"Benny Goodman was one of the big influences……" — Lee Konitz

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• Some say that Cusk has no sense of humour, but expecting giggles from this writer would be akin to expecting… — Julie Burchill
• My old friend Jack Benny has only had one ball all his golfing life. And now he's lost it. The… — Bob Hope
• Everybody is afraid they won't have any money after they die, but Jack Benny discovered a way to take it… — Bob Hope
• Last night at Carnegie Hall, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost. — Harold C. Schonberg
• For all we know, at this very moment, somewhere far beyond all those distant stars, Benny Russell is dreaming of… — Avery Brooks
• Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken… — Mel Torme
• When Jack Benny plays the violin, it sounds as though the strings are still in the cat. — Fred Allen
• Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He wasn't afraid of silence. He… — Bob Newhart
• I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered… — Phil Hartman
• My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing. — Don Knotts
• I was not influenced by Jack Benny, and people have remarked on my timing and Jack's timing, but I don't… — Bob Newhart
• Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the… — Neil deGrasse Tyson

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