I'm not freakishly short. I had, on my show, used shortness as a joke subject; it didn't really bother me.

If I were running a campaign, I'd urge taking the mountain of money reportedly squandered on pizza, coffee and bagels and spending it more wisely - on a talented young comedy writer.

Therapists need to give a depressed patient support and direction.

I know what it feels like to be a gun lover.

I confess, I do have to remind myself almost daily that there are people on this earth capable of reading, writing, eating and dressing themselves who believe their lives are ruled from billions of miles away, by the stars - and, of course, the planets.

Greatly talented performers don't know - often spectacularly - what's best for them, don't know what their talents really are, and don't know what's just plain wrong for them.

The Nixon administration kept a nasty eye on our show... Cops would come by - often just in time to see the act they wanted to see.