this comedian also considers himself a surgeon hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com
surgeon hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com
surgeon hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today communion Derek Lynn Venus
and today communion Derek Lynn Venus
and today communion Derek Lynn Venus tells us why laughing truly is the best
tells us why laughing truly is the best
tells us why laughing truly is the best medicine hi there you are now because
medicine hi there you are now because
medicine hi there you are now because laughter is the best medicine you also
laughter is the best medicine you also
laughter is the best medicine you also consider yourself a surgeon yes I do is
consider yourself a surgeon yes I do is
consider yourself a surgeon yes I do is there something wrong with you do you
there something wrong with you do you
there something wrong with you do you need me to look at something yes I read
need me to look at something yes I read
need me to look at something yes I read an article women can back me up a read
an article women can back me up a read
an article women can back me up a read an article here not too long ago
an article here not too long ago
an article here not too long ago ninety-five percent of all women at some
ninety-five percent of all women at some
ninety-five percent of all women at some point in their life have faked an orgasm
point in their life have faked an orgasm
point in their life have faked an orgasm now here’s my response to that who are
now here’s my response to that who are
now here’s my response to that who are these women and how do I get them to
these women and how do I get them to
these women and how do I get them to talk to my wife now from all the comedy
talk to my wife now from all the comedy
talk to my wife now from all the comedy I’ve watched their doesn’t really seem
I’ve watched their doesn’t really seem
I’ve watched their doesn’t really seem to be a theme which many comedians have
to be a theme which many comedians have
to be a theme which many comedians have what’s the writing process like my
what’s the writing process like my
what’s the writing process like my strongest routines are actual stories I
strongest routines are actual stories I
strongest routines are actual stories I tell about my father my wife my wife’s
tell about my father my wife my wife’s
tell about my father my wife my wife’s refusal to fake an orgasm has forced me
refusal to fake an orgasm has forced me
refusal to fake an orgasm has forced me to fake not having an orgasm do you know
to fake not having an orgasm do you know
to fake not having an orgasm do you know how hard that is well sorry honey it’s
how hard that is well sorry honey it’s
how hard that is well sorry honey it’s just a womb now your humor has been
just a womb now your humor has been
just a womb now your humor has been described as absurd and funny do you
described as absurd and funny do you
described as absurd and funny do you think your parents have anything to do
think your parents have anything to do
think your parents have anything to do with that with your father being a
with that with your father being a
with that with your father being a German and your mother being a
German and your mother being a
German and your mother being a french-canadian first and foremost we
french-canadian first and foremost we
french-canadian first and foremost we had a lot of rules grown up and one of
had a lot of rules grown up and one of
had a lot of rules grown up and one of the strictest rules we had was we had to
the strictest rules we had was we had to
the strictest rules we had was we had to wake up with a smile that was one of my
wake up with a smile that was one of my
wake up with a smile that was one of my dad’s rules every morning we would come
dad’s rules every morning we would come
dad’s rules every morning we would come downstairs my brothers and I and my
downstairs my brothers and I and my
downstairs my brothers and I and my father would be waiting for us in the
father would be waiting for us in the
father would be waiting for us in the living room with his morning coat on cup
living room with his morning coat on cup
living room with his morning coat on cup of coffee in his hand classical music
of coffee in his hand classical music
of coffee in his hand classical music playing in the background
look at me my own smiling Eric are you
look at me my own smiling Eric are you not happy to see your father yeah that’s
not happy to see your father yeah that’s
not happy to see your father yeah that’s an absurd relationship a German in
an absurd relationship a German in
an absurd relationship a German in French it’s just it was kind of crazy on
French it’s just it was kind of crazy on
French it’s just it was kind of crazy on the one hand we had the ultra
the one hand we had the ultra
the one hand we had the ultra seriousness of my father mixed with the
seriousness of my father mixed with the
seriousness of my father mixed with the sort of laisser faire attitude of my
sort of laisser faire attitude of my
sort of laisser faire attitude of my mother often you know because with my
mother often you know because with my
mother often you know because with my father you know failure was not an
father you know failure was not an
father you know failure was not an option you know often you know he would
option you know often you know he would
option you know often you know he would say that to me you know Derek you can’t
say that to me you know Derek you can’t
say that to me you know Derek you can’t fail you have to do well and my mother
fail you have to do well and my mother
fail you have to do well and my mother on the other hand was the complete
on the other hand was the complete
on the other hand was the complete opposite she’d be like Derek if at first
opposite she’d be like Derek if at first
opposite she’d be like Derek if at first you don’t succeed don’t tell your father
you don’t succeed don’t tell your father
you don’t succeed don’t tell your father I remember once I was watching Sesame
I remember once I was watching Sesame
I remember once I was watching Sesame Street with my dad and at some point I
Street with my dad and at some point I
Street with my dad and at some point I turned to him and I said dad how come
turned to him and I said dad how come
turned to him and I said dad how come big bird can’t fly and my dad just
big bird can’t fly and my dad just
big bird can’t fly and my dad just looked at me and he said vote was that
looked at me and he said vote was that
looked at me and he said vote was that is because as that is not a bad day that
is because as that is not a bad day that
is because as that is not a bad day that is a tired old man inside a bird costume
is a tired old man inside a bird costume
is a tired old man inside a bird costume how’d you go from being a businessman to
how’d you go from being a businessman to
how’d you go from being a businessman to stand up comedian I was at a comedy club
stand up comedian I was at a comedy club
stand up comedian I was at a comedy club once as a patron and I was with some of
once as a patron and I was with some of
once as a patron and I was with some of my colleagues and at some point just
my colleagues and at some point just
my colleagues and at some point just before the show started the MC came
before the show started the MC came
before the show started the MC came around and said hey anyone who wants to
around and said hey anyone who wants to
around and said hey anyone who wants to try this they can call in on a Saturday
try this they can call in on a Saturday
try this they can call in on a Saturday and do the open mic and all my
and do the open mic and all my
and do the open mic and all my colleagues sort of looked over at me and
colleagues sort of looked over at me and
colleagues sort of looked over at me and said sort of you know gave me the nudge
said sort of you know gave me the nudge
said sort of you know gave me the nudge because I was basically the the clown at
because I was basically the the clown at
because I was basically the the clown at work so to speak one of my favorite
work so to speak one of my favorite
work so to speak one of my favorite routines as I would sometimes jump up on
routines as I would sometimes jump up on
routines as I would sometimes jump up on a cubicle and do imitations of Kermit
a cubicle and do imitations of Kermit
a cubicle and do imitations of Kermit the Frog and hi-ho Kermit the Frog here
the Frog and hi-ho Kermit the Frog here
the Frog and hi-ho Kermit the Frog here now many stand-up comedians have props
now many stand-up comedians have props
now many stand-up comedians have props or musical instruments is there anything
or musical instruments is there anything
or musical instruments is there anything you use on stage I do actually I I play
you use on stage I do actually I I play
you use on stage I do actually I I play the recorder on stage actually I have
the recorder on stage actually I have
the recorder on stage actually I have the recorder right here it’s funny you
the recorder right here it’s funny you
the recorder right here it’s funny you should ask
should ask
should ask I I play it but it’s serious it’s not
I I play it but it’s serious it’s not
I I play it but it’s serious it’s not comedy because i think is important to
comedy because i think is important to
comedy because i think is important to have moments of seriousness in a comedy
have moments of seriousness in a comedy
have moments of seriousness in a comedy routine and maybe i’ll just play one of
routine and maybe i’ll just play one of
routine and maybe i’ll just play one of my favorite i wrote this actually myself
and that is why I didn’t become a
and that is why I didn’t become a musician that’s really good what do you
musician that’s really good what do you
musician that’s really good what do you cut Oh Veronica
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