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   >> > > Mitchell Holman  wrote:   
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   >> > >>    How many Oscars does Newhart have?   
   >> > > Oh that's the measure of greatness, eh?   
   >> >     You got a better one?   
   >>   
   >> For a comic actor primarily on TV, maybe Emmies would be a better   
   >> measure? He's also on records, so maybe Grammies too?   
   >>   
   >> -cr   
   >   
   >   
   > I suppose in general terms I preferred Newhart's stand-up routines to   
   > Allen's.   
      
      
       I agree. Allen's early talent was as a comedy   
   writer (on Ed Sullivan, IIRC) more than doing standup.   
   They have different talents, so comparing them is   
   largely futile. It is like trying to compare the   
   Smothers Bros to Monty Python.   
      
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