SONG 5: COMEDY'S A COMPETITION
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Comedy's a competition
Comedy's a competition
Comedy's a competition
Comedy's a competition
VIC
I was raised in this
Watchin' Whose Line from birth
You could search
Every corner of the earth
You won't find anybody
Who's as funny as me
Not in L.A., not in Chicago
Not in N.Y.C.
I'm puttin' C.L.E.
On the M.A.P.
All around the globe
Three hundred sixty degrees
Fahrenheit, I could scorch y'all
With all this heat
This is the roast of everybody
And I'm the emcee
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Comedy's a competition
Comedy's a competition
Comedy's a competition
Comedy's a competition
VIC
Comedy's a competition
And I'm winnin'
Comedy's a competition
And I'm winnin'
Comedy's a competition
And I'm winnin'
Comedy's a competition
And I'm winnin'
I can make you laugh
Even if you're anhedonic
Just me on the mic
But I still sound symphonic
Orchestrating punchlines
Like a joke philharmonic
Words from every angle
Like it's stereophonic
When I say I'm laconic
You know I'm being ironic
I'm verbose and sardonic
Make Einstein look moronic
I am chronically iconic
And quicker than supersonic
Need a tonic, 'cause I'm an
Iller killer than the bubonic
Plague
Vic pauses, seemingly rethinking.
VIC (CONT'D)
Maybe all of this is just a defense mechanism
Maybe deep down inside I yearn for recognition
Because my dad never loved me without condition
Maybe that's the source of all of my ambition
And maybe comedy could be more to me
Like community instead of rivalry
Maybe I should change my position
Vic's demeanor changes back to how it was before.
VIC (CONT'D)
Just kiddin'
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Comedy's a competition
VIC
And I'm winnin'
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Comedy's a competition
VIC
Since the beginnin'
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Comedy's a competition
VIC
I keep 'em grinnin'
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Comedy's a competition
VIC
Never lost, I'm always winnin
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Comedy's a competition
And I'm winnin'
Comedy's a competition
And I'm winnin'
Comedy's a competition
And I'm winnin'
Comedy's a competition
VIC
And I'm winnin'