Brett Somers
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"Brett Somers" was a Canadian-American actress, singer, and comedian who was born in Canada and raised in Maine. She was best known as a panelist on the 1970s game show, Match Game, and for her recurring role as Blanche Madison opposite her real life husband Jack Klugman on The Odd Couple (TV series)/The Odd Couple.

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Only the old people write me in longhand!

Am I sounding better or am I just getting used to my voice?

God, did that put a white streak in my mother's hair! I mean, I ran away from home before it was chic to do such a thing.

I've just learned more about the human body than anyone would ever care to know.

In fact, people have been very complimentary about my act and very tolerant of my singing ability.

My musical director, Mark Cherry, is the most wonderful person who ever lived on God's good green Earth. He's my director, he does the arrangements. Really, he does everything - including certain janitorial chores!

Back then, we wore our own clothes. There were no stylists. I would wear the same pants with different tops because nobody saw what I was wearing on the bottom. Tops! Tops! Tops! And yes, I wore wigs! So don't ask me! And Betty White was nude!

I had to give up martinis - I enjoyed them too much.

I think it's a wonderful experience, particularly if you are younger, because you can use all of this stuff you learn in cabaret. One of the reasons I love cabaret is the freedom. It's absolutely marvelous. It's great... that real freedom of being able to do anything you want. You can do five minutes on pantyhose.