If you were a fan of Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris' last year, it might interest you to know that his whimsical comedy about an author suffering writer's block -- and a shrew of a fiancee -- who travels back in time to the 20s via a Parisian nightclub (seriously, stay away from the absinthe, kids) wasn't exactly new material for the writer/director.

Allen was performing 'Midnight in Paris' as part of his stand-up act in the 60s. This audio from YouTube features Allen describing a summer of insanity as he hangs out with Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, and Picasso. things get a little tricky when criticism comes into play -- those sensitive artist types can be so difficult. As expected, Hemingway punches Allen in the mouth several times.

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