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Headed for Hollywood, Dennis
Wolfberg is hoping his magic on
stage will translate onto the screen.
genitalia was an Italian
airline!' As for sex during
pregnancy, Wolfberg's main
advice was to refrain during
the actual birth process.
While sitting with Dr.
Ruth, his wife asked the sex-
pert if she had been in The
Wizard of Oz. ("Here we are
sitting with an international-
ly renowned woman and my
wife's telling munchkin
jokes!")
As Wolfberg talks, his voice
raises several octaves. His
vocabulary is remarkable and
his jokes, many of which he
has used and reused for the
last few years, are funny even
for the fifth time. His routine
is made up of real-life anec-
dotes based on his own ex-
periences. And clearly
nothing is sacred. "I find
humor in everything. My
antenna are always out. After
years and years you start
thinking a certain way even
in your sleep!'
Wolfberg's not exactly sure
where he learned to make
people laugh, but credits
much of it to his upbringing.
"Being Jews, we're a culture
rich in humor. Perhaps after
2,000 years of suffering, it's a
coping mechanism — you
might as well laugh."
Moreover, most of Wolfberg's
mentors were Jews, especial-
ly his all-time favorites:
Woody Allen, Buddy Racket,
Victor Borge and Rodney
Dangerfield.
"Judaism certainly plays a
part in my material," he said.
"Though I tell more Jew jokes
in Ann Arbor than I do in
Mobile, Ala. ("Mobile is the
citadel of Jewish culture.
While performing there
recently I asked where the
Jews hang out. They told me,
`In the trees! ")
While many describe come-
dians as cut-throat, alcohol-
induced competitors,
Wolfberg says he's not that
way. "I'm just a sweet little
fellow.".
That's not to say he hasn't
had a drive in the fast lane.
For a while he was drinking
quite a bit. Having one or two
fast ones before each show un-
til it became habitual and
hurt his performance. He had
to stop.
"My tone on stage is
basically gentle!" he said of
his routine. "While nothing is
out and out taboo, I don't do
sick jokes or go for the
jugular. Cancer jokes are not
a fertile subject for comedy."
When talking about his
routine, Wolfberg's face lights
up. Only for a moment does
he turn solemn.
"I don't do Holocaust jokes.
It's very dear to me. It bonds
me to the Jewish community.
These are my people who had
to persevere through the
unspeakable. I'm very con-
scious of that and very proud
of those who survived and
succeeded."
Though quite serious for
the moment, Wolfberg can
quickly slip into his routine,
eyes bulging and circling the
room. Comedy has taken him
over. He uses it to describe
himself and everything
around him.
"I'm in my late late 30s!"
says Wolfberg, who is 41. He
loves being a comedian. "The
best part is doing something
you truly love, affording you
the chance to make people
laugh, travel around the
country and have people tell
you how much they enjoy you
and get paid for it."
There are some less attrac-
tive moments in comedy
however. "The worst part is
dealing in an environment
where alcohol is prevalent,
surrounded by those who oc-
casionally abuse it and
believe they're entitled to be
a part of your act. That's most
unpleasant."
Generally, Wolfberg likes
where he is, a career filled
with glamour and intrigue.
"When I say I'm a comedian
it makes people's ears perk
up." But he doesn't always
like to say he's a comedian
because of the expectations
that go along with it. "People
say, 'Make me laugh.' That's
like going to a doctor and say-
ing remove my spleen or ex-
tricate my liver. Sometimes
I'm on and sometimes I'm
not. But when you're a come-
dian they laugh at whatever
you say — even if it's not par-
ticularly funny!'
Hard to believe, but not
everyone's amused by
Wolfberg. When he tried to
get into commercials he went
to 30 or more auditions and
never had even one call-back.
("I thought that with eyes