CNN The History of Comedy December 5, 2021 04:13:00
He says palem springs. it's not palem springs. she says, it's palm springs. you're right, i had it confused. with palem beach. >> the guys working at the hotels and doing stand-up at hotels became the big jewish comics of the '50s and '60s. >> it was a tremendous training ground. when you were up here in the social staff you stayed there for a whole ten weeks. you got used to the people, the audience. and you honed your craft. i don't do jokes. i don't do -- i do characterizations. the fun comes from the character. it comes from what he's doing, what he's thinking about, what he's thinking of ...