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February 27, 1987 - Image 56

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1987-02-27

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56 Friday, February 27, 1987

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Latenight

Continued from preceding page

THE

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Mustard and Revenge is the
Best Exercise. His newest book,
Nobody Ever Sees You Eat
Tuna Fish, is due in the

bookstores in August.
In addition, the Philadelphia
College of Optometry awarded
him an honorary Doctor of
Laws degree for promotional
work he had done on behalf of
the school.
But for all these accolades,
Brenner is most gratified by an
approving audience. "Standing
up in front of an audience,
you're a lone eagle. You're on
your own. You have no protec-
tion." But he says even though
a comedian may suffer alone
before an audience, he can
"reap all the rewards. To do
well (in front of an audience) is
a great accomplishment."
He has other accom-
plishments as well. He counts
among them the debut of his
talk show, Nightlife, seen at
12:30 a.m. weeknights on
Channel 4 and an appearance
before a crowd of 46,000 at a
Bicentennial event in
Philadelphia. But, the one he
speaks of with the most pride is
his debut on The Tonight
Show, hosted by Johnny Car-
son. It was Carson, he said,
who gave his career a boost.
Since his debut, he has ap-
peared nearly 200 times on the
show and earned a listing in
the Book of Lists 2as the most
frequent guest on television.

Someday, he would like to
have Carson as a guest on his
own show. "He's interviewed
me so many times, I'd like to
interview him," Brenner said.
The son of a vaudeville com-
edian, Brenner said his father
was his greatest influence. But
being Jewish didn't hurt
either. "It just gave me a sense
of humor." A former gang
leader, Brenner eventually
was elected class president -
and class comedian - in high
school and attended Temple
University in Philadelphia
from which he was graduated
with honors.
He got into TV production,
and began a career making
film documentaries. Among
the topics he has probed are
poverty, the welfare system,
mistreatment of the elderly,
crib death and government
overspending. But he left the
field because, "nothing is being
solved. I realized that all of the
documentaries will be re-
peated for eternity."
Feeling the need for a break,
he left TV production and "fell
into" comedy. After two
months of appearances, he got
his first paying job in Brook-
lyn. A year-and-a-half later he
made his Tonight Show debut.
What was the hardest thing
for Brenner to face as a come,
dian? "In the beginning to
realize that inside there's a
funny person trying to get out."
He says until that happens, an
entertainer's pride and ego suf-
fer a lot of damage, but advises,

"hang in there until it hap-
pens."
On numerous occasions;
Brenner was the substitute
host for Carson, until Carson
named comedienne Joan Riv-
ers his permanent substitute.
He and Rivers worked together
for 2 1/2 years until professional
commitments took them in
different directions. Brenner
asserts that there was no rift
between the two. She grabbed
the opportunity to do her own
show, and he pursued his own
interests, he said.
Because of his busyNightlife
schedule, Brenner doesn't have
time to try out new material at
comedy clubs. He does it on his

It was (Johnny)
Carson who gave
his career a boost.
Since his debut, he
has appeared
nearly 200 times
on the show.

show. But on weekends, he
makes personal appearances.
In addition to this May's
Detroit "gig," Brenner has At-
lantic City, Florida, Boston,
Las Vegas, Chicago and New
Jeriey on his schedule.
The unmarried Brenner said
he's looking forward to his 15th
visit to Detroit. "Detroit is our
number one city. The station
(Channel 4) has us on at a great
time, right after Carson."
Besides Carson, who else'
would Brenner like to have as a
guest on his show? There are
several: rock star Bruce
Sprinsteen, Robert De Niro,
Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino
and Paul Newman.
But it's Carson for whom he
has the greatest respect. "He'll
always be the king of the talk
shows."

GOING PLACES

Continued from preceding page

THEATER

DOWNTOWN. DINNER THEA-
TER: Veterans Memorial Build-
ing banquet hall, They're Play-
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Jimmy Launce Productions,
cocktails 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7,
curtain at 8:45 today, every
Friday and Saturday, admis-
sion, reservations, 224-6000.

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today through March 14, ad-
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with afterglow, 5:30 and 9:30
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