So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did the news; I did everything. I did - played records.

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I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

I was always in show business but in many ways was not really of show...

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...

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 loved to fall down.

I loved to fall down.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

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.

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane...

My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane...

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.

I think it's being thrown at the wolves, we call it in our business.

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...

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...

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and...

Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and...

I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old...

I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old...

Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and...

Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and...

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...

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

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

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.

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

I have four children and I have seven grandkids.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

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

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