I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired.

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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...

For my next trick I will make everyone understand me.

For my next trick I will make everyone understand me.

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...

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...

I'm not completely sure we aren't all living in a hallucination now.

I'm not completely sure we aren't all living in a hallucination now.

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.

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...

The next evolutionary step is into the screen.

The next evolutionary step is into the screen.

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'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...

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

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

Hopefully standup will become special again.

Hopefully standup will become special again.

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...

It's easy to maintain your integrity when no one is offering to buy it out.

It's easy to maintain your integrity when no one is offering to buy it out.

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...

Have you ever had one of those moments when you look up and realize that...

Have you ever had one of those moments when you look up and realize that...

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...

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...

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...

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...