What's funny in 'The Mayor of MacDougal Street' is how Dave Van Ronk talks a lot about the time and how exciting it was and how electric it was.
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The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.
But as far as being popular, yeah, I think Dave Barry is really funny.
Look at Gleason in The Honeymooners. He was humorous but the way he lived wasn't really humorous. He was a bus driver. Who wants to be a bus driver? He didn't have any money and he was not famous. But despite that, the show is humorous.
Every city you go to has television and radio talk shows that are dying to give young comics a showcase. They all want to be able to say that so-and-so started here, got his first break on this show.
I always tell people that to be the funny person in a Steve Martin movie is like getting a call that Keith Moon wants you to play drums on his record. He should be playing drums on his record.
New York feels vibrant... It feels electric to walk the streets at night.
I miss the noise in New York: the sound of taxis and that constant buzz the city has.
'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk' wasn't some serious song, but it was huge! It was funny.
To me, as long as we've known each other, I've always thought Mick's most brilliant thing was that he could work in an area two foot square and give a very exciting performance.
Achingly funny as it was, Larry Gelbart's writing gave off sparks that turned a hard light on the way we are.