Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor

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Lenny Bruce was arrested many, many times. And ultimately, he wound up costing him his life. He died on the bathroom floor shooting heroin and trying to cope with all the lawsuits that he was going through. Richard Pryor had the most profound impact on me when I was a kid. That planted a seed in my head for my love of stand-up comedy...I've actually been going to open Mike's lot recently. Just listening.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:03) – Discipline
(13:06) – Controversy
(33:22) – UFOs and aliens
(43:34) – Intelligence agencies
(48:58) – Trust
(54:21) – Greatest comedians
(1:12:16) – Childhood
(1:19:46) – Advice for young people
(1:30:22) – Relationships
(1:35:00) – Putin, Ukraine, and Russia