Editing Sam Kinison (section)

==Legacy==
Comedian [[George Carlin]]'s eighth HBO stand-up comedy special, ''[[Jammin' in New York]]'', was dedicated to Kinison's memory. At the beginning of the broadcast, the words: "This show is for SAM" appeared on the screen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk-oAWH_W6c |title=George Carlin - Jammin' In New York Part1 |website=[[YouTube]] |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref>

After his death, Kinison was fondly remembered by his friends and costars. [[Ozzy Osbourne]] said: {{cquote|Apparently when Sam had the accident, I heard he got out of the car and looked up to the heavens and said, 'I don't want to die,' and then just said, 'Oh, okay,' and laid down and died. It sounds crazy and will probably offend a lot of my fans, but I believe there's a [[higher power]]. Some people may think Sam Kinison's in one place, but I know where he is. He's upstairs; he's next to [[God]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.digitaljournal.com/blog/1395#ixzz3T076UaMb |title=Sam Kinison |work= Digital Journal |first= Gloria | last= Scott |date= November 11, 2008 |access-date= February 27, 2015}}</ref>}}

On May 23, 1993, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] aired a special, ''A Tribute to Sam Kinison''.<ref>Dennis McLellan, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-29-ol-28462-story.html Carrying on the Teachings: Carl LaBove Worked a Lot With, and Learned a Lot From, Sam Kinison], ''Los Angeles Times'' (April 29, 1993). Retrieved October 16, 2012.</ref> The special contained archival footage of Kinison and stand-up comedy performances by comedians including [[Robin Williams]], [[Rodney Dangerfield]], and [[Jim Carrey]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324325/ A Tribute to Sam Kinison], from IMDb. Retrieved October 16, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-uSygYxe4g |title=A Tribute to Sam Kinison (Part 1 of 5) |date=August 16, 2009 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

Between 2008 and 2013, there were some press releases regarding a possible dramatic film to be based on the memoir ''Brother Sam: The Short, Spectacular Life of Sam Kinison'', by Kinison's brother Bill Kinison and Steve Delsohn.<ref name="BioPic" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/hbos-sam-kinison-biopic-now-heading-big-screen-22595/ |title=HBO's Sam Kinison Biopic Now Heading for the Big Screen |first=Jeff |last= Sneider |work=[[TheWrap]] |date= November 17, 2010 |access-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Gad to Headline Kinison |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=107384 |work=[[ComingSoon.net]] |first= Silas |last= Lesnick |date=August 5, 2013 |access-date=January 12, 2018}}</ref>

Kinison's comedy was at times accused of containing [[misogyny]] and [[homophobia]], according to a retrospective on Kinison's career in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vanderknyff |first=Rick |date=September 5, 1992 |title=It's a Far Cry From Sobbing |work=Los Angeles Times |issn=0458-3035 }}</ref> For example, the group [[Queer Nation#Nebraska|Queer Nation Nebraska]] demonstrated on a sidewalk in front of a Kinison show in [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] in February 1991, chanting "Anti-woman, anti-gay, Sam Kinison go away!"<ref>{{cite news |last=Maureen |first=Bogues |date=February 19, 1991 |title=Family entertainment Kinison-style, isn't |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/311310076/ |work=[[The Lincoln Star]]}}</ref>
 
His ''Have You Seen Me Lately?'' album carried a disclaimer sticker stating "The Material On This Album Does Not Reflect The Views Or Opinions Of Warner Bros. Records." Employees at Warner Brothers requested that their bosses not release it due to the controversial material on Kinison's first album.<ref name="Sticker">{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-devil-and-sam-kinison-63844/ |title= The Devil and Sam Kinison|last=Handelman |first=David|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 23, 1989 |access-date=October 25, 2020}}</ref>
 
In a 2016 article by John Hugar in ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', Hugar contended that the comedy of past comedians, including Kinison, was not positively embraced by younger generations, perhaps because their material has come to be viewed as anachronistically sexist and misogynistic with time. Hugar noted that a modern reevaluation was complicated by the possibility that Kinison could be considered as playing an intentionally shocking character rather than speaking as himself.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/07/what-happens-when-once-beloved-comedy-fails-the-test-of-time.html |title=What Happens When Once-Beloved Comedy Fails the Test of Time? |last=Hugar |first=John |date=July 25, 2016 |publisher=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|access-date=May 11, 2020 }}</ref>