me, bill, tonight
January 21st, 2012from an interview with Louis C.K., June 17, 2011:
Of all the comedians working today, who’s funnier than you?
I don’t think you can quantify it that way. It’s like boxing — there are people who are set up according to weight and how big their hands are and stuff. But the best comedian I’ve ever seen live is Bill Cosby, and this was only about a year and a half ago.
Cosby? Really. I thought he’d become a crank in his old age.
No. Go see him. Two-hour-long show, 400 ways to get a laugh. It’s like being a brawler and going to see somebody do jujitsu like a master.
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Also in the interview:
Do you ever think back on jokes and wince?
For 10 years, my opening joke was, “I live in New York, and New York is the only city in the world where you actually have to say things like ‘Hey, that’s mine, don’t pee on that.’ ” It wasn’t funny, but it would get a laugh. Putting those words together even now is like putting a dead guy’s body over the skin of my body.




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