I Think There Are Still Words You

I Was Not Influenced By Jack Benny, And People Have Remarked On My Timing And Jack's Timing, But I Don't Think You Can Teach Timing. It's Something You Hear In Your Head.

I Gave Up Accounting. I Went In For About Six Months Writing Ad Copy. I Was Fired From That, And Then Another Guy And I Did A Kind Of Poor Man's Bob And Ray Kind Of Syndicated Radio Show. Then I Decided To Stick It Out And See What Happened. I'd Give It A Year, A Year Became Two Years, And Then Two Years Became Three Years, And Then Along Came The Record Album.

I Think That What Comes Through In Chicago Humor Is The Affection. Even Though Youre Poking Fun At Someone Or Something, Theres Still An Affection For It.

People With A Sense Of Humor Tend To Be Less Egocentric And More Realistic In Their View Of The World And More Humble In Moments Of Success And Less Defeated In Times Of Travail.

I Was Influenced By Every Comedian I Ever Saw Work. That's The Only Way You Learn How To Do It.