I think seeing Pryor's first movie, Live In Concert, when I was in high school changed my life. Pryor really put the heart in darkness for me.

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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...

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...

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...

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 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'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...

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...

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...

We need the children of Indonesia and the Philippines to manufacture our freedom of choice.

We need the children of Indonesia and the Philippines to manufacture our freedom of choice.

The next evolutionary step is into the screen.

The next evolutionary step is into the screen.

It may have lost its special-ness forever and the clubs might not being doing well...

It may have lost its special-ness forever and the clubs might not being doing well...

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.

Hopefully standup will become special again.

Hopefully standup will become special again.

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...

For my next trick I will make everyone understand me.

For my next trick I will make everyone understand me.

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...

Surveillance induced morality: relics of cultural retardation.

Surveillance induced morality: relics of cultural retardation.

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

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

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...

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...