I've never really considered doing stand up, but I have done readings/spoken word things fairly often in which I'll just tell a bunch of stories and run off at the mouth. I'm a big tangent person.
Laurie NotaroSmall towns are sometimes like that; familiarity runs high, while regard for personal space is low, if nonexistent.
Laurie NotaroEveryone knows there's only one thing less welcome on a stage than a mime, and that's a clown, because everyone knows that clowns eat people.
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