comedy is built for short bits, and that is where you can get into trouble. because if you just go for the gag, you may get into trouble. so now in my concert pieces, i have never done more set up in my life because sometimes you need set up. and i d better say this before they cancel me, i m going to say this. there s more explication. there s more explanation, not so much, you know, not so much stuff that s going to take away from the gag. you can do it in an economical way. but i find that when i look at the totality of my show, it used to be, like, 200 laughs. now, it s, like, 150 laughs. but you need that extra buffer. you need to kind of explain yourself. you have overseen the royal shakespeare company, in, if i can put it this way, the sort of beginnings of the age of woke a discussion, particularly in this country, but not just in this country,
into trouble, because if you just go for the gag, you may get into trouble. so now, in my concert pieces, i have never done more set up in my life because sometimes, you need set up, and. i d better say this before they cancel me, i m going to say this. there s more explication. there s more explanation, not so much, you know, not so much stuff that s going to take away from the gag. you can do it in an economical way. but i find that when i look at the totality of my show, it used to be, like, 200 laughs. now, it s, like, 150 laughs but you need that extra buffer. you need to kind of explain yourself. you have overseen the royal shakespeare company in, if i can put it this way, the sort of beginnings of the age of woke. a discussion, particularly in this country, but not just in this country, which involves culture in a discussion about diversity, representation, identity.
i have never done more set up in my life because sometimes you need set up. and i d better say this before they cancel me, i m going to say this. there s more explication. there s more explanation, not so much, you know, not so much stuff that s going to take away from the gag. you can do it in an economical way. but i find that when i look at the totality of my show, it used to be, like, 200 laughs. now, it s, like, 150 laughs. but you need that extra buffer. you need to kind of explain yourself. you have overseen the royal shakespeare company, in, if i can put it this way, the sort of beginnings of the age of woke a discussion, particularly in this country, but notjust in this country, which involves culture in a discussion about diversity, representation, identity. is that a pressure you have felt and has it affected the way you ve produced shakespeare?
american west is the worst in 1200 years. that s reality is not flowing equally to all americans in the region. cnn s lucy kavanaugh, with more. this picture perfect but parched corner arizona is a real rio verde foothills. an expansive up for sprawling mansions and hand try from phoenix. here is 5000 gallon water tank. karen loved her slice of paradise before it started to run dry. what keeps you up? night water,, water water. neighbors wells are started to dry up. others harvesting rainwater as an extra buffer. this is the stockpile it is about to go into the house to be used to flush our toilets. many homeowners rely on private water deliveries from a nearby scottsdale, which no longer has enough to spare. come january 1st, we are last november, scottsdale informed water hauling companies that starting
arizona, sprawling ranches about an hour s drive from downtown phoenix. this is a 5,000 gallon water tank. reporter: karen loved her slice of paradise until it began to run dry. neighbor s wells have begun to dry up. others harvesting rain water as an extra buffer. this is the stock pile that s about to go into the house to be used to flush our toilets. reporter: many homeowners rely on private deliveries from nearby scottsdale, which no longer has enough to spare. last november, scottsdale informed water hauling companies that starting in 2023, they could no longer buy scottsdale water to deliver outside city limits, including the foothills. the man delivering the water and more recently the bad news is this man. there s no question about it, the drought is reality. rio verde is the first domino to fall because of the drought we re in. reporter: are people taking