The '50s were terrifying with nuclear bomb stuff but boring in a social way, and then the '60s were happening, and remember, there was no AIDS. Robert Klein 50s60said Change image and share on social
I did the first HBO special ever in 1975 at Haverford College. Cable was new then: HBO was a Time-Life entity, with maybe 400,000 or 500,000 subscribers and maybe 50 employees. Robert Klein 000cablecollege Change image and share on social
In some articles written about me, writers have said I'm a link between the old and the new, and I think, in a certain sense, that's legitimate. Robert Klein articlelegitimatelink Change image and share on social
Comedy is still alive, and there are still funny people. Jews are still overrepresented in comedy and psychiatry and underrepresented in the priesthood. That immigrant Jewish humor is still with us. Robert Klein alivecomedyfunny Change image and share on social
I wrote my book 'The Amorous Busboy Of Decatur Avenue' completely like a writer does, writing it down, re-writing everything. But in my stand-up, I improvise initially, never questioning it too closely. Robert Klein amorousavenuebook share on social
In the fifties I had dreams about touching a naked woman and she would turn to bronze or the dream about hot dogs chasing donuts through the Lincoln Tunnel. Robert Klein bronzechasedog Change image and share on social
I have a work-out regime; I am not a maniac. It sounds cliche, but stand-up comedy, doing a one-man show, helps keep me young, and yes, it is exhausting, but I don't collapse. Robert Klein clichecollapsecomedy Change image and share on social
When I started, there was no comedy community, no comedy industry; there were comedians. Robert Klein comediancomedycommunity Change image and share on social