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Friday, February 10, 2006 12:00 AM

When good comedians go bad

Remember when Steve Martin, Albert Brooks and Woody Allen were funny? What on earth happened to our favorite funnymen?

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  • Friday, February 10, 2006 06:26 AM

    Worried about Bill Murray, then

    You beat me to it, owenz. I was going to point out that Bill Murray is still funny.

    But I agree that it's harder for happy/content people to be funny. So, first of all, money does seem to buy happiness, in general. Second: maybe Murray's clinically depressed. Sad for him, good for his fans?

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