gabe kaplan, who we started with, said look, we're all going to be successful. spend any money. >> that's what you want to know. your rise to success was, i won't say it was quick, but when it happened, it was big. >> i think that i was in a school of guys and girls, from richard pryor to jay leno to david letterman, david brenner, and whatever happened, happened at one time. it was a strange kind of thing. freddie prince was in that, gabe kaplan was in that. a lot of people in there. seemed like an explosion of guys at the same time. usually doesn't happen like that now. that's a whole dou are, in addi you're still on the road 35, 40 weeks? >> probably 40 weeks a year at least. the rest of the time is spent in vegas. you know, it's always good. it's good to come back here to do stuff. i love to work all over the country. doesn't bother me. i'm used to it. >> some people may be surprised if they haven't followed you closely, you're quite politically active and outspoken. do you describe yourself as a conservative? >> as an independent. you take a lot of heat. th