I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened to Lenny Bruce but it's taken me years to put him into context historically and really get what he did.

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The demand for standup in the eighties was created by how easy it was to...

The demand for standup in the eighties was created by how easy it was to...

The bile makes it better. I am an information wasting machine - 100s of words...

The bile makes it better. I am an information wasting machine - 100s of words...

On some level any appearance on Television can be seen as a product endorsement.

On some level any appearance on Television can be seen as a product endorsement.

The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession...

The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession...

The next evolutionary step is into the screen.

The next evolutionary step is into the screen.

As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements...

As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements...

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Comedy is obviously a matter of personal taste and the world always needs a clown...

There are also always those burnt, hard kernels at the bottom that don't pop. You...

There are also always those burnt, hard kernels at the bottom that don't pop. You...

I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only...

I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only...

It seems people are more willing to let other people control their minds now and...

It seems people are more willing to let other people control their minds now and...

Hopefully standup will become special again.

Hopefully standup will become special again.

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The Internet has usurped the collective unconscious and access to cosmic consciousness has become difficult...

Show business is one of the few businesses that the devil will actually agree to...

Show business is one of the few businesses that the devil will actually agree to...

Is it hard to make a living in show business? Yeah.

Is it hard to make a living in show business? Yeah.

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I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if...

When I was a bit older I had all of the George Carlin records, all...

When I was a bit older I had all of the George Carlin records, all...

For my next trick I will make everyone understand me.

For my next trick I will make everyone understand me.

When I was a young kid I loved Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett and Jackie Vernon.

When I was a young kid I loved Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett and Jackie Vernon.

Jerusalem Syndrome is actually a rare psychological condition that occurs to some visitors to the...

Jerusalem Syndrome is actually a rare psychological condition that occurs to some visitors to the...

I'm sad to see the passing of the great drug warriors. I certainly did my...

I'm sad to see the passing of the great drug warriors. I certainly did my...