Pace, rhythm and timing. Pace, rhythm and timing is what it’s about. The content’s got to be great, but then it’s got to be delivered. It’s a tricky thing to do, and it takes a lot of work.
RON WHITEAll of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.
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But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It’s like anything else. It’s a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.
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I was a comedy fan when I was a little kid.
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Mother, she likes the blue material just fine.
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I still love to walk on stage and make people laugh, and I work very, very hard at it, and I take it seriously.
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I go through about 140 cities a year.
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Somebody the other day had a review, called me ‘America’s reprobate.’ And I don’t even know what that means, but I kinda like the way it sounds.
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I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.
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My opening acts are always really strong because I need a guy who can take on a big, big crowd. Which is not that easy to do.
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I’ve been married a few times. I’m not good at it.
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That’s the beauty of being a straight-to-DVD star. It really helps you stay under the media’s radar.
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A lot of people can find something to laugh at in my humor, I guess.
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Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty… mine’s putting in an express lane.
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There’s no idea or concept in comedy you could do that hasn’t been attacked from some angle. But if you start leaving punchlines out so you’ll look cool, I don’t get that. But I don’t watch standup anyway, so I don’t know what they’re doing.
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I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade… And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.
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I really understood a lot more about comedy after listening to Bill Hicks, who died at 32 years old. He’s probably the best comedian who ever lived. Although you can’t say that because of Carlin, Cosby and Pryor.
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