I was by far the least popular of the Blue Collar crew when we started. There was a definite pecking order, and everybody knew it.
RON WHITEI’ve asked these guys in rock bands with all the 18-wheelers driving to the venue how they make money. I just don’t understand it. But I don’t understand a lot of things.
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All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.
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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 write these shows one joke at a time. There’s no continuity. I do try to figure an order to the stories, but there’s not continuity.
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I always wanted to be a popular comedian.
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Any time someone achieves success before they’ve earned it, it always comes back to haunt them.
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I was always a funny guy. I don’t think anybody that makes it to this level of stand-up wasn’t a funny guy when they were young.
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I don’t like to do material people have heard. Now, they like to hear material that they know, because that’s the stuff that made me famous, and, unfortunately, I don’t do a ton of it.
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If you become famous and don’t have a live show to back it up, they’re not going to pay you any money.
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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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I’m set up where I make a lot of money doing stand-up, and it’s easy.
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I do live like a rock star, but it’s not as great as it sounds. It’s a lot of traveling.
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My goal is just to become a better comedian.
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My show is more storytelling now than it’s ever been. It’s what I’m good at.
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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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I had the right to remain silent… but I didn’t have the ability.
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