The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show hosted by John Candy

January 28, 2019 6:38 AM

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show hosted by John Candy. A youtube link. With ads. The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show hosted by John Candy took place in 1983. Featuring performances by Paula Poundstone, Bill Maher, Carol Leifer, Steve Sweeney, The Amazing Jonathan and Joel Hodgson.
posted by Slap*Happy (16 comments total)

Was anybody ever that young?
posted by kinnakeet at 6:55 AM on January 28, 2019 [4 favorites]

Man, that theme music.... none more 80s.
posted by kokaku at 6:57 AM on January 28, 2019 [4 favorites]

Also featuring Slap Happy, who I remember seeing perform in local malls when I was a kid. I don't think they "made it".

Edit: Just noticed the OP's eponymous name. Not sure if you're the actual Slap Happy but I do remember Stubby Malone :)
posted by jozxyqk at 7:03 AM on January 28, 2019 [1 favorite]

Early '80's? Local malls? I'm pretty sure I was your regional Bozo. Especially if you have nightmares about me.
posted by Slap*Happy at 7:09 AM on January 28, 2019 [6 favorites]

Was anybody ever that young?

I wonder if Candy ever said 'I've got chins older than you, kid!"
posted by thelonius at 7:15 AM on January 28, 2019

Carol Leifer got married.
posted by NoMich at 7:17 AM on January 28, 2019 [7 favorites]

Carol Leifer got married.

Aw, those are sweet pictures (though I'm back to missing Gary Shandling again *sniff*).
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 7:50 AM on January 28, 2019 [2 favorites]

Seeing who took off and who disappeared from the Annual Young Comedians Specials are interesting. Unfortunately there is no central listing of who performed and when, but it is interesting to see.
posted by Badgermann at 7:55 AM on January 28, 2019

I wonder how that OJ thing turned out.
posted by pracowity at 8:07 AM on January 28, 2019 [1 favorite]

Oh wow I can remember seeing The Amazing Johnathan (note spelling) in some of the early Comedy Central specials and just falling off a couch laughing. Like clutching-my-sides, can't-draw-breath, I-might-herniate kind of laughing.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 9:50 AM on January 28, 2019 [3 favorites]

I'm pretty sure I was your regional Bozo.

Bozo the Regional Clown
posted by pracowity at 10:16 AM on January 28, 2019 [2 favorites]

Was anybody ever that young?


Apparently, Bill Maher was always that unfunny.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 2:07 PM on January 28, 2019 [7 favorites]

Man, that theme music.... none more 80s.
posted by kokaku at 8:57 AM

Before starting I said: If there's not some saxophone on this.

WOAH YOU WERE RIGHT!
posted by symbioid at 3:45 PM on January 28, 2019 [2 favorites]

The Amazing Johnathan isn't even wearing a headband, that's how young he is...
posted by ApathyGirl at 8:45 PM on January 28, 2019 [1 favorite]

MST3K's Joel Hodgsen appears at 41:00 and turns out to be a prop comic. I did not expect that. Even weirder, I laughed at a prop comic.
posted by Cris E at 9:19 PM on January 28, 2019 [1 favorite]

Joel's MST3K invention exchanges were mostly just re-purposed from his act.
posted by Chrysostom at 11:20 AM on January 30, 2019