I Was Influenced By Every Comedian I

The First Time I Got Up In Front Of An Audience Was Terror, Abject Terror, Which Continued For Another Four Or Five Years. There Still Is, A Little Bit.

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.

There's A Lot Of Cynicism. Let's Really Enjoy Christmas, With All That's Going On In The World.

Every New Routine I Have Ever Written And Performed Probably Occurred Extemporaneously. Then After You Have Fleshed It Out And Tried It Out In Front Of A Number Of Audiences And It Works, You Put It Down On Paper.

All Comedians Are, In A Way, Anarchists. Our Job Is To Make Fun Of The Existing World.