<standup>finally, as of wednesday evening fire investigators had still not identified what started the fire. in san jose, charles clifford kron 4 news. ((pam)) an update on a story we brought you yesterday. the security guard who police say, shot a suspected shoplifter, has now been arrested. the shooting happened outside the burlington coat factory in san francisco. investigators say, the guard confronted the suspected thief.. there was an argument -- the two moved outside and that is when the gunfire erupted. the victim is expected to recover -- the guard is facing multiple criminal charges including -- assault with a firearm. happening now... police are looking for an armed man who robbed from a gas station in vacaville. police are just releasing this surveillance video of who they are trying to identify. the armed robbery happened last friday at an "arco gas station" at nut tree road and alamo drive. police are hoping that someone is able to identify the man by the tattoo on his right arm. in san francisco, an electrician lost his job after being a scheduled speaker at the white su

well, you are headlining standup comedian right now, you have made it at this point.al, but starting off it can be a grind. i didn't do standup but i toured. >> sure, second city. >> stephen: in your early days, what was some of the tougher gigs? >> i feel like this, i'm going to montreal in two weeks, and i feel lucky because i'm doing my own show, it's called the new one. but i remember years ago, i was asked to be in montreal and it was a period of time where it was, where theme nights in comedy were a big way to sell tickets, it would be like it's gay comedy night, it's urban comedy night, it's guys with silly shoes comedy night. and i didn't fit any of those. there wasn't like guy who just talks, comedy. ( laughter ) and, and so they stuck me in the italian show. and i-- >> stephen: birbiglia. >> yeah, but i'm not real italian, i'm like olive garden italian. i'm like olive garden italian. and sometime people pigeon hole you. people be like, in italy it's call pronounced bir-bilia. and i'm lake in america, you're annoying, but i really was a letdown to these peopl

standup. >> and what does that consistent of? is it classic stuff, new stuff, a mixture? a mixture. i'll do one or two from the album. >> from the album, yes, sir. >> and then the rest is all just observations on this crazy world that we live in. and it is true, the only way to survive is to laugh. >> to laugh, yeah. >> that's the only way. my wife and i, we're married 50 years, in january, 54 years. and someone once asked me, what's reason? i said i think laughter. >> yeah. >> has a lot to do with how long our marriage lasts. and it's true among comedians. jack benny was married to mary for a long time. george burns, buddy hackett. i mean, there's something about laughter and the longevity of a marriage. >> yeah. what do you make of the fact that stuff that you did on record 50 years ago still kills in front of an audience a half a century later? >> luck. >> yeah. >> i mean, i didn't plan it, you know. >> but the joke, i mean, you don't tell jokes, you tell stories, but the material. it says something about the material. >> well, because it's still true. i mean, the firs

<standup>finally, as of wednesday evening fire investigators had still not identified what started the fire. in san jose, charles clifford kron 4 news. (grant) breaking news out of the east bay... an equipment issue at the shell martinez refinery ... led to flaring. this started tonight at about 6:15. the flaring was intermittent, but continue as the site returns to normal. (pam) an update on a story we brought you yesterday. the security guard who police say, shot a suspected shoplifter, has now been arrested. the shooting happened outside the burlington coat factory in san francisco. investigators say, the guard confronted the suspected thief.. there was an argument -- the two moved outside and that is when the gunfire erupted. the victim is expected to recover -- the guard is facing multiple criminal charges including -- assault with a firearm. (grant) developing tonight: there is a chance the planned right wing rally in san francisco might not happen. (pam) after days of silence, the u.s. park service says, it has not yet made a final decision ... on whether or not to allow the aug

i didn't know what to expect, of course, when i saw this standup.re's something about this last that you did that was different, i mean, in terms of the way you framed it, your style. >> no. >> what did you do that was different? >> the goal was vulnerability. >> okay. >> like the goal was to make it as vulnerable. the spark of it was, i was listening to this marvin gaye album called "vulnerable." and the material on it was so open and honest. with stand-up comedy, it's so bold. i wanted to say these thoughts that were unpopular, that people would disagree with, and i worked with a friend of mine, bo burnham, who is just a very, very brilliant human being, amazing director and amazing, he's a comedian himself and performer. i wouldn't even call him a comedian, just a performer. he's amazing. and we just tried to shoot it, you know, in such a real way. just looking at, you know, old videos and like etta james, these things that just captured a very vulnerable performance, and he and kris tor. we just wanted to be honest. we just wanted to do a stand-

<standup>well, around noon on tuesday, crews working here along sondra way to replace a pg&e power pole were using some very large cranes when for reasons that are as of yet unknown one of the cranes collapsed hitting multiple buildings.soti just heard a large crash.betsy perry lives along sondra way. she was at home when the crane collapsed next door. sotit happened so fast that i ran outside and i didn't even think the crane fell down.fortunately, betsy's house was spared but several of her neighbors weren't as lucky. the crane landed hard on this house, leaving it straddling a yard and resting on a another neighbors garage. as of late tuesday afternoon, the crane was still on it's side with crews working on a way to get it upright. calosha was also called onto the scene to supervise the effort.betsy is just grateful no one injured.soti mean we were lucky. yes.finally, the crane did knock out electricity to several homes but pg&e was able to provide temporary power to those houses. in campbell charles clifford kron 4 news. (pam) in hayward... on

<standup>well, around noon on tuesday, crews working here along sondra way to replace a pg&e power pole were using some very large cranes when for reasons that are as of yet unknown one of the cranes collapsed hitting multiple buildings.soti just heard a large crash.betsy perry lives along sondra way. she was at home when the crane collapsed next door. sotit happened so fast that i ran outside and i didn't even think the crane fell down.fortunately, betsy's house was spared but several of her neighbors weren't as lucky. the crane landed hard on this house, leaving it straddling a yard and resting on a another neighbors garage. as of late tuesday afternoon, the crane was still on it's side with crews working on a way to get it upright. calosha was also called onto the scene to supervise the effort.betsy is just grateful no one injured.soti mean we were lucky. yes.finally, the crane did knock out electricity to several homes but pg&e was able to provide temporary power to those houses. in campbell charles clifford kron 4 news. (steve) one of the two defendants accused of murdering and rob

<standup>the san jose police department says that an anonymous tip kicked off an investigation by theepartment's internet crimes against children task force that resulted in the arrest of 34-year-old el verde nguyen of san jose on july 30th. ngyuen is now facing a felony charge for attempting to manufacture child pornography;. he's also accused of hidding a camera in a restroom.nguyen worked here at the enlightenment studio in the alum rock neighborhood. it's an art and music center for young children. the police department says that during a search of the center they found a small recording device in the bathroom. investigators says they also found an image of a child under the age of 10. following his arrest, nguyen was booked into the santa clara county jail. in san jose charles clifford kron4 news. in oakland, the 5 year old boy run over by a car in the fruitvale district, is paralyzed and might never walk again.a car plowed into him along with his sister and cousin in july.on wednesday, the city started to make safety improvements to the intersection where it happened at fruitval

<standup>well, it's been three years since the south napa earthquake and while most of the damage has been repaired, here in downtown napa there are still a few scars visible including here on the center building.the south napa quake hit around 3:20 on the morning of august 24th 2014. when the sun came up the next day, many buildings and roads across the county were devastated. in downtown napa there was damage on almost every block. this was the old courthouse the day after the quake. . and this was the center building across the street.three years later, most of the damage downtown has been completed but the courthouse, center building and old library building are still being worked on.jill techel is the mayor of napa. she says that in the first year after the quake the repair work moved quickly but then things slowed down.sot second year was tougher. in 2016 there were a couple churches that had trouble getting the money and the drugstore.jennifer king has lived in napa for 10 years. the quake woke her up and she couldn't believe how much damage it caused. sotsome of my friends wer

standup "gatehouse says he hopes he can work something out with the university to honor walter - andaps retire his jersey.he also wants to set up a jake walter baseball scholarship." and it's not just the baseball team who remembers him well. the c-s-u-e-b volleyball and softball alumni are pitching in for flowers at his funeral, too.they join the oakland fire department in heaping praise on the rookie firefighter."he loved his community. he always wanted to be a firefighter there and it's just sad that he didn't get more time to do that."in the east bay, spencer blake, kron four news. (lydia) happening now... san jose police are asking for help in finding two suspects in a murder that happened back in may. police have released these sketches of the men believed to be responsible for killing 38-year old george garza. the suspects are described as a white man with blonde hair in his early twenties -- and a hispanic man with short black hair and a goatee. the shooting happended in front a fast food resturant -- it is believed the man could have been a victim of a gang-related drive-by

standup? >> standup. i also have a new show on crackle. i have a special on there called polytics where i interview politicians. and a documentary of my life, i've been putting that together. i'm really excited about this clip that just came out called funny or die. >> thank you for being with me. "the lead" starts now. >>> thanks, brooke. the president is definitely not taking a vacation from twitter. "the lead" starts right now. >>> president trump is marking 200 days in office with one of his favorite pastimes. nine holes of golf? no, nine tweets this morning, attacking the news media and a sitting senator. whatever happened to all that new discipline we were told about? >>> just days after learning investigators are following the money trump trail, the deputy attorney general says the special counsel can look into any crimes he might uncover. how deep or far afield might this russia investigation go? >>> plus, national security adviser says all options are on the table when it comes to north korea. why they are vowing a thousandfold re

standup? >> standup. i also have a new show on crackle.ave a special on there called polytics where i interview politicians. and a documentary of my life, i've been putting that together. i'm really excited about this clip that just came out called funny or die. >> thank you for being with me. "the lead" starts now. >>> thanks, brooke. the president is definitely not taking a vacation from twitter. "the lead" starts right now. >>> president trump is marking 200 days in office with one of his favorite pastimes. nine holes of golf? no, nine tweets this morning, attacking the news media and a sitting senator. whatever happened to all that new discipline we were told about? >>> just days after learning investigators are following the money trump trail, the deputy attorney general says the special counsel can

standup "gatehouse says he hopes he can work something out with the university to honor walter - and he has a few ideas. he would like to either name the alumni game after him, or perhaps retire his jersey.he also wants to set up a jake walter baseball scholarship." and it's not just the baseball team who remembers him well. the c-s-u-e-b volleyball and softball alumni are pitching in for flowers at his funeral, too.they join the oakland fire department in heaping praise on the rookie firefighter."he loved his community. he always wanted to be a firefighter there and it's just sad that he didn't get more time to do that."in the east bay, spencer blake, kron four news. (justine) happening now... san jose police are asking for help in finding two suspects from a murder that happened back in may. police describe the suspects as a white man with blonde hair in his early twenties and a hispanic man with short black hair and a goatee. both are suspects in the fatal shooting of 38-year-old george garza. the shooting happended in front a fast food resturant -- it is believed the man could ha

<standup>the san jose police department says that an anonymous tip kicked off an investigation by the department's internet crimes against children task force that resulted in the arrest of 34-year-old el verde nguyen of san jose on july 30th. ngyuen is now facing a felony charge for attempting to manufacture child pornography;. he's also accused of hidding a camera in a restroom.nguyen worked here at the enlightenment studio in the alum rock neighborhood. it's an art and music center for young children. the police department says that during a search of the center they found a small recording device in the bathroom. investigators says they also found an image of a child under the age of 10. following his arrest, nguyen was booked into the santa clara county jail.on wednesday afternoon, a sign on the door of the center says they are closed temporarily and a note on the center's website says they are cooperating with police.sotyou hate to see this in your neighborhood. richard chavez lives nearby. he recognized nguyen and is stunned by the arrest. he's also concerned that young

<standup>well, around noon on tuesday, crews working here along sondra way to replace a pg&e power pole were using some very large cranes when for reasons that are as of yet unknown one of the cranes collapsed hitting multiple buildings.soti just heard a large crash.betsy perry lives along sondra way. she was at home when the crane collapsed next door. sotit happened so fast that i ran outside and i didn't even think the crane fell down.fortunately, betsy's house was spared but several of her neighbors weren't as lucky. the crane landed hard on this house, leaving it straddling a yard and resting on a another neighbors garage. as of late tuesday afternoon, the crane was still on it's side with crews working on a way to get it upright. calosha was also called onto the scene to supervise the effort.betsy is just grateful no one injured.soti mean we were lucky. yes.finally, the crane did knock out electricity to several homes but pg&e was able to provide temporary power to those houses. in campbell charles clifford kron 4 news. (vicki) just one day after a high-profile arrest in a couple o

he was a comedic ground breaker in the '60s and parlayed his standup to political activism.gregory was 64 years old. >> men and women with freshly painted signs marched for peace. organizers say they want to bring attention to violent crimes in their neighborhood on a regular basis. okay, moving on to the forecast. today was on the humid side. there was a lot of sunshine. melissa magee is here with the first check of the forecast. >> wlter, we are tracking showers moving south and east of philadelphia. storm tracker 6, you can see the showers south jersey and delaware. you can see rain in hammondton and south jersey and middle town also smyrna in delaware because of a weak front moving through. this moisture continues to fizzle out working its way to the east and off the coast in the atlantic. in philadelphia, 78. rain cooled air allentown and reading, temperatures in the 60s in the poconos, 61 cape may 78. dewpoint temperatures are high but overnight hours and into the day tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. dewpoint temperatures are in the lower 60s or at 60. a refreshing air mass on the

<standup>the san jose police department says that an anonymous tip kicked off an investigation by theepartment's internet crimes against children task force that resulted in the arrest of 34-year-old el verde nguyen of san jose on july 30th. ngyuen is now facing a felony charge for attempting to manufacture child pornography;. he's also accused of hidding a camera in a restroom.nguyen worked here at the enlightenment studio in the alum rock neighborhood. it's an art and music center for young children. the police department says that during a search of the center they found a small recording device in the bathroom. investigators says they also found an image of a child under the age of 10. following his arrest, nguyen was booked into the santa clara county jail.on wednesday afternoon, a sign on the door of the center says they are closed temporarily and a note on the center's website says they are cooperating with police.sotyou hate to see this in your neighborhood. richard chavez lives nearby. he recognized nguyen and is stunned by the arrest. he's also concerned that young k

sot alexandra saul/residente de san francisco "i thought this is a time when we have to standup.o say something." es el momento de unirnos y alzar nuestras voces...tenemos que hacer algo al respecto...enfatiz esta manifestante... segn la mayora de los congregados...es la retrica agresiva del presidente trump...que contina...dicen ellos...alimentado el odio hacia las minoras... hasta el momento, el jefe de estado slo critic de manera vaga lo que muchos catalogan como un atentado terrorista domstico... sot angel villatorro/resid ente de san francisco "esos grupos...se sienten con apoyo y por lo mismo que el presidents provoca con sus discursos racistas...entonces ellos como que aprovechan" cont. vo/david al sur de all...en san jos...manifestantes compartan los mismos sentimientos en torno al ataque que le habra quitado la vida 3 personas y dejado a decenas de heridos... ellos recalcaban que estaban incrdulos ante el uso tan casual de banderas de confederacin y esvasticas nazis... al igual que ver grupos del ku klux klan libremente expresndose negativamente de las minoras... sot pad

standup dan kerman/east bay hills 113-123police say they are investigating arson, specifically recklessburning, but the lead fire investigator, saying this fire is under the east bay hills, 4 news. (grant) we are now learning the cause of the detwiler fire that scorched mariposa county. fire officials say it was ignited by a spark from a gun being fired.to officials... fired on public lands.detwiler fire burned over 80-thousand acres and destroyed 130 structure. cal-fire is offering a two- thousand dollar reward for information about the persons responsible for starting the fire. (grant) today...there was an intense battle in an alameda county courtroom.(pam) the attorney for the men charged for deadly ghost ship warehouse fire... fought to lower his clients bail. (pam) derick almena and max harris await trial while behind bars... facing a long list of charges in connection with the warehouse fire..which killed 36 people. the district attorney argued today.. almena is a flight risk... saying, he does not have extensive ties to the area. and added... almena's negligent behavior puts the

---"damian trujillo" nos informa take lot :01 damian :08 banner :45 quick john 01:22damian standup open situacion apenas se est normalizando aqui en la comunidad de rocksprings donde hoy sus residentes recibieron las buenas noticias." nat open/15:47 john says: to resolve and fix this creek." el presidente de la mesa directiva de la agencia valley water district fue nuestro guia hoy, al mostrarnos sus planes de traer asistencia para los residentes de rocksprings. sot/16:35 john says: "fact is we will be in the creek ding some work very soon." john varela dice que trabajadores entraran al arroyo coyote muy pronto. ellos estarn encargados de construir un muro temporal cerca del arroyo para prevenir inundaciones. nos regalaron varias muestras de ese muro, que mediria de 3 a 5 pies de altura y se anticipa que el proyecto se completaria para finales del prximo mes de diciembre. sot/7:43 john says: "its shot term. but nonetheless, we're in the creek." varela dice que el proyecto es de corto plazo, y que las ejecuciones del trabajo comenzarn pronto. las histricas inundaciones del pasado inviern

standup"aside from the science that we don't quite have all the answers to yet, the spca also recommendshat when it comes to your pet, it might be worth it to treat the eclipse day like a holiday.after all, people monday will be traveling like it were the fourth of july or thanksgiving, which means there are ample opportunities for animal mishaps."make sure that your animals are microchipped, licensed, make sure that they're up to date on their vaccines, and make sure that if you're traveling with your dogs that they're on leash."while some zoos within the path of totality will be doing research on more exotic animalsthe s-p-c-a might collect a few anecdotes of what they see and hear from petsif any of them actually notice what's happening.in san francisco, spencer blake, kron four news. (tiffany) today at 10 ... we will have extended coverage of the solar eclipse. right after kron4 morning news. we'll have cameras across the country and the bay area... to track the eclipse as it happens.ácountdown clock (james) (james) authorities say one person is deadfollowing a small plane crash near

he rose to fame in the 1960s and parlaid his standup career into a life of social and political activismming friends with martin luther king jr. and malcolm x, later he also became a nutritional advocate and motivational speaker. dick gregory was 84. >>> as president trump returns to washington tonight, there's word from the white house that he plans to address the nation on a new strategy in afghanistan. nbc's kelly o'donnell has the details. >> reporter: returning to washington after a crisis-laden summer vacation that seemed anything but restful for the country. a new development late today, the president will unveil his plan for u.s. forces in afghanistan, in a prime time address monday night. after a strategy session with his top advisers at camp david friday, and while nuclear tensions with north korea are running hot, flying today defense secretary james mattis. >> once he announces what the strategy is, can he get more precise on afghanistan troop levels, how, what we're going to do. >> reporter: on the homefront, tuesday the president heads to arizona for a campaign rally, recon

it is filled with incredible standup comics who really do understand what's funny.ut i also think that there is something other about the movie that there were experiences that i don't know about that i wanted to know more about. and the movie is a bit of an expert because it is an inside track. it's told from the inside. so from their point of view. i was very attracted to that. >> first a quick comment. the comedy and i know you would never say this because you are too modest. you mention the pedigree of the great comedians and that is true. i am told they were excited when you signed on to have someone of your stature on the set with them. the question, though, is when you situate yourself in a space where you are surrounded by that many experts about the subject matter of the project even at your level is there any intimidation? >> yeah. like all these guys were so completely differently than me. they have a totally different process than mine. at the same time i have been doing this for a few decades. so i do have a way of working and i do have a way of identif

that led to this sort of standup comedy boom. were you a carson fan? did you watch carson? a lot of other things on. >> seth: right. >> late night on television. >> seth: no, i think you did like 90 million people would watch it. >> if you had the tv on, it was pretty much -- we didn't have a television when i was growing up. >> seth: so you were one of the people that weren't -- >> for the longest time. so yeah. no, but i was introduced to him before i was maybe ten or so. >> seth: okay, gotcha. >> so i sort of knew who mr. carson was. >> seth: you're playing a fictional character at a fictional comedy club called goldies. but there is a, sort of famously, the comedy store is run by a woman named mitzi shore. was run, and do you sort of pull from her history a fair amount? >> sort of pull from her history, not quite. it's more of goldie is an homage, in my mind, to mitzi shore. i would say it has nothing to do with mitzi. except mitzi shore did something that nobody, no other human, man or women, did in the way that she painted that club black and put the spotlight on the

i said standup. she said you should co-host my live show. i said, sure. we did a show at u.c.b.d really just clicked on stage. it was fun. we both felt, like, whoarks this was incredible. so we kept doing that just because we love doing it and we were, like, you know we should make it a podcast, so we partnered with w.c.y.n. studios, public radio station here, and we created a show called "2 dope queens." >> rose: who gave it the names? >> we both did. i think it maybe took us 15 minutes. it took us too short a time to come up with "2 dope queens." i don't know what the alternatives were. but we were, like, let's see, there's two of us and i'd say we're dope and queens. >> rose: dope means something? dope can mean multiple things. i know back in the day dope was, like, a drug, you know. >> rose: yeah, i know it's something else. what is the something else? >> it's just cool. >> rose: we're dope. would you say we're dope? >> yeah, we're dope. you're dope. >> rose: oh, i'm dope. i like the way you said it, too, you really owned it. >> rose: yeah. and "2 dope queens" was born. and

take pkg :01 damian :11 banner :19 quick totos :50 quickmatt 01:04 damian damian/standup/12:24 damian "el movimiento comenzo aqui en la escuela lincoln hace mas de un ano. y ahora el distrito dice que es tiempo que las demas escuelas en este distrito sigan ese camino." desde que se abrieron las puertas de los banos para todos los gneros en la escuela lincoln, los estudiantes dicen que no ha habido problemas. sot/15:30 totos dice: "no ha pasado ningn problema. todo est bien. todos lo han aceptado." hay letreros en los banos con un nmero telefnico al que los estudiantes pueden textear si son testigos de casos de abuso o acoso escolar. ahora, el distrito escolar unificado de san jose dice que cada uno de sus 41 planteles haran lo mismo. las escuelas asignaron por lo menos un bano para el uso de todos los gneros. el nico costo que genera esta iniciativa es por adquirir los letretos para anunciar el cambio, pues no hay necesidad de remodelar los baÑos sot/1:34 matt says: its been a much bigger deal off campus than i think it is on campus." el director de la escuela lincoln dice que el camb

thomas is best known for standup act in role on murphy brown. latest gig was hosting a talk show on satellite radio. jay thomas was 69 years old. >>> massachusetts mom is a winner of one of the largest jackpots in u.s. lottery history. we like her a lot. >> bought the winning power ball ticket worth whopping $758 million just hours before the drawing. purchased three quick picks and two tickets with her own numbers. it was one of the tickets with her own numbers that won. >> today as i'm driving here i'm still like this isn't true. this can't be. and then now it's like i am a winner. >> yes, you are. >> she is so cute. they asked if she quit her job. she said yes, i did call them and tell them i wouldn't be in. she just wants to sit back and relax. a few people from our area are a million dollars richer because of the power ball. check your ticket. >> she looks lonely to me. looks like she needs some friends. >> you're going to call her up. >> four new friends. >> it's been a long time. i was just been thinking about you. been in the area. >> an

we watched him do so many wonderful things all these years, you know, from being a standup comedian telling jokes that were factual but funny. >> it goes deeper than the waters. >> reporter: gregory was also an activist against the vietnam war and with the civil rights movement. >> but it is beautiful to see someone who has touched so many generations and written so many books and if there's one thing that you can take away from dick gregory's life, it is to make a stand and to make that stand for as long as you can. >> reporter: on twitter today many famous friends reacted to the news of his death. whoopie goldberg called him fall on your face funny. >> another great person in the black community, a true leader. >> really going to miss him. i'm very saddened by his death. >> reporter: in washington d.c. sarah konsmo, wusa9. >> as an activist often front and center during historic flash points. he marched in selma, alabama, was jailed in birmingham, alabama, and he was shot during a 1965 watts riot. >>> switching gears here we're going to take you to the ultimate fan experience for gamers w

a former co-worker of walter described him as a standup guy and can't imagine why anyone would want to harm him. the other firefighter who was shot is expected to survive. in san jose maria medina, kpix5. >>> tonight flags are flying at half staff outside all of oakland's fire station as a tribute, a militia group confirms it is coming to tonight called the oath coopers. ex military and law enforcement officers known for being heavily arm. they say they try to keep the peace at potentially violent events. that's why they'll be in san francisco next saturday when patriot prayer holds its rally. >> it's this oath group that is known to carry arms in a very public way. obviously that instills in us the need to handle this particular rally. >> the national park service is still reviewing the permit application and will make a decision next week. >>> a bay area synagogue vandalized, alameda police investigating this as a hate crime. classroom windows are boarded up after someone smashed them with rocks. tonight dozens of community members gathered at the temple for a peace vigil. they held

so the analysis of each chapter is the story of raising a houseful of kids and animals and being a standupwhich i am, and just being stuck being me for 24 hours a day. i tried many things, and i think i discovered one thing, there's a difference between happiness and enjoying something. if i were to go on a ferris wheel with my son, for example, i'm sure that i would enjoy it, because i like ferris wheels, but i can guarantee you, by the time i got down, we'd already be in an argument, you know? that would be something that i enjoyed, which is not the same as something that gives you lasting happiness. >> what is, what did you discover or have you discovered what happiness is for you? >> well, i think, sadly, it's more biochemical than it is romantic. i westeish this wasn't true, bu think it has to do with getting exercise and human interaction, very important, which i think we skip over a lot nowadays because everybody's staring at their flat thing. it steals worlds like "friend" and "connected." but electronic is to happiness and relationships what doritos are to nutrition. it's not good

louis in the 1960's to find unconventional, unexpected fame as one of the first black standup comics that had crossover appeal with white audiences, paving the way for such other black comic greats as richard pryor. one of his big breaks came in 1961, when he found himself on" the tonight show." gregory was able to make people, white and black, laugh about sensitive race issues, once saying "i gave the country a new way out-- healthy racial jokes"" >> baseball is a great sport for my people; it's the only sport in the world in which a negro can shake a stick at a white man and not start a riot. >> sreenivasan: but comedy wasn't gregory's only passion. he would go on hunger strikes to protest the vietnam war, police brutality, native american rights and was frequently arrested. gregory was shot in the leg while trying to defuse the watts riots in 1965. he can even be heard on beatle john lennon's anti-war song," give peace a chance." and gregory also tried politics, running unsuccessfully for both mayor of chicago and for president of the united states in 1968. gregory was still telli

even in standup comedy special they're always like white people be like in black people be like and that was kind of that kind of represented what the sit com era was to me of just like even executives being like well we can't put black people in this because you know black people don't find this kind of stuff funny there is and there were just assumptions when we were all watching these you know black people watch the most television out of any group and so the idea that we couldn't be the leads in a thirty rock or and obviously that's created by tina fey but we can be the leads in friends because we're not relatable and we don't share the sense of humor i always found into the great malcolm x. and he really pointed things having said what's it like to not see yourself on television. i mean what's it like to live like i had the privilege of being able to see myself in the entire ninety's growing up to see versions of myself and what i also saw was that taking away was that disappear i saw that disappear an alternative reflection of black women specifically shown on the screen where you