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It is just not as simple as senator warren indicated. i kind of agree with all frankenstein. and brian, because i know you love -- i cannot resist by finishing by thing thank you for making me a part of this broadcast. it has been my home and we see for several years now, and it has been an honor. i'm very proud to work with. you and i wish you tremendous lock on whatever comes next. my pitch, standup comedy, you are a good chat my friend. good luck. >> listen to who's talking. mike murphy who actually has the chops to go on tour, should he wish to. al franken it's currently touring. the only ...

Shoe polish or something i can drink to slow this down? listen, you guys keep partying. i'm going to lay down in bed for a while, all right? >> sometimes drugs and alcohol have led to some amazing comedy, amazing music, amazing literature, amazing sculpture and painting. but this the end, the drugs and alcohol always beat art. >> back up. back. >> john belushi died today at 33 years old. belushi died in a bungalow at the chateau marmont hotel in hollywood. >> sources have told eyewitness news that the night stand in belushi's bungalow contained a fair amount of white powder believed to be coca...

And my roommate at the time was like, hey, let's go make this into two. so i went to her waxing lady. i had never been to a waxing lady. and the lady called me in. and i'm following her into her room. and she turns around and goes, what are we doing today, just the mustache? >> i did have ocd. i had difficulty making eye contact with people for about until the age of 32. and so stand-up was so great for a way to connect with people that felt very safe. >> i was a bit of a dark kid. i'd occasionally stage my own death for fun. mother, i've taken a whole bottle of pills. oh my god, what did you ...

From punchlines. steve martin was poking fun at the whole nature of comedy, taking the standard conventions and turning it on its ear. >> it's all right, i just lost my mind. >> steve martin had fun with making fun of taking yourself seriously and the schmoozy we're gonna have some fun tonight! it seemed to mock what everyone else was doing. >> steve martin was so goofy and beautiful writing. i don't know if i appreciated that as a kid, but now i appreciate it, just the succinctness. he had very good ta-ta-ta-timing. that's another thing. >> oh, no, i'm getting -- happy feet, whoa! >> no stand...

And he didn't really take to that superstardom. >> he was such a popular comedian, and then he just stopped. and i was there on a night that i think in my mind had something to do with it, where he had this routine about how he blames himself for his girlfriend's death. he's laying all the material to get to the punchline. and right before he got to it, some guy out in this huge audience in the very back of the auditorium gave away the punchline. and you could tell he was pissed. >> today i realized that i misunderstood what my last year of standup was about. i had become a party host, presidi...