Lewis Black

Yeah, and then just to tell a story. Sometimes it's not angry. It's just you won't believe what just happened to me. All of my specials... I've always kind of done in the hopes that I was telling a story through it. Even if somebody didn't even under, if somebody didn't understand the through line, they, they, they essentially got it gut wise.

Yeah, and then just to tell a story. Sometimes it's not angry. It's just you won't believe what just happened to me. All of my specials... I've always kind of done in the hopes that I was telling a story through it. Even if somebody didn't even under, if somebody didn't understand the through line, they, they, they essentially got it gut wise.

And so I've always been, but it's that writing on stage and having an audience that, and that's, I think in part that, that my relationship with the audience was so important because they're the ones who told me what was funny. They're the ones who kind of were guidance.

And so I've always been, but it's that writing on stage and having an audience that, and that's, I think in part that, that my relationship with the audience was so important because they're the ones who told me what was funny. They're the ones who kind of were guidance.

Yeah, and that he allowed people to, he gave me the opportunity to be seen, which I wasn't being seen.

Yeah, and that he allowed people to, he gave me the opportunity to be seen, which I wasn't being seen.

Well, first off, ladies and gentlemen, and this is an important lesson that I must, the five-year plan is bullshit. Okay? Anybody says to you, what's your five-year plan? You take a shit on their desk.

Well, first off, ladies and gentlemen, and this is an important lesson that I must, the five-year plan is bullshit. Okay? Anybody says to you, what's your five-year plan? You take a shit on their desk.

Wasn't it? I mean, yes, but that's okay. It's not extreme. Can we not say that?

Wasn't it? I mean, yes, but that's okay. It's not extreme. Can we not say that?

I would have imagined.

I would have imagined.

But it's nuts. So that's where I was. I had a five-year plan. before the pandemic hit. I was gonna do two more specials. I was gonna continue to tour and about four to five years from the time the pandemic hit, I would be done and that would be it and I would do a wrap up and I wanted to do the last. I thought I had two more specials in me and the pandemic blew me out of the water.

But it's nuts. So that's where I was. I had a five-year plan. before the pandemic hit. I was gonna do two more specials. I was gonna continue to tour and about four to five years from the time the pandemic hit, I would be done and that would be it and I would do a wrap up and I wanted to do the last. I thought I had two more specials in me and the pandemic blew me out of the water.

The pandemic was brutal for me. Because of how alone the alone was? Yeah. The alone was... It was not only that. It was... I was 12 weeks alone and I learned that there's a reason that we put people in solitary confinement, because it drove me crazy.

The pandemic was brutal for me. Because of how alone the alone was? Yeah. The alone was... It was not only that. It was... I was 12 weeks alone and I learned that there's a reason that we put people in solitary confinement, because it drove me crazy.

Because your brain will only play with you for like, brain gets really excited for like a day and goes, this is gonna be great, we're gonna have so much fun. All the things we can do, this will be the best thing that ever happened. Two days later, my brain is completely fed up and it's gone through everything 60 times and now it comes after you.

Because your brain will only play with you for like, brain gets really excited for like a day and goes, this is gonna be great, we're gonna have so much fun. All the things we can do, this will be the best thing that ever happened. Two days later, my brain is completely fed up and it's gone through everything 60 times and now it comes after you.

You blew this, you fucked up that, you completely screwed this up. Why didn't you have children? I've had this discussion with myself already, and I'm kind of going, I don't need to discuss this again.

You blew this, you fucked up that, you completely screwed this up. Why didn't you have children? I've had this discussion with myself already, and I'm kind of going, I don't need to discuss this again.