I don't really know how to start shows.

Come on now, don't start liking me now.

So yeah, I'm funny compared to, you know, well you'll see later.

I favor mehap!

I know a lot of fucking idiots.

I think a lot of shit is mean-spirited, just because it goes against what they believe.

But the relief of comedy is it take things that aren't funny,

and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour

We got a purple suit to buy in a gigantic coffin.

Why are you laughing?

Evening, everybody.

Welcome to another episode of Why You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast with me, your host, Blind Mike.

And today I am pleased to introduce to you the legendary Robin Williams.

Yes, that's right. Finally, I feel we haven't done, I guess we did Bob Newhart a few weeks ago. So we're getting back into the

sort of biography of legends today. And it should be an interesting discussion because I don't

know how I feel about Robin Williams' stand-up career, and I think

the influence that he left behind is very weird. He's got a weird legacy, and he was a very

interesting guy. So we will get into all of that. And if you'd like these a little early, if you're

saying, boy, Mike, I would have loved to hear about Robin Williams last Thursday instead of this

one, then you should go to

blindmike.net because you can check out the Patreon there. That's why you get, why are you laughing

episodes a week early? Like I mentioned, starting in the new year, we will start doing bonus

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