1.   I want this laugh on tape.

2.   - Want a laugh?

3.   But an audience wants laughs for its money, meaning the Strip keeps a steady roster of talent on call.

4.   Kevin Naff of Baltimore, now a manager of business development at Verizon Wireless, knows what to do when he wants a good laugh.

5.   Oh, you want laughs, too?

6.   Want a laugh?

7.   We want the laughs just as much as anybody.

8.   Why would you want slapstick laughs around homelessness, the raping of the environment or runaway corporate greed?

9.   We want the laugh.