“The reports on me were now: ‘All Lenny Bruce seems concerned with is making the band laugh.’ That should have been my first hint of the direction in which I was going: abstraction. Musicians, jazz musicians especially, appreciate art forms that are extensions of realism, as opposed to realism in a representational form.” -LB
Bill Cosby
“Seat Backs Forward” by Paula Poundstone. Album: “I Heart Jokes: Paula Tells Them In Maine” Year: 2009. Recorded live at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Maine.
[SF80s, Comedy Legend]
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Ellen Degeneres’ Commencement Speech @ Tulane University.
[SF80s]
(Source: everybodystandsandkeepscore, via sexdrugstucknroll)
Retro: “Faking It” by Ellen DeGeneres
[SF Comedy Legend]
Podcast: Proudly Resents “Bobcat Goldthwait Gets Loud”. Featuring Adam Spiegelman. Guests: Bobcat Goldthwait. Download Link: Here. Official Link: Here. iTunes Link: Here.
Bobcat Goldthwait (“God Bless America”) opens up about his rise to stardom at a young age. His first time on Letterman. His unique choices of movies. Most importantly, his obsession w/ C**k-blocking.
This ain’t your daddy’s interview! Unless I’m your daddy. Then it is. And I’m sorry I wasn’t around more.
[San Francisco legend talks about the making of a San Francisco legend in a pally chat with Adam Spiegelman.]
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