Maniac - 12-15-08

Last Friday night, during our final bow, a little old man ran toward the stage waving his hands and shouting angrily at the audience to stop applauding. I was ready to jump off the stage and subdue the maniac, when I realized that the little old man was veteran comic Shelley Berman, but he looks like any little old man.

The audience had no idea who he was until they heard him speak, then more than a few recognized him from his roles as Larry David’s dad on the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Adam Sandler’s dad in the recent Zohan movie.

He asked the audience if they thought Escape Reality was one of the best shows they’ve seen. When they applauded, he told them that it was their responsibility to keep the show running by stopping people in the street and spreading the word. What a guy!

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