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

Minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didn't 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! >> i'm going to tell a story, i told is only once before, it is not the time -- tiny [ bleep ] midget. sorry, that's another party. >> these are people that didn't have as much success in mainstream clubs, because mainstream clubs had mainstream comedy. they didn't necessarily go for weird. so they started their own rooms with their own crowds. >> i'm not te...

I'm going to move to california or new york. i'm going to do three funny minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didn't 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! >> i'm going to tell a story, i told is only once before, it is not the time -- tiny [ bleep ] midget. sorry, that's another party. >> these are people that didn't have as much success in mainstream clubs, because mainstream clubs had mainstream comedy. they didn't necessarily go for we...

>> in the '90s club heyday, the clubs were so crowded, because everyone in the world thought, i'm going to move to california or new york. i'm going to do three funny minutes and then get my own sitcom like jerry seinfeld. that was the downside of that era. they just didn't 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! >> i'm going to tell a story, i told is only once before, it is not the time i [ bleep ] midget. sorry, that's another party. >> these are people that didn't have as much success in mainstream ...

Mainstream clubs had mainstream comedy. they didn't necessarily go for weird. so they started their own rooms with their own crowds. >> i'm not telling stories for any kind of shock value or anything like that. i'm just telling the story. >> the original stand-up from the late '70s was all setup punch line, setup punch line. that's all anybody was doing. and the alternative comedy scene was suddenly all of this personal storytelling. >> there's five kids in our family. i'm the oldest and my brother who is the fourth child, got lung cancer. hold for laughs. >> and you can just be talking about ...