Pat Cooper on the Tom Snyder "Tomorrow - Coast To Coast" Show March 6, 1981

Two sorely missed legends: Tom Snyder and Pat Cooper. ❤

"What happens? I dont get the job. I get canceled" pat

Pat was 100% right. There are no big stars in Vegas except for what I call "destination stars" like Elton John. As far as Dionne Warwick goes, her own niece, Whitney Houston, said "Dionne is for Dionne." Whitney would turn over in her grave if she knew that Aunt Dionne took center stage at her funeral.

Smoking on television 😮

Pat cooper played in my restaurant 20 years ago he’s very demanding and was very greedy I was small Busniess and choked me with the prices he charged me $5000.00 was not worth it and I am Italian but he was greedy

Pat is a genius..and a funny man.. he knows what he's doing .

always loved all of tom snyder's shows including radio. I can't believe i missed this one. i'm here from Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast where Pat Cooper was the guest.
What a fantastic combo of talent and humor. I can't believe i'm blessed enough to see these so many years later

This guy me of reminds me of Jack Klompus

Jerry Seinfeld is our modern day version of this man.

Tired old act

This Pat Cooper rant inspired Eddie Murphy's "I'm Gumby, Dammit!" character.

Legend.

He was right about Helen Redding you got to give him that

What an ass

You can’t get much more real than this.

"WHO TOL'YOU DAT!!?" MY DIG-NA-TEE!!!

Who the fuck is he....GOD??? ..HEY people don't like you for a REASON...WAKE UP...no one likes YOU

Guy sounds like a jerk

Crazy how Pat Cooper and Toni Bennet died almost a month apart in 2023 and were born within three years of each other (Pat 1929 ,Toni 1926)

They knew pat would upstage them and steal the crowd, that's why they don't want him.

Pasquali Caputo! I saw him as a kid in the Catskill Mountains at one of the Villas and he cracked up my father so much that even though I didn't get Pat's jokes, my dad loved him, so I did too!

Rip. But this guy was an insufferable prick to deal with professionally. The fact he went on national talk shows to bitch about it ruined his career. Self sabotage

That was awesome…so true today Pat

Fun historical comedic history.
Peace on earth.

I watch this show when it originally aired I fell in love with Pat Cooper. Right or wrong a speaking his truth

I still can’t believe he’s gone. Tears filled my eyes when I read the news. He gave my family hours, and years, worth of laughter. Thank you Pasquale ❤️

Damn! Just found out that Mr. Cooper died four days ago, after having watched this video a few seconds ago. Guess it showed up in my recommended videos because he passed away.

It's not really well-understood, but comedy actually has an etiquette to it, with social courtesies/graces involved. Pat understood that, even if the headliners in the nightclubs didn't/don't.

Pat worked his way up through the Catskills and the New York club circuit, where he no doubt spent a lot of time around prickly prima donnas and egomaniacs, plus all of the talent managers, agents, club/hotel owners, talent bookers, and yes, mobsters that pervaded the business.

It's comical hearing Pat Cooper criticize other acts for being on an "ego trip". TOTKO.

Had the pleasure of meeting him. A true gentleman. RIP 🙏

Pat Cooper RIP

Rest in peace Pat Cooper, June 6, 2023. It is a shame you walked away from your mother, two children and grandchildren.

This is the ballsiest shit I’ve ever seen

Wow, this guy is on point. You would NEVER see this kind of discourse on any talk show today. R.I.P.

Most people this agitated die of heart attacks. Pat’s anger was like a nuclear reactor that fueled him and kept him alive until 93.

Pat gives me a headache!

Very, very funny man. R.I P., Pat Cooper.

An INSTITUTION that's pretty much Gonzo from the Entertainment World. Thank you for posting this interview

Now i see why Patrice loved this man. RIP Patrice O’Neal

Pat Cooper is one of a kind and still hanging in there at age 93 because he is a stubborn cuss and wants to outlive his children :)

The following week, SNL did a skit simply titled "Bitter People" in which Joe Piscopo imitated Pat Cooper being interviewed by Mary Gross, and much of his dialog was simply taken verbatim from this appearance. Frankly, I think it's pretty easy to see just from this why Pat Cooper is so widely disliked in show business. His wikipedia page says he is estranged from all his bio and adopted children and grandchildren. Gee, Tony Orland, Tony Bennett, Steve and Edie, why do you think these people didn't want to tell him to his face why they didn't want him in their Vegas shows? Does he SEEM like a guy who would take it gracefully and leave quietly? And as a comedian, he genuinely wasn't ever that funny.

I'm only 40 years old, but Pat Cooper was the first comedian I saw. Set the bar that night. Me and all my friends, all 20-22 years old, couldn't believe we had never heard of him. The guy KILLED. I saw Lewis Black 10 years later, Cooper was better. I love Norm MacDonald, but Cooper was better than his show when I saw him. (Though this was only 2 years before MacDonalds death and I remember thinking he looked sickly. ) Pat Cooper set the fuckin bar that night, and since then, its been mostly disappointments when I see a stand up show.

Pat Cooper said he wants to give back and wants the casinos to be more caring to him. Was Cooper ever caring to his own kids? Did Cooper ever give child support to his own kids without being dragged into court! He’s a hypocrite and a greedy bastard!

This man blames everyone for his problems, accept Pat Cooper! He’s delusional! I don’t blame these headliners for not wanting Cooper on the bill as the opening comic. He’s talked bad about everyone he’s ever worked with! He has a very thin skin and gets insulted very easily. But he causes 99% of his problems. These entertainers and booking agents don’t want nothing to do with this nut. They don’t need all his aggravation. He’s an opening act that should be lucky to have a job like that. Tony Bennett, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Wayne Newton, Tom Jones, none of these people want him as a warm-up act. I love how he keeps mentioning, his dignity! What about everybody else’s dignity! His own family don’t want nothing to do with him. The man is toxic. And all this negativity he keeps sprouting off, is a turn-off and quite frankly, shows him to be a bitter, old, washed-up has-been! It’s over Pat!

This guy destroyed his career. He isn’t the headliner. The headliner doesn’t owe him a reason why they don’t want him. If he wants to know the truth, he stinks! Now, do you feel better? He owes it to himself by popping off with his big mouth. Nobody guarantees him a job. He’s lucky he opened for Sinatra. He even ruined that! Nobody goes to see him! He said, Tony Bennett is a nobody? He’s a nobody! Tony Bennett doesn’t owe this bum anything! He’s washed up and he knows it. He couldn’t open for Fabian! Forget about this bum!

Gotta LOVE Pat Cooper.

This ANGRY S.O.B. is STILL livin’, while many of his contemporaries are six feet under (including the interviewer! 😳)

So, the next time some jamoke tells ya’ to “take it easy” when ya blowin off some steam, just tell ‘em, “Pat Cooper says fuck you!” 🧐

Nuff said. 😎

Holy cow ! Naming names and kicking 🎉

Pat turned 52 the year this aired, as of Oct 16, 2022, he's still kicking. As for his relationships with his biological kids, adopted kids, etc only Pat knows the truth.