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" My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's. "

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" So that this thing that aired in 1963 would result a few years later in personal bankruptcy, would result in having people be on edge with me, wondering when I'm going to blow up. "

" The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so. "

" The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us. "

" While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun. "

" I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California. "

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" Have a great, great marriage. Have a great time together. You know something? You'll disagree sometimes, and you'll find out how stupid it is, and then you'll be OK. You will. "

" Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form. "