first place. i felt like i wanted to be honest and i felt like since i have made a living writing these books that talked about drinking and how funny it is, you know, i was lying if i didn't tell people i made this decision to stop and i have a problem. well, you know, people just went crazy. >> laughter is a great way to get to people. to deal with issues. >> larry: jane, what do you think of our friend here, stefanie? >> i think laughter is the ultimate intoxication. and that's why i enjoy recovery. is that i'm always laughing with my sober buddies and when you're laughing you're naturally high. so i think that really that is part of the solution. you can't just replace drinking with not drinking. you have to put in something else and you have to really find other choices and humor is the biggest joy. >> larry: stefanie, can you write well when you're sober? >> well, i kind of thought i might have trouble writing sober, but yeah, i can.