![]() I came up with several schemes for developing material. ![]() He developed material by translating what made him laugh in life: Them, you might want to see again sometime." But wait - maybe the best opening line I heard was Richard Pryor's, after he started two hours late in front of a potentially miffed crowd at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. But there's a difference between me and them. The best opening line I ever heard was from Sam Kinison.He said, "You're going to see a lot of comedians tonight some will be good, some will be okay. ![]() Enjoyment while performing was rare - enjoyment would have been an indulgent loss of focus that comedy cannot afford. My most persistent memory of stand-up is of my mouth being in the present and my mind being in the future: the mouth speaking the line, the boy delivering the gesture, while the mind looks back, observing, analyzing, judging, worrying, and then deciding when and what to say next. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four were spent in wild success. I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years. ![]() It's a quick read and really interesting if you're a fan. It's all about his years doing standup and how he got started. Got my mitts on an advance copy (available in November) of "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" by Steve Martin. ![]()
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