The most beautiful remarks on parenthood I've ever seen..

[sir pball]

IN 1986, ROBIN WILLIAMS was at a crossroads. “Mork & Mindy” was four years behind him, and his movie career had been foundering. His marriage to Valerie Velardi, his first wife and the mother of their son, Zak, was unraveling. But he still had two reliable sources of joy in his life: his live comedy act, and Zak.

Zak was just 3 at the time, but in his own way, he played a pivotal role in Robin’s stand-up tour from this period, which culminated in a performance at the Metropolitan Opera House:

These are just jokes. Some are based in the reality of Robin’s real-life experiences as the father of a small child, while others are humorous flights of fancy that could plausibly happen to a parent.

But then, in the waning moments of the show, Robin conjures up an exchange between himself and Zak that is essentially un-invent-able: It’s funny, but also achingly sincere and unexpectedly poignant. It’s a rare expression of openness from a performer who was more comfortable with his audience at arm’s length.

Literally everyone I know who has kids, absolutely loses it at this sketch. And they also cry a little. He was pretty damn good.

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[Bayard]

1. We needed him much longer......

Manic creativity.

[Blue_true]

2. Unfortunately. It is the ones that are in that space that we lose early.

Lots of names come to mind, too many to list with due respect to them all.

[Iggo]

3. Aw.

and a little bit