I don’t know which part is more interesting in the following story—a “comic genius’s” advice to an up-and-coming stand-up or the stand-up’s immediate implementation of the advice. The “comic genius” is Sam Simon:
The guy who is both a creator and executive producer of The Simpsons. A guy that has written, directed or produced for shows like Taxi, Cheers, Friends, The Drew Carey Show…must I go on?
The advice?
He told me to use my art to bring people together. He said that love should be the driving force behind humor.
And that makes sense. If the driving force behind your art is to find that which is common within us all, it seems you would only appeal to a wider audience. Ergo, an act that brings people together gives you a shot at the big time instead of making a room full of retards laugh for 20 dollars and a six-pack of Fat Tire.
I think I just dropped the bit about setting up check-points between my front door and bedroom every time my Palestinian ex-girlfriend used to come visit me. I think I’ll add in the one about knowing that the Apocalypse is upon us because Starbucks just announced that they will be opening a Starbucks inside the bathrooms of all existing Starbucks.
Oh, and Ben Affleck has a very symmetrical face.
