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Shakespeare
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Standup Comedy
Shakespeare was released on September 21, 2010 by Comedy Central Records as a part of the album Shakespeare
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Release DateSeptember 21, 2010
LabelComedy Central Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Anthony Jeselnik
Anthony Jeselnik
Spoken Word
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anthony Jeselnik
Anthony Jeselnik
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Anthony Jeselnik
Anthony Jeselnik
Producer

Lyrics

Oh, you guys have been a great crowd, great crowd
I mean, obviously, I've had way better
But I've also had way worse
I'd like to leave you guys tonight
By telling you about the worst crowd I ever had
It was a place called Great Barrington, in Massachusetts
You guys ever heard of Great Barrington?
It's like a small town a couple hours north in New York
And it's like a tiny place, It's nice
But they just have one bar, and that's it
One that I'm doing a show there and it is going great
Until I tell this joke
I say, guys, favorite writer of all time
William Shakespeare, love Shakespeare
Still read Shakespeare today
And people will argue with me
That it's impractical to read so much Shakespeare
But let me learn you something
If it wasn't for Romeo and Juliet
I would have totally overreacted
When my fiancée killed herself
Now, clearly, that's not a joke for everybody, right?
I mean, pretty much just people who read
But wherever I go, at least, like, one guy
You know, one person will laugh at that joke
But not in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
In Great Barrington, it was like a dead, angry silence
Until a guy stands up and yells out
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Is the suicide capital of the country
We hate that stuff here
That's tough situation
Luckily, I'm a professional
I knew I had three options
Option number one, apologize to everyone
You know say, guys, I'm really sorry
I didn't know that about your town
But if I had, I never would have told that joke
You know not my style
Option number two, point out the obvious
You should all move
But instead, I went with option number three
I said, you know what?
Fuck Great Barrington, Massachusetts
The only good thing I can say about this town
Is the suicide rate isn't as high as it should be
Thank you, everybody
Thank you very much
Written by: Anthony Jeselnik
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