Gene Wilder was a movie star, director and arguably one of the funniest people who ever lived.
During an interview, he gave this account of his start in comedy:
βI was 8 or 9 years old when my mother had a heart attack. When she came home, the doctor said, βDonβt ever get into an argument with your mother because you might kill her.ββ
No pressure there, right?
βAnd the second thing he said was, βTry to make her laugh.ββ
βI had never consciously tried to make anyone laugh in my life, but I d...