dammit, DC, pleas cast Carrot Top as The Riddler.
He would.be excellent
Shit, make it so
Sewer Tapes great idea!
wow, that is just the best idea. He really would, would love to see him do something like that
Please don't take the Lords name in vain
I’ve been to that comedy club so many times and never knew the whole story behind the burned up Carrot Top shirt on the wall. Now I do!
CT seems like just a straight up genuine dude, and he's outright funny 😂
Mad respect to Carrot Top. This is a really cool format. He seems so personable and just naturally funny. Doesn't need props. Wishing you many more years of continued success my dude!
I just want to say that I'm glad to share a planet with this guy.
Carrot Top is always been one of the best comedians I thought the props are the bomb!!!! His show in Vegas kills all the time
This is a really cool story. Seems like a really cool genuine dude.
Everyone from Birmingham remembers that blizzard. If you talk to someone long enough you eventually hear their blizzard story.
I was living in Birmingham in 93 when the Blizzard hit and remember all this. I was also one of the first acts to perform at the Stardome and worked with Carrot Top at Comic Relief at Universal Studios in 96
No you didn't.
@@ihavetheanswers Actually he did.
David Merlin do you still do comedy? Why did you quit if u don’t mind me asking? Tell me a joke lol please...
Did you do the scavenger hunt? Were you in charge of finding the dildos or the rubber chicken?
Carrot top looks like that ginger witch in hocus pocus
Winifred Sanderson
Bette Midler?
He really looks like that ginger that plays the piano and sings funny songs, he just needs a little more eye makeup.
Lmao
@@heidimarchant5438 lol that's Tim Minchin. You might like his song "Prejudice" 😄
Lion-o looks like he hit hard times .
Notice that Carrot Top has terrible eye contact with his audience.
True true .he relied on his props hes not the funniest dude. But hes still entertaining as hell
Carrot Top has always been one of my favorite. I can't understand why people hate on him. Like it or not, The guy is a legend.
I always love carrot top and I'm so glad to see him back. He's as good as he always was.
Genuinely happy for Carrot Top. He was such a mess at certain points in his life, but he really seems like he's in a great place right now and I'd love to see more of him. Good for you, red-fro.
lDude when was he ever a mess? You dreaming.
the top got a lot of hate for the props earlier on, but this mans got a lot of skin and hard work in the game, a survivor and a true legend, one of the brethren.
IDGAF what anyone thinks carrot top is funny with or without props.
the crowd here may not have been laughing out loud constantly but he really is a good story teller in his own quirky way, glad to see he's still in the game
I don’t know anyone that equals the strength of this mans patience.
Carrot top is so underrated, I love this dude!
I give him props.
Lol. 🥁Good one!
Good one! 😆
Great to see Carrot Top on stage again!
He is a ROCK STAR in Vegas and Sells out there ALL THE TIME!!!
@@TnT24u I know dude. I meant, its good to see him in the spotlight again.
He’s a fantastic storyteller. Very interesting to listen to.
You know, he’s actually a pretty good story teller and has a decent voice. I wouldn’t mind hearing him on some podcasts
Check out Stevie-O's podcast interviewing CT
Bro his Vegas show is legit funny af. Go with a buzz it's fuckn legit.
something went right...he makes 10 million a year in Vegas
Big deal. Lots of performers go to Vegas when the relevance of their career is past.
@@masterpiecelacquers2766 Right......but his act is "hold a thing, say a line, drop thing" the fact that he is making 10 million on that is pretty damn amazing. Comedy is usually a "get in, start getting paid, do tours for petty cash until you die" success model so the fact that he was able to secure one of the coveted Vegas positions is pretty damn impressive.
@@simonausmus the guy from Nickleback has the same net worth as carrot top.
That's right.
Carrot Top is the comedy version of Nickleback.
@@masterpiecelacquers2766 The vocalist is only a part of the band. The bands combined net worth is closer to 200 million. Soooo about 2.5 carrot tops.
@@simonausmus that disproves my point that earnings dont equal talent?
I saw carrot top's show in the late 90s, and it exceeded expectations...!! probably one of the most entertaining live comedy I've ever seen....I loved it
That story actually had a really heartwarming ending
While not fall-out-of-my-chair hilarious, this bit was some damned fine story telling and enjoyable to listen to.
Dude.
He just gained my respect. What a badass.
Carrot Top is the man, genuine dude and lives to be funny and make others laugh
his best jokes are him talking about his props, i think he needs his stuff back
He seems like a very humble dude. Glad I got to see him perform without his props.
Oh THAT ice storm. He is referring to the "1993 Storm of the Century" that dumped feet of snow and inches and inches of ice very far south, and then it got bitterly cold for weeks (no thawing). My mother was trapped in a hotel in Gatlinburg TN- they would form special old lady special forces groups to search the parking lot for cars with candy bars (feet of snow meant they had to dig out a car for a while just to access interior- if they guessed the car location right). It's good to hear that all those comics came to his need and helps him rebuild his act. Mad props to them!
And I know it's a thing done to help skin look aging better.. but the spray on tan really makes him look weirder imho.
loved the fact he gave credit to them all coming together to help.
Let carrot to have a Netflix special! Amazon! Anything this dude is a legend
Wow I`m getting old.
You and me both, bud.
Damn! Who knew Dave Mustaine was so funny?
haha , underrated comment
10/10
Ian Sullivan ... oh my gosh! You know his name? May I have your autograph?
I never even though of making a connection between CT and metal
Nice.
A real comedian almost out of a time machine. This kind of comedy still has a place I hope and love his work. Hope to see him more in the future. Great stuff Carrot.
Dude!!!!
12 45 am
Carrot top is one of my new faves!!!
Looks like Lion-O from the Thundercats.
His Gay Brother Perhaps.
If Lion-O was doing a ton of meth
omg for my entire life I thought his name was Lionel LMAO
@@johannesberg8649 that was the jeffersons.
@@davejones5640 Yeah, I confuse real life TV shows with cartoons
First time Kathy griffin made me laugh !!! You go girl
Lol
Ha!
Hahahahahahhahaha your a foo for that one didn't know she had a twin sister.. Lindsey lohan at 54!!
🤣 you said, "you go girl!" A mess.
Best comment of the year... Lmao
Seen him a few times over the years back in 03 04 05 ish in Vegas. He was funny as hell. Loved his shows
Honestly? Even if he’s joking, he really doesn’t look his age. I also love that his hair has become it’s own planet. I’m living for it.
He is aging slowly into a hobgoblin. Hollywood should capitalize on this.
Though I respect his skills. Clearly he doesnt actually need props, he just enjoys them.
Jeff Mabry he will eventually be cast as Rumpelstiltskin
I thought I was the only one thought that thumbnail looked strange
I've seen Carrot Top twice when i lived in Vegas. Super entertaining show. Funny ass dude
My husband and I met you in Winter Park .You were nice enough to come over to our table and talk with us we were celebrating our 36th anniversary at the time you were very gracious thank you.
I saw Carrot Top play at my college (Georgia Southern University) at around 1991-92. He was hilarious. After the show I hung out and met him. I had a very nice looking Ben & Jerry's "Cherry Garcia" pink and burgundy tie-dyed shirt on that he loved and complimented. He asked if he could get that shirt from me. He had sold out of his Carrot Top t-shirts (the one pictured in this video that burned and was framed), but he had the one he wore for the show. So I told him I'd take that one. It was too small for me because at that time he was very thin, but I wore it back to my dorm room anyway. Scott Thompson (his real name) was very nice and I helped him load his prop trunks into the back of his small Toyota pickup truck with the bed shell top covering the trunks in the back. He locked his act (those trunks) up with the tiny bed shell top key on his keyring.
Over the years, I have no idea what happened to the t-shirt he gave me. I could never really wear it since he was so skinny at that time compared to me. Anyway, it is a great memory and I was always excited to see how successful he became after that with his incredible Vegas residency, since I had shared a fun moment with him at the beginning of his career, before the time he's describing in this video.🤙