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'John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show' EXCLUSIVE: Pete Holmes At SXSW (VIDEO)


First Posted: 03/23/2011 4:48 pm Updated: 05/25/2011 7:40 pm

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If you've never experienced Pete Holmes' stand-up comedy, prepare to have your mind blown! OK, maybe we're over selling him, but this bit from Holmes' set on the premiere of "John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show" filmed at South By Southwest is pretty hilarious. In it, Holmes explains how a simple foot x-ray caused him to realize how ridiculously amazing the human body is.


"Do you know what's in our neck? Everything! Life is in our neck! What's protecting it, a rib cage perhaps? No, just a thin coating of skin... Just daring the universe, 'End my life! Please!'"

And don't even get him started on the eyeballs. Watch the exclusive clip below courtesy of Jokes.com, and catch the rest of Holmes' set on the premiere of "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show" Thursday Mar. 24 at 12:00 midnight on Comedy Central.

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If you've never experienced Pete Holmes' stand-up comedy, prepare to have your mind blown! OK, maybe we're over selling him, but this bit from Holmes' set on the premiere of "John Oliver's New York St...
If you've never experienced Pete Holmes' stand-up comedy, prepare to have your mind blown! OK, maybe we're over selling him, but this bit from Holmes' set on the premiere of "John Oliver's New York St...
If you've never experienced Pete Holmes' stand-up comedy, prepare to have your mind blown! OK, maybe we're over selling him, but this bit from Holmes' set on the premiere of "John Oliver's New York St...
If you've never experienced Pete Holmes' stand-up comedy, prepare to have your mind blown! OK, maybe we're over selling him, but this bit from Holmes' set on the premiere of "John Oliver's New York St...
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11:02 PM on 03/26/2011
I saw this guy on Conan the other night. First time seeing him - I liked him a lot. Very clever, quirky, and smart. He was so good that I actually told a colleague about him the next day at work. Can't remember the last time a comic inspired me to do that. Well done, Pete!
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