My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.

Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.

We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator... 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.

I don't mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.

My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.

Modesty is not one of my virtues.

If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.