Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman
Sheldon "Shelley" Bermanis an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, lecturer, philanthropist, and poet...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth3 February 1925
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
march
March 3, 1963. On March 4, I was a goner,
finished nice people serious sitting watching
We were sitting watching television, had finished a nice dinner, everything was fine. Other people were in serious trouble. Then suddenly, we were moving,
greatest humorists last
one of the greatest humorists of the last half-century.
allen american-comedian steve struggling theatrical tonight
While in New York, struggling for a theatrical career, I started writing sketches, free-lance, for the Steve Allen Tonight Show.
craft great joke putting sure telling
Few, very few, will ever be able to craft a joke as beautifully as Pat. He was able to just make it all happen. I don't think he was great at telling them, but he was sure great at putting them down.
american-comedian chicago face
But, let's face it, I'm a Chicago boy.
conversation great
It's great conversation. In the industry, it's great talk,
american-comedian biggest came outside seller
Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside.
american-comedian blow few later people result
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.
american-comedian audiences people
Today's audiences are different only insomuch as today's people are different, and I do not think today's people are substantially different.
sitting
When he was sitting with you, would he be witty? No,
ask asked
If I asked for a (stage) light, it was not an ask but a demand. If I demanded, I was having a fit,
funny man sound turn
How do you tell how a man has been funny? How do you do the sound of his voice? The turn of his face? But I will tell you he was as funny as any man I've ever seen.
sunday night two
The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.