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“I always wanted to make strangers and friends and family laugh. I was over ten years younger than my brothers. It was hard to get attention without some kind of gimmick, like athletic stardom or being funny.”

Quote by Gary Gulman

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Gary Gulman, born on July 17, 1970, is an American stand-up comedian known for his unique humor style and witty performances. He has gained popularity for his insightful observations of everyday life and satirical commentary on social phenomena, often performing in comedy clubs and television shows. more

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“My brother is a tax guy, and the way I look at it, it's like he's spending his life saving money for rich people. So I think making strangers laugh, at least having a creative component to your profession, is more manageable for me. I can live with that a lot easier.”

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“For the first few years I wrote jokes and performed them word for word and then wrote tags for them and did that word for word and that worked pretty well. Now, I do almost all of my writing on stage and then record and listen for any new things and then I write those down.”

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“I think everything is fair game to a certain extent.”

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“It's a real valley when I talk about veal. And calf roping. People were sensitive about calf roping. Which I think is quite funny.”

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“I've always wanted to do more significant stuff. I think of myself as well-informed, but the hardest thing to do is talk about politics and current events and be funny and not just preachy.”

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“The other thing is that I'm a pretty moody guy, but no one really wants to see a normal-looking guy complain about things or talk about being unhappy. That's hard. Most people are like, 'Well, you have all your hair and you're tall, so why are you unhappy?' That can be limiting.”

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“It was early on when I was really focused and obsessed with doing The Tonight Show and Letterman and stuff like that. Then, I quickly realized that those things don't make or break a career.”

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