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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.

Alan King

When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.
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Bigotry Father First Oppression Read Talk Think Time
Banks have a new image. Now you have ‘a friend,’ your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?
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Bank Banker Chain Come Down Friend Image New Pen
As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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Better Father Parent
For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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Always Birthday Joke Me Such Time
We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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Ability Behave Fun Make Society Watch
You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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Attack Fun Make Somebody
Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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Fight Keep Marriage Nature Stranger Way
I’m only… I’m only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I’m a… I’m just screaming all over the place with joy.
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Bad Good Joy Over Place Review Scream Unhappy
There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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Any Believe More Nobody Trust
It’s more fun with someone who really likes it. I can’t imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.
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Anyone Food Friendship Imagine Interest Last Like More Someone
When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
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All Birthday Celebrate Everybody Father Kid Tell Tree Use
Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
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Confidence First Freedom Gave Lot People Program Sullivan Television
The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
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Ability Absorb Book Else Exactly Make Someone Stage Story Word
I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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Armor Eat Place Suit
I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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Give Interview Know Poor Start Until
Then, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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Business Course Have Hook Learn Survive

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