Colin Quinn: Long Story Short

Why Are You Laughing?

Blind Mike Project

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

5 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

A breakdown of Colin Quinn's 2011 HBO One Man Show, Long Story Short. Directed by Jerry Seinfeld.

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0:00.0	You know, I'm gonna give you a history lesson.
0:02.0	We got some dumb-ass motherfuckers floating around this country.
0:05.0	Stop laughing.
0:08.0	And when I do, start fucking.
0:12.0	Also, y'all did some nasty-ass jokes on my ass, too.
0:15.0	Funny jokes and unfunny jokes come out of the same birth.
0:19.0	You fucking guys are unbelievable.
0:22.9	Why are you laughing?
0:24.5	Evening, everybody.
0:25.3	Welcome to another episode of Why You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast.
0:28.4	And today, I am pleased to introduce to you, long story short, the Broadway special
0:34.3	by Colin Quinn, very funny special, as I said, filmed on Broadway in New York City,
0:40.4	premiered on HBO in 2011.
0:43.4	It's not just funny, but if you're not careful, you might just learn something.
0:50.4	I always think of when I watch these old Colin Quinn one-man shows, I know I mention it a lot,
0:56.7	but I always think of the Joe de Rosa roast joke.
0:59.6	When did Colin Quinn become the substitute teacher that wants to make learning fun?
1:05.1	If you watch this special, that's actually exactly what it is,
1:08.5	even though it is obviously very funny.
1:11.0	Like, Colin Quinn is, uh, would be a, an amazing substitute teacher if you were lucky enough to
1:16.1	have most amazing roast joke maybe ever, most accurate. Yes, perfectly stated. Yeah.
1:23.3	Um, Leah, Colin Quinn, uh, did a bunch of these one-man shows. You have unconstitutional about the constitution.
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