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  • I don't write jokes first. I write down topics. I think of what I want to talk about, and then I write the jokes - they don't write me... And even if you don't think it's funny, you won't think it's boring. You might disagree, but you'll listen. And maybe even laugh as you disagree.

    "'A Lot of the Comics That Have Come Up . . . Don't Study Comedy'". Interview with Chuck Crisafulli, articles.latimes.com. June 5, 1996.