&tI hate Jerry Lewis, I hate the idea that anything is funny if you cross your eyes, but absolutely love his interviews. They’re so fucking insane, he never gives up, he’s always overworking ever little bit of crappy shit, a senile king without kingdom. I’m totally reading this book about Deano too because their relationship was so messed up (”He knew when I was going to breath, he saved me from dark places”).

On NPR’s Fresh Air, Jerry refuses to talk about the book because he doesn’t want to mess up the theatrical tension for potential readers (”You’re not gonna get the monkey for free kid!” he repeatedly tells Terry Gross). He talks about how Isreal becoming a state for important for his comedy! He pretends to be complementing Dean while claiming to have a 168 IQ in the same breathe (”That’s hardly a chimp!”). He mumbles in a blackface voice for no reason. HE IS LIVING PROOF FAME ROTS YOUR BRAIN!