Friends such as Eddie Murphy thought he was holding out on them.

“That was a serious moment,” he says now when reminded of it. That one got a big laugh, and he retorted, “This ain’t no stand-up comic (stuff) guys. On opening night, Tyson seemed a little peeved when he talked about his crime-ridden youth and declared, “A tree grows in Brooklyn, my ass!” Three months later, “Undisputed” had a limited run on Broadway, helmed by Spike Lee (a more practiced version became an HBO special a year later, in 2013). We wanted ‘em to go, ‘Aww,’ ” he recalls. “I just wasn’t anticipating laughter at that moment. His wife and co-writer told him it was all good, to keep going. “I ran to the end of the stage to Kiki and said ‘Kiki, What’s going on?’ They’re laughing. The first time he ever performed “Undisputed Truth,” telling the audience he never knew his father somehow provoked a laugh. Whatever trauma we have, if we don’t laugh we’re gonna be stained with for the rest of our life.” “But this is what life is about: We have to laugh at ourselves or we never get over our trauma. You know what I mean? But that’s exactly what it is, I’m entertaining people. I realized I’m not who I think I am, not in my mind at least. “I always looked at myself as a serious guy, a tough guy. “I hate to even say this, but it’s more like a stand-up comic now. The Baddest Man on the Planet, the youngest boxer to hold all three heavyweight titles, finds it easier to switch than fight. The fighter has related his often-painful life story all over the world now, and adjusted to the reaction. Now Tyson is back for a bigger commitment, with select dates through June 26 in the Brad Garrett Comedy Club. But the first run in April 2012 was upstairs, a week in the Hollywood Theatre used primarily by magician David Copperfield. It’s almost full circle for the concept that debuted four years ago at the same MGM Grand. For one thing, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” returns to Las Vegas in a comedy club. That’s not likely to change soon, for a couple of reasons.

“That’s what they say: ‘When are you going to do your stand-up again?’ They never say ‘your one-man show.’ They say, ‘When are you doing your stand-up?’ ” Tyson says. It took awhile, but Mike Tyson got used to people laughing at his life story. 'This is what life is about: We have to laugh at ourselves or we never get over our trauma,' Mike Tyson says.

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