Richard Lewis
Why Are You Laughing?
Blind Mike Project
5 • 721 Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Mike and Craig look in to the career and life of Comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm star, Richard Lewis.
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| 0:00.0 | I don't really know how to start shows. |
| 0:02.0 | Come on now, don't start liking me now. |
| 0:05.0 | So yeah, I'm funny compared to, you know, well you'll see later. |
| 0:10.0 | I favor mehap! |
| 0:11.0 | I know a lot of fucking idiots. |
| 0:13.0 | I think a lot of shit is mean-spirited, just because it goes against what they believe. |
| 0:16.0 | But the relief of comedy is it take things that aren't funny, |
| 0:19.0 | and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour. |
| 0:21.9 | We got a purple suit to buy in a gigantic coffin. |
| 0:24.9 | Why are you laughing? |
| 0:26.2 | The evening, everybody. |
| 0:27.1 | Welcome to Why Are You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast. |
| 0:29.7 | And today I am pleased to introduce to you Richard Lewis, who I find to be a very interesting case because he's kind of, |
| 0:38.1 | he's kind of got the tale of a classic comedian from his era where, |
| 0:43.1 | you know, |
| 0:43.8 | I think people my age know him from Kirby enthusiasm and not a lot else. |
| 0:48.3 | But he's had a great, |
| 0:50.7 | long stand-up career. |
| 0:53.3 | And I think |
| 0:54.5 | would be a guy |
| 0:56.2 | like many guys in the 80s. |
| 0:58.3 | I think this is a case |
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