I don't really know how to start shows.

Come on now, don't start liking me now.

So yeah, I'm funny compared to, you know, well you'll see later.

I favor mehap!

I know a lot of fucking idiots.

I think a lot of shit is mean-spirited, just because it goes against what they believe.

But the relief of comedy is it take things that aren't funny and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour

We got a purple suit to buy in a gigantic coffin.

Why are you laughing?

Evening everybody.

Welcome to another episode of Why Are You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast.

And today I am pleased to introduce to you Paul Rubens, aka Pee Wee Herman.

That's probably how most of you guys would know the great Paul Rubens is by his stage name.

And he's no longer with us.

He passed away earlier this week, kind of in the same way as Norm.

And I was trying to think, did Gilbert Godfrey also keep his illness quiet before he passed?

I think so.

I think that might be the other name that Kirk was trying to think of the other day.

I couldn't remember, though.

But in a similar fashion, Paul Rubens was battling cancer, kept it quiet late in his life.

And he was at the age of 70 when he passed

away.

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