Friday, October 17, 2008

Doing standup is like running up an escalator that's going down

Doing standup comedy is like running up an escalator that is going down ten times faster than it is supposed to. Just staying on the elevator is an achievement. Some times you have a good show and you get to the top. Those are the good days. But the next day might be the opposite. So enjoy it when do get to the top.
Just staying on the escalator is something to be proud of and no one should discourage anyone from doing what they need to do to stay on the escalator. If you have porn jokes then do porn jokes. However, you do want to get on TV. I’m going to do everything I can to encourage you and everyone else to have a set that can get on TV. It might not be a popular stance. I’m against jokes about pornography. I’m proud of that. I’m not going to back down. It might have a lot of back lash, but I want to encourage everyone to write jokes that can be on youtube and can be on the Tonight Show. And when you get your TV show you don’t have to thank me. But I will ask you to book me and help me get booked. Just get me on the escalator one more time.

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