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It's hard to explain to young people today, but in the late 19 eighties, there was no bigger deal for a stand up comic than to be offered a slot on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show It Was It overnight change careers.
這很難向今天的年輕人解釋,但在19世紀80年代末,對於一個脫口秀演員來說,沒有什麼大不了的,就是在約翰尼-卡森的《今夜秀》中獲得一個檔期,這是它一夜之間改變了職業生涯。
You were doing well enough that the Booker for The Tonight Show saw you and said, Johnny is gonna love this guy and offered you a slot on the Tonight Show.
你做得很好,以至於 "今夜秀 "的布克看到了你,他說:"約翰尼會喜歡這傢伙的,並給你一個 "今夜秀 "的檔期"。
To which you said I said No, thank you.
你說我說不,謝謝你。
People were killing for that.
人們為此而殺人。
What?
什麼?
What were you thinking?
你在想什麼?
I mean, you know, e have a lot of delusions of grandeur, But one of the things I was thinking was like, I'm not changing my act to go on the side because remember, even though people loved it, there was something What?
我的意思是,你知道,我有很多的幻想,但我想的事情是,我不會改變我的行為,去在一邊,因為記得,即使人們喜歡它,有什麼東西?
I grew up watching Pryor and Carlin.
我是看著普萊爾和卡林長大的。
So even though they went on the tonight show, they kind of look down on it.
所以即使他們上了今晚的節目,也有點看不起。
So I didn't notice that I wasn't prior or calling right.
所以我沒有注意到,我沒有事先或叫對。
And so I figured he told me, You just can't you know you can't curse on.
所以我想他告訴我,你就是不能... ...你知道你不能罵人。
There I go.
我去了。
Forget it, then, s O, they said, Just calling.
算了吧,那麼,S O,他們說,只是打電話。
You can come on the show.
你可以來上節目。
It's gonna change your life overnight you'll be one of the biggest comics in America at such a young age.
這將在一夜之間改變你的生活,你會在這麼年輕的時候成為美國最大的漫畫家之一。
All we ask is that you don't curse.
我們只要求你不要罵人。
And you refused.
而你拒絕了。
Yeah, I said no.
是的,我說了不行。
That's all right then.
那就好了
You know, I don't need you know what I mean?
你知道,我不需要你知道我的意思?
Like, I didn't need that wasn't gonna be on my meet.
就像,我不需要,是不會在我的會議上。
My medium was not gonna be there.
我的靈媒不會在那裡。
Just tell me with this.
就用這個告訴我。
When the Booker for the Tonight Show who's never heard anybody turned them down, had you on the phone.
當《今夜秀》的布克從來沒有聽過有人拒絕他們的時候,有你在電話裡。
What person?
什麼人?
What's this in person?
這是什麼人?
It was in person.
這是本人。
You were talking to the book of the Tonight Show in person at the Improv in L.
你在L的即興表演中和《今夜秀》的書親口交談。
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A.
Yeah, and they come up to you and they say, Okay, column.
是啊,他們來找你,他們說,好吧,專欄。
We think you're ready, and you say no.
我們認為你已經準備好了,你卻說不。
What did they say?
他們說了什麼?
He started laughing.
他開始笑了。
He couldn't believe it.
他簡直不敢相信。
He couldn't believe he just started laughing.
他不敢相信自己剛剛開始笑了。
He goes.
他去。
What?
什麼?
What?
什麼?
He was just laughing at me.
他只是在嘲笑我。