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And the Grateful Dead.
And occasionally a bad guitar solo.
And this is like, are you gonna do the samedun-dun-dun-dawwwwaah?
When crowd work is good, it doesnt feel canned.
It doesnt, and it isnt.
I think some people do use it as just lube.
They just use it as a sprinkle of lube.
So she does this trick when she comes out that always gets a laugh.
Its before she speaks.
I actually do a thing also, so that sometimes can be what crowd works job is.
Sometimes I call it opening for myself.
I come out and dobang, bang, bang, bang, bang.
Let me start the show.
And its the most magical, I think, that comedy can be is when theres sparks happening.
I think they know it.
They go,Wow, this is special.
This night is for us.
Im not saying that as a critique.
Im saying theres something very special about offering a temporary gift to a crowd.
Every comedian has probably 30 to 50.
And Doug Stanhope, I guess, has like 700.
And I think it really works.
On Fame and Legacy
Theres nothing valuable about legacy.
Legacy is a lie and a myth, because you just die.
Who do you remember from 2,000 years ago?
Jesus and the Buddha.
There were alotof famous people back then.
Even Pontius Pilate like, hes a footnote.
Think about the Roman emperors.
They were the most powerful people, most famous people on earth.
You remember, what?
Julius Caesar, Nero, and one other guy?
So even if you getsofamous, youre gonna be forgotten.
So the idea of chasing legacy is unimportant.
Are you enjoying your career?
Are you having fun?
And thats why I love Burning Man, and thats why I love nature and the national parks.
I just want to have a good time while Im here, because its so fleeting.
And Im lying when I said I dont care about laughs of course I do.
ThatHollywood Handbookepisode, no one knew who they were, and they were confused because its such insider humor.
By the end of the show, I thought they were killing.
