How about some laffs. Here’s a couple from George Carlin and one of Lenny Bruce’s most famous routines.

Enjoy.

“White Harlem”–George Carlin

“New York Voices”–George Carlin

“How To Relax Your Colored Friends”–Lenny Bruce

Check out Jerry Seinfeld’s web series Comedians in Cars Gett Coffee.

I run up on her. She was about seven feet tall. Built like an Amazon. Had Mens climbing the Walls.

I said ‘Hello, Baby.”

She said, “Hello, little fella.”

I said, “I likes that.”

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Rain Pryor and Kelly Carlin talk about comedy and growing up funny.

[Photo Credit: Kelly Carlin]

Over at Esquire, our pal Scott Raab interviews Sarah Silverman:

SR: Out of all the different performing arts, stand-up to me is by far the most fascinating — the idea of one human being standing up and the audience saying, “Okay, kill me.” And you have lived that life for years.

SS: I can’t believe how much time has passed. The first time I did stand-up I was 17, and I was really a stand-up once I was 19 in New York, and now I’m 41, and I still feel like I haven’t found myself onstage. Earlier in my career, I was really tight, really together, and knew who I was and I was confident. I kind of feel in between now.

SR: Is that because you’re taking on other jobs and not doing as much stand-up?

SS: I’m doing a lot of stand-up, but not like when you’re living in New York and you can do three sets a night and it’s your life, and you sleep all day and you wake up and you eat with a bunch of other comics and then get ready for the night. I’m doing it a couple times a week at least, but I’m still just finding myself, you know? I don’t think I’ll ever feel done. I’ve realized that being beholden to some sort of character you found success in just makes you a caricature of yourself. I feel bad naming names because it’s not their fault, but there are great, famous ’80s comedians — Dice comes to mind — who found wild success and now still go on the road, and they want to kill and they want to give the audience what they want because that’s inherently a comedian’s desire. So he puts on the jacket, you know? To not grow and change and be so different from 20 years ago, to still be in that place because you’re afraid? It gives the audience what they want, what they’re expecting, but it’s not current. I wish those comics would take the chance to be who they are now onstage. You have to be willing to disappoint the audience for a while.

Happy belated birthday to Mel Brooks who turned 86 yesterday. To celebrate please enjoy the following:

Mel Brooks at his Best

You’re welcome. (Yeah, I know it’s printed backwards–Hebraic, don’tcha know?–and sideways: Tilt your head dammit, tilt your head.)

Check out this reissue of a rare Ernie Kovacs album: “Percy Dovetonsils…thpeaks.”

[Drawing by J.R. Williams]

On Friday night, the Film Society at Lincoln Center presents a midnight showing of the greatest concert film ever made. New print too.

Watch this.

I inherited a couple of crates of comedy albums this weekend. Here’s some of the haul…

and even a couple of cassettes:

Here’s a priceless routine from Lenny Bruce when he was in his prime.

Lima,Ohio

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Wanna lick?

Laff of the Day:

Because it never gets old.

Happy St. Patty’s Day…let’s git stoopid with Spike.

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This routine was a big deal for me as a kid.