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HOW MUCH OF THAT WAS TRUE?

6/15/2023

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I get this more than anything. Its funny to me because most of my stories are based in truth. I often combine two or three events to make them one or substitute a specific situation to make it broader. So if I am talking about a date I had, I will combine two or three situations into one. Or if I am talking about my nephew, I may incorporate or assign a story to him, which is really about my cousin or niece. Sometimes, I change the endings of a story to make them more palatable or comical. But ultimately, I would say each story is about 75% true.

​Last night, I got a question I am I often asked which makes me laugh. "Are you really a lawyer?" I spend at least 10% of most shows talking about being a lawyer. How could I lie about that? I self-deprecate and minimize my law successes to be more tolerable, since most of the world hates lawyers.

I am a story teller on stage. Some comedians tell jokes for an hour on stage and you really don't know anything about them personally. When I am on stage, even if I am only doing a short 10-15 minute set, chances are you know everything about me. Its of course an exaggerated version of me, but yes, its all true. Truth in comedy is the key for me, at least. #formerlawyer #standup #truthincomedy #careerchange

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