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I met Patti LuPone and Elaine Paige in a party. I didnt speak too much with Patti, but she was lovely with me.

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Your stage persona is usually a version of yourself, to varying degrees. Some folks do a full-on character, so that's different. But most comics do some version of themselves.

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I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny, so they don't care - in the sense that they know what they're doing. They have a skill.

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Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.

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TV is a different animal. It's not a club set. As you said, you do short sets on TV - about five minutes. So you have to get that rhythm down and also be aware of the camera so you're connecting with the viewers at home as well as the studio audience. It's a different muscle to develop.

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Comedy clubs are arguably one of the last bastions of uncensored, public free speech.

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Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.

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