Talking Funny is a one-hour comedy television special featuring four
comedians: Louis C.K., Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock, and Jerry Seinfeld.
In the wide-ranging conversation, which aired on HBO, the four
comedians tackled subjects like race, crude language, the outside
forces driving their comedy, their inspirations, and the comedy
industry at large.Throughout the loose conversation the comedians
debate various topics such as the merit of "stupid jokes" as well as
crude language in their sets. They also compliment each other on
specific bits they do. Seinfeld praised C.K.'s describing him as a
comedian who "tap danced over six laser beams". C.K. described
Seinfeld as a "singular comedian". He also reminisced about when he
was a young comic opening for Seinfeld. Chris Rock mentions his heroes
as being Prince and Woody Allen for their work ethic as they had new
material every year. They also talk about the comedy industry at
large, ticketing innovation, and their fears on stage.In an interview
C.K. stated the initial conversation ran over 4 hours before being cut
down to an hour long discussion.According to BBC the special was
organized by Ricky Gervais who serves as an executive producer on the
one off special.
comedians: Louis C.K., Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock, and Jerry Seinfeld.
In the wide-ranging conversation, which aired on HBO, the four
comedians tackled subjects like race, crude language, the outside
forces driving their comedy, their inspirations, and the comedy
industry at large.Throughout the loose conversation the comedians
debate various topics such as the merit of "stupid jokes" as well as
crude language in their sets. They also compliment each other on
specific bits they do. Seinfeld praised C.K.'s describing him as a
comedian who "tap danced over six laser beams". C.K. described
Seinfeld as a "singular comedian". He also reminisced about when he
was a young comic opening for Seinfeld. Chris Rock mentions his heroes
as being Prince and Woody Allen for their work ethic as they had new
material every year. They also talk about the comedy industry at
large, ticketing innovation, and their fears on stage.In an interview
C.K. stated the initial conversation ran over 4 hours before being cut
down to an hour long discussion.According to BBC the special was
organized by Ricky Gervais who serves as an executive producer on the
one off special.
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