We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of the week and we'd our little show. Most of the ad- libbing happened during the week on the show.

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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.

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.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

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 wanted to be a radio announcer.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

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...

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.

So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was...

So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was...

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.

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

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

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...

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 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...

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'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.

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...

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and...

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and...

A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want...

A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want...

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.

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

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