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<\/a>I met Shelley many years ago, when I was first doing my show. I was invited to a party for the launch of one of the books he wrote, and was all starry-eyed about it because I had known of him forever. I was hoping that no one would question why I was at the fete since the guests were a Who\u2019s Who of the comedy world. All of a sudden, I saw Shelley coming up to me, and I was hoping it was not to kick me out. (I had been invited by his PR people, not him personally.) He introduced himself, (like he needed to do that,) and told me he was a big fan of my show, which I was shocked and thrilled about! \u00a0And I\u2019m happy to report that he delivered his compliments in his famous comedy voice, but underneath it all, I felt like he was really a Brooklyn uncle telling me what a nice girl I was. \u00a0I loved that meeting!<\/p>\nI always expected to see Shelley around town again, but, sadly, as life went on, it was not meant to be. But I\u2019ve always thought of him fondly.<\/p>\n
RIP, Shelley Berman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SHELLEY BERMAN, R.I.P. Right before the holiday week-end, we lost another of this country\u2019s original old school comedians. Shelley Berman was a funny, funny man whose comedy I could relate to, even as a little girl. I didn\u2019t even realize this coincidence until I read tributes to him last week, but I love it: When<\/p>\n
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<\/a>I met Shelley many years ago, when I was first doing my show. I was invited to a party for the launch of one of the books he wrote, and was all starry-eyed about it because I had known of him forever. I was hoping that no one would question why I was at the fete since the guests were a Who\u2019s Who of the comedy world. All of a sudden, I saw Shelley coming up to me, and I was hoping it was not to kick me out. (I had been invited by his PR people, not him personally.) He introduced himself, (like he needed to do that,) and told me he was a big fan of my show, which I was shocked and thrilled about! \u00a0And I\u2019m happy to report that he delivered his compliments in his famous comedy voice, but underneath it all, I felt like he was really a Brooklyn uncle telling me what a nice girl I was. \u00a0I loved that meeting!<\/p>\n