Performed comedy egghead standup material often involving his mother.
Performed occasionally on the Las Vegas stage and often wrote comedy material for Rodney Dangerfield.
Began performing in New York clubs in the late 1950s.
Tall, grinning, gangly-looking, Brooklyn-born comedian with large, dark-rimmed glasses, flat, porkpie cap and nerdy demeanor who used to make regular appearances on Dean Martin's variety show featuring the Golddigers.