Wow. I actually worked with him a few times back in the 90’s. Last time I saw him, he *literally* kept me in my car listening to him for 2 hours in front of his hotel (I was dropping him off after a radio spot he did) telling me why O.J. was innocent. My lack of experience dealing with difficult people and my fear of losing my job kept me from blowing a gasket and telling him to shut up and get out. So, he taught me a good lesson that I never forgot.
Jeez, between him and Richard Jeni (another comedian, who died a few years ago, who took over my office and doodled on all my work stuff) I learned quite a bit from now-dead comedians.
Well what was the lesson you learned?
And what did you learn from dead comedians?
I wonder if he was wearing a seat belt.
I thought redheds were supposed to be bad tempered and aggressive? LOL.
Anyway, I have heard stories from a colleague who used to work in a local supermarket that is frequented by a well-known Irish comedian who lives in my part of England (you probably won’t know him, he’s only famous in Britain and Ireland). He could be quite funny, but also very rude. If you didn’t get one of his jokes, he would apparently say ‘thats why I am who I am, and why you are only a shop assistant’. I’m sure he meant it to be funny, but they didn’t think so. My mother has also spotted him in this supermarket. She says he started to look worried when she pretended not to know him...