ladies and gentlemen, i would like to reaffirm the art of ventriloquism is not dead. would you welcome the very funny mr. albert brooks. >> i was around a lot of comedians in my group. i mean, i was with billy crystal, robin williams. whenever albert was in the group, everyone acknowledged that there was nobody like that. it was like a challenge dance. you just step back and let him go. >> well, good evening, everybody. yes, hello, everybody! i'm dave. and i'm danny. >> when you see early albert brooks footage he's often parodying old-school show business. that's what he knew. his father is a comedian. his brother is a comedian. >> albert was very meta.