It may have lost its special-ness forever and the clubs might not being doing well but I think standup is in the best shape it has been in a long time.

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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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

Left wing, right wing, I am wingless and tired of trying to fly. Here comes...

Left wing, right wing, I am wingless and tired of trying to fly. Here comes...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...