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Hey. I’m Matt Ruby (matt@mruby.com) and this is Sandpaper Suit, my comedy blog. About me: I'm a standup comic in NYC. You may have seen me telling jokes on MTV, in Time Out NY, or at comedy venues around the country. Mark Normand and I cohost "We're All Friends Here," the comedy chat show with boundary issues (also available as a podcast). For a list of upcoming gigs, check my MySpace page. What's here: At this blog, I post 1) funny stuff — jokes, videos, etc. and 2) not funny stuff about the art of standup. For more funny videos, check out my top videos playlist at YouTube. More: Mruby.com tells you everything else about Matt Ruby that you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask.

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Video: Johnny Carson and the Ed Ames tomahawk incident

Carson was such a master. So much to love here: When Ed Ames goes to get the tomahawk, Johnny grabs him as if to say, "Oh no ya don't. This is what I live for." Then he milks the laughs some more. Then he starts sharpening the blades on his tomahawks — metaphorically and literally. And then bursts the bubble with the absolutely perfect line. So good.

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Permalink | 8/27/2008

1 Comments

Mo Diggs said...: I remember Carnac the magnificent: the answer was sis boom bah. Then "Carnac" was lauughing uncontrollably, so was Ed. The audience was anticipating the question. Finally Carnac spit it out: what's the sound of an exploding sheep?; 8/27/08 11:10 AM