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Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?
I wasn't always black... there was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger.
If it doesn't work, at least it will be an interesting train wreck.
I'll tell you why we make fun of midgets: We're not afraid of them.
A white boy that makes C's in college can make it to the White House.
Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid. Actually, it's quite the opposite: a woman having large breasts makes men stupid.
Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did.
The Devil: Atheists? Over here please. You must be feeling a right bunch of nitwits.
Your baby is supposed to like Skittles, you ignorant bitch!
As long as you're a tax deduction, you'll always be safe in my house.
What is stand-up comedy?
Stand-up comedy is a performance for a live audience. Usually one or multiple performers called comics or stand-up comedians are speaking directly to their audience. Typically a performer tells a routine of jokes or funny monologue with various stories and anecdotes chained together.
It's not uncommon for acting, pantomime, magic tricks * or singing to be used to increase variety of such performance.
In United Kingdom stand-up comedy began gaining popularity in 18th century and raised many great performers like Arthur Askey, Max Miller and Ken Dodd. The comedians were heavily censored and had to get their act approved and adapted to the censorship.
