But a comedian craves the sound of laughter, and Mr. Newhart, though happily deep into his golf-playing years, cannot stay away from the stand-up circuit.
It's like Russian roulette -- you're out there and it's working and you're saying, 'Thank God the bullet's not in the chamber.'
"Mr. Newhart built his career on a persona that would avoid tension and thrills at all cost.
("You take a pinch of tobacco and you stuff it up your nose and it makes you sneeze?
Yeah, I imagine it would, Walt!")
Persons:
David McCulloch, Joseph J, Ellis, Bob Newhart's, Newhart, Sir Walter Raleigh, Walt
Organizations:
Brooklyn Center, Performing Arts
Locations:
ANGELES, Bel