American - Comedian | October 16, 1956 -
I've given myself permission to say whatever's on my mind when I'm on stage.
Andy Kindler
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My big fear is that I'll put down so many people, I'll have to leave show biz.
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When I started out in the late '80s, my act was pretty terrible, and for years, I kind of toiled in obscurity. I don't believe in a hierarchy in comedy; I feel that a person deserves respect the first time they get onstage, and after that, they just have to be funny and get more consistent.
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I've always felt that there's a Catskills comic who lives in my head and is constantly trying to get out. There's all these jokes that have been passed down from Jewish generation to Jewish generation, which I love but which I've always made fun of.
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In the '90s, comedy was at a very low point, but these days, you've got people like Hannibal Burress, Ron Funches, Maria Bamford - people who can play any club, anywhere.
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There are so many people who just want a flashy object in front of their eyes and don't want to think at all; I find that disturbing.
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Jimmy Fallon is handsome. This is an indisputable fact.
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I can open up any can of worms and get people upset.
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I'm still doing what I've always wanted to do, and how big it gets or how much money I make for it or how popular I am in the public's eye is really not that important, even though it's hard to let that go.
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I don't know what Tracy Morgan does onstage, but I can assure you, it's no act.
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Most of the people in my family were pretty funny. Everyone had a good sense of humor. I came to California right after college, wanting to be a musician.
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From 1987 to 1992, I was on the road for 40 weeks a year playing comedy clubs, and that was during the 'comedy boom.'
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