human condition. the best comedy comes from your living experience. every comic sees the world through a prism that the average person doesn t see through. all we do is point out the obvious really and then twist it somewhere. i just can t believe the way people are, what is it with humanity, what kind of world do we live in? you re not alone ultimately. i think that s what the comic s saying. reality is fodder for comedy. because it s what we have, so, where else can we find comedy if not in real life? as opposed to what? fake life? you know. life is real, yeah. we got that. first a philosophical question. have you ever noticed when you re driving that anyone who is driving slower than you is an idiot? and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac! you see a million things a day in your life and they all go on the back burner of your six burner wolf ridiculously priced mind. a comedian comes out and brings it to the front burner. i don t like other peopl
it s a hybrid of family life, work life. and you cared about them like a family because you saw them together every day. they were a family. hi everybody. norm! hey mr. peterson, caller waiting for you. i know. and if she calls, i m not here. on tv, family sort of transcends blood. you recognize that family system, that family dynamic, even if it s not biological. sure things didn t go your way. sure you re a little disappointed. but we ll get over it. what s important here is you tried to do the wrong thing. that s right. i did, didn t i? sammy! sammy! you have certain archetypes in the bar, in the office, in the workplace, in the taxi company, they re there because they are real and they are honest and they re true and we all recognize them. i don t deserve this. you know, goddamnit, i don t, but you do.
ground do i stand on that nobody else stands on? well, i worked as an actor and a writer on a variety show and i write about what happens at home. at home, i talk about what goes on at the office. are you doing this because you re afraid of alan? no, i m doing it because i respect alan brady. a man of his caliber has great firing power. it s a hybrid of family life, work life. and you cared about them like a family because you saw them together every day. they were a family. hi everybody. norm! hey mr. peterson, caller waiting for you. i know. and if she calls, i m not here. on tv, family sort of transcends blood. you recognize that family system, that family dynamic, even if it s not biological. sure things didn t go your way. sure you re a little disappointed. but we ll get over it. what s important here is you tried to do the wrong thing. that s right. i did, didn t i?
ground do i stand on that nobody else stands on? well, i worked as an actor and a writer on a variety show and i write about what happens at home. at home, i talk about what goes on at the office. are you doing this because you re afraid of alan? no, i m doing it because i respect alan brady. a man of his caliber has great firing power. it s a hybrid of family life, work life. and you cared about them like a family because you saw them together every day. they were a family. hi everybody. norm! hey mr. peterson, caller waiting for you. i know. and if she calls, i m not here. on tv, family sort of transcends blood. you recognize that family system, that family dynamic, even if it s not biological. sure things didn t go your way. sure you re a little disappointed. but we ll get over it. what s important here is you tried to do the wrong thing. that s right. i did, didn t i?
sally. buddy. it s your turn. say rob. rob? beautiful. oh, wonderful. somebody asked me to do a situation comedy after i finished being on the show of shows because situation comedies weren t very good. they didn t mirror life. i asked myself, what piece of ground do i stand on that nobody else stands on? well, i worked as an actor and a writer on a variety show and i write about what happens at home. at home, i talk about what goes on at the office. are you doing this because you re afraid of alan? no, i m doing it because i respect alan brady. a man of his caliber has great firing power. it s a hybrid of family life, work life. and you cared about them like a family because you saw them together every day. they were a family. hi everybody. norm! hey mr. peterson, caller waiting for you. i know. and if she calls, i m not here. on tv, family sort of transcends blood.