Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis
Richard Philip Lewisis an American stand-up comedian and actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth29 June 1947
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm psyched-up when I do radio. I can reach hundreds of thousands of people in a market. And way psyched-up when I'm on television. For people not to take it seriously is foolish.
humor people
I never wanted to do observational humor because I never wanted to tell people what they were seeing.
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I read somewhere that when I go on stage, people realize that they're not me and they feel better. When I walk off the stage, people know who I really am. I'm not saying it's great comedy, cool comedy or better comedy - but that's what I do, and I do it first for myself.
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If you want to devote yourself to the arts, you'd better do it strictly from passion, because there is zero guarantee that you'll get anywhere. The hardest thing is dealing with business people who have nothing to do with your art. They could care less that you're up at 4:30 in the morning writing a joke. Don't expect any sympathy from anybody.
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My target (speech) audience was both the youth and adults. But I wanted more of the adult audience to pay close attention because we grew up in a time where most of us are set in our ways and we need to get out of our boxes and give people chances.
gave last people sending year
We gave bonuses last year of about $35,000 to people just for sending people to us we could put to work.
form patience people
Back in the day, people used to have more patience for the long form and for storytelling,
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The retailers are trying to gain market share by offering good value on their books and they want people to receive a brand image about their shop too,
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We were overjoyed to see the number of companies.
We've done so much with him as he's always done for us.
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My humor is channeling everything through my brain. For example, when I talk about something, it's how Richard Lewis feels about it. I'm a storyteller. I do a lot of free association.
close family felt
I didn't ever feel close to my real family. I didn't feel validated; I never felt right because I was always wrong.
When I started out, I struggled, and I was broke a lot. But I'm glad I struggled, and I'm glad I was broke a lot.
performance
My performance level has risen - and my anxiety-level has sky-rocketed.