Shelley Berman Comedian Quotations

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

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

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.

I was an actor before becoming a comedian.

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

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

Today's audiences are different only insomuch as today's people are different, and I do not think today's people are substantially different.

While in New York, struggling for a theatrical career, I started writing sketches, free-lance, for the Steve Allen Tonight Show.

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