Hi David,

So what makes you laugh? Who makes you laugh?

best wishes
Danny

I have to say, the questions this week have been varied and interesting. Another good one.

I am a big fan of stand up comedy. So I have my favorite comics. Louie c.k., Chris Rock, Kristen Schaal (if you don't know who she is, you will), Patton Oswalt. All are smart and push limits of what comedy looks like.

Of kid show magicians, Mike Bent destroys me. He gets away with stuff that I cannot possibly try. John Kimmons (Kimmo) the same. You would think his character would alienate the kids, but it has the exact opposite effect. They don't care what people think of it, they just do it cause it makes themselves laugh.

And in my show the thing that makes me laugh the most is when a child says something to me during the show and I ad-lib a response for the parents. The beauty is that the adults don't expect me to really answer the kid, and certainly not for their benefit. For example, I recently did a show for three year olds. During the show I asked the kids if they knew the story of The Three Little Pigs. One kid answered out loud, "Do you mean The Two Little Pigs?" I said,"Well that's the abridged edition."

Thanks David,

I'll have to check out the stand ups. I certainly agree with your kids show magician's.

And now I want to hear the Two Little Pigs abridged version!