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On studying drama at The Goodman Theater in Chicago and meeting his future wife, Sara; on joining the Woodstock Players, a stock theater company along with Geraldine Page and Tom Bosley; on wanting to be an actor, not a comedian 42:34
Interview: Shelley Berman
On first learning about television; on Tonight with Steve Allen and how he got on screen; on realizing he had become a comedian 34:33
Interview: Shelley Berman
On moving to Chicago to become part of the improv group The Compass Players; on meeting Mike Nichols and Elaine May; on the genesis of his routine "The Morning After the Night Before" 26:45
Interview: Shelley Berman
On working again with Steve Allen; on becoming a better-known comedian; on his phone-call routines 14:49
Interview: Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman on how he got on Tonight with Steve Allen 33:27
Interview: Shelley Berman | Genre: Late Night
Shelley Berman on working with The Woodstock Players theater group in Chicago, with Geraldine Page, Tom Bosley, and others 01:23
Interview: Shelley Berman | Person: Tom Bosley
Shelley Berman on writing for Steve Allen's Tonight show; on his first appearance on the show and realizing he was a comedian 33:27
Interview: Shelley Berman | Person: Steve Allen
Shelley Berman on Martin Landau convincing him to join the Compass Players in Chicago 26:44
Interview: Shelley Berman | Person: Martin Landau
Shelley Berman on his thoughts about Bob Newhart's telephone routines in his comedy act 01:39
Interview: Shelley Berman | Person: Bob Newhart
Shelley Berman on coming up with a comedy routine after riffing with Bill Dana backstage at the Hungry i in San Francisco, which became "The Traveling Man's Nightmare" 02:03
Interview: Shelley Berman | Person: Bill Dana
Shelley Berman on writing for Steve Allen's Tonight show; on his first appearance on the show and realizing he was a comedian 30:50
Interview: Shelley Berman | Profession: Comedian
Shelley Berman on when he realized he had become a comedian through his work at the Compass Players (which later became Second City) 19:05
Interview: Shelley Berman | Profession: Comedian
Shelley Berman on becoming a recognized performer and how it affected his performance as a comedian 01:29
Interview: Shelley Berman | Profession: Comedian
Shelley Berman on doing stand-up comedy at the various clubs in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago in the 1950s 05:51
Interview: Shelley Berman | Profession: Comedian
Shelley Berman on listening to an amateur hour on the radio and borrowing ideas from someone else's routine; on later deciding he needed to find his own voice in humor 04:19
Interview: Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman on finding his love of improv while at The Compass Players in Chicago; on antagonizing Mike Nichols and Elaine May 25:10
Interview: Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman on the origin of the routine "The Morning After the Night Before" 02:35
Interview: Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman demonstrates an improvised phone call; on Bob Newhart's phone routines 09:11
Interview: Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman on coming up with a comedy routine after riffing with Bill Dana backstage at the Hungry i in San Francisco, which became "The Traveling Man's Nightmare" 02:04
Interview: Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman on how he got on Tonight with Steve Allen 33:27
Interview: Shelley Berman | Show: Tonight
Shelley Berman on the Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and working in live television 15:27
Interview: Shelley Berman | Show: Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
Shelley Berman on working with Steve Allen on The Steve Allen (Plymouth) Show 03:28
Interview: Shelley Berman | Show: Steve Allen Show, The (1956-61)
Shelley Berman on appearances on The Steve Allen (Plymouth) Show; on his phone call routines 11:36
Interview: Shelley Berman | Show: Steve Allen Show, The (1956-61)
Shelley Berman on working during the Hollywood Blacklist 00:54
Interview: Shelley Berman | Topic: Hollywood Blacklist
Shelley Berman on working during the Hollywood Blacklist 00:54
Interview: Shelley Berman | Topic: Industry Crossroads
Shelley Berman on working during the Hollywood Blacklist 00:54
Interview: Shelley Berman | Topic: Television Industry
On interviewing President Obama; on stories he's covered for 60 Minutes; on the then-current state of broadcast news 15:28
Interview: Steve Kroft
On coverage of 9/11; on how audiences for network news have changed; on the shift toward celebrity-driven news 17:08
Interview: Steve Kroft