Comedy icon Bob Newhart, whose deadpan delivery made him ... Influenced by cartoonist and humorist James Thurber, writer Max Shulman, and radio greats Fred Allen and Jack Benny, Newhart credited ...

Interview: Bob Newhart's force is still with 'The Big Bang ... Newhart developed his craft listening to his idols, such as Jack Benny, on the radio. "They say my timing is very similar to Jack ...