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People Do Need A Social License To Go, "ha Ha Ha," And Have A Good Time. It's A Strange Thing. There's A Lot Of Social Ritual Around Comedy And Laughter. It's A Bonding Experience For Groups, But Nobody Can Tell You Much About How Funny Somebody Is. Sometimes People Just Need To Be In A Group And Be Laughing Together, Just Like They Need To Be In A Group In Watching Some Really Terrifying Film.

In My Personal Life, My Family Makes Me Laugh More Than Anybody; I Think That Is The Same For Everybody. I Certainly Hope It Is.

America Is This Incredible Mosaic Of Immigrants, So People Really Want To Be Anchored In Some Kind Of Culture As Well As The One They Are Living In.

The Terror Of Failure Can Make You Feel Like A Failure. So A Bunch Of People Think You're Not Very Good At Your Thing. How Much Do You Invest In What They Say? How Much Do You Care? Failure Is Not Putting Yourself On The Line.

I Think Of Myself As A Theatre Comic Instead Of Club Comic Because I Tend To Talk For A Bit Before I Start Being Funny. I Don't Really Do The One-liners And Five Second Bits Or Whatever. But It's Good To Work Stuff Out Sometimes.