From KCRW Santa Monica and KCRW.com, it's The Treatment.

Welcome to the home edition of the treatment for my house. I'm sure my guest is at his house.

Let's see, how best to describe this man? Let's say

45 years ago, a show that came along that not only changed the course of comedy, but even

changed fashion because it's host for that night. The guest host, George Carlin wore a blazer

and a t-shirt, something that never been seen on TV before. That show, of course, is Saturday

Night Live. My guest, who's the author

of many books, his newest is laugh lines. My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier is the legendary

Alan Zwebel. I can't tell you with an honor it is to have you here, Alan. Thank you so much.

Oh, thanks so much for having me, Elvis. It's my pleasure.

You know, one of the things I want to say about the book that if it struck me um

that fascinated me by it is that all these great comic minds are always on the clock

from hanny youngman to gary shanling to rotteny danger field to larry david i mean i just was

thinking that that great story where you're walking or near the frars Club and you see Henning Youngman on the street.

Oh, yeah.

And if you can tell that anecdote, because it's a really great story.

Well, Henry Youngman was the king of the one liners.

That was his, you know, his reputation.

And he was an older comic.

And he had played vaudeville and clubs.

And I first became familiar with him i guess as

has most people our age was on the ed sullivan show when i joined the friars club he was a mainstay

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