Shelley Berman quotes

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us. (Shelley Berman)
As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy. View quote
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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. View quote
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I quit smoking well over twenty years ago. View quote
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I am careful with my material and presentation. View quote
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My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's. View quote
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I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California. View quote
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I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic. View quote
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I was an actor before becoming a comedian. View quote
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As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian. View quote
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My whole act is confession. (Shelley Berman)
The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance. View quote
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Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love. View quote
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The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so. View quote
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Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form. View quote
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I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them. View quote
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I will always love to perform standup comedy. View quote
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Though it sold very well, I hated The Edge. View quote
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Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience. View quote
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Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside. View quote
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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. (Shelley Berman)
I developed several comedy phone calls. View quote
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If you've never met a student from the University of Chicago, I'll describe him to you. If you give him a glass of water, he says, This is a glass of water. But is it a glass of water And if it is a glass of water, why is it a glass of water And eventually he dies of thirst. View quote
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