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October 16, 2006
Comedy Central: An Update
I wanted to give everyone an update on my “Legends of Comedy� tour that took place Friday: Pretty freakin’ cool day.
George Carlin, who appears at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Oct. 29, called me at 12:20 p.m. – yikes! – a full hour before our interview. I was not ready! Fortunately, he was just calling to ask if we could schedule the interview later in the day. No problem, George.
So around 2:40 p.m. Carlin and I are speaking over the phone. I give the guy credit: He’s been interviewed a million times and routinely asked the same questions, and despite that he was still very gracious and genuine. I can’t say the same thing for other celebs I’ve spoken with.
Towards the end of our 15-minute talk I told Carlin that I was likely going to speak with Bill Cosby, who was performing at the LMA that night. I asked if they were friends and Carlin tells me he’s a loner who doesn’t hang out with people. I’m still not sure if that was meant to be a joke or the truth. Perhaps a bit of both.
So it’s now time to take in Cosby’s performance, which was funny. Standard Cosby. Lots of audience interviews and rants on married life.
The best part came after the show when my wife and I (thank-you LMA staff) spoke with the comedy legend for about 15 minutes in the Green Room. Just me, my wife and Cosby. Very cool.
We talked about our favorite “The Cosby Show� episodes, including the one where Theo decides he is ready to move out. That sketch, Cosby said, was based on his son Eniss’ similar plans.
As we finished up our chat, I told Cosby that I interviewed George Carlin earlier in the day. Cosby confessed he once stole a joke from Carlin. I wish I could remember which one, but I’m guessing it was one of Carlin’s earlier clean ones.
Posted by Andy Ravens at October 16, 2006 3:39 PM