Robert Klein at Emelin Theatre

For the past forty years, Robert Klein has been making people laugh, as a stand-up comedian, on Broadway, on television, and in film. Versatility, Klein said in a New York Times interview, has kept him 'interested and working.' But stand-up is his passion, and he is credited by many with helping invent the genre. “Robert Klein's style and brilliance changed the face of stand-up." according to Ray Romano. Best known for his unique brand of observational humor, he has a gift for satirical social criticism. Honest, self-questioning and always contagiously funny, Klein has never spared directing his rapier and scathing wit on himself, not just inspiring laughs but an entire generation of headliners like Jay Leno. Jerry Seinfeld who considers Klein his mentor and hero, says. “Klein has always been the funniest, most intelligent, coolest comedian."