June 30: Irwin Barker tribute (repeat)

Three years and nine days ago, on June 21, 2010, the great Irwin Barker passed away. Irwin was one of my all-time favourite comics and people. He guested twice on this program and soon after he died I cobbled together clips from his two appearances in tribute to the man. The thinking man's comic talked about the writing process, taming a crowd and living with cancer. And I throw in a couple of clips of his standup. It's great to hear his voice again. If you're a young comic and you haven't heard this before, I highly recommend it. Irwin is a fount of knowledge about the art form and he gives tons of great advice.

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