a hurricane, i would wish her well. they didn't like that sort of thing because it would later go on to destroy millions of dollars of property. >> dave wasn't exactly suited for news, but he was suited for comedy. so at 21 years old, he married his college sweetheart michelle cook and headed out to hollywood. >> she was a steady, lovely girl apparently, totally supportive of him, his dreams at that point. a lot of people didn't even know he had a first marriage, but he said he behaved badly right away because these young girls were so smitten with him. >> as dave began building an audience on l.a. stand-up circuit, his marriage fell apart. >> i just got back from reno, stayed in a cheap condominium. when everybody got in the jacuzzi, we had to take turns going -- >> in 1975, dave talked about the struggles of stand-up. >> so you go into a comedy store and you do real well. you get done and you're pretty