Quotes by Edgar Bergen

“Maybe it is the war or the movies or because this generation was bred on radio comedy, but I found out that they want bombastic stuff with a lot of drive. They have little time for whimsy. It varies, of course, from town to town. The Hartford audience was sharper on some things than the Buffalo audience. Political jokes go, depending upon how the community votes. A Negro audience will pick up subtle comedy quicker than anyone else.”

“Funny, nothing ever happens nowadays.”

“OK, magic boy, lets see who you really are.”

“We had to have a star each week... Possibly our program being on Sunday and having a little fun with the Bible was dangerous.”

“Charlie, what is nature of life?”

“Nobody seems to know yet how television is going to affect the radio, movies, love, housekeeping or the church, but it has definitely revived vaudeville.”

“Hey kid, do you want to come and talk to Charlie?”

“To think that this was once Happy Valley.”

“I was asking Charlie the most important questions, and you heard the answers.”

“Ive never told you the story of Alice in Wonderland, have I?”