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" I had some friends that tried it down there, and I went to a couple of open mics, and I just kind of got this... this sick urge to try it instead of just watching it. "

Todd Barry

Sick

Friends

Watching

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Comedy

Sake

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Tour

Got

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Involved

Teaching

" Some venues are better run than others. Sometimes it's just maddening to deal with full dinners being served in front of your face. You can have a good or bad show anywhere. "

" I mean, I guess I started during the comedy boom, so it was literally like, on Sunday you could decide you wanted to be a comic, and on Monday, you could be on stage. "

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" I once sat next to Jim from Wild Kingdom on a flight from Atlanta. I find mentioning that opens a lot of doors. "

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Wild

Flight

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Amazing

Writing

" I guess there seems to be clubs opening up again, which is strange. "

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Opening

Again

" If I'm at a party and someone puts on a Blues Brothers tape, I tend to go nuts. "

Todd Barry

Someone

Blues

" I basically did comedy there for about a year, and then moved to New York. If I had it to do over again, I would have booked myself on the road for at least a year. "

" I'm particularly proud of my reluctance to share my dreams with anyone. "

" I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be when I started. "

" I loved Australia. I was very successful there. "

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Todd Barry

Thought

Know

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" I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film. "