it launched careers of like james carey and keenan ivory wayans.r your life experience was, i want to know. i want to know how you grew up, i want to know your friends, all of that. >> take me to dinner then. >> i'm hot now. >> i hope you called. >> that's a scary moment right there. he can take whatever he wants, you know, that's a big man. >> it's so good to see you. it's great to have "last comic standing back." you're a judge. i wonder are you like the nice guy as the judge or the therapist kind? >> no i don't believe that being mean really kind of helps anybody. you know, so i try to give them a little bit of objective advice. i'm kind of like the -- i would say in the middle. >> okay. >> you know. ro roseanne is probably much harsher than i am and russell is so i'm the balance. >> now it's invitation only. >> right. >> i read that like the talent level of the comic is being stepped up. >> well, that's what attracted me to the show. it was invitation only. it wasn't open call. it wasn't a bunch of comedians coming on and bombing. it really is