At first, I was wondering what this was all about. I mean a special has to last a lot longer than the few minutes they gave on the show, and the audience would be there for the entire time, so they would be hearing the material and all that. well, it's a lot harder to just tell the same five routines for more than 8 minutes, and even with music and an introduction, at least three times as much funny joke needs to be stretched out. Thank goodness for the notebook. After opening with the killer material from the Last Comic Standing, the notebook had different gags and quips that really brought the house down. I know the audience was held like puddy in my hands because they were too enraptured to talk or do anything other than sit there mouth open. It was a great show, and if you didn't see it, try to find it on tape on on the internet. It is something you will want to see time and time again.