Shelley Berman — American Comedian born on February 03, 1926,

Sheldon "Shelley" Berman is an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, lecturer, philanthropist, and poet... (wikipedia)

The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us.
As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy.
While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.
I quit smoking well over twenty years ago.
I am careful with my material and presentation.