Initially performing for free, Kinison became a regular fixture at The Comedy Store where he met and eventually befriended such comics as Robin Williams and Jim Carrey. A former Pentecostal preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were characterized by intense sudden tirades, punctuated with his distinctive scream, similar to charismatic preachers.
Samuel Burl Kinison ( / ˈ k ɪ n ɪ s ən/ KIN-iss-ən Decem– April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor.
