Louis Nye with Emerson College

In his one-hour-plus interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Louis Nye talks about his start in radio on WTIC, where he found his footing as a performer. He discusses working on Broadway and his time on The Steve Allen Show, and reflects on working with comedians/performers Steve Allen, Larry Gelbart, Don Knotts, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and Jimmy Durante. He comments on the creation of perhaps his best-known character, "Gordon Hathaway" and Hathaway's famous catchphrase, "Hi-Ho Steverino!" and talks about the power of comedy and the prevalence of depression among comedians. He also describes what it was like to work on Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiam. The interview concludes with Nye offering advice to current students of comedy and considering the question "was it worth it?" Bill Dana and Jenni Matz conducted the interview on March 7, 2005 in Los Angeles, CA.