“The main thing is to come from the heart,” he went on. “Say something that matters, rather than stuff you think the crowd wants to hear, and you won’t go wrong—even if it doesn’t go over well. All that matters is you.” “But what should I do to make that stuff funny without pandering?” “Just tell the truth, then work your way to funny from there. When you let them in on what’s really going on with you, you’ll automatically find the jokes in your life.” “What’s an example of someone who does that?” “Look at Richard Pryor. That’s why he’s still unanimously the number one comic. Sometimes life is
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