"As soon as the act is over, they all — to a person — have stood up and given Wally a hug," Meyers said.
It was while she was filming it that she decided to give stand-up a go.
But I always enjoyed mucking about and making jokes, so some of my friends suggested I should give stand-up a crack.
Regardless, it's the annihilation of the tension and near-avoidance of public shame (or for certain derelict entertainers, the exacerbating of it) that gives stand-up its thrilling veneer.
That should surely not be a get-out-of-jail card, although we seem to give stand-up comedians and political satire programmes much greater latitude on grounds of racist jokes and bad language.
She auditions predominantly for humourous roles, and she gave stand-up comedy a fair shake by trying it a couple of times.
However, theoretical models of a substance that has never been detected necessarily require a number of educated guesses and estimates - guesses that could radically affect whether or not a given theory stands up.
Murtha hasn't given up, he has stood up.
She stood up, gave me a hug, and thanked me for being brave.
The ex-marine stood up, gave the boy a small salute, then he and the boy exchanged high fives.
