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>> jim jeffries is australias bad boy of comedy. [ bleep ] answer every time. why dont i drink, i dont like the taste of it. nobody does! no one likes the taste of it. we drink because we [ bleep ] have to. >> the foul-mouthed funny man books hundreds of dates a year, bringing his act to comedy clubs across the globe. >> no one has ever had a shot of tequila and gone oh, thats lovely. next time ill have that instead of pudding. >> i love doing standup. i try to just do jokes, try to be funny, bu...

There was a big lump in the back. >> jim has minor injuries but does not press charges against his assailant. >> he was having a tough night. you know? its no harm, no foul, you know. i wasnt hurt. so what do i care for. >> jeffries continues to tour like mad. he figures the comedy store punch-out wont be his last time getting up close and personal with the audience. >> ive probably done anywhere between 2,000 and 3,000 shows in my career, and its only happened once so statistically not too bad....

The reality of the attack sets in. >> turns out i was hit a few times in the back of the head. as soon as i watched the footage i felt the back of my head and there was a big lump in the back. >> jim has minor injuries but does not press charges against his assailant. >> he was having a tough night. you know? its no harm, no foul, you know. i wasnt hurt. so what do i care for. >> jeffries continues to tour like mad. he figures the comedy store punch-out wont be his last time getting up close and...

>> now, as many of you may have already realized, im not a doctor. >> jim jeffries is australias bad boy of comedy. >> why would i drink, same [ bleep ] answer every time. why dont you drink? and i go, i dont like the taste of it. nobody does! no one likes the taste of it. we drink because we [ bleep ] have to. >> the foul-mouthed funny man books hundreds of dates a year, bringing his act to comedy clubs across the globe. >> no one has ever had a shot of tequila and gone oh, thats lovely. next t...

A comic and an actor. was it in l.a.? i dont want to say anything bad, but tell us about what her first suggestion to you was when you were starting in comedy. >> a lot of people dont know is she is pauly shores mother. some of the best comedians went to the comedy store. it was a mecca of comedy. she helped my career in many ways. being of middle east dissent i talked about being iranian and that kind of stuff. she saw me. the way it works is once she sees you, then she either passes you and yo...

A comic and an actor. was it in l.a.? i dont want to say anything bad, but tell us about what her first suggestion to you was when you were starting in comedy. >> a lot of people dont know is she is pauly shores mother. some of the best comedians went to the comedy store. it was a mecca of comedy. she helped my career in many ways. being of middle east dissent i talked about being iranian and that kind of stuff. she saw me. the way it works is once she sees you, then she either passes you and yo...

A comic and an actor. was it in l.a.? i dont want to say anything bad, but tell us about what her first suggestion to you was when you were starting in comedy. >> a lot of people dont know is she is pauly shores mother. some of the best comedians went to the comedy store. it was a mecca of comedy. she helped my career in many ways. being of middle east dissent i talked about being iranian and that kind of stuff. she saw me. the way it works is once she sees you, then she either passes you and yo...

Of dishes. paper burns. >> just like that. >> johnny carson fell hard for dave. >> nobody buys an original house. formerly owned by her cousin. >> squiggys old place. >> they could really banter. he became a protege which was hard to do. >> you will be working a lot out of that comedy store. >> after a few appearances he went from guest. >> david letterman. >> to guest host and game a network favorite. >> the david letterman show live. >> they were so commiten, he got his own morning talk show. ...

They had a cheap jacuzzi. we had to take turns going -- >> in 1975, dave talked about the struggles of stand up. >> you go to the comedy store and do real well. you get done and you are excited for about five or ten minutes and say wait a minute, i made 80 drunk people laugh. >> what was new about this? >> he was ironic is the main thing. he had a detachment. he was very cool and verbal. >> by 1978 he hit the big time. >> heres johnny! >> a guest spot with his long time idol. >> if your dog is c...

Ohio making it one giant state. personally, im against it. >> when a tropical storm became a hurricane, i would wish her well. they didnt like that because later on it would go on to destroy millions and millions of dollars worth of property. >> dave wasnt suited for news, he was headed for economy. >> so he married his girlfriend. michelle cook and headed out to hollywood. >> she was a steady, supportive girl, apparently. totally supportive of him, his dreams at that point. but he behaved badly...