Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter.

The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it... try to fake three laughs in an hour -- ha ha ha ha ha -- they'll take you away, man. You can't.

The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it...try to fake three laughs in an hour -- ha ha ha ha ha -- they'll take you away, man. You can't.

Comedy is a very, very, very stringent business.

How could you get angry with Jackie Gleason?

I think multicamera comedy is a much-maligned American art form.