I don’t know who in my family thinks very fast at all, including me. The things that people see me do onstage are written, so it doesn’t have to be very quick if you have all day with a pen.
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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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’ve got a great cigar collection – it’s actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn’t going to smoke every last one of ’em.
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I go to more open mic nights than open mikers.
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I believe everything creative is somewhat collaborative. If you’re a painter and someone stretches your canvas, it was collaborative on some level.
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Diamonds – that’ll shut her up… for a minute!
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Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty… mine’s putting in an express lane.
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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 love Cincinnati, but you can keep that spaghetti chili product!
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People, when they go on stage, tend to be animated and try to force things out instead of relaxing and bringing it in.
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I write all of my material. It’s all me.
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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 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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When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable – onstage, talking, making ’em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.
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I’ve never been one to look up the ladder. I’ve always looked down the ladder. As long as there’s one guy down there, I’m fine.
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I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that’s all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my peers.
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