When's the last time you met a bank teller and when discovering their profession asked them if while they're here would they mind balancing your checkbook? More than likely never I would surmise yet this is exactly the position the professional comic finds himself in on a regular basis. There is apparently some unwritten law that I was unaware of when the memo went out that makes people believe that if you are funny professionaly, you are obligated to be funny for them whenever they desire. The terms used to supposedly inspire our little impromtu hoop jumping comes in the form of either ...   more »