In the second half of our probe into the past and the perspectives of Penn Jillette, Paul and Dan dig into where Penn does and doesn’t find commonality with other funny magicians. Penn also rhapsodizes about Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, National Lampoon, Firesign Theater, Andy Kaufman, Albert Brooks, Jean Shepherd, Stan Freberg, Gilbert Gottfried and Martin Mull. And lastly, Penn explains how the purity of his artistic integrity and his long residency in Las Vegas are actually compatible.

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