I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them.

Sheldon "Shelley" Berman (born February 3 1925) is an American comedian actor writer teacher lecturer philanthropist and poet. In the mid-1950s he became a member of Chicago's Compass Players which later evolved into The Second City.

Sheldon "Shelley" Berman (born February 3 1925) is an American comedian actor writer teacher lecturer philanthropist and poet.