ENTERTAINMENT Bob Saget Lives In House Of Comedy arts foundation of michigan RITA CHARLESTON Special to The Jewish News D featuring the music of ten of Michigan's leading musical ensembles in a collage concert at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall. The collage concert format will showcase performances flowing continually and without pause from various sites throughout the Hall. Ticket Prices: $18 and $15. (There is a limited number of two-for-one seats). Tickets available through all Ticketmaster Outlets, 645-6666, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, 833-3700. PARTICIPATING ARTISTS ■ Jazz artist A. 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No doubt about it, "America's Funniest Home Videos," hosted by Bob Saget, may be a little bit bizarre, but it's big. And in the TV ratings, that's what counts. For. Mr. Saget, what counts is having two hit shows on the TV tube. His second is "Full House" which has him in the role of Danny Tanner, a widowed father of three daughters. Mr. Saget says he had no idea either show would become such a hit. In fact, when "Home Videos" was first proposed, it was to be nothing more than three, one- hour specials. "When the producer sent me a 20-minute tape of peo- ple's home videos, I thought it was hysterical and I said, yes, I'll do one of the specials. But when it aired, the ratings went crazy, so it was picked up as a series. We were all skeptical in the beginning. We didn't think it could sus- tain itself. And we're still amazed at how quickly it has snowballed. And it just keeps mushrooming. Mind- boggling, isn't it?" So, too, Mr. Saget says, is his rise in comedy. Not too long ago, he was just another struggling actor/comedian who appeared in one film, opened for headliners in various clubs and concert halls, and waited for a big break to come his way. He ad- mits he waited a long time and was often frustrated by the uncertainty of it all. Graduatina from college as a film major, b Bob Saget mov- ed out to California from his native Philadelphia deciding to try his hand at comedy. After years of some minor success, he got what he thought would be his big break in show business by ap- pearing in the Richard Pryor film, Critical Condition. He was good but no job offers were quick coming in. "I thought, oh, my God, it's over. They've seen 'through me. I'll never do another film," he says. "So it was back to standup and looking for Bob Saget: A funny friend. more roles that I was sure I'd never get." But he did. Early in 1987, Bob Saget was selected to cohost the CBS "Morning Show," with Mariette Hartley and Roland Smith. His assignment was to do what came naturally to him given his educational background and lifelong interest. He was to write his own material and produce comedy videos. "Everything went well for about the first three months," Mr. Saget says. "But even- tually, the producers wanted me out. They said I was too `hot' for morning television, whatever that meant." But he was ready to go anyway, he says. Producers of "Full House" had seen his work and wanted him in the lead role of Tanner. And so, for Mr. Saget, it was off and run- ning again into unknown ter- ritory as a TV actor. After a slow start, the show became a hit, to be followed last January by "Home Videos." With all his recent success, Mr. Saget insists he hasn't changed much. "I think I'm more appreciative now than I ever was before. I think my priorities are a little more in line. I will admit, though, it's still a little strange when I'm pushed into doing publicity. I know this is going to sound funny to some people, but I didn't get into this business for fame or money. In fact, I've turned down roles in some movies because I hated the scripts. So I've done what I've done only because I love doing stand-up and because it always felt right to me." Today, Bob Saget is a suc- cess — as well as a happy, con- tented man. Having just pur- chased a $1.8 million home in Pacific Palisades to share with his wife Sherri and two small daughters, Bob Saget is every inch the family man.