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Funny is funny is funny.

Bob Newhart

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Bob Newhart
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 5
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Oak Park
Illinois
George Robert Newhart
George Robert Bob Newhart
Comedy
Funny

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You should have a value system. You can win if you stick with your value system.
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The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.
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One of the first things that you learn as a stand-up is, you're the boss. It's your stage, and don't screw with me because I'll make you look bad, which I had to do, because you wind up with drunks and loud people.
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I've done more than I thought I was ever going to do. I've had a very long and very satisfying career.
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Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.
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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.
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But I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh
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I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another person, he may never utter a funny line.
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I kind of do it in my head, then I'll try pieces of it on stage and if it looks promising, I'll put it together.
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Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
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I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.
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I'm most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don't have that, you really don't have very much.
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I feel more comfortable in comedy.
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I didn't need the elf outfit to play an elf I could just play an elf.
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You never know when you'll come upon something and it's going to be fodder for new material.
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In today's world, you would call my father mostly unaccessible. I'm not sure that isn't true of most fathers at that time. He went through the Depression. I don't know what that would have done to my psyche.
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I think everyone probably starts out sounding like someone else, but gradually you develop your own sound.
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One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.
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I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.
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I've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant.
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