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Shelley Berman
American
Comedian
About the author
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,
American
Comedian
#Culture
#Anger
#Music
#Sweetness
#Sex
#Privacy
As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Experience
#Education
#Awareness
My whole act is confession.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Act
#Confession
I am careful with my material and presentation.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Teaching
#Writing
#Literary
#Humor
I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Teaching
#University
I was an actor before becoming a comedian.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Actor
Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Gold
My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#First
#Night
#Job
#Chicago
I will always love to perform standup comedy.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Love
#Will
#Comedy
Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Acting
#Love
#Work
#First
#First love
Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Performance
I quit smoking well over twenty years ago.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Years
#Smoking
I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Comedians
The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Right
#First
#Night
#Performance
#Options
Though it sold very well, I hated The Edge.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Art
#Comedy
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,
American
Comedian
#People
#Years
#Result
The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#First
#Performance
#Appearance
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,
American
Comedian
#Fun
#Will
#Smile
#May
The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.
Shelley Berman,
American
Comedian
#Love
#Security
#Problems
#Old
#Money
#Health