Author: Shelley Berman

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Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.

Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.

- 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.

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 just sit down and write. I never know when. The most recent one is 'Sarah Still,' which is about our life, Sarah and me. It's my favorite of all my poems.

I just sit down and write. I never know when. The most recent one is 'Sarah Still,' which is about our life, Sarah and me. It's my favorite of all my poems.

- Shelley Berman

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.

- 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.

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

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.

- Shelley Berman

I will always love to perform standup comedy.

I will always love to perform standup comedy.

- Shelley Berman

Have a great, great marriage. Have a great time together. You know something? You'll disagree sometimes, and you'll find out how stupid it is, and then you'll be OK. You will.

Have a great, great marriage. Have a great time together. You know something? You'll disagree sometimes, and you'll find out how stupid it is, and then you'll be OK. You will.

- Shelley Berman

Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love.

Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love.

- Shelley Berman

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