Right, because a storm of sexy is going to come your way. so just get your umbrella. as a standup comic you have to figure out, can i still be a large enough percentage of myself in this network format that i can still be effective doing what i do? it s nothing to be overly concerned about. just watch your words. when i did the bernie mack show on television, the biggest thing i was competing against was the comedian. people would have an expectation how funny bernie is. and when he says things like i don t give a [ bleep ] about these mother [ bleep ]. i ll kick a kid ass, when a kid get 1 years old bernie mack the comedian could be as dirty as he wanted to be. i couldn t do that stuff on a
Younger comedians today use a four-letter word to get a laugh and it is easier to get a laugh with a four-letter word. maybe it was shocking in the 1960s, but is it nott shocking anymore to hear anybody say a swear word today. it is a reflection of that own comedian s personality. however, if you want to do network television or the to night show or late night tv, you are to play by the rules. we hear of the comedians complaining about the censorship or political correctness, but if it means to do the tonight show they will censor themselves to get that five-minute spot that might lead to a career break. interesting. so the flipside of that, and to be a good standup comic, you know, as any of the standup kind of clubs, do you need it to be dirty? do a lot of the comedians feel like, keeping it clean is not going to be a good enough laugh for a 20 minute show or the 15-minute standup, but they have to be racy? no. a comedian is going to do
Young comedian. you know, there s no greater thrill for me personally than to have somebody come out here who s unknown and absolutely wipe them out first appearance coast-to-coast. that s great. he had a sitcom so fast he became kind of the template for what you wanted to achieve if you were a standup comic at that time. mommy, what took you so long? i ve been waiting for your call. are you surprised, my lover? oh, hi, mr. peterson. success coming early in life, and quickly, it destroys a lot of people. but you just seemed to grow and handle it better than almost anybody i know. well, i was lucky. a couple of good accidents happen. freddie prinze, the 22-year-old star of television s chico in the man shot himself in the head today in an apparent suicide attempt. it s the classic cautionary tale of show business, when you become that famous that fast at the age of 20, it s like
you know, there s no greater thrill for me personally than to have somebody come out here and absolutely wipe them out first appearance coast-to-coast. that s great. he had a sitcom so fast he became kind of the template for what you wanted to achieve if you were a standup comic at that time. mommy, what took you so long? i ve been waiting for your call? are you surprised, my lover? oh, hi, mr. peterson. success coming early in life, and quickly, it destroys a lot of people. but you just seem to grow and handle it better than almost anybody i know. well, i was lucky. a couple of good accidents happen. freddie prinze, the 22-year-old star of television s chico in the man shot himself in the head today in an apparent suicide attempt. it s the classic tale of show business, when you become that famous that fast at the age of 20, it s throwing a child into the world and fame of money. there s nothing about that makes any sense.
you know, there s no greater thrill for me personally than to have somebody come out here and absolutely wipe them out first appearance coast-to-coast. that s great. he had a sitcom so fast he became kind of the template for what you wanted to achieve if you were a standup comic at that time. mommy, what took you so long? i ve been waiting for your call? are you surprised, my lover? oh, hi, mr. peterson. success coming early in life, and quickly, it destroys a lot of people. but you just seem to grow and handle it better than almost anybody i know. well, i was lucky. a couple of good accidents happen. freddie prinze, the 22-year-old star of television s chico in the man shot himself in the head today in an apparent suicide attempt. it s the classic tale of show business, when you become that famous that fast at the age of 20, it s throwing a child into the world and fame of money. there s nothing about that makes any sense. it s sad and tragic.