you wish you were -- had more confidence. but you don't. >> i had to be funny. i had to be likable. i was a bedwetter well into my teens, you know. there's a lot of humiliation to overcome. and being the funny one at camp is a really good deal if you're also the one that smells like pee. >> if you're a comedian, there is a part of you that is unhinged and more importantly, unhappy. i'm friends with mostly comedians. most of us are on antidepressants. and i don't think that's a coincidence. >> as you see in the news, comics can mess up. we do everything from shoot at our cars to od. and we're the people that make people happy, you know. >> richard pryor grew up in a very unusual situation. his grandmother ran a house of prostitution.