Richard Lewis

Top veteran he went -- every the co pilot seat in the one and only. Richard Lewis who happens to be in town I think right now we're we're -- where my -- I don't know I just like -- and at one and I didn't sleep so I'm literally now I woke up at 9 PM yesterday for now -- going to have to fire you up with no I'm not I'm IC I like or -- kind -- he's -- Oregon shared she's great grades veterans -- good attitude carried -- but I got to do a -- that. At where it shows pirates don't just tell. It got a gig at 8 o'clock at the comedy connection how alone in saga on everyone -- with a column and I go well known restaurant go like that -- and that this Friday and Saturday over the weekend to shows each night at 8 o'clock and 1015. At the comedy connection in funeral hall world famous federal office for tickets to all shows his what you do -- went 72489706. Or 72489700. You get to see Richard -- you get your choice of five spot you cannot miss this guy because if you miss it you'll be kicked in its authorized. Nothing else I just turned six is to be that IBM got out good because could be it -- the -- idea the drop dead may be tour the out. Right so and I'm getting raped financially so for that reason wrong hello Austin since Randy dropped it at sixty -- well. I six season new hundreds and they aren't as you know for a -- contemporaries -- PGA iPod come that I have my lashes and six in the uses -- prejudiced Joe Bob. It's like and a camera. And he's she's actually getting in bed with that I would do is go belly up. Are looking healthy and you get after sixty it's over -- Viagra -- he six -- failure and you and you Leo great Shay died you -- take I -- guys -- 505 shows coming -- the -- going to have a ball -- lesson a couple of different things you -- known as you play the out of the the rabbi I believe bonds seventh -- in my -- just me. I -- I was the only Jew not only on the show put on the set even the dogs are these dramatic but I'm happy.

But I had fun you know the the creative director called me and said we want to -- reform rabbi and -- can I rewrite some of the -- and she's a pretty tough cookie for rewriting says yes. -- and you have to creative license right -- not but I was well that's ahead got to prove to play yes absolutely don't you that mean and that was that was a deal breaker does that and one. And -- let me and I had a great time to find -- to some and attend an airport now and it's on all over the world from a success officials of -- on it's it's really great show for families to. And you can tell it's rerun all the time. And Alec little eight year old grows and airports like tug on there mother's -- good -- did you millions of Jews and I run like an hour and has now as the temple these to as an do you do like they do in my faith that the Catholic -- everything's a second collection. Everything just anywhere what does that mean exactly like the dial polished -- always -- and I am an observer in July observe the Jews -- Ha ha ha ha ha got. I'm religious but I he has to deal Iran -- on the spiritual guy recovered alcoholic. Amos fusion just for that reason it always was I mean was spinning around and Infiniti. I happen to believe. That is something more than this job I don't know awarded but -- a lot of religion always -- an -- think it's a religion that there was -- food -- I don't know maybe -- is -- idea is that maybe it'd help some people asked about -- go to but you know until Jesus or Moses -- god is is in -- situation.

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Do you need to talk a lot about your addiction and how this series and now -- cinematic -- it but but is your recovery related to trust a program our --

A program I've tried twelve to -- at -- very nice step program twelve step programs. Twelve self help groups you know I. I need a lot of work I have a lot of friends who was so grower uses sort of like crutch. As -- one of the -- will outline so there are fourteen years in a book that's coming out. In a new units -- of the Great Depression I wrote it six years ago and then I am incurred came out and and look -- that -- grandiose to it became a cult show you hated but if you love it. People really love and it's and it's in about you know ten or twelve countries. So I told the publisher is -- his millions in new people that know me now with thirteen and fourteen who were when the book and yet now I'm sure of this. This and injured are addicts and alcoholics and they come to see me perform so they have -- it's a matter of money to question if I can save one life it's worth it so. They came out to do -- whenever I get some new ride because I reflected on sobriety have for you accent there are those recovery. The truth of the matter and a lot of sober people who really were near death like Iowa is. And I MI's original but if he gets so we're but it is still live a screw had life and unscrupulous. I mean what's the point to point and the show it to -- it's your brooks and outwit the other great refresh rate that other thing that that was sort of a good joke on you know that on news of auspices of the economic climate is today is my life was -- But anyway the bottom wise idea I did some new writing about. You know like if I don't work on what got -- try to Medicaid -- begin to begin with now that -- sober it's sort of wasting my sobriety -- questions raised in -- you went to Ohio State University graduate and I have a little applause and I'll let them. When did you stats really realize that reflect upon year rejected challenges. In that went to do so how long -- is that -- I -- a -- problem of a real problem and then you come to grips with -- And well. You know when I was. In my late twenties I was like one of the hot young comics I would -- and confident and Freddie friends who died early obviously it's suicide. And he died early cancer and but there's a handful of us. But I was broke. We would just like you know we with a hot -- young but it was like it was like group places to work it was it was us verses from Carson and Rickles and new artist. What John -- when users like best friend a minor and Phyllis Dillon. And bottom line is -- a -- broke. -- of people coming over me Steve down I love the agreeable way up but I have no money and so I started drinking a little mortal -- I think in my early thirties than the fear. Starred in the womanizing started to like via an addiction. To take away some of the fear that went in one of I don't make it now and then I would think between then I. Bottomed out my age middle forties. You know it was I was going to lose everything here in the wilderness for quite awhile about eighteen I I I asked product and elegy an autograph I doubt I'll ever gets about a two Brothers who have been sober for memory has but it. Absolutely and a judge about and I could kind of judge I just tell people onstage to and I sale missile attack. Who would have you want I would stay away from the heart stuff you know jog and Coke that's -- today -- street. I've want to smell of the jaw anyway this you wanted strain you know and you and you can moderate finds that -- drive. Just don't drive -- that's that's driving a bullet man brochure or just had someone --

You were sober. You know yeah I mean for forever even kind of known as this crazy comic who. Just is so fearless on the stage which I think it's exactly why you're so successful that fearlessness is ringer or I think. Rare so rare that the few comics -- really are as fearless as you are are hugely successful monsters who -- and it but I -- because you talk about your mental health issues jurisdiction staff. Did you become a better or worse comic -- your super.

Officials thank you with the bottom rises were innocent until I got sober and realize that. I I I I I sort of it's in the a book of quotations. Blank from now update from -- And was my way of saying on the victim once I got sober I -- and I realized what what how what kind of person I would I -- a joke once years ago that I got so. -- so much clarity now I despise myself even more. So why didn't he take that and I looked in the mirror and I went. I was and a great uncle I was in the grade boyfriend and I wasn't and his good my mother lose and she passed away but we can agree Alicia but I was in the greatest son and on and on. So I turned it around I put the camera on me. So I had like billions of more things to talk about me what and -- blaming the date and believe me I did some pretty rotten women but I wasn't the greatest boyfriend either. It is I was out of that half the time so. I think that's why am I think I've become a better comedic is now I can really -- totally truthful to I wrote the book so wanted to. Get it all out and you know and you know.

In addition to what the the -- we have coming up and again Richard Lewis very very well -- to comic I'm very successful lacked -- beep -- will be appearing tonight at 8 o'clock at comedy connection -- I how -- I I guess since Friday and Saturday he'll be at two shows each they kill me planned 8 PM at 10:15 PM at the comedy is good good mega drive -- got to cut it out to be addressed and blogs over. -- screaming out for you might help. It's well -- closing bell plotting out how you just like a man I'm just like that child witty who what do you attribute the popularity Curb Your Enthusiasm it's just taken off to edit the -- what is so.

Real and it's initially people who are confused by Larry David. Because that but it was in use or irritable and irritant but then turns out that. Well he he just basically says it's not I don't believe -- I believe is so it's not my -- I would like an all religions. If it's the fanatics in every religion the fanatical Muslims and that there -- fringes on -- and Judaism and catholicism. That could look at the Catholic priests have done. I mean it's at define religion but you know again it's a lot of religion. Oh it's it's the people that have it it's the morals that are ruining what if it is true could be a beautiful thing -- religion and god. -- of people that urges humans that are using G eases or using the Jewish daughter using mom it. -- murdering kill and make money and -- NN and it's enabling this sociopath equation. So Larry David basically is saying and this if I'm bugs spending seven dollars at for a coffee. It's plug in May and it's not fair entitled to a scene of guys so. -- lately analysts say what you're saying like what I what I feel so we don't it's like Sonnenfeld -- based on.

Well let's just -- credit for the listeners yeah it to Curb Your Enthusiasm has no script no on what's who just got -- get out there and outcomes. Now it is.

Just about a seven page challenged an -- of the that they say inside this will be too easygoing when the Writers Guild award. For best situation comedy writer without a script has to those of us writers presumably a much strike. It knows that the writers script for a show like this if you don't with the act all we know is -- the scene as he -- action by the directed at. If we don't follow what the scene is like you'll say here's what I want it is talk about and then we make up the word just. And need -- dancers are but it what do you want the most iconic succumb gradual time. He would sit and he's on the show plays a good friend a larger -- best friend he says you know if you watch even the most will written great sitcoms let's just take it all the families don't -- does whatever. And they're great show overseas are unbelievable says but if you have the watch that and then watch. Or as they watched curve first that's reducing and then you watch who I'd cheers. Is great isn't she here's what he had to one and me. It's hard not to think it is as it being a little fake yes because he hasn't had a spontaneity because that that's right and so natural listed curve. In my wife and I have little fight to atomic that's AM I have to -- curb she just how to go go don't Everest and then again. I drove to a restaurant I yelled at them like we normally do if he yelled at me back and come home. Only difference is I have make a bottom that the transvestite I got to. Let's go we don't ask me out when he's going to edit it. He's going to make it that way you want to -- Never ask me sorry no argument over its acting I don't know what is to yell and now. Different and it's so successful so it's -- it's work -- and working because it's you know -- also talks about a lot of topics that are pretty -- one on regular television and -- say -- you know -- news -- brown well -- just so much the expletives -- I -- foul mouth and I and I don't like that it's -- interest. That much I mean the good we just did the would that China is syndicated and -- Texas -- syndicate I've watched indicator Brit. I apparently they pull it off from an Ide SATA going to and read -- my expletives. To try to so curve for a in syndication. Now house Susie -- man. Who's who created one of the funniest characters or she does not all but she's terrific -- but. She really -- tremendous about 80% of -- there are you know do the most foul words and all time. I can't but I guess a British it is still worked out so -- it remains to be seen but. Look at a lot of fun.

If it it is really amazing how successful it is and how you can be so. Good without any script it just strangely as fast as you know the -- about and don't work the business we think the most you know successful programs at once at a particularly highly produced with lots of crossing of the t.s and -- of the eyes and -- exact opposite you -- could cost you let me ask you -- pleasure if you're gonna be impossible a couple of days. What's funny about Boston when it when you come here and you -- I gotta I gotta get into the mindset of these people what do you what do you think about possibly I know that state.

And I -- I attended I think you know and pardon me yours through this thing the featured. Actors says -- excuse who just landed days to. I think he's from bourses so they'll talk a lot about wasn't I I like I had about twenty or thirty hours in new material in my laptop when I scroll I try to do. It's much new is I can every show is different and and then I have lived a lie and then from doing so they've been doing this month or so. I'll do would definitely depends on the -- from the audience. If I'm going like about -- the Obama thing and then not gone with it I'll just switch gears to did you Duncan donuts jokes. I -- LSI you know someone attacks me again that don't read today that all put up --