You forget that sometimes comedy is just a big night out for people. Almost every show, people come up to me and go, 'This is the first comedy show I've ever seen,' so you want to do well. If you do horribly at somebody's first time seeing live stand-up, well, you've not only tainted yourself, you've tainted a whole art form.
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ANDREW MASON Sometimes, when things are going really well, I feel like I've already seen things - it's th... COLIN KAEPERNICK Growing up, I've had plenty of obstacles, but to be honest, I didn't always have doubters. I... ROMAN REIGNS You go through every single inch of the emotional spectrum on fight week. You're the most stress... RONDA ROUSEY I don't think I've had love at first sight. But, I've definitely had moments where I'... JOSH HUTCHERSON I kept being asked by corporations to do corporate gigs. And I said, 'I don't have anything.... JASON ALEXANDER I did a production of 'Journey's End,' an RC Sherriff play about World War I, at the Edi... TOM HIDDLESTON Playing live is really the art form. You're a lot freer, a lot looser. You've got people the... BUTCH TRUCKS It used to be if you wanted to be a comedian, you used to just do sets. You'd go up three times ... KURT BRAUNOHLER You don't just turn on a camera and do a cooking show. If you want to go somewhere with somethin... 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