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>> im going to tell a story, i told is only once before, it is not the time -- tiny [ bleep ] midget. sorry, thats another party. >> these are people that didnt have as much success in mainstream clubs, because mainstream clubs had mainstream comedy. they didnt necessarily go for weird. so they started their own rooms with their own crowds. >> im not telling stories for any kind of shock value or anything like that. im just telling the story. >> the original stand-up from the late 70s was all se...

Minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didnt really have room for me or the likes of me. >> who can start off the sex category other than, yes, you know it, miss kathy griffin! >> im going to tell a story, i told is only once before, it is not the time -- tiny [ bleep ] midget. sorry, thats another party. >> these are people that didnt have as much success in mainstream clubs, because mainstream clubs had mainstream comedy. they didnt...

Im going to move to california or new york. im going to do three funny minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didnt really have room for me or the likes of me. >> who can start off the sex category other than, yes, you know it, miss kathy griffin! >> im going to tell a story, i told is only once before, it is not the time -- tiny [ bleep ] midget. sorry, thats another party. >> these are people that didnt have as much success in mains...

>> in the 90s club heyday, the clubs were so crowded, because everyone in the world thought, im going to move to california or new york. im going to do three funny minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didnt really have room for me or the likes of me. >> who can start off the sex category other than, yes, you know it, miss kathy griffin! >> im going to tell a story, i told is only once before, it is not the time i [ bleep ] midget. s...

Mainstream clubs had mainstream comedy. they didnt necessarily go for weird. so they started their own rooms with their own crowds. >> im not telling stories for any kind of shock value or anything like that. im just telling the story. >> the original stand-up from the late 70s was all setup punch line, setup punch line. thats all anybody was doing. and the alternative comedy scene was suddenly all of this personal storytelling. >> theres five kids in our family. im the oldest and my brother who...

>> in the 90s club heyday, the clubs were so crowded, because everyone in the world thought, im going to move to california or new york. im going to do three funny minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didnt really have room for me or the likes of me. >> who can start off the sex category other than, yes, you know it, miss kathy griffin! >> im going to tell a story, i told once before -- only one before, it is not the time i [bleep] ...

Everyone in the world thought, im going to move to california or new york. im going to do three funny minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didnt really have room for me or the likes of me. >> who can start off the sex category other than, yes, you know it, miss kathy griffin! >> im going to tell a story, i told is only once before, it is not the time -- tiny [ bleep ] midget. sorry, thats another party. >> these are people that didn...

Im going to move to california or new york. im going to do three funny minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didnt really have room for me or the likes of me. >> who can start off the sex category other than, yes, you know it, miss kathy griffin! >> im going to tell a story, i told it only once before, it is not the time i [ bleep ] a midget. sorry, thats another party. >> these are people that didnt have as much success in mainstrea...

Everyone in the world thought, im going to move to california or new york. im going to do three funny minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didnt really have room for me or the likes of me. >> who can start off the sex category other than, yes, you know it, miss kathy griffin! >> im going to tell a story, i told this only once before. its not the time i pleep bleep -- its not the time i [ bleep ] a midget. sorry, thats another party....

Or new york. im going to do three funny minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didnt really have room for me or the likes of me. >> who can start off the sex category other than, yes, you know it, miss kathy griffin! >> im going to tell a story, i told is only once before, it is not the time i [ bleep ] a midget. sorry, thats another party. >> these are people that didnt have as much success in mainstream clubs, because mainstream clu...