Will Franken - Good luck with It

[comedian Will Franken stands before a microphone and in front of a brick wall and "The Purple Onion" sign]

Everyone know what a Marin type is?

You don't actually have to be from Marin to be a Marin type.

Marin is just sort of a general derogatory adjective that I use to describe these sort of numerous

middle-aged women who accidentally end up at one of my shows

because they read on a flier the word "comedy" and they just wanna have some good laughs

and after the show's over, it's obviously -- they didn't understand a fucking thing

but they still feel the need to say something so they usually come up to me and they go:

"Well, that was very...

...interesting...

[laughter]

... sort of different

things

[laughter]

We're from Marin. Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

[laughter]

We like to come down to the city every now and then

to see a show

and we saw that this was a show

[laughter]

we saw this show. So...

[laughter]

How long have you been doing this? Uh-huh. Uh-huhhh. [laughter]

Well I know it's not easy. I have a sister who moved to New York a few years ago.

[laughter]

To become an actress. And she's kind of struggling, so I know it's hard.

[laughter]

And do you do all of the writing and the reading and can you spell your own name -- Uh-huhhh.

[laughter]

So you do like the *whole thing*.

Well I know it's not easy.

I have a brother who moved to Berlin a few years ago.

[laughter]

To become a house dj. He's got AIDS now, so --

I know it's difficult. You're artistic.

[laughter] But now where do you usually do your --

Uh-HUUUHHH.

[laughter] UH-HUHGGGHH.

I know it's not easy, I have a husband who moved downstairs a few months ago [laughter]

to get away from me [applause]. He shot himself so I know it's difficult.

Eaaa, yeah, sometimes you can be walking down the road that you think is bumpy and it just turns out

you've got rocks in your shoes.

[pantomime, laughter]

Well, good luck with it! Uh-huh! Uh-huh! Good luck with it!"

[laughter, applause]