>>GERRY: THE BUY LOCAL MOVEMENTHAS BEEN GAINING TRACTION FORYEARS IN THE FOOD AND DRINKSPACE...BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT
COMES TO HIRING ENTERTAINMENTFOR CORPORATE EVENTS OR PARTIES?SOME HOOSIERS SEEM TO BELIEVETHAT TALENT IS ONLY FOUND ON THE
COASTS.COMEDIAN SCOTT LONG SAYS NOT SOFAST.HE'S HERE NOW TO TALK ABOUT
COMPETING IN THE WORLD OFCORPORATE COMEDY AND AN UPCOMINGSTANDUP EVENT.WELCOME BACK.
>> MY MAN FRED SHOW EVERYSUNDAY MORNING I CATCH AT!IN MECCA HE IS A SMOOTH TALKER.25 YEARS PLUS.
YOU STARTED WHEN YOU WERE FIVE.25 PLUS YEARS HOW HAS ITCHANGED, THE COMEDY BUSINESS?>> WHEN I GOT INTO IT I WANTED
TO BE LIKE GEORGE CARLIN ORSOMETHING LIKE THAT AND I WAS 25YEARS OLD.I WANTED TO TAKE ON THE WORLD'S
PROBLEMS AND I DID THAT FOR ALONG TIME AND TOURED THE COUNTRYAND HAD SUCCESS AND I THINKPEOPLE ARE SHOCKED.
THEY ARE LIKE YOU HAVE DONECOMEDY FOR A QUARTER OF ACENTURY AND BEND ININDIANAPOLIS?
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?YOU DON'T THINK YOU COULD MAKE AGOOD LIVING AND BE SUCCESSFUL ATIT.
I THINK IT GOES BACK TO WHAT YOUWERE TALKING ABOUT.THE CHANGES, I'VE SEEN IN ANT,IT'S WHY I'VE GONE INTO MORE
INTO CORPORATE CONTINUITY.WHEN I WAS 25 I DID NOT WANT TOHEAR A 50-YEAR-OLD GOT THECOMEDY CLUB THAT WAS LIKE MY DAD
TELLING ME ABOUT THE WORLD.SO THE AUDIENCES WERE YOUNGERAND YOUNGER AND I WAS STILLDOING WELL, BUT I'M LIKE MY
AUDIENCE IS NOT COMING TO THECOMEDY CLUB, THEY ARE AT ACORPORATE EVENT OR HAVING A 40THWEDDING ANNIVERSARY, WHY AM I
NOT DOING THAT.SO I KIND OF BROUGHT MYSELF TOMY AUDIENCE BECAUSE I WAS NOTABLE TO BRING MY AUDIENCE TO ME.
>> YOU SHIFTED INTO CORPORATEWORK AND DO IT ALL OVER THECOUNTRY AND PERHAPS HERE ININDIANA THERE'S A LOT OF TALK
ABOUT THE CREATIVE CLASS WHICH ITHINK IS A GREAT CREATIVE CLASSHERE.IT'S NOT BEING RECOGNIZED IN THE
WORK THAT YOU HAVE TO GO TO THECOAST TO FIND COMEDY.>> I ALWAYS PUT OUT TO PEOPLEWHERE IS DAVID LETTERMAN FROM?
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMEDIAN INTHE UNITED STATES IS A GUY NAMEDJIM WHO IS FROM NORTHWESTINDIANA.
PEOPLE THINK OH, WELL I'VE GOTTO GO TO LOS ANGELES OR NEW YORKTO GET THESE PEOPLE.MOST PEOPLE THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL
COMEDIAN'S DID NOT GROW UP INNEW YORK.THEY MOVED THERE.I DID NOT MOVE AND DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR MYFAMILY.BUT I JOKE THAT I ALWAYS WONDERWHY AM I NOT AS SUCCESSFUL AS
JIM GALLAGHER AND I HEARD THATHIS WIFE WRITES HALF OF HISMATERIAL.SO I BLAME MY WIFE FOR MY LACK
OF TALENT.MAY BE ON HALF AS GOOD AS JIM.SO YES.>> BEFORE WE END UP YOU WERE
GIVING BACK AGAIN.THE CELEBRITIES SAND UP EVENTCOMING UP IN A WEEK.>> IT STARTED WITH BOB KRAVITZ
AND ME, ONE DAY SAYING WHY DON'TYOU DO STAND UP.I COULD WORK WITH YOU.OVER THE YEARS A LOT OF FORMER
AND PAST GUESTS HAVE BEEN THERE.THIS YEAR WE HAVE KEEP THEPLANNER AND LEONARD THE HOPESENATE GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE.
I HELP THEM SOMETIMES AND SOMEOF THEM THINK I DON'T NEED ANYHELP AND I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TOSEE IF THEY WILL BOMB OR DO
WELL.BUT WE ARE RAISING MONEY FORBEST BUDDIES AND A BECAUSETHAT'S TIGHT TO ME.
MY DAUGHTER IS ON THE AUTISMSPECTRUM AND I TRIED TO DO A LOTWITH THAT.