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A Comedian Sees The World Bent. I'm Tangent To The Circle.

At The Sahara, The Seats Are Banked And Most Of The Audience Is Looking Down At The Stage. Everybody In The Business Knows: Up For Singers, Down For Comics. The People Want To Idealize A Singer. They Want To Feel Superior To A Comic. You're Trying To Make Them Laugh. They Can't Laugh At Someone They're Looking Up To.

Ninety-nine Percent Is In The Delivery. If You Have The Right Voice And The Right Delivery, You're Cocky Enough, And You Pound Down On The Punch Line, You Can Say Anything And Make People Laugh Maybe Three Times Before They Realize You're Not Telling Jokes.

Don't Carry A Grudge. While You're Carrying The Grudge, The Other Guys's Out There Dancing.

There Have Always Been Mixed Emotions About Howard Cosell: Some People Hate Him Like Poison; And Other People Just Hate Him Regular.