Listen "Dennis Blair"
Episode Synopsis
Dennis Blair joined me to talk about originally being a musician; his love for Steve Martin; the first time he got laughs at a gig; auditioning at Dangerfield's; opening for Rodney; writing two specials with him; helping to write Easy Money; his fallout with Rodney; starting to open for Joan Rivers; working with Garry Shandling; getting back in Rodney's graces to be in Rover Dangerfield; what to do if an audience member picks an obscure singer; what to do if a "crap" song is picked; bombing; improvising a whole show; his month long slump while opening for Carlin; Carlin premieres The Modern Man to him; parodying Paul Anka & Eminem in front of them; warming up sitcom audiences; forgetting some gigs and appearances; being in Billy Joel's tell her about it video; rescuing a drunk Rodney for a Tonight Show appearance; being a plant to yell how tall was he; being a sounding board for Rodney's new jokes; his wife comes home and remembers some appearances
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