George Robert “Bob” Newhart (b.1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the Billboard pop album chart—remains the 20th best-selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! was also a massive success, and the two albums held the Billboard number one and number two spots simultaneously.
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The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit.
—Bob Newhart
Topics: Audiences
Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
—Bob Newhart
Topics: Laughter, Events
All I can say about life is, Oh God, enjoy it.
—Bob Newhart
Topics: Happiness
Comedians are never really on vacation because you’re always at attention… that antenna is always out there.
—Bob Newhart
Topics: Attention
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