Shelley Berman

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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I am careful with my material and presentation. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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I quit smoking well over twenty years ago. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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I was an actor before becoming a comedian. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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I will always love to perform standup comedy. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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Incidentally, I'm still looking for acting work, my first love. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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