Isn't there a saying that all comedians wish they were rock stars and all rock stars wish they were comedians?

If there isn't, perhaps there should be...?

...and all rock writers wish they were either.

One of my favorite lines ever came from Robin Williams, who said that cocaine was God's way of telling certain people they have too much money (or some variation of that).

I agree that Williams has dampered his legacy as of late (and by late I mean most of my lifetime; I don't know if I could forgive *Patch Addams*) but he is still influential. I do like to watch some of his old stand-up routines from way back when. I'm sure that he figured that starring in *RV* pays better than smoke-filled comedy clubs (just as I realized that working for a cell phone company pays better than working in a record store or writing for an alt-weekly).

I used to fall asleep to 'Live at the Met' every night for years. I still know large chucks of the routine by heart: 'Cocaine! Our little trick on the white man for what you did to us! You take our land we give you monkey for your back.' I had no idea, at the time, how a monkey on someone's back related to drugs but I thought it was funny all the same. 'Colonel Khadafi's Bomb in a Bucket - Come On Dowwwwn!' 'I'm hungry & I don't know why?'

Like every other comedian he had kids and decided he wanted to make movies for his kids and he consequently lost his edge ala Eddie Murphy. I suppose it's comedy's version of 'selling out;' all in same, how can you blame him though. I'd want my kids to be able to go see my movies as well. Maybe getting divorced (again) will bring back that anger we all loved.

I really don't like Steve Martin (here it comes...)

I'm really more of a deadpan fan than the goofy stuff Martin and Williams do. Demetri Martin is where my heart is

I am a dancer that always wanted to be an architect, Chris. So I ... well, you know.

Mork and Mindy was a Happy Days spin-off?

Oh God Damn, I'm old.

Yeah, I don't remember anything else about the plot, besides Mork "freezing" Fonzie in the middle of an "Aaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy."

Mindy was probably just getting born then, so did not appear. This makes "Mork & Mindy" a "half-spin-off" I guess.

Don't forget Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Katt Williams, Dave Chapelle, and Chris Rock ... and in that order!

Excellent reference. Bravo!

deadpan you say?... how 'bout Steven Wright?!

(total deadpan, mono-syllabic voice): "I was born by c-section... you can't tell except when I leave a room I go out the window."

"The other day I was... (pause) Wait, that wasn't me."

(I just realized you can't write what he does... it doesn't translate...)

he also starred in one of the weirdest comic movies of all time-- before weird was cool... "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings".

Haha I watched some of his stuff, yeah he is pretty funny. It's like the same style that Martin does, but some 15 years earlier

Nanoo Nanoo!!!

dude hasn't been funny for decades. it's amazing that you could snort your ability to entertain away in the 80's and still depend on your past roles like diminishing returns don't exist. there is still hope for you, chevy chase.

also, what is with robin williams playing the same creepy guy role every few years (wasn't he just on tv playing his former role from 'insomnia' / 'one hour photo' / etc.)? i guess when you act the fool every time a camera is on you, showing some amount of self restraint / dignity makes you seem like a serial killer. serious acting range - from someone with adhd to someone who takes medicine for adhd.

Some of his movies are creepy too. One Hour Photo.

What about, "What Dreams May Come?"