American - Comedian | September 15, 1927 -
I was the first spokesperson for the Better Hearing Institute in Washington. And that's the message we tried to send out - there is hearing help out there, and the technology and options are amazing.
Norm Crosby
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A young comic, if he's any good, can easily get on 'Carson' or 'Griffin' or 'Dinah Shore,' because they want to say the same thing, that they discovered the new talent.
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It's extremely hard work keeping fresh.
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I've been on the 'Tonight Show' a million times, and I'd be embarrassed to do the same thing more than once.
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I think it's the most wonderful thing in the world to have an identity, something the audience can remember you for.
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I think it is - the biggest plus the performer can have is to be a little unique.
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That, to me, is what comedy is all about: keeping fresh and keeping current and changing with the times.
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I don't ever remember overcoming adversities.
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My hearing loss was essentially due to noise exposure during my military service. I was on an anti-submarine sub-chaser in WWII, and we had lots of depth charges going off all around us. There were plenty of explosions, and they were loud!
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When people have hearing loss, I think they often take that burden and pass it on to their friends and family, and we make them scream and yell at us so we can hear! But I think it's better to take responsibility and wear hearing aids!
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I would watch 'The Ed Sullivan Show' and borrow a few lines here and there from guests like Red Buttons and Buddy Hackett to create a routine. Then I started getting invited to do political functions like the governor's birthday ball or mayor's dinner.
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