This is one of the best nights on comedy EVER. We taped this and watched it often!!!

I was at home prior to going on a seven month cruise. It was me and mom. She died in 1990 at age 50. She worked for local cable company and the Owner, Fred made sure we had every channel on our box. Pop built the cable company building. Luckily I had setup the VCR for when this special came on. We were watching it and laughing and then, Bob Nelson. I think we laughed so hard that we couldn't breathe. I love Nelson. He sent me an autographed DVD and he did a Cameo video for me. Everywhere we went, mom would ask me to do the Football routine. Their gone now but I still have the video. Love ya Bobby and I'll always be grateful for the gift that only me and my mother shared.

As a kid I had most of these routines memorized. Who would have thought this show would be the coming out of the best comedians of the time. Truly comedy at it best. RIP Bob!!!

R.I.P Rodney Dangerfield, Sam Kinison, Bob Saget & Now, Louie Anderson

My parents had taped this on VHS when it originally aired and we still watch it from time to time.

SO much of this I have on instant playback in my head. I'd long forgotten these were all the same damned episode. What a classic.

I remember watching this show when it first came out. My stomach was hurting because I was laughing so hard. RIP to Bob & Louie

So many great memories! I remember seeing this in HBO! Thank you for posting

Bob Nelson's football routine always makes me laugh.

Love Richie Gold! He’s still out there doing it after all these years too!

RIP Rodney Dangerfield..One of the great legends of comedy..Loved his standup and his movies..

I never forgot this. My favorite! Thanks for posting.

I remember watching these specials when I was in High School and LAUGHING MY ARSE OFF!!!🤣😂 These are truly the greatest of the great comedians. Now so many have gone to that Great Comedy Special in the Great Beyond. Rodney Dangerfield, Sam Kinnison Bob Saget and now Louie Anderson. You just know, whoever they are, they will keep the laughter going!!! 😂😆😂😅🤣😆😍 RIP GUYS❤

What a line up. Thanks for a whole hour's worth of classic comedy.

Thanks for posting this classic Rodney Dangerfield's Young Comedian's special. Sam Kinison blew them all away! God Bless You All.

Great Show and comedians - RIP Bob Saget - you’ll be missed!

Geez I remember watching this back in the day. I recorded this twice and both tapes got jacked. So good you want to steal it, I guess.

Even though not many people had cable back then, it seemed like everyone saw this special.

Richie Gold was hilarious

What a great collection of comedians! That Reverend Jim impression was spot on. And the Rita Rudner joke about seeing a Picasso hanging in her plastic surgeon's office always got me. But for me, the highlights were Bob Nelson and the late, great Sam Kinison.

One of my favorites of all time.

I've never seen anyone do an impression of Dudley Moore! Good on him

The empty glass of water...😂😂

I remember my dad telling my sister and I to go to bed bc he thought Rodney's monologue was going to be dirty. He let us stay up and watch it. Then after Maurice LaMarche did the Star Trek thing he was dying laughing and we watched the entire program. A lot of these jokes were recited by us around the house. Good ole days.

I Used to Love this Show!!

Holy crap, what a line up!

Some of these are legends, some are totally forgotten even though they have great talent

Sammy RULED this night. I watched this the night it aired with my sister at her place, and laughed so hard during Sammy's routine I had tears rolling out of my eyes. She was fairly conservative, but she laughed too. Maybe not as hard as I was, but she laughed. This still goes down as one of my top comedy routines of all time. RIP Sammy ❤

45:53 I died at this. Just try using this one with today's crowds...

So funny!!!!!!!

I RECORDED THIS WHEN IT ORIGINALLY AIRED…

Bob Nelson's performance one of the best stand ups I've ever seen

Thanks for uploading this- I haven't seen it in forever- but you should correct "Roger Dangerfield."

That Yakoff had a great set! And his jokes weren't bad either.

I needed a good laugh! Watching this in 2022 and thinking...so many comedians have left us. Some are in this video, but others like Robin Williams, John Belushi, John Candy, Chris Farley...too many!! The comedians today just aren't the same. We can't talk about wokeness without getting back lash from SOME ONE!! Ahhhh.....the good ole days..

Bob Nelson was amazing! This was his BEST on Rodney

Maurice would later be known as The Brain, the second Inspector Gadget, among others.

@ 17:18 I had "Dane Bramage" ....still funny today!

Yakof Smornoff- they have Jokes dept. in Russia. 😅

Sam Kinison absolutely killed it. Shit still funny as f**k in 2024

I am looking for a VHS copy of this special. Will gladly pay for tape and shipping. I lost my Father-in-law's copy of this back in 1989. Would love to surprise him with a replacement.

I wouldn't have left.

Maurice LaMarche 2:54 Richie Gold 8:17

47:37 timestamped because there may come a time when I would want to share this joke, without taking credit.

I thought Roseanne Barr was on this, too. Very funny stuff by legends-in-the-making.

6:36 - Its Chris Chappel!

This was from the day before a ton of ignorant stuff became normal. Sam and Rita rate.. bob saget should be missed. He is the Flash hero of comedians

Maurice does Pepe Le Pew's voice now, right?

Tell em Charlie sent ya

Rita was such a snack

My favorite bit was the russian guy.

I legit had no idea Maurice Lamarche did stand up. All I can hear is The Brain...

This show started in 1985///NOT 1976!!!

Does anyone know when this aired on hbo what month

ahhhhh chuck schumer lying in a commercial....

This has been a Message from The MFL, the Mother, . . No the NFL . 😂

45:40

I liked the Jewish one most...

Is it just me, or was Rita Rudner something of a smoke show?

16:42 17:30 holy shit, Adam Sandler's Waterboy was lifted from this guy!

Back when a hack impressionist could be on the Young Comedians Special.

Does anyone remember the Matrix? Well. This video has been edited.. the joke at the end.. Are you on dope? The real end is.”then give me some!” Fuck Google!

Last three guys are dead. Wow.

Bob Nelson is perfect.. Rida is better

When comedy was great!! Now too political...politically correct, etc. Fkng nonsense.

really aweful audio

all are dead or has beens except louie.

I don't think the last joke of the last guy was the least bit funny! The youth of today don't need to be "doing dope"... as history has proven time and again... they don't know what to pay for it and end up driving the street price up for everyone $ !

When comedians were funny. Not not so much

This is why 80's comedy was so fucking awful.

There was a lot of quality people on here. I found something to like about everyone. Bob Sagat surprised me.

Maurice LaMarche totally ripped off Michael Palin during this Reagan bit.