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I was a feature one time and they gave me host money. When I called to complain the guy goes “no you didn’t feature, you co-hosted”. He literally invented a term so he didn’t have to pay me. And obviously that check bounced!

Bill Burr

Surround yourself with positive people. Also, be a positive person. Root for people. Somebody else’s success is not your failure.
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People Roots Surround Yourself
I just do my act. If people in England don’t get my joke I make fun of myself for telling it.
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Country Fun People
Well probably the coolest show of that whole tour was in Germany. I had a chunk of material on [Adolf] Hitler, and I was worried about how they’d react, but they loved it.
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Coolest Country Shows Worried
A lot of my fears and anxieties are the fears and anxieties of a six-year-old boy. When I finally confront them, they’re really small.
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Anxiety Boys Years
Let’s go to Brunch. What a great idea! Why would you want to sleep in on a Sunday when you can go pay $18 for eggs? Now, you’re thinking.
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Sleep Sunday Thinking
If you try to deliver a funny line in a funny way, it comes out as wacky and you ruin the scene.
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Lines Trying Way
I still remember the first gig where I got people going, it was Rascals in New Jersey, and the place was packed. I was scared. People were expecting me to be funny. I gotta be honest, every time I walk into a club, it’s that same fear.
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Clubs Gigs People
Gold diggers are the wife beaters of men!
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Gold Men Wife
I’m one of those guys where you know, I’m 23 years into this and I love the road more than ever and rather than whittling down my schedule to just play the major cities.
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Cities Play Years
When you say, “there’s no reason [to hit a woman]” that kills any examination as to how two people ended up at that place. When you say, “there’s no reason,” you cut out the build-up and you’re just left with the act. How you gonna solve it if you don’t figure it out?
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Cutting People Two Woman
Haven’t you noticed that every time the government f-ks up McDonald’s has a new sandwich?
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Government Mcdonalds Sandwiches
I am so pro-swine flu it’s – it’s like ridiculous.
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Flu Ridiculous Swine
I’ve battled with that type of stuff, but what I’ve found is that by doing stand-up, I’ve actually learned about depression and how to combat it. I don’t have clinical, but I’ve definitely had my bouts with it.
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Battled Clinically Found Stuff Type
Deny your emotions and act like you have answers
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Answers Emotion Like You
Only an adult with dying dreams can appreciate how awesome it is to have a dog.
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Appreciate Dog Dream
I do enjoy them. I get to meet the next generation of comics and help them out. Big comics doing small shows was something that used to happen a lot more back in the day. I wish there was more of that.
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Generations Next Wish

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