“I gave up accounting. I went in for about six months writing ad copy. I was fired from that, and then another guy and I did a kind of poor man's Bob and Ray kind of syndicated radio show. Then I decided to stick it out and see what happened. I'd give it a year, a year became two years, and then two years became three years, and then along came the record album.” MenGivingWritingYearsKindTwoShowsGuyThreePoorRecordsComedyHappenedMonthsSixDecidedSticksRadioAlbumsTwo YearsCopiesRaysAdsThree YearsBobSix MonthsGave UpOther GuysAccountingPoor Man Author:Bob Newhart
“The best advice I could give someone trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.” GivingTryingOpportunityComedyAdviceFieldsSkillsAdvantageBest Advice Author:Bob Newhart
“Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.” GivingHappinessMovingJoyDealsStepsLaughingEventsLaughterDistanceSmileMoving OnLaughedMoving On In LifeHave A LaughSmile And LaughLaughs And SmilesSmile And LaughterJust Move OnLaughter And SmilesHappy LaughterPower Of LaughterSmile LaughInspirational LaughterMoving BackGift Of LaughterFriend Moving Away Book:I shouldn't even be doing this: and other things that strike me as funny Source: I shouldn't even be doing this: and other things that strike me as funny
“I worked in accounting for two and a half years, realized that wasn't what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, and decided I was just going to give comedy a try.” GivingTryingYearsTwoWantedHalfComedyDecidedAccountingHalf A Year Author:Bob Newhart