[Murray Franklin] So...

So as I know you're a comedian.

Have you been working on any new material?

You want to tell us a joke?

(The audience claps, egging Joker on to tell a joke.)

[Joker] Yeah?

(Joker laughs)

*Come on!*

Okay.

(Joker looks over at Murray -- his laughing fit finally subsiding -- and reaches into his jacket pocket and--)

(The audience laughs. Joker pulls out his worn notebook. )

[Murray Franklin] He's got a book.

A book... of jokes.

(Joker looks through it to find a new joke.)

*I just hope my death makes more cents than my life.*

Take it time, we've got all night.

(The audience laughs.)

[Joker] Oh, okay okay.

Here's one.

- Knock knock. -

[Murray Franklin] And you had to look that up?

(Audience laughs and claps)

[Joker] I want to get it right.

- Knock knock. -

[Murray Franklin] Who's there?

[Joker] - It's the police, ma'am. -

- Your son has been hit by a drunk driver. -

- He's dead. -

(Joker laughs while the audience groans after the joke)

(Don Ellis plays "wha-wha-wha-whuuuuh" on his trumpet from the band stand.)

[Dr. Sally Friedman] Ahhhh! No, no, no.

No, you can not joke about that!

[Murray Franklin] Yeah, that's not funny, Arthur.

That's not the kind of humor we do on this show.

[Joker] Okay.

I'm so...

Yeah, I'm sorry.

It's just you know...

It's been a rough few weeks Murray.

(Joker laughs)

Ever since I...