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This is Albert Brooks guesting on The Tonight Show on 2/24/1983. I linked to a shorter version of this about ten years ago but this is the complete segment which includes more jokes, including one for which Standards and Practices futzed up a few words they didn't want heard.

The great thing about this clip is to watch Johnny Carson's reactions…and to remember that Mr. Brooks had probably not tested this routine before. He was always fearless, going onto national TV shows with material he'd never tried-out in front of an audience. There was one night on The Tonight Show when Rob Reiner was guest-hosting and Brooks came on with a bit that absolutely died. But that was rare for him and this time, things couldn't have gone much better…

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