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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(08:45) – Love

(11:51) – Childhood in New Orleans

(26:37) – New York

(35:11) – LA vs NY

(44:25) – Advice for new comedians

(58:57) – Crafting jokes

(1:00:59) – Norm Macdonald

(1:08:32) – Favorite medium

(1:12:43) – Austin

(1:19:04) – Sending people to space

(1:20:37) – Robots with human emotion

(1:24:08) – Self-driving vehicles

(1:28:15) – Future of human interaction

(1:32:22) – Advice for young people

(1:36:22) – Rapid random questions

(1:54:09) – Meaning of life