As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian. – Shelley Berman
The old problems – love, money, security, status, health, etc. – are still here to plague us or please us. – Shelley Berman
As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy. – Shelley Berman
I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic. – Shelley Berman
So that this thing that aired in 1963 would result a few years later in personal bankruptcy, would result in having people be on edge with me, wondering when I’m going to blow up. – Shelley Berman
Outside came in ’60. The Edge in ’61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside. – Shelley Berman
The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance. – Shelley Berman
I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California. – Shelley Berman
The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so. – Shelley Berman
While you’re improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we’re having fun. – Shelley Berman
