show or his razor-sharp wit or comedic talent. alan really did stand out doing stand-up comedy. maybe because he could step back and find humor, people of all stripes warmed up to him. his cohort and friend sean hannity said it better than i could. appearances on his show, this show, and so many other shows, it wasn t alan politics that defined him but his decency. i ve been reading a lot of comments people have been posting and what i immediately noticed right away, no one, not one did the on the one hand thing. do you know what that s about? when someone tries to explain or kind word for someone who has just died.