Show business is one of the few businesses that the devil will actually agree to own just a portion of your soul because he knows if you have a performer's ego you were probably working for him all along.

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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...

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...

Surveillance induced morality: relics of cultural retardation.

Surveillance induced morality: relics of cultural retardation.

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...

In the sixties and seventies you could probably name all the great comics. It was...

In the sixties and seventies you could probably name all the great comics. It was...

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.

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...

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...

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.

When you actually meet the devil and he offers you a deal most artists eventually...

When you actually meet the devil and he offers you a deal most artists eventually...

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

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

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 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...

I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened...

I was also a big Woody Allen fan. When I got into college I listened...

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

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

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...

I think seeing Pryor's first movie, Live In Concert, when I was in high school...

I think seeing Pryor's first movie, Live In Concert, when I was in high school...

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

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