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When I used to watch comedians with my dad, he laid it all out for me. He wanted to be a comedian himself, and he was so funny. We'd watch stand-up on TV, and he'd tell me the subtext of what they were saying.
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The real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry.


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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.


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