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♪ ♪ when he hears this mighty sound ♪ ♪ here i come to save the day ♪ ♪ mighty mouse is on the way ♪ >> my favorite thing about andy kaufman was that he annoyed a lot of comedians who didn't have a sense of humor. the joke was on standup comedy. >> i like my wife very much, but she don't know how to cook. you know, her cooking is so bad -- >> how bad is it? >> her cooking is so bad, it's terrible. >> when i was starting, up until then the only performers you had were either straight singers or comedians.

Right? you know. beat my ass. you know. get your ass out, put your hand out. don't you run from me! don't you run from me. as long as you alive, don't you run from me. >> what people took from him was a lot of the attitude and the over-the-topness and the profanity. the people that people don't give richard pryor enough credit for is what he brought to standup comedy was vulnerability. >> for me, the best night was having a woman who was sitting close to the stage beg me to stop. she was looking at me. and she was going -- in pain. her face was in pain. she was in pain. she went, please stop, ...

Divorce, when i was separated, i went on stage and started working through it. i don't know if it was funny. it was profoundly uncomfortable. >> i'm a panicky, angry man. i make calls like this. dude, i'm losing my mind! no, i'm having a breakdown or something! i'm serious! oh, you're tired? all right, take the day off, i'll call the other guy. dude, i'm losing my mind! no, for real -- no, no, no, it's your day, it's your day. so make me feel better, friendo. do it. >> i take great pride in not ever repeating a problem on any special. if you'll permit me. >> my feelings were so deeply hurt in ...

You ruined everything! [ crying ] [ rhythmic sounds ] thank you. >> my worst fears are confirmed. i'm going totally under their heads. >> i was really influenced by andy kaufman. i was self-destructive, but i was also kind of infamous. my earlier standup was like oh, i'll show you crazy, you know. >> i love this very much, and i thought, what if i, i don't know, what if i set his furniture on fire? >> no, don't set that on fire.

Depression. i know i haven't done this in a while. does this feel better? watch "the princess bride" 11 times in a row! okay. let's watch "the princess bride" 11 times in a row. oh, depression, this is the best day you've ever had. >> either in small or big ways comedy has kept someone out of depression or suicide or helped them cope with a loss. and you remember that. if you can talk about something openly and you find the right way to do it, it takes away all of its power. that's really beautiful. >> i find comics to be pretty honest people in terms of looking at stuff from both sides or all...