[dforest]

No they didn’t Jon, that was the real you. Comedians should be able to laugh at themselves. That is what makes them able to laugh at others and still be liked.

You fail, Jon.

[wtc911]

Most political/topical/racial comedy is born out of anger, not all of course, but most. Take the comic off the stage, scratch the surface just a bit and the anger and feelings of impotence are right there. It's the Lenny Bruce school, and look how he disintegrated.

A few of them manage to hide the anger during their careers for common sense financial reasons but after a while it shows. Think Cosby - a very angry man in spite of his great success and wealth. Or thinl of virtually any reasonably successful comedienne - Cho, Bernhardt, Poundstone - they are all angry queers.