everything. to come through something horrendous and be alive, you got to have a sense of humor. if you don t, you ll go mad. stand-up comedians should be up there pointing out the flaws. basically saying to people, hey, does this look right to you? this is weird. i ll hear somebody s metaphorical interpretation of an idea in a new way and my brain lights up, but i m like, oh, i love it. you know, it just feels so good. and the relief of laughing together and the victory of a good joke. we re all responsible for the win. it s a team sport. the mind of a stand-up comedian is a scary, scary place. no, a mind of a stand-up comedian is really sweet of you to imply that there s thought behind what we do. what kind of person chooses to do that? a pretty independent person. somebody who doesn t like maybe having bosses. i m sorry, did i say comedians were a little
al, al, i wonder if you would tell our audience exactly who this lady is. i don t know who she is but it s all right with me. one of the fastest rise into comic commentators is young woody allen. the telephone company has a service for emotionally disturbed called dial-a-prayer. there s a number you dial if you re an atheist. you don t hear anything on the other end of the phone. stand-up comedians before woody allen were sharp talking guys in good suits and fast talkers and really snazzy guys. here comes woody allen, this schlameal. this was something new in stand-up comedy. where do you get your humor? it s like a genetic mutation. i say it and it comes as a great shock to me. it s like a pleasant surprise to hear myself say it. it s like i m not even conscious of the thing happening. he happened to be an