I loved listening to laughter even as a little kid.
RON WHITEThere’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’m definitely guilty of thinking something is funny but thinking the audience won’t. Then three years later I will finally try it and it’ll kill them. I got to give them more credit.
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You can teach somebody how to be a brain surgeon, but you cannot teach them how to walk on a stage and make people laugh.
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I don’t think we have a surplus of fine educators in this country that we can just start dropping them for no reason whatsoever.
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The only way to stay sharp is to do live shows. There is no part-time comedy.
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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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If I’m not in the theatre, I’m in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or whatever, just trying to develop stuff.
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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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Movies are boring. It’s like watching paint dry. I did a little role in a movie, and it was eight lines. I was there for three days. It’s just horrible.
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I always wanted to be a popular comedian.
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We always go out looking for live music after our shows.
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My goal is just to become a better comedian.
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My life has been wild enough to derive all of the stories you need out of it. I’ve been through many, many years of behavioral problems, so I don’t really look outside for stories.
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I’m not willing to drag my fans down a road I don’t believe in. That’s just my one little principle. I’ve only got one, and that’s it.
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Mother, she likes the blue material just fine.
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I had the right to remain silent… but I didn’t have the ability.
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