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Bob Newhart

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17 December 2020, 08:47 PM
wtg
Bob Newhart
91. Yikes.

quote:
Bob Newhart streams his classic bits as they were meant to be heard

For the first time in his six-decade career, the comedian brings his iconic cable TV special to digital platforms.


Short interview and links to the videos:


https://chicago.suntimes.com/e...comedy-album-chicago


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17 December 2020, 10:48 PM
Doug
Accountants. Is there anything they can’t do?
17 December 2020, 11:39 PM
kluurs
quote:
Originally posted by Doug:
Accountants. Is there anything they can’t do?


Newhart interned under you, didn't he?
18 December 2020, 05:47 PM
RealPlayer
I heard that he had a tendency to stammer in his delivery. He once said people tried to get him into speech training, but he'd point to his mansion and say the stammer helped him get where he was.


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18 December 2020, 08:01 PM
kluurs
Newhart plays the "Everyman" role extraordinarily well, always well-intentioned but done in by fate.