Although in Abbott and Costello, and straight man was first. That's a very interesting concept.

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Funny is when you're serious.

Funny is when you're serious.

I wish there was something that - I get all those wonderful letters and wonderful...

I wish there was something that - I get all those wonderful letters and wonderful...

I played Hamlet, I played Chekhov and Ibsen and all the classics.

I played Hamlet, I played Chekhov and Ibsen and all the classics.

You asked what is the secret of a really good sketch. And it is a...

You asked what is the secret of a really good sketch. And it is a...

And I went to New York and died; for 10 years I walked those pavements....

And I went to New York and died; for 10 years I walked those pavements....

I'm not a star.

I'm not a star.

They say it's good but I didn't know what I was doing until I got...

They say it's good but I didn't know what I was doing until I got...

I mean, we had on our show, we had marriages, divorces and other stuff going...

I mean, we had on our show, we had marriages, divorces and other stuff going...

I got canceled in the middle of making the pilot.

I got canceled in the middle of making the pilot.

But there's a lot of 50's and a lot of boomers and a lot of...

But there's a lot of 50's and a lot of boomers and a lot of...

You have to have a certain persona to be a star, you know, and I...

You have to have a certain persona to be a star, you know, and I...

Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a Shakespearean...

Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a Shakespearean...

And it's tough traveling. You know, the hotels and the airports and all that. That...

And it's tough traveling. You know, the hotels and the airports and all that. That...

I went to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago.

I went to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago.