known, the comic, despite
his
pleasant
demeanor
has gone through
hell and back.
people
he's loved have died.
he's almost
died himself.
the decades have been hard
on him.
a falling star
still trying to rise.
he's been on drugs
and drink,
married five times.
his mug shot is well known
and yet
here he is
an hour and a half onstage,
spitting
out his lines.
and when we leave
we whisper to each
other,
he's not as funny as
he used to be.
what possibly could have
gone wrong?
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