The Paley Center for Media awarded Bob Newhart, Lily Tomlin, Carl Reiner, Carol Burnett and Norman Lear at The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television’s Comedy Legends on Thursday Night in Be…
at The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television’s Comedy Legends on Thursday Night in Beverly Hills.
“I swear to you, if I had gone with Enron, they would still be in business,” Newhart joked. “So naturally, what do you do when you leave accounting? Obviously you become a stand-up comedian.”'One Day At A Time' Sets Pop Premiere, Rita Moreno Talks 2020 Presidential Election And Trump“I once worked for the Illinois State Unemployment Office behind the counter and we used to get $65 a week,” Newhart said. “The claimants got $55 and they only had to come in one day a week.
When it came to his TV successes, Newhart said he learned from Jack Benny to let his co-stars have the funny lines. When cautioned that he’d given away the biggest laughs, Benny would say, “Yeah, but I’ll be back next week.” Rob Reiner introduced his father Carl, calling him the best MC ever. Reiner recited Ophelia’s mother’s soliloquy fromwhich he learned from an acting teacher and still remembers. He spoke about his late wife Estelle, his children and grandchildren.
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