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Comedian and former St. Louis native Greg Warren will be at the Westport Funny Bone, performing every day this weekend. It will be his first time back in St. Louis since the release of his most recent album, Running Out of Time. We sat down with Greg and talked about his start in stand-up, why he decided to leave St. Louis and his very specific opinion on the Cheesecake Factory.
Kelsey McClure: Is comedy more of a job for you, or do you still really like going out and doing it?
Greg Warren: I still really go out and I still love it. It’s what I want to do; it was my dream to do it. You know some of the thrill, some of the stuff becomes a little less thrilling after you’ve made… I’ve been on stage 300 nights a week at the minimum, for 21 years. So, it’s, yeah, I mean it’s a little… it’s still what I want to do more than anything.
I mean it would really bum me out if it was taken away from me. If I didn’t have it going on Saturday night, I would be so bummed out. And I think that’s just the thrill, the thrill of coming up with the new joke and having it work. I can create during the day and I can go see if it works at night. You get such immediate feedback with comedy you know?
I do.
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