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Shelley Berman Quotes

Type:
Comedian Quotes
Category:
American Comedian Quotes
Date of Birth:
February 3, 1926
Nationality:
American
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Shelley Berman

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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.
Shelley Berman

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.
Shelley Berman

But, let's face it, I'm a Chicago boy.
Shelley Berman

I am careful with my material and presentation.
Shelley Berman

I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic.
Shelley Berman

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

I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.
Shelley Berman

I developed several comedy phone calls.
Shelley Berman

I quit smoking well over twenty years ago.
Shelley Berman

I was an actor before becoming a comedian.
Shelley Berman

I will always love to perform standup comedy.
Shelley Berman

Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love.
Shelley Berman

Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience.
Shelley Berman

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

My whole act is confession.
Shelley Berman

Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside.
Shelley Berman

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

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

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

The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.
Shelley Berman

Though it sold very well, I hated The Edge.
Shelley Berman

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

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.
Shelley Berman


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