Too Easy
When you were a young man, I think you were matching more of your abilities to the world. You were.. I mean, okay, let’s talk about your comedy, right? So, your early comedy, in my opinion, was always bearing the hallmarks of some transcendental mindsets. And I really admired that, you know? It’s like I, here’s this guy who looks like he could kick anyone’s ass, especially on a camera. And then you — yes, that was a shot at your height. And so then you, you — and an unfair shot, you’re my dad’s height, but my dad’s so impressed by how tall I am, you know what I’m saying? Over a few inches of leg bone. And my dad could probably still kick my ass, and he’s 60. So there’s no, but the point is, you guys are so impressed by height all the time. And it’s just like, um, I don’t know. There’s way, way more important things in the world than how tall you are. And yet it’s really interesting to me how much insecurity can stem from it. I think it just makes sense that it’s like, “I’m constantly being disqualified over something that I can’t control!” It’s like, yeah, bitch, I’m being disqualified all the time over something I can’t control either: My horrible personality! sucks to be short? God. Anyway, the point is, who, wait, who’s getting insulted here? Am I ripping myself apart or Joe? No, I’m trying to say nice things about Joe. So your early comedy is so physical. I mean, for all I know, it’s still physical. But that physicality, I always admired so much. It’s like, you had to have stretchy pants on stage because you’re going to be doing some wild shit up there. You’re going to be hanging off the stool. You’re going to be transforming into a, a gargoyle, like there’s there’s, um. Bruce. I mean, it was just like, there was so many things about about that like, first of all, comedy is not supposed to not-offend you. Comedy is supposed to be offensive. Comedy is is supposed to be raw. You know what I’m saying? So I’m not like, it’s just that now…it’s just not smart anymore. It’s not smart anymore, Joe. And I think that’s because now the world meets you on your terms too much so you’re not pushing yourself as hard, A, B, you hang out with princelings all day, and they have just totally co-opted your voice. See? You were always an artist, and I think that’s where you.. I mean, I don’t want to overspeak, because now what am I supposed to, you know, like, now I’m putting words in your mouth. That’s not right. I personally saw someone who went from being more focused on their creative comedy and shifted their attention to this easier thing of like interviewing people. And interviewing people, that’s a completely well, I guess you have to be a very well informed person to know how to use that platform, not in a damaging way, and you, were not sufficiently informed, sir.
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Once you nearly torched your own career to stand up for what you thought was right. Hurt your relationship with Mitzi, which I’m sure must’ve been really difficult. You took huge risks because of what you believed in and I must believe now and, this is just my, one more big mouth Italian’s opinion, that you believe you have more to lose now? Too much to lose. And that has made you less of the sort of person who would charge on stage to do what was right, damn the consequences.
To go from Admiral Farragut to Admiral Akbar screaming about how everything’s a trap in ten short years… all too easy.
