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Type: Memoir excerpt / narrative text (contained in house oversight document production)
File Size: 1.19 MB
Summary

This document appears to be a page from a memoir or narrative (likely Richard Pryor's, given the reference to daughter Holly and peer Dick Gregory) included in a House Oversight Committee production (marked HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015393). The text describes a summer visit from the narrator's daughter, Holly, where they practiced a 'silent day' using handwritten notes. It follows with a philosophical discussion between the narrator and comedian Dick Gregory regarding laughter and eating as manifestations of insecurity, and how their comedy careers depend on audiences not realizing this.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Narrator Author/Comedian
Likely Richard Pryor (based on daughter Holly and conversation with Dick Gregory); discussing a 'silent day' and 'lau...
Holly Daughter
Young daughter of the narrator; joined the narrator on a 'silent day'.
Dick Gregory Comedian/Activist
Friend/colleague of the narrator; noted as being on a 'food-fast'; discusses the psychology of laughter and eating.

Timeline (2 events)

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Narrator undertakes a 'laugh-fast' to stop laughing altogether.
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Unspecified Summer
Narrator's daughter Holly visits and joins him in a 'silent day'.
Narrator's residence (implied)

Relationships (2)

Narrator Parent/Child Holly
Referenced as 'my young daughter Holly'
Narrator Professional Peers/Friends Dick Gregory
Discussing their audiences and 'business'; Narrator refers to him as 'Dick Gregory' and shares personal experiences.

Key Quotes (6)

"Does laughter count?"
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"Yes, but no tickling."
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"I refined my appreciation of laughter as another whole language that could often be more revealing than words."
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"children must be taught to be serious."
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"That's two things people do out of insecurity... Eating and laughing."
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"Brother, we'd go out of business."
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