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RESERVE NOW FOR YOUR HOLIDAY PARTIES OLIVERIO'S Specializing In New York-style Italian Cuisine Veal, Seafood, Chicken, Steak and Gourmet Pasta Dishes Enjoy A Complete Dining Experience Tuesday thru Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Full Bar Service Live Music Friday and Saturday 5586 Drake Road Just South of Walnut Lake Road In The Drake-Summit Shopping Center • West Bloomfield Reservations: 661-1920 r- , 1/, AN/ nr- nr_•_k inr - r1 A_ .1 t107 4 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