>>> WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE.
DIDN'T MINE TO REMIND YOU OF IT, BUT IT IS ON YOUR SCHEDULE.
>> WE FIND THE LOSS OF COMEDIANS SO PROFOUND BECAUSE WE HAD FUN
WITH THEM, AND THEY WERE IN OUR HOME.
>> SHE'D MAKE YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAD A SPECIAL PLACE IN HER
HEART. >> LAUGHING WITH SOMEBODY BINDS
YOU TO THEM. >> COMEDIANS DON'T HAVE A GREAT
MORTALITY RATE. WE LOSE A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> WHEN YOU LOSE A COMEDIAN, I FEEL IT'S MORE PERSONAL BECAUSE
I KNOW THE ****. ♪
>>> I DON'T DRINK ANYMORE, I HAD
TO QUIT BECAUSE I REALLY DRANK. MAN, I GET PULLED OVER BY THE
COPS, I'D BE SO DRUNK, DANCING TO THEIR LIGHTS, THINKING I MADE
IT TO ANOTHER CLUB. >> LAUGHTER IS A BIZARRELY
INTIMATE THING, IT'S AN UNCONTROLLED PHYSICAL RESPONSE,
VERY SIMILAR BUY LOGICALLY TO ORGASM.
SOMEONE MADE YOU LAUGH EVEN ONCE, YOU HAVE AN AFFECTION FOR
THAT PERSON. >> IT'S ALL LOVE, BABY.
>> A COMEDIAN IS LIKE YOUR FRIEND.
THAT'S WHAT THE JOB OF A COMEDIAN IS TO COME ON STAGE AND
IN 60 SECONDS MAKE FRIENDS WITH A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE.
>> ACTORS, THEIR GENIUS IS NEVER QUITE TELLING US WHO THEY ARE.
BUT COMEDIANS GETTING INSIDE OUR HEADS IS VERY PERSONAL.
THERE'S AN INTIMACY TO COMEDY. SO WHEN THEY'RE GONE, YOU MISS
IT. >> YOU EVER HAVE YOUR GIRLFRIEND
OR YOUR WIFE CALL YOU FROM ANOTHER ROOM AND SHE'S LIKE,
SWEETIE, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY, YOU GO, WHAT DOES SHE WANT?
>> BECAUSE COMEDIANS ARE OPEN AND HONEST YOU GET A REAL FEEL
FOR WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY'RE LIKE.
SO WHEN THEY'RE GONE IT'S LIKE -- SUCKS.
>> THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR AND COMEDIAN ROBIN
WILLIAMS -- >> PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE
REACTING TONIGHT TO THE TERRIBLE --
>> BREAKING NEWS JUST INTO CNN IS THAT ACTOR ROBIN WILLIAMS IS
DEAD AT THE AGE OF 63 OF AN APPARENT SUICIDE.
>> HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> I WAS IN NEW YORK CITY, AND
SOME GUY STUCK A MICROPHONE IN MY FACE AND SAID, SO DID YOU
HEAR ABOUT ROBIN WILLIAMS? AND I WAS LIKE WHAT?
HE SAID, WELL, HE DIED. AND MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, NO, HE
DIDN'T. >> THANK YOU.
NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE. YOU'RE A LITTLE LATE.
WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND START AT THE BEGINNING.
>> THE ENERGY AND THE CREATIVITY AND THE LOVE THAT CAME OUT, IT
WAS LIKE A STAR BURNING OUT. >> LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LIVE AT
5:00, LIVE AT 5:00. >> WHAT MADE ROB INSPECIAL WAS
THE USO TOUR WHERE HE HAD MORE ENERGY THAN ANYONE COULD
POSSIBLY HAVE. AS SOON AS WE HIT THE TARMAC,
HE'S OUT THE DOOR AND RUNNING UP TO PEOPLE, AND HE'S BEING ROBIN.
HE WASN'T ALWAYS THAT GUY. BUT BOY, HE KNEW HOW IMPORTANT
THAT GUY WAS TO THEM. >> IF HEAVEN EXISTS, WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE GOD TO HEAR WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PEARLY GATES?
THERE'S SEATING NEAR THE FRONT. IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT'S
LAUGHTER, A GREAT THING. >> I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT HARD WITH
ANY COMEDIAN'S DEATH BECAUSE I'M GRATEFUL WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR THEM TO LEAVE BEHIND WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND.
SO I CAN'T BE SAD OR FALL APART. IT'S LIKE, WOW, LOOK AT THE GIFT
THAT WAS LEFT. >> MR. --
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
>> JOHN BELUSHI WAS REMARKABLE TO WATCH ON STAGE.
YOU COULDN'T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF OF HIM.
HE HAD THIS EXTRAORDINARY POWER. >> I RUN A LOT OF MILES TRAINING
FOR THAT DAY, AND I DOWNED A LOT OF DONUTS.
THEY TASTE GOOD, AND THEY'VE GOT THE SUGAR I NEED TO GET ME GOING
IN THE MORNING. >> JOHN IS VERY MUCH LIKE HIS
COMEDY. IT WAS ON THE EDGE, AND IT
PUSHED THE ENVELOPE. >> WELL, I THOUGHT I'D BE THE
FIRST TO GO. I WAS ONE OF THOSE LIVE FAST,
DIE YOUNG, LEAVE A GOOD-LOOKING CORPSE TYPE, YOU KNOW, WELL, I
GUESS THEY WERE WRONG. HERE WE ARE.
THIS IS NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME SUMMIT.
>> I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN JOHN BELUSHI DIED.
I'M NOT SURE WHY, BUT I WAS DEVASTATED.
I CRIED AS A TEENAGER. >> ZET ISDEATH IS A DRAG AND A
TERRIBLE BARGAIN, YOU COME INTO THE WORLD AND YOU'VE GOT TO DIE
AT THE END. WHO THOUGHT THIS UP?
THE CITY STEAK HOUSE SERVES THE BEST BEEF IN TOWN.
THEIR SENSUAL SETTING WILL SET THE MOOD FOR ANY ROMANTIC
RENDEZVOUS. OH, HEAR THAT, HANK?
>> IT'S NOT HIGHYPERBOLE TO SAY YOU WALKED IN A ROOM AND CHRIS
FARLEY WAS THERE, YOU WOULD WALK OUT AND SAY THAT IS THE FUNNIEST
PERSON THAT EVER LIVED. >> NOBODY ELSE COULD DO THAT.
I THINK THAT'S THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT LAUGHTER.
IF SOMEBODY MADE YOU LAUGH, YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT FOREVER.
>> JOE HARTMAN WAS MY CLOSEST FRIEND AT SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
HE HAD THE GREATEST INSTRUMENT OF ANY COMEDIAN I EVER WORKED
WITH. >> I'M JUST A KID, MAN.
I FELL IN SOME ICE AND LATER GOT THAWED OUT BY SOME OF YOUR
SCIENTISTS. YOUR WORLD FRIGHTENS AND
CONFUSES ME. >> HE WAS THE GLUE.
HE HELD EVERYTHING TOGETHER. SO IF A SKETCH WAS HORRIBLE, PUT
PHIL HARTMAN IN IT, AND IT WILL ELEVATE IT.
>> I HIDE BEHIND -- >> MANY FRIENDS AND FANS OF
COMIC ACTOR PHIL HARTMAN ARE GRIEF STRICKEN THIS MORNING.
POLICE BELIEVE HE WAS SHOT BY HIS WIFE WHO THEN SHOT HERSELF
IN THEIR CALIFORNIA HOME. >> THE LOSS OF PHIL WAS A HUGE
SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM. IT WAS A BAD MARRIAGE, BUT NO
ONE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO RESOLVE ITSELF THAT TRAGICALLY
AND THAT HORRIFYINGLY. >> WHEN THESE PEOPLE GO, EVEN IF
WE DON'T KNOW THEM PERSONALLY, WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE LOST A FRIEND
BECAUSE WE'VE LOST SOMEONE WHO'S REALLY MADE US LAUGH.
THAT'S WHAT A FRIEND DOES. >> ARE YOU ON?
GOOD WING WENCELAS. I'M SORRY, IT'S NOT WORKING.
I WOULDN'T REHEARSE AN ACTOR IN SHAKESPEARE THE WAY YOU PEOPLE
WORK HERE. IT'S HIS FAULT.
>> HIM? >> YES, YOU.
>> I'LL FIRE HIM, DON'T WORRY. >> YOU PEOPLE ARE PESTS.
NO MONEY IS WORTH THIS. >> PEOPLE WOULD ASK ME WHAT HE
WAS LIKE, THINK OF THE BEST JOHN CANDY YOU CAN IMAGINE, HE WAS
ACTUALLY LIKE THAT. AND MORE.
>> OH. >> HE TOUCHED EVERYBODY -- I
DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS JUST THAT YOU COULD SEE INTO HIS SOUL
BECAUSE HE WAS SO VULNERABLE. YOU COULD SEE HIM IN PLANES,
TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES AND KNOW WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DRAMATIC ACTOR
HE WAS. >> NEXT TIME, LET'S GO FIRST
CLASS, ALL RIGHT? >> OH, GOD, I HOPE THERE ISN'T A
NEXT TIME. >> I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
I REALLY DO. >> HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
>> SAME TO YOU. >> THERE WAS A SCENE AT THE END,
AND JOHN HAD A SPEECH ABOUT HIS LIFE.
AND I WEPT. I MEAN, I SAW THIS SCENE LIKE
SIX TIMES. IT WAS AS CLOSE AS I AM TO YOU,
AND I WAS SO MOVED EVERY TIME. HE WAS SO GENUINE.
>> HE WAS BIGGER THAN LIFE, GRANDER THAN LIFE, AND SO
ADORABLE, SO FUNNY. >> I SUPPOSE IT MIGHT MEAN
SOMETHING FOR YOU TO THINK THAT SOME DAY SOMEBODY SAYS JOHN
CANDY AND EVERYBODY SMILES. >> THAT WOULD BE NICE, THAT
WOULD BE NICE. THEN YOU'VE
>>> WE HAVE A NEW YOUNG COMEDIAN WITH US TONIGHT, JUST 19 YEARS
OLD, AND GRADUATED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL
OF PERFORMING ARTS IN NEW YORK. WOULD YOU WELCOME FREDDY PRINZE.
>> HE HAD THIS LA TEE NO ENERGY TO COMEDY IN A WAY WE HADN'T
SEEN IT. HE WAS AN AMBASSADOR.
>> I COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT HOW MY PARENTS MET.
THEY WERE ON THE SUBWAY, TRYING TO PICK EACH OTHER'S POCKETS.
>> HE GOES ON THE TONIGHT SHOW AND DOES THIS SET, CATCHES FIRE.
CARSON BRINGS HEM OVER. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ANOTHER --
THIS IS INCREDIBLE. THEN THEY GO TO COMMERCIAL.
THEY COME BACK AGAIN, THEY BUMP THE GUEST TO TALK MORE WITH THIS
YOUNG COMEDIAN. >> YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO GREATER
THRILL FOR ME PERSONALLY THAN TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME OUT HERE AND
ABSOLUTELY WIPE THEM OUT FIRST APPEARANCE COAST-TO-COAST.
THAT'S GREAT. >> HE HAD A SITCOM SO FAST HE
BECAME KIND OF THE TEMPLATE FOR WHAT YOU WANTED TO ACHIEVE IF
YOU WERE A STANDUP COMIC AT THAT TIME.
>> MOMMY, WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR CALL?
ARE YOU SURPRISED, MY LOVER? OH, HI, MR. PETERSON.
>> SUCCESS COMING EARLY IN LIFE, AND QUICKLY, IT DESTROYS A LOT
OF PEOPLE. BUT YOU JUST SEEM TO GROW AND
HANDLE IT BETTER THAN ALMOST ANYBODY I KNOW.
>> WELL, I WAS LUCKY. A COUPLE OF GOOD ACCIDENTS
HAPPEN. >> FREDDIE PRINZE, THE
22-YEAR-OLD STAR OF TELEVISION'S CHICO IN THE MAN SHOT HIMSELF IN
THE HEAD TODAY IN AN APPARENT SUICIDE ATTEMPT.
>> IT'S THE CLASSIC TALE OF SHOW BUSINESS, WHEN YOU BECOME THAT
FAMOUS THAT FAST AT THE AGE OF 20, IT'S THROWING A CHILD INTO
THE WORLD AND FAME OF MONEY. >> THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THAT
MAKES ANY SENSE. IT'S SAD AND TRAGIC.
THAT'S HOW LIFE IS. THAT'S WHAT COMEDY IS.
>> YOU CAN'T PLEASE ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.
AND LAST NIGHT ALL THOSE PEOPLE WERE AT MY SHOW.
>> MITCH HEDBERG IS ONE OF THE GRADE COMEDIANS OF ALL TIME, IF
YOU LOOK AT WHAT HE'S WRITING ON THE PAGE, IT'S COMEDIC HAIKU.
>> I DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE BLACK, WHITE, PURPLE OR GREEN,
HOLD ON NOW, PURPLE OR GREEN, YOU'VE GOT TO DRAW THE LINE
SOMEWHERE. I LIKE RICE, RICE IS GREAT WHEN
YOU'RE HUNGRY AND YOU WANT 2,000 OF SOMETHING.
ONE TIME A GUY HANDED ME A PICTURE, HERE'S A PICTURE OF ME
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. EVERY PICTURE IS OF YOU WHEN YOU
WERE YOUNGER. >> MITCH HEDBERG IS JOKE
MAGIVER. IT RESCUES YOU.
IT'S A VERY ABSURD BAIT AND SWITCH.
>> I THINK BIG FOOT IS BLURRY. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
IT'S NOT THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S FAULT.
>> PEOPLE THAT DIE IN THEIR 30s YOU DON'T GET SO SEE THEM
FLOURISH. IT IS A RIPOFF.
I WISH I COULD HEAR HOW THEY PROCESSED THE WORLD TODAY.
>> I LOVE YOU GUYS. THANKS FOR COMING.
>> WE'VE GOT A NICE MIXED CROWD. LOOK WHAT WE GOT.
WE GOT WHITE FOLKS. WE GOT BLACK FOLKS.
WE GOT PUERTO RICANS, PUERTO RICANS, PUERTO RICANS.
>> I SEE SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE, STREET PERFORMERS
DOING STANDUP COMEDY IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK, ONE OF
THE BEST, CHARLIE BARNETT. >> THERE WAS THIS POWER ABOUT
HIM AND HE WAS SO FLUID WITH HIS BODY AND WOULD DRAW 400 OR 500
PEOPLE AROUND HIM AND DO SHOWS FOR FOUR HOURS.
>> I DO A LOT OF ETHNIC HUMOR, BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I KNOW FROM WITHIN MY HEART, THERE'S ONLY ONE RACE, AND
THAT'S THE HUMAN RACE. THE REST OF THEM ARE MEXICANS.
>> CHARLIE DIDN'T HAVE MATERIAL, BUT HE HAD ENERGY.
HE WENT ON AND BLEW THE ROOF OFF.
>> TO BE HONEST I DON'T HAVE SEX ANYMORE.
I'M SCARED OF A.I.D.S. I TOOK THE A. I. D. S. TEST, I GOT
A 65. HIGHWAY, AT LEAST
AT LEAST I PASSED. >> IN 1980 CHARLIE WAS HIRED ON
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" AND HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE HE WAS ILLITERATE
AND COULDN'T READ THE CUE CARDS. AND GUESS WHO THEY HIRED IN HIS
PLACE? ED
EDDIE MURPHY. >> HE WAS A REAL NEW YORK STREET
CHARACTER, HOMELESS, A. I. D. S., CRACK ADDICTS.
BUT THROUGH IT ALL, HE WAS ALWAYS AN AMAZING PERFORMER.
>> I'M HARRIS, I'M 33 YEARS YOUNG, I HAVE MY COUSIN'S
JASON'S TRUCK FOR TWO MORE WEEKS.
I HAVE ONE TESTICLE, AND I'M DOWN TO A CLOWN.
>> HARRIS, WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I LITERALLY JUST FIRED YOU.
>> OH, IS THIS THAT JOB? THAT'S CRAZY.
NEVER MIND. >> HARRIS WITLES WAS SO
TALENTED, HE WAS DOING STANDUP, DOING IMPROV, DOING SKETCHES.
HE'S IN A BAND. HE WROTE FOR A SITCOM.
HIS UNIQUE LOVABLE PERSONALITY TRANSCENDS EVEN HIS JOKES.
>> I'M OUT OF ORDER, YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER.
SAY NO IN AUSTRALIAN, JUST SAY ALL THE VOWELS.
IS THAT GUY SURFING? YOU GOT ME AGAIN COKE CAN.
>> HE'S JUST A NATURALLY FUNNY GUY WHO HAD A PROBLEM WITH
DRUGS. I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW THAT I
STARTED SHOOTING HEROIN. >> YOU DIDN'T?
>> YEAH. >> ARE YOU READY TO TALK ABOUT
THIS? >> I MEAN, NOW THAT IT'S
SHOOTING HEROIN, I COULD DIE, AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT TO
MY PARENTS OR MYSELF. SO I'M TAKING IT MORE SERIOUSLY
NOW. AND I'M IN A GOOD PLACE.
>> YOU'RE MAKING OUR LIVES BETTER.
>> THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE A PART OF A TAPESTRY
THAT IS BIGGER THAN YOU. YEAH, SOMEBODY JUST TEXTED ME
THE WORD "HARRIS," AND THAT'S A SAD SITUATION WHEN YOU'RE LIKE
THAT'S ALL THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS TO SAY AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH BOY.
IT'S A WEIRD WORLD TO LIVE IN WHEN YOU KNOW PEOPLE THAT CAN
GET THE ONE NAME DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT.
BECAUSE YOU WORRY ABOUT SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OUR WORLD.
>> IT'S A TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY. WHEN ONE PERSON DIES IT IS
PARTICULARLY JUST KIND OF HEARTBREAKING.
>> THE BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL IN A LOT OF COMEDIANS IS
POWERFUL. AND SADLY AS YOU'LL FIND FOR
MANY OF THESE ARTISTS, EVIL WINS OUT A LOT OF THE TIME.
>> HEY, IT'S HARRIS, CALLING FROM HEAVEN.
IT'S PRETTY GREAT UP HERE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL, FOR STARTERS.
IT'S -- IT IS VERY CLOUDY, AND YOU SIT ON THEM SO THAT'S COOL.
GOTTA GO, ICE CREAM BUFFET.
>>> GOOD EVENING, HELLO, I HAVE CANCER.
HOW ARE YOU? >> I DON'T THINK A COMEDIAN CAN
TURN OFF THEIR COMEDIC INSTINCTS JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING TERRIBLE
IS HAPPENING TO THEM. >> IT'S HOW YOU EXPRESS
YOURSELF. AND SO WHY WOULD THAT GO AWAY
WHEN YOU'RE ILL OR WHEN THINGS ARE ROCK BOTTOM?
THAT'S WHEN IT WOULD KICK IN MORE THAN EVER.
>> THEY SAY LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE.
I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT WITH MY HEART.
NOT JUST FOR THE PEOPLE LAUGHING, FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE
RECEIVING END OF THE LAUGHTER TOO.
>> PHILOSOPHER SAID THAT COMEDY IS THE REALIZATION OF YOUR
MORTALITY. AND LAUGHTER IS AN INVOLUNTARY
RESPONSE. THAT, TO ME, IS ONE OF THE GREAT
JOYS OF COMEDY. >> YES.
>> WHO IS CALLING? >> IT'S A MR. DEATH OR
SOMETHING, HE'S COME ABOUT THE REAPING.
>> DEATH IS ESSENTIAL TO COMEDY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING'S FUNNY
IF WE WERE LIVING IN SOME SORT OF INFINITE WORLD.
>> THERE'S A CERTAIN DEGREE OF GALLOWS HUMOR.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, MAN, THAT'S A BETTER WAY TO GO OUT.
>> HI, I'M GILDA RADNER AND -- OKAY NOW.
>> I ASPIRED TO BE GILDA RADNER. SHE PLAYED MY MOM IN A TV
COMMERCIAL WHEN I WAS A KID. HE WAS JUST A GREAT COMBINATION
OF BEING FREE IN HER PERFORMING, BUT ALSO INSANELY VULNERABLE,
WHICH IS A FANTASTIC COMBINATION.
>> OH, IT'S GILDA RADNER, EVERYBODY.
>> SHE DELIGHTED YOU. THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE LIKE
THAT. SO THE IDEA THAT SHE WAS SICK
AND STRUGGLING, PEOPLE WERE DEVASTATED.
>> DON'T, DON'T, DON'T MILK THE APPLAUSE LIKE THAT.
>> OH, I'M SORRY, GARY, I HAVEN'T BEEN ON INVESTIGATION
FOR A WHILE. >> YEAH, WHAT WAS WRONG?
>> OH, I HAD CANCER. WHAT DID YOU HAVE?
>> SHE HAD A HESITATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SHE WANTED TO BE
ON GARY'S SHOW BECAUSE SHE WAS SICK AND SHE WAS AFRAID THE
AUDIENCE WOULD RECOGNIZE HER OR REMEMBER HER.
BUT THE REASON SHE DID IT WAS BECAUSE SHE FELT HER COMEDY WAS
THE ONLY WEAPON SHE HAD AGAINST THE CANCER.
>> I FEEL VERY LUCKY. I HAVE A WONDERFUL JOB.
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AS A PERFORMER TO TEST ANYTHING I
WANT TO OR COME UP WITH IDEAS AND GET TO FULFILL ANYTHING I
WANT TO PRETEND. AND THERE AREN'T MANY JOBS LIKE
THAT. >> I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING YET.
YOU'RE GIVING ME A HEADACHE. >> TOTTIE FIELDS IS ONE OF THOSE
WOMEN THAT MORE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.
SHE LOST A LEG AND WAS STILL DOING COMEDY.
>> CAN I GIVE YOU A HAND? >> I NEED A FOOT.
>> SHE HAD BEEN ON TELEVISION A THOUSAND TIMES WITH TWO LEGS.
SHE HAD TO ADDRESS IT. SHE TURNED IT INTO GREAT COMEDY.
>> AFTER YOU GET YOUR HEAD IN THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE, YOU
REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE TWO LEGS. AND IF YOU LOSE ONE, SO YOU'VE
LOST A LEG, BUT YOU REALLY ONLY HAVE ONE SENSE OF HUMOR.
>> DO YOU KNOW, SWEETHEART, WHAT BROUGHT ME THROUGH THIS WHOLE
THING? >> NO, I DON'T.
>> I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU THE PLEASURE OF A SECOND LIFE.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE REAL WITH YOUR SITUATION.
WHEN WE ARE NOT AFRAID TO BE VULNERABLE, THAT'S COURAGEOUS,
IT'S COURAGEOUS. >> I MADE SO MANY JOKES OVER THE
YEARS ABOUT HOW SMALL MY CHEST WAS.
BUT I STARTED TO THINK THAT MAYBE MY BOOBES OVERHEARD ME,
AND WERE JUST LIKE, WE'RE SICK OF THIS.
LET'S KILL HER. >> BEFORE I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
CANCER, I HAD LOST MY MOTHER, AND I HAD THIS POTENTIALLY
DEADLY INTESTINAL DISEASE. AND NOTHING WAS STRIKING ME AS
FUNNY. AND THEN I GOT DIAGNOSED WITH
CANCER, AND I STARTED MINIAKLY LAUGHING.
THIS IS HILARIOUS, ACTUALLY. >> SOMEHOW THEY'RE ABLE TO HAVE
A THIRD PERSON PERSPECTIVE ON THE DRAMA OF THEIR LIFE AND
THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT GREAT COMEDIANS.
>> DO NOT TEMPT ME. >> LAUGHTER TAKES THE AIR OUT OF
EVERYTHING. FOR MY HBO SPECIAL, HALFWAY
THROUGH I TOOK MY SHIRT OFF AND REVEALED MY DOUBLE MASTECTOMI
SCARS. >> WHEN YOU LAUGH AT A JOKE
ABOUT DEATH, IT'S FUNNY CONSIDERING THE SOURCE.
YOU'RE MAKING A JOKE ABOUT DEATH, THE THING THAT'S
DEFINITELY GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
>> AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE ALMOST FULL
MONTY. >> MONTY PYTHON WAS AT THE ASPEN
COMEDY FESTIVAL, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES THEY WERE ALL
GATHERED TODAY SINCE GRAHAM CHAPMAN DIED.
AND THEY CAME OUT AND THE JOKE WAS THEY BROUGHT HIS URN SO
GRAHAM CHAPMAN COULD BE THERE. >> I THINK THAT'S THE MOST
APPROPRIATE WAY TO MOURN A COMEDIAN.
I DON'T THINK ANY COMEDIAN WANTS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY IN DEATH.
IT WOULD ALMOST FEEL LIKE A BETRAYAL.
IT'S PART OF THE CODE OF COMEDY. >> SO WE WERE DOING A SHOW IN
BRISTOL, AND WE WERE DOING A MATINEE THERE.
AND FOR SOME EXTRAORDINARY REASON THE AUDIENCE JUST DIDN'T
LAUGH. AND AFTER ABOUT --
>> OH. >>> THE WORTH KIND OF
NON-SMOKER, YOU'RE A SMOKER AND THEY WALK UP TO YOU, THAT'S
CRUEL, MAN, GOING UP TO A SMOKER AND COUGHING AT HIM.
DO YOU GO UP TO CRIPPLED DANCING TOO?
>> THE COMEDIANS THAT YOU FEEL THAT WE'VE LOST TOO QUICKLY, WE
FEEL THAT LOSS BECAUSE THEY WERE SAYING SOMETHING THAT WAS
UNSAYABLE UP UNTIL THEN. >> EVERY TIME I'M HEARING
SOMETHING WEIRD HAPPENS, THIS TIME BUSH LOST.
COOL. IT'S NOT THAT I DISAGREE WITH
BUSH'S ECONOMIC POLICY OR HIS FOREIGN POLICY, IT'S THAT I
BELIEVE HE WAS A CHILD OF SATAN HERE TO DESTROY THE PLANET
EARTH. YEAH, I'M A LITTLE TO THE LEFT
THERE, I WAS. >> WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
MT. RUSHMORE OF COMEDY, BILL HICKS WAS MY FAVORITE OF ALL
TIME. THE FUNNY IS IN THE BACKGROUND,
I HAVE THOUGHTS I NEED TO SHARE WITH YOU AND I NEED TO CONNECT
WITH YOU. THAT TRUTH, GENERAL AMERICA
WASN'T READY FOR. HE WAS SO OUT THERE.
>> THE FLAG BURNING THING, RETARDED EMOTIONS, HEY, BUDDY,
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, MY DADDY DIED FOR THAT FLAG.
REALLY? I BOUGHT MINE.
>> HE WAS COURAGEOUS. HE WAS BALLSY.
HE KNEW WHY HE WAS PUT ON THIS EARTH.
WAITING FOR THE NEXT BILL HICKS IS A FOOL'S ERRAND.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE EVER WILL BE ANOTHER ONE.
>> YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. >> I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU.
>> BERNIE MACK INTRODUCES HIMSELF TO THE WORLD OF COMEDY
BY SAYING, I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU MOTHER DENY.
>> I LOVE SEX, I LOVE IT, I'M BLESSED.
>> IT WAS NOT A GAME WITH BERNIE MACK.
HE GOT DISCOVERED A LITTLE BIT OLDER SO HE'D BEEN AROUND.
BY THE TIME HE GETS HIS SHOT, HE BECOMES AN INSTANT LEGEND.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE THE KIDS, EVERYBODY TALKING ABOUT KIDS,
TALKING ABOUT HOW BAD KIDS IS, YOU KNOW WHAT'S BAD, YOU CAN'T
SAY KIDS BAD. I WANT TO -- A KID UP.
>> BERNIE WELCOMES YOU INTO HIS LIFE TO TELL THE STORY THAT MY
SISTER WAS A JUNKIE, AND I HAD TO TAKE HER BABIES, AND TO MAKE
IT FUNNY, HOW AMAZING IS THAT? >> THAT'S CIGAR SMOKE THERE, I
AIN'T HERE TO TALK ABOUT CIGARS. I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT -- I'M
GOING TO KILL ONE OF THEM KIDS. >> BERNIE MACK WAS SUCH AN
ORIGINAL VOICE TOO, AND INSTANTLY LIKABLE ON SCREEN.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF WARS COMING. WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO WAR
WITH NORTH KOREA, THAT ANGRY LITTLE PSYCHOMIDGET, ANYBODITIME
YOU HAVE A SHORT -- YOU KNOW HOW SHORT YOU HAVE TO BE TO HAVE A
NAPOLEON COMPLEX IN NORTH KOREA. >> HE WAS A BRILLIANT MIND.
AN INTENSE GUY ENERGETICALLY, BUT WENT TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL,
LIKE A REALLY GREAT BRAIN. >> SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE NOT THE
ONLY ONE HERE, ALL THESE RUBBER-FACED MONOSTERS, HOW MUCH
WORSE COULD YOUR REAL FACE LOOK THAN THAT CLOWN MASK YOU'VE HAD
WELDED ON YOUR HEAD. YOU USED TO LOOK YOUR AGE, NOW
YOU DON'T EVEN LOOK YOUR SPECIES.
>> THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM PERFORM I WAS LIKE, OH, SPANDUP
IS A SPORT. HE WAS SO INTENSE, AND HE WAS SO
QUICK. HE DIDN'T WAIT FOR ANYONE TO
LAUGH. >> THIS GUY WRITES SO MANY JOKES
BEFORE THE SHOW IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. KIND OF WHAT WE DO HERE, DENNIS.
COMEDY WRITERS. >> YOU'RE THE GUY AT SCHOOL WHO
DID ALL THE MOERK AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYMORE TO DO.
>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. IF YOU WOULD TRY SOME COMEDY
WRITING -- >> I GOT TO KNOW GREG DOING
TOUGH CROWD, HIS TAKES ON THE TOPICS WERE MORE INSIGHTFUL,
MORE SON SKIES, FUNNIER THAN ANYTHING I COULD COME UP WITH.
I LOVED IT. >> WHAT WAS SO GREAT ABOUT GREG,
WHICH WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TODAY, IS AN INTELLECTUAL,
CONTRARYIAN WORKING CLASS POINT OF VIEW.
>> WILL THERE EVER BE A CANDIDATE THAT CAN RELATE TO
BOTH RACES? >>.
>> THEY KEEP TRYING TO PAINT DEAN HAS HAVING RACE ISSUES.
HE CAN'T POSSIBLY BE RACIST, HE'S FROM VERMONT, YOU CAN'T
HATE BLACK PEOPLE UNTIL YOU'RE AROUND THEM A LOT.
>> I FEEL BAD FOR WHITE DUDES, MAN, WHITE DUDES CAN'T BE
RACIST. I'M WALKING THROUGH HARLEM.
I'M KIND OF LOST RIGHT NOW, BUT I SEE A FEW BLACK GUYS WALKING
TOWARDS ME. I CAN'T RUN.
IF I START RUNNING, THEY'LL CALL ME A RACIST.
RUN, STUPID -- RIGHT? >> PATRICE O'NEILL WAS A
COMBINATION OF CROWD PLEASING PERSONALITY WITH VERY BITING
MATERIAL. >> HE WAS REALLY FUNNY AND HE
WAS LOUD AND HE WAS LIKE SHUT UP, THAT TYPE OF JUST OBNOXIOUS
LOUD. >> HE WOULD HAVE BEEN AS FUNNY
AS ANY OF THEM IN THE ROOM. >> SPORT FISHERMEN, THAT'S WHAT
MEN ARE. YOU CATCH IT, YOU SHOW YOUR
FRIENDS, AND THEN YOU RELEASE IT.
BUT A LOT OF WOMEN IN HERE, YOU HAVE BOYFRIENDS OR HUSBANDS, YOU
WERE FISH THAT JUMPED BACK ON THE BOAT, FLAPPING, LOOKING AT
ME LIKE -- I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE FISHING HERE
AGAIN NEXT WEEK. >> AS A FEMINIST, I DIDN'T WANT
TO ENJOY HIS COMEDY. AND THEN I WATCHED EL LEEPHANT I
THE ROOM. DESPITE IF I AGREE WITH HIM OR
NOT, OR WANT TO OWN UP TO THE WAY I ACT AS A WOMAN IN THAT
SCENARIO, HE NAILED IT. >> MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, I'M 40, AND THAT'S YOUNG IN EVERYONE
ELSE YEARS, BUT IN BLACK YEARS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DO THE BLACK TO
WHITE LIFE RATIO, I'M A HUNDRED AND 77 YEARS OLD.
>> HE WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO AUDIENCES UNLIKE ANY OTHER
COMEDIAN. >> SO CONVERSATIONAL.
>> BUT HE WAS SAYING SO MANY IMPORTANT THINGS.
>> YEAH. >> WE MISSED OUT ON WHAT HE HAD
TO SAY ABOUT OBAMA AND TRUMP. YOU NEED THAT VOICE.
>> YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO MELLOW IN YOUR OLDER AGE?
>> I DOUBT I'M EVER GOING TO MAKE OLDER AGE.
>> BILL HICKS AND THESE GUYS WERE A VOICE OF A GENERATION
THAT JUST GOT SNUFFED OUT. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS BUSINESS THAT TAKES THE LIFE OUT OF YOU.
THE DEGREE THAT COMICS HAVE GONE AWAY, IT'S JUST RAREFIED, THE
MEN AND WOMEN THAT DO THIS, TO LOSE ONE, IT'S ONE LESS VOICE.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
>>> WHAT I FIND INTERESTING IN TERMS OF GONE TOO SOON IS NOT SO
MUCH THOSE COMEDIANS WHO DIED, BUT THOSE WHO QUIT DOING STANDUP
FOREVER, LARRY DAVID, STEVE MARTIN, ALL THESE PEOPLE WERE
IMMENSELY RESPECTED STANDUPS. >> HAVE I STARTED YET.
>> I THINK A LOT OF STANDUP COMEDIANS HAVE AN AMBIVALENT
RELATIONSHIP WITH COMEDY. A STEPPINGSTONE FOR THOSE
PEOPLE, LIKE THEY HAVE SOMETHING ELSE ON THEIR MINDS.
>> STEVE MARTIN QUIT DOING STANDUP AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS
FAME. >> I KNEW IT WAS OVER ABOUT A
YEAR BEFORE I STOPPED. I WASN'T BEING CREATIVE IN IT
ANYMORE. AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO
WRITE FOR SUCH A BIG AUDIENCE. >> I SPENT $150 FOR A TAPE
RECORDER, AND AS I TALK INTO IT, IT GOES, I KNOW, I KNOW.
>> WOODY ALLEN WAS A VERY SHY PERSON, HE WAS THE LAST PERSON
IN THE WORLD WHO YOU WOULD THINK WOULD BECOME A PERFORMER.
AS SOON AS HE WAS ABLE TO LEAVE STANDUP OR MOVIES, HE DID.
>> EVERY TIME I TRY AND DO SOMETHING SERIOUS, PEOPLE LAUGH
AT ME. WHICH WOULD BE A PROBLEM, IF I
TRIED TO DO A SERIOUS MOVIE EVER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
MOVIE EVER WHERE I WAS REAL SERIOUS IN IT.
>> THE COMEDIANS THAT WALKED AWAY FROM STANDUP BECAME MOVIE
STARS. >> STAY AWAY FROM THE CANS.
>> THAT'S THE COMMON DENOMINATOR.
>> JESUS CHRIST. >> I FOUND OUT SOME WHITE KIDS
CAN CURSE AROUND THE HOUSE. >> YOU'RE LITTLE LATE.
. COME ON, MOM, I'M MOVING AS FAST
AS I CAN. AND I WAS STANDING THERE LIKE
THIS. >> EDDIE WAS A ROCK STAR, HE HIT
SO BIG -- HE WAS CHIPPING AWAY AT COMEDY.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW GREAT EDDIE COULD HAVE BEEN.
>> YOU'RE WRITING AND ACTING AND EVERYTHING RIGHT THERE ON THE
STAGE. YOU'VE GOT TO WRITE YOUR OWN
SHOW AND PRESENT IT. >> IT'S WORTH IT IF IT WORKS.
>> YEAH, IT'S WORTH IT IF IT WORKS.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF COMEDIANS WHO LEAVE STANDUP TOO SOON.
LARRY DAVID COULDN'T LEAVE STANDUP SOON ENOUGH.
>> I BOMBED SO MANY TIMES. I WASN'T REALLY A VERY GOOD
COMEDIAN IN MY BOOK. THE MATERIAL I WAS DOING THE
AUDIENCE DIDN'T SEEM TO LIKE IT. EN MASSE.
>> I THINK WE'VE COME TO THE END OF THE LINE HERE.
>> BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF
NOTHING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GOOD NIGHT.
>> IT'S HARD TO SAY IF ANYTHING'S AHEAD OF ITS TIME.
I THINK WHEN PEOPLE ARE INNOVATIVE, IT'S SOMETIMES HARD
TO GET THE AUDIENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THERE WAS A PERIOD WHERE EVERY SHOW I DID WOULD GET CANCELLED
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST SEASON.
AND IT SUCKS. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT?
>> GIVE ME YOUR TEETH. >> TEETH.
>> ARM. >> GIVE ME A YOU.
>> T. >> WHAT'S THAT SPELL?
>> THE TRUTH. >> YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU GOT IT.
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. >> I GUESS THE ULTIMATE REVENGE
FOR THE STILLER SHOW WAS THAT IT WON THE EMMY AFTER IT HAD BEEN
ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD BEEN CANCELLED.
>> THEY USE OUR SHOW AS AN EXAMPLE IN THE MEETINGS OF WHAT
THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IN THE FOX NETWORK, WITH THE EMPLOYMENT
OFFESTROJEN HORMONAL THERAPY I HAVE DEVELOPED THE ABILITY TO
BREAST-FEED. >> SOME OF THE GREATEST SKETCH
COMEDY DONE ON TELEVISION. LAWYERS WHO ARE NAUSEATED BY
FOOD IS, I THINK, ONE OF THE PUREST SKETCHES EVER DONE.
>> FOOD IS FLOUNDER. IT'S SAUTEED IN A -- SPICY
BUTTER SAUCE SERVED ON A BED OF STEAMED LEEKS.
>> HIS SHOW WAS THE GREATEST EXAMPLE OF THE SHOWS THAT GATHER
A LOT OF AMAZING PEOPLE TOGETHER THAT DIDN'T QUITE CLICK IN THAT
MOMENT FOR WHATEVER REASON. ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT IT, BUT
WHAT IF THAT SHOW HAD KEPT GOING, ALL THESE DIFFERENT GREAT
PERFORMERS MIGHT NOT HAVE GIVEN US SO MUCH GREAT WORK.
IT'S LIKE SAYING, YOU KNOW, ABE LINCOLN'S DRY GOODS STORE, GOON
TOO SON, IF ONLY. NO, WE NEEDED HIM, WE NEEDED HIM
FOR OTHER STUFF. >> MY FIRST GUEST HAS A SPECIAL
TONIGHT ON NBC, WELCOME STEVE MARTIN.
>> STEVE? >> OH, HI, DAVID.
>> HOW ARE YOU? >> OH, YEAH, I WAS DOING THAT
THIS MORNING. >> DAVID LETTERMAN HAD HIS
MORNING SHOW, NOBODY HAD EVER SEEN A GUY LIKE THIS AT THIS
TIME OF DAY. RIGHT THERE YOU SAW BASICALLY
THE INCIPIENT STAGES OF THE IRREVERENCE.
>> A HUGE TANK OF LEMONADE AND MINNOWS.
>> MINNOWS. >> MY IDEA OF A JOKE.
>> THE ONLY REASON WE WERE GETTING ALL THAT STUFF ON THE
AIR WAS THAT WE WERE JUST PUTTING IT ON THE AIR BECAUSE WE
WERE ALREADY ON THE AIR. >> I READ THE NBC RESEARCH, AND
IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE SEX, MORE VIOLENCE ON THE SHOW, I
THINK WE WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER. >> THEY TALKED ABOUT BEING
CANCELLED A LOT, WHICH I HADN'T SEEN BEFORE ON TV.
A HOST REALLY MOCKING THEIR FAILURE.
>> VIOLENCE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
>> I'M SORRY THAT THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO DISAPPEAR, BECAUSE
IT WAS SOMETHING -- IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AND
SOMETHING ADVENTUROUS, AND SOMETHING REALLY COURAGEOUS IN
DAYTIME TELEVISION. AND UNFORTUNATELY --
>> NONE OF THESE SHOWS EVER GOT BAD.
ANY SHOW THAT'S CANCELLED PREMATURELY, THEY BECOME A SEXY
CORPSE. >> I QUIT.
>> YOU REMEMBER THEM AS THEY WERE YOUNG AND HANDSOME.
THEY NEVER AGE. >> HEY, YOU KNOW I NEVER
APPROVED THIS. NOBODY EVER LISTENS TO ME AROUND
HERE. I'M NOT DANGEROUS.
AT LEAST I WASN'T >>> I'M SORRY FOR HEARING THIS
JUST NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT DON RICKLES PASSED AWAY THIS
MORNING. HE WAS 90 YEARS OLD.
I KNOW IT'S CRAZY TO SAY HE WAS TOO YOUNG BUT HE WAS.
>> NICE TO SEE MY BLACK BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH.
>> THERE IS NO BOOING. THERE IS NO BOOING.
IF THERE IS ANOTHER OUTBURST, WE'LL LET BOB DO HIS JOKE.
>> FILLIPINO. >> COMMAEDY DOESN'T HAVE AN AGE.
YOU CAN DIE AT 125. IF YOU'RE A GREAT COMEDIAN WHO
IS STILL BRINGING IT, YOU DIED TOO YOUNG.
>> AM I RIGHT OR WRONG? I DON'T WANT THE COLORED GUY TO
BUTT BUT IN.
>> DON RICKLES, ANY BAD THING HE'D SAY, HE SHOULDN'T BE SAYING
THAT. >> WHEN HE DIED, HE TOOK AN ERA
OF SHOW BIZ WITH HIM. >> DON RICKLES, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN. >> REALLY GOOD, GOOD GIRL.
>> IS SHE NORMAL? YEAH.
GOOD. GOOD.
IS SHE WHITE? YEAH.
>> THE ONLY COMEDIANS INTIMIDATED BY IS JOAN RIVERS.
SHE WAS A MACHINE ON STAGE AND DID IT BEFORE SHE WAS EASY.
WOMEN AREN'T PERMITTED TO TALK A CERTAIN WAY ON TELEVISION.
>> THE MARRIAGE WAS IN TROUBLE SINCE THE WEDDING NIGHT.
>> REALLY? >> YEAH, A LOT OF MEN SMOKE
AFTERWARD AND HE SMOKED DURING. ASKED ME FOR A LIGHT.
INCREDIBLE. I SAID GET IT YOURSELF ON THE
DASHBOARD. >> JOAN WAS UNDAUNTED.
SHE WAS DETERMINED TO SUCCEED AND KEEP SUCCEEDING.
>> HER RULE ABOUT LIFE THAT IT'S ALL A BIG JOKE AND WE'RE HERE
FOR LIKE A SECOND, LIKE THAT REALLY STAYED WITH ME.
>> I COULD DIE ANY MOMENT AND YOU KNOW HOW LUCKY YOU GUYS
WOULD BE? YOU WERE THERE?
YEAH. SHE WAS LYING THERE, THE FACE
DIDN'T MOVE. WE THOUGHT BOTOX.
>> HER JOKES AND HER STYLE WILL BE HERE FOREVER BECAUSE WHEN YOU
DO SOMETHING GREAT, A LITTLE PIECE OF YOU WILL ALWAYS
CONTINUE TO GO ON. >> THE WORST THING ABOUT BEG IN
THE HOSPITAL IS THAT THEY SHAVE YOU.
I MEAN, THEY SHAVE EVERYTHING. I WAS JUST VISITING A FRIEND OF
MINE. >> BARRY WASGARRY WAS NOT AFRAID
>> HE BROKE THE FOURTH WALL WITH HIS SHOW AND WITH LARRY SANDERS,
HE BROKE THAT MOLD, TOO. HE TURNED TV ON ITS HEAD TWICE.
>> OH, COMFORTABLE. >> SO DO I.
>> YOU DO? >> YEAH.
>> YOU'RE SO GOOD AT IT. >> TRUST ME, I HATE MYSELF.
>> MUCH OF MODERN TELEVISION COMEDY CAN BE TRACED BACK TO A
LOT OF CHANCES GARRY TOOK. >> IT DOESN'T ADD UP FOR ME HE'S
GONE. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
NOT HAVING HIS VOICE DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.
LONG BEFORE I MET HIM, HE FELT LIKE A FRIEND TO ME.
>> MY JOURNEY IS TO BE WHO I AM. >> HE WAS A MENTOR TO A LOT OF
PEOPLE. HE SEEMED LIKE HE WAS FLOATING
THROUGH THE WORLD A BIT. HE WAS THERE TO HELP.
>> WHAT I WANT AT MY FUNERAL IS AN ACTUAL BOXING REFEREE TO DO A
COUNT AND IF I WAVE IT OFF AND HI SIGHT HE'S NOT GETTING UP.
>> THE REASON THAT GARRY'S DEATH IS A CRIME IS NOT JUST BECAUSE I
DON'T GET TO TALK TO HIM ANYMORE, BUT HE WASN'T DONE.
WASN'T DONE FOR HIMSELF. NOT FOR US.
>> THE WHOLE KEY COMING THROUGH LIFE IS A SENSE OF HUMOR.
THERE IS A LIFE SENSE INVOLVED OF NOT SEEING THE WORLD SO
SERIOUSLY. >> WHY IS IT MOST OF THE PEOPLE
AGAINST ABORTION ARE PEOPLE YOU WON'T WANT TO **** IN THE
FIRST PLACE? >> HE DIDN'T DIE NECESSARILY
YOUNG BUT SEEMED YOUNG. HIS THOUGHTS NEVER STOPPED.
IT WASN'T LIKE AN OLD PERSON DYING.
>> HE REINVENTED HIMSELF EVERY DECADE TO APPEAL TO WHATEVER WAS
ACQUIRED. WITHOUT SELLING OUT.
>> WHITE GUYS. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BE AS COOL AS BLACK GUYS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. YOU'RE WHITE AND YOU'RE LAME.
>> I WOULD LIKE ONE OF TWO THINGS, HE WAS JUST HERE A
MINUTE AGO OR TOO HIP FOR THE ROOM.
TOO HIP FOR THE ROOM. >> I HAVE SOME ISSUE WITH GONE
TOO SOON. WE GO.
EVERYBODY GOES AND IT ALWAYS STINKS SO HE WAS OLD BUT YOU'RE
STILL LIKE HEY, IT WAS TOO SOON. YOU DON'T EVER WANT IT TO END.
>> YOU GET A FEELING AFTER PLAYING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY,
THAT WAS WORTH IT SAYING I HAVEN'T LAUGHED THAT HARD IN A
LONG TIME. PEOPLE NEED IT.
THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF GOING OUT AND DOING IT.
>> COMEDIANS AT THEIR BEST, WHAT THEY ARE PROVIDING IS A
LIFE-AFFIRMING EXPERIENCE. THE MINUTE YOU LAUGH YOU FEEL
BETTER. SOUNDS CLICHE BUT IT'S TRUE.
>> FOR ALL OUR CRAZINESS, WE DO LEAVE IT BETTER THAN WE FOUND
IT. WE BRING SOME JOY FROM WHATEVER
SELFISH REASONS, IT'S A NOBLE PROFESSION.
>> SEE HOW HAPPY I AM? >> WE KEEP MOVING ON.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AND ALLOW ME TO MAKE YOU
LAUGH IS TREMENDOUS AND I'M BLESSED TO BE PART OF IT AND I
TERRIBLY MISSED THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE ME.
>> THE FACT YOU HAVE TOUCHED MORE PEOPLE THAN YOU WOULD HAVE
IF YOU DID NOT DO STANDUP, THAT'S AMAZING.
>> I GUESS THE RULE THINKING HOW SAD IT IS A MAN OF SUCH TALENT,
SUCH KINDNESS SHOULD NOT SO SUDDENLY BE SPIRITED AWAY BEFORE
HE'D ACHIEVED MANY OF THE THINGS WHICH HE WAS CAPABLE.
WELL, I FEEL I SHOULD SAY NOTHING.
GOOD RIDDANCE TO HIM, THE FREE LOADING BASTARD.
>> CAN I SAY FOR THE RECORD IF I DIE IN ANY WAY THAT'S FUNNY OR
INTERESTING, NOTHING IS TOO SOON.
GO FOR IT. >> I TALK ABOUT MY DEATH ALL THE
TIME. I TELL MY FRIENDS THE DAY I DIE,
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY THAT LOVE ME TO GO TO WORK.
>> WE HAD A WAKE FOR PHIL. I GOT UP AND SAID I THINK I
SPEAK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE WHEN I SAY I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
IT'S NOT ANDY THAT'S DEAD. >> I WAS IN SHOCK.
I KEPT SAYING CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT BRIANYNN MURDERED FILL?
HE SAID COME ON, YOU'RE MAKING IT SOUND WORSE THAN IT WAS.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> I WAS LIKE HOLY ****.
>> WE LAUGHED FOR A HALF AN HOUR AND NOBODY WOULD HAVE FOUND THAT