I felt so bad when Sam died. He was hysterically funny though I used to cringe when he used that profanity on cable. First couple of times I saw him was on Dave Letterman's old NBC show, when Dave used to be funny! Anyway, as soon as Sam started screaming I laughed so hard I almost fell off my chair. :)
I saw him in person near Chicago, but I think he was wasted at the time. It was after his second album and he wasn't that funny. I still think his first album was great, though.