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What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without m

What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh without making them puke. – Steve Martin

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I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic. – Steve Martin

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