"Whatever I write, no matter how gray or dark the subject matter, it's still going to be a comic novel."

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At the Sahara, the seats are banked and most of the audience is looking down at the stage. Everybody in the business knows: Up for singers, down for comics. The people want to idealize a singer. They want to feel superior to a comic. You're trying to make them laugh. They can't laugh at someone they're looking up to.

— Buddy Hackett