Once I left out what I then considered my best line because there was a suspected column rat in the house.

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The Nixon administration kept a nasty eye on our show... Cops would come by -...

The Nixon administration kept a nasty eye on our show... Cops would come by -...

As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.

As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.

Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic...

Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic...

Can you picture yourself at the age 60 doing what you do now?

Can you picture yourself at the age 60 doing what you do now?

It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear.

It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear.

Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.

Every student of comedy should see Dame Edna at least twice.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling...

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling...

To label me an intellectual is a misunderstanding of what that is.

To label me an intellectual is a misunderstanding of what that is.

Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself.

Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself.

I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away...

I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away...

There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?

There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?

If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.

If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.

I think I'd be pretty easy to write for.

I think I'd be pretty easy to write for.

I don't think anyone ever gets over the surprise of how differently one audience's reaction...

I don't think anyone ever gets over the surprise of how differently one audience's reaction...

If your parents never had children, chances are... neither will you.

If your parents never had children, chances are... neither will you.

If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either

If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get...

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get...

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you...

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you...

This is the last chance where he or she has sole control over his destiny....

This is the last chance where he or she has sole control over his destiny....

Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign

Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign