Emmy's: Continung the Losing Streak

I watched on TV as myself and everyone in the cast and the show got nominated for Emmy's. It's all well and good, and thank you for your congratulations. I couldn't be happier for the cast. They deserve it all, and I'm lucky to be surrounded by the best. As far as my nomination, well, that's good too, but let me tell you why its also a little bad.

The last three years I've been nominated and lost at the Emmy's, which may sound like a bad thing. But as I've said before in interviews, I get exactly what I need as a comic at the Emmy's. I need to be recognized. I need my ego stroked. I need to feel like people like me, which I get by being nominated. But I also need to feel like a loser, which I get, like I said, by losing the last three years.

As a rule, you'll find that comics need this dichotomy. (Did I use that word right?) Once again I got nominated, which fulfills half my needs. So now what? I can't hope that I lose, can I? I'm not going to come out and say I do, but deep down, I think I do. I don't know. I can't figure it out. That's what I pay a shrink for.

Anyway, so here's the thing. I know it's going to sound cliche, but I really don't need to win this. Being nominated is enough for a dick like me. But here's my next dilemma: being a comic, if I do win, I will be expected to be funny in my acceptance speech. I now have to do what I did for the last three years: prepare a humble but funny acceptance speech.

It's not easy. Being funny is always hard, but if I do it, if I come up with a speech that I think is going to get some laughs, then I'm going to WANT to win, not because I think I deserve it, but because I have a speech with some funny bits in it. I'm a comic. I need those laughs. If I write the bits, I want to use them.

So I don't know what the hell I'm hoping for. I tell you what, let me work on the speech and I'll get back to you.

Thanks again!
Ray