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Oct 1, 2021 · Woody Allen stand-up comedy appearance on The Steve Allen Show 11/15/63
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As a comedian, he developed the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish, which he maintains is quite different from his real-life personality. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Allen...
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- “I’m not afraid of death; I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” (Source: “Without Feathers”, 1975)
- “I don’t believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear.” (Source: “Getting Even”, 1971)
- “Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go, it’s pretty damn good.” (Source: Stand-up routine, 1970s)
- “I failed to make the chess team because of my height.” (Source: “Side Effects”, 1980)
In 1969, Allen hosted his first American special for CBS television, The Woody Allen Special, which included skits with Candice Bergen, a musical performance by the 5th Dimension, and an interview between Allen and Billy Graham.
Oct 25, 2021 · Fans of Woody’s entangled romcoms will likely enjoy Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night — later reimagined by Allen as Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy. Allen hailed Bergman as “the great cinematic poet of mortality and the finest filmmaker of my lifetime”, a cinematic mentor who redefined arthouse cinema throughout a lengthy ...
His first film was the 1965 comedy What's New Pussycat?, which featured him as both writer and performer. Feeling that his New Yorker humor clashed with director Clive Donner 's British sensibility, he decided to direct all future films from his own material.
While best known for his romantic comedies Annie Hall (1977) and Manhattan (1979), Woody has made many transitions in his films throughout the years, transitioning from his "early, funny ones" of Bananas (1971), Love and Death (1975) and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972); to his more storied and ...
