Sam Tripoli

Well, in the 80s, comedy was anything. There was no definition of it back then. Guys had pieces of paper they'd bring on stage and hold up signs. There was all kinds of weird shit.

Well, in the 80s, comedy was anything. There was no definition of it back then. Guys had pieces of paper they'd bring on stage and hold up signs. There was all kinds of weird shit.

Well, there was the guy from the Blue Collar Tour, Bill Engvall. Yeah. He had signs.

Well, there was the guy from the Blue Collar Tour, Bill Engvall. Yeah. He had signs.

Well, there was the guy from the Blue Collar Tour, Bill Engvall. Yeah. He had signs.

Well, he does that goddamn comedy jam.

Well, he does that goddamn comedy jam.

Well, he does that goddamn comedy jam.

He does music too, but that's a little different.

He does music too, but that's a little different.

He does music too, but that's a little different.

Yeah, if you were on the road and you had a middle act and the middle act was brought to you by the club, like they assigned a middle act and the middle act was doing music, you were fucked. You were fucked.

Yeah, if you were on the road and you had a middle act and the middle act was brought to you by the club, like they assigned a middle act and the middle act was doing music, you were fucked. You were fucked.

Yeah, if you were on the road and you had a middle act and the middle act was brought to you by the club, like they assigned a middle act and the middle act was doing music, you were fucked. You were fucked.

It's a totally different thing. But it's weird that that's not more popular because he used to be so effective. That's what I'm saying. It's like, why isn't there more of those acts like that out there? Because it was so effective.

It's a totally different thing. But it's weird that that's not more popular because he used to be so effective. That's what I'm saying. It's like, why isn't there more of those acts like that out there? Because it was so effective.

It's a totally different thing. But it's weird that that's not more popular because he used to be so effective. That's what I'm saying. It's like, why isn't there more of those acts like that out there? Because it was so effective.

I know, but why didn't the younger ones? How come no younger ones emerged? That's what's weird. It is kind of weird.

I know, but why didn't the younger ones? How come no younger ones emerged? That's what's weird. It is kind of weird.

I know, but why didn't the younger ones? How come no younger ones emerged? That's what's weird. It is kind of weird.