My father was a dreamer – my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady’s handbags. ALAN KING CutterDreamerHandbag
Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny. ALAN KING HolocaustMakeWay
We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator… ALAN KING GrubHypochondriacMiserWorrywart
Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom. ALAN KING FirstGaveLotProgramSullivan
A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat! ALAN KING EveryJewishSummerWon
Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke. ALAN KING JewObjectivityOnlyReferStageUnfunny
