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Jim Carrey is executive-producing a new television series about the ’70s stand-up comedy scene, but he’s got a few good stories to tell himself.
Carrey sat down with Jimmy Kimmel last night to talk about his new Showtime series I’m Dying Up Here, and to share some moments from his old Comedy Store days as a budding comedian in Hollywood.
One of Carrey’s memories includes hanging out in the parking lot and smoking weed with the comic legend Richard Pryor.
“We were passing a joint one night, and he said, ‘Careful with that, I don’t remember 40 years of my life,’” Carrey recalled. “I really got close to him for a while. He was so encouraging, such an amazing person.”
Carrey also talked about his drug dealer at the time, who had coined a catchphrase to say to all his comedy clientele.
“Every time you walked up to him and said ‘How you doing man?’ he would go ‘Hollywood, brotha,’” said Carrey.
Watch Carrey’s interview below.
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