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All the truly great stand-ups say, I go onstage, and I work on jokes. The inspiration will happen while I'm doing my work. To me, in the end, the surest thing is work.

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Patton Oswalt
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 27
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Portsmouth
Virginia
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