I Live A Sensible Life. You Know,

Comedians Are Sometimes Resentful Of Their Writers. Probably Because It's Hard For Giant Egos To Admit You Need Anyone But Yourself To Be What You Are.

In Relative Youth, We Assume We'll Remember Everything. Someone Should Urge The Young To Think Otherwise.

Obviously Those Who Burn To Be Professional Jesters Mean That They Want To Be Successful Comedians. And Those Are Always An Elite, Microscopic Portion Of The Population. But Oh, How They Try.

Coming Up Through The Ranks Of Any Calling Can Be Rough, But That Battered Soul Who Survives The Early Years Of Courting The Comic Muse Comes Close To Knowing What Only The Soldier Knows: What Combat Is Like.

There Were Several Things A Yale Freshman Was Supposed To Be Able To Do. You Had To Demonstrate In The Olympic-size Yale Pool That You Could Swim 50 Yards Or Be Inducted Into Swimming Class.