- and i did the scene and i killed it. and i felt like this was what i--a calling... - right. - this is what i was meant to do. - almost like something turns on, huh? - yes, yes. - like, it turns on. - george kept grinding in local clubs, eventually becoming one of the biggest names in comedy. but after years of traveling and performing around the country, the road took its toll. - about '95, '99, drank a lot, toured a lot. just hammered all the time, kinda dark-- - yeah, touring is rough. people don't understand how rough touring is and being alone in hotels. different city every night. - and i was--oh, man. and i was in austin, and they got a call from the club... and, you know, i'd been drinking and shit. i said, "man, i don't want her to see me, man." i get on my knees in the green room, and i'm like, "please don't let her show up, like, please." i mean, we're in bad-- i was in bad shape, man. and then he opens the door, the guy i saw, he said, "hey, she's not coming." i was like, "oh, my god." and then cut to two years later, she comes and sees me, we go to the green room, and she's like, "i have an idea for a show, "and i think we should meet,