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Hearing aids didn't cause any problem with my social life, my career, no problem at all, and I've been wearing them for a long time. As a matter of fact, once I became an entertainer and started working on television, I was probably the first performer to talk about hearing problems on the air.
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That, to me, is what comedy is all about: keeping fresh and keeping current and changing with the times.
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I think it is - the biggest plus the performer can have is to be a little unique.
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When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
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I'm a great audience myself. I tried to keep in the background while others were on, but sometimes I'd just get hysterical.
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Every city you go to has television and radio talk shows that are dying to give young comics a showcase. They all want to be able to say that so-and-so started here, got his first break on this show.
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I don't do the same show twice. I've never done a show word for word.
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A young comic, if he's any good, can easily get on 'Carson' or 'Griffin' or 'Dinah Shore,' because they want to say the same thing, that they discovered the new talent.
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I think it's the most wonderful thing in the world to have an identity, something the audience can remember you for.
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When people have hearing loss, I think they often take that burden and pass it on to their friends and family, and we make them scream and yell at us so we can hear! But I think it's better to take responsibility and wear hearing aids!