Well I Was Much Too Practical To

Laughter Gives Us Distance. It Allows Us To Step Back From An Event, Deal With It And Then Move On.

I Think That What Comes Through In Chicago Humor Is The Affection. Even Though Youre Poking Fun At Someone Or Something, Theres Still An Affection For It.

There's Gratification In Making Somebody Laugh. It's A Wonderful Sound. I Find Myself, To This Day, Doing It, Wanting To Make People Laugh.

I Gave Up Accounting. I Went In For About Six Months Writing Ad Copy. I Was Fired From That, And Then Another Guy And I Did A Kind Of Poor Man's Bob And Ray Kind Of Syndicated Radio Show. Then I Decided To Stick It Out And See What Happened. I'd Give It A Year, A Year Became Two Years, And Then Two Years Became Three Years, And Then Along Came The Record Album.

You Should Have A Value System. You Can Win If You Stick With Your Value System.