uh .  mr. pupkin?
i'm cathy long.
can i help you?
i'm bert thomas' assistant.
he's our executive producer.
what do you do, mr. pupkin?
fine. where are you working?
i see. well, as soon as you start performing again, let us know where you are and i'll send my assistant down to check you out.
does jerry know your work?
you don't happen to have a tape or a demo that we might listen to?
good. why don't you just send one to us and i assure you we'll listen to it promptly.
don't mention it, mr. pupkin. now, if you'd excuse me .
yes?
we talked about this this morning, did we, mr. .  ?
oh, yes. it's been some day. well, i certainly appreciate your bringing this over, mr. pupkin, and we'll listen to it as soon as possible.
well, you can try checking with us tomorrow. we might know something by then. otherwise, it'll have to be monday.
you'd just be wasting your time, mr. pupkin. we won't know anything until tomorrow at the earliest.
look, why don't you try us tomorrow. okay?
mr. pupkin?
fine, mr. pupkin. thank you for your tape. we listened to it with great interest. and, frankly, mr. pupkin, we saw a lot of good things in what you're doing. we feel you have good potential. very good potential.
that's why i'll be honest with you, mr. pupkin .
we just don't think you're ready yet.
well, we just don't feel right now that you're right for jerry.
some of the material .  some of the one-liners, for instance .
 were not very strong.
that"s right.
well, it's not just that, mr. pupkin. you see, jerry likes to panel his guests, you know, chat with them afterwards.
and frankly, we just don't feel you've got very much to talk about right now.
which is interesting to you, i'm sure and to your wife .  and to a few friends. but we feel that you should keep developing your act. test it in some live situations. there are a number of clubs in the city you can
of course.
let's put it this way, mr. pupkin. mr. langford has complete faith in our judgment.
well, i'm sorry you feel that way, mr. pupkin. but i'm afraid there's nothing that can be done about that.
that's your privilege, mr. pupkin. now, if you'll excuse me, please, i have some things to do. i'm sorry the news isn't better.
he won't be in until very late this afternoon.
what if we don't run this king guy? who'll fill the time?
what are you doing here, mr. pupkin?!?!