Sam Kinison Quotes


I got divorced, which was not a good thing for a revivalist minister. It did not go down well. I'd already been banned from a couple churches for my jokes. So one day I woke up and decided it was time to start living for myself.


Citations

Kinison, Bill, and Steve Delsohn. Brother Sam: The Short, Spectacular Life of Sam Kinison. William Morrow, 1994, p. 82.

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Sam Kinison
Sam Kinison
  • Born: December 8, 1953
  • Died: April 10, 1992
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  • Profession: Comedian

Samuel Burl Kinison was an American stand-up comedian and actor. A former Pentecostal preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were characterized by an intense sudden tirade, punctuated with his distinctive leaning forward scream, similar to charismatic preachers. Initially performing for free, Kinison became a regular fixture at the Comedy Store where he met and eventually befriended such comics as Robin Williams and Jim Carrey. Kinison's comedy was crass observational humor, especially towards women and dating, and his popularity grew quickly, earning him appearances on Late Night with David Letterman and Saturday Night Live.