Lenny Bruce

George Carlin on impersonating Lenny Bruce in front of the comedian who wound up getting Carlin signed to an agency

Jamie Farr on how Larry Gelbart got the inspiration for "Maxwell Q. Klinger" on M*A*S*H

Budd Friedman on the beginnings of stand-up comedy with people like Lenny Bruce

Shecky Greene on the then-current state of comedy, and on Lenny Bruce

Hugh Hefner on his connection to humor, on his syndicated show Playboy's Penthouse, and on his connection to Lenny Bruce

Hugh Hefner on having standup comedians at his Playboy Clubs in Chicago, and on his friendships with Lenny Bruce and Don Adams

Garry Marshall on Lenny Bruce and Carl Reiner's philosophies of using one's experiences for comedy material

George Shapiro on first seeing Phyllis Diller and Lenny Bruce perform