Super Dave Osborne on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

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Nothing stops Super Dave Osborne. No matter the disaster, the 'deadpan daredevil' survives it all. Bob Einstein is the brains inside Super Dave's crash helmet. He too is a survivor and he's worked with the best of the best. In recent years, you've seen him in 'Oceans 13' and 'Arrested Development' and as the unstoppable 'Marty Funkhauser' on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' But Bob's been getting laughs for a long time. The son of a comedian and the brother of writer/director Albert Brooks, Bob wrote for 60's rebels 'The Smothers Brothers', sharing the writing room with Steve Martin and Rob Reiner. In the 70's, he worked with everyone from 'Sonny and Cher' to Redd Foxx. Then, in the 80's, 'Super Dave' became a household name and he did it on a Canadian show - the always outrageous 'Bizarre' with John Byner. The character was an instant hit, Super Dave has gone on to be a talk show fave, the star of his own shows and feature-length movie. These days, Bob is back with a new DVD called 'Super Dave's Super Stunt Spectacular.'

[@mochi_and_me]

RIP Dave/Bob. You gave us tons of laughs

[@bryannorton8945]

Man I loved him growing up. RIP Super Dave

[@stevenwestern8199]

Super Dave has been my Hero. I have fashioned my life on this courageous man who has such bravery and just plain platinum cahones. If Super can do it week after week, I can surely get up and walk around the room hours after my spinal fusion. Will we see a dive off the edge of Niagara Falls onto the Maid of the Mist .

[@paposwing2925]

I laughed so much with that show. Cracked me up when he was all messed up on the ground begging to the commentator "Mike! Call 911 godammit!"

[@stevenwestern8199]

It is so much fun having Bob interview Bob, paying no mind to the interviewer

[@quantumhelium]

I think he was drunk.

[@fetuscassidy5479]

Well a big reason is that the interviewer is more bland than light mayo.

[@daveyboy_]

Check him out on Norm MacDonald

[@heavymetalhead]

Thank you for posting this clip!!!! Super Dave rules. Lots of memories watching his show and Bizarre when I was a kid.

[@DeusDevoid]

George learned the hard way that Super Dave hates interviews

[@rubennajera6735]

R.I.P. Super Dave. You were my favorite

[@MrBrownstone8881]

Amazing Video, he was my childhood hero!

[@shellyweiers4247]

Thank you for the wonderful laughs super Dave and mean gene oakerland as well rip

[@spooge33]

First saw Bob on Bizarre. He also made the rounds on the Variety Shows in the 70's. Years ago I sent a letter to his office inquiring about tickets to his show. I received an autographed photo and a hand written note saying that the tickets are free. I understand that it was more likely that an assistant responded to me, but I still have them after 50yrs.

[@joannescholl7216]

Bob you were awesome!

[@VanPebble]

He's great. He caught my attention on Curb. Good actor.

[@quantumhelium]

The best interview on Stromboli.

[@N8oRMusic]

R.I.P. Bob. You gave us some fantastic laughs

[@jamesziegler4383]

Thank you Super Dave

[@edmund184]

5:20 that's possibly the best / obscene joke ever told

[@scottjackson1420]

Super Dave was the very best. I loved the guy.

[@lmacorp]

Super Dave is the last living legend

[@ToylandChairman666]

Sadly there never was a Volume 2.

[@andrewtestin9080]

So badass

[@Damaged7]

Greatest stuntman ever.

[@JayPivot]

be happy guys

[@ADF366]

One of the few times seeing Super Dave laugh and not fully in character

[@jocam32]

dave, we love u regardless...ur 70 tho...embrace it!!

[@robertsprouse9282]

Cannot move his arms anymore.

[@kozes]

i didnt know that was his real voice...

[@bluntsafety]

I saw this back in the day. Hank Salot.

[@calvin4765]

My hero sense I was 5.I have the scars and arthritis to prove it.

[@robertsprouse9282]

Sense you were five? Wow! I figured you would say that
I have a since about those things.

[@meanmattworld]

hes aged, oh my god! At 69 though

[@MONEYMILKIFICATON]

the funkman

[@rancidcrawfish]

I love his style of acting annoyed and walking all over the interview

[@JonathanAllen0379]

Watch his two episodes on Comedians in Cars. At the end of one, they have a bonus feature explaining how his father, the legendary Harry Einstein, dropped dead in 1958 at the age of 54 at a "roast" of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Einstein#Later_years_and_death

[@jessenone3708]

bob looks older

[@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453]

But he is soo cute

[@coughsyrupyum]

take the 50

[@ns2110theonly]

I discovered Bob on Curb. I think he is the funniest thing on that show, of many masters of the funny. His deadpan delivery and blank stares are genius defined. However, I wish he knew that plastic surgery isnt becoming on a dude. Embrace the age!!! The 70's are beautiful.

ns2110theonly
And he was still only 65 at this time.

[@robertsprouse9282]

He can't reach for the beauty anymore.

[@thejdogcool]

I don't think he got plastic surgery. lol.

[@kayakdog121]

His voice is a lot higher. So are his eyebrows.

[@derricdueker64]

Balloon ball.

[@riobrasilsambashowssambist1453]

How is he still hot at 72?

[@animatiz]

why does bob always tell the same jokes over and over aha

[@bobcarp1239]

Don't do these stunts at home. Do them at someone else's home, cuz if it goes bad you don't want to destroy your own home...

[@SYouden84]

he's got a strange sounding voice,

[@larrydav1d]

He had one too many botox injections.

[@Indubitably14]

First.

[@miami4253]

That's just makeup. A ton of makeup. I don't know what the producers of this show were thinking.
You can see how Bob really looks on the Norm Macdonald and QTV interviews.

[@timrs2001]

I love Bob but he should stay away from makeup and plastic surgery.

[@gregghorner9107]

I think it's just overly aggresive makeup by the staff.

[@DouglasLippi]

Plastic surgery around the eyes is hard for me to look at.

[@Franklin-pc3xd]

Who's this Stromboliopolis dude, anyway? Is this a spoof on that democrat political commentator?