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David Wainis quite literally an elder statesman of comedy.
Okay, maybe notelder, but certainly a statesman.
He was part of the 11-member college sketch team that becameThe State,the groundbreaking MTV comedy series.
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Sometimes those become the best jokes or my favorite jokes in the show.
So that by the time you get to set, youve actually honed that joke.
Or the other way around.
These arent like minor, esoteric.
Its like truly the difference between a real laugh and nothing.
And that was basically an editing thing.
I think that comedy with integrity is important and appreciated and needed.
And boy, did that work for me.
Theyre all just doing a job.
And thats sad for them and for the people who have to watch it.
And Goodbye mailbox, I just improvised that.
People have tattoos that say Goodbye mailbox.
Ive been teased by my colleagues over the years for being a big fan of my own stuff.
But a lot of it does to me, and this is one of the better examples.
I have no notes on that sketch.
It is, to me, a perfect little thing.
