I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old nightclub partner passed away, Phil Erickson down in Atlanta. He - I owe him everything. He put me in the business and taught me about…

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I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.

I don't have any children, I have four middle-aged people.

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot...

I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot...

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

No, I did night clubs right here in Los Angeles. My partner, Phil Erickson, put...

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so...

I loved to fall down.

I loved to fall down.

I don't think we've got much of a chance to tell you the truth. But...

I don't think we've got much of a chance to tell you the truth. But...

You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.

You know, I'm almost out of the habit of watching episodic television now.

I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're...

I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're...

I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third...

I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third...

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it...

I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.

I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and...

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.

Today, if you're not an alcoholic, you're nobody.

I never made a good movie.

I never made a good movie.

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.

But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to...

But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to...

So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.

So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.

We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of...

We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of...

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.