As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy.
Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form. - Shelley Berman
Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.
- Shelley Berman
We teach reading, writing and math by [having students do] them. But we teach democracy by lecture. - Shelley Berman
We teach reading, writing and math by [having students do] them. But we teach democracy by lecture.
If you've never met a student from the University of Chicago, I'll describe him to you. If you give him a glass of water, he says, 'This is a glass o… - Shelley Berman
If you've never met a student from the University of Chicago, I'll describe him to you. If you give him a glass of water, he says, 'This is a glass o…
My whole act is confession. - Shelley Berman
My whole act is confession.
A hotel is a place that keeps the manufacturers of 25-watt bulbs in business. - Shelley Berman
A hotel is a place that keeps the manufacturers of 25-watt bulbs in business.
The most unusual salesman I ever met is a fellow who made a modest fortune purveying lightning rods. But he suddenly lost interest in his work. He go… - Shelley Berman
The most unusual salesman I ever met is a fellow who made a modest fortune purveying lightning rods. But he suddenly lost interest in his work. He go…
The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so. - Shelley Berman
The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.
I heard the other day of a man who paid a psychologist $50 to cure him of an inferiority complex - and later was fined $25 and costs for talking back… - Shelley Berman
I heard the other day of a man who paid a psychologist $50 to cure him of an inferiority complex - and later was fined $25 and costs for talking back…
I am careful with my material and presentation. - Shelley Berman
I am careful with my material and presentation.
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