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 the amazing Jonathan.

That's right.

An episode you guys have been bugging me to do for quite some time now.

Over the 100 plus weeks that we've been doing this show.

I've got a lot of messages.

Surprised there's so many amazing Jonathan fans out there.

And I thought about doing an episode when he passed away last year.

But to tell you the truth, I didn't know a ton about Amazing Jonathan, and I wasn't really

interested in him.

It didn't, for whatever reason, it didn't motivate me to do an episode.

And as we did this one, shame on me, I say, because he's definitely an interesting character.

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