Nathan Lane
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And I had a little suitcase and I the suitcase was sort of right in front of me.
And so I crouched down behind the suitcase as if I might be hidden behind it.
And then the audience laughed.
And it was that's the first laugh I ever got.
It was like blood to a vampire.
And I mean, I certainly had gotten laughs at home.
I used to have a little, it was like I would do a little club act, a lounge act for my family.
I'd do bad impressions and entertain them.
Yes, I definitely had a tight five.
You've done your research.
Well, I guess that's one way of looking at it.
Well, that was – you know, like any kid, high school is difficult.
And I'm sure being funny was my way in.
You know, I was – and certainly –
I would say by then, I knew I was different than the other boys and I was going to an all-boys prep school.
And so that was an interesting navigation.