should not have taken that last call!

pretty much invented the one-side-of-the-phone-call shtick popularized by Bob Newhart and that ilk.
Also pioneered finding humor in everyday life's annoyances, nit picking details ala Seinfeld.

not a universal favorite, but I enjoyed parts of his career, especially the last stage as Larry David's father on Curb Your Enthusiasm...

RIP

Some calls you just don't want going to voice mail... like when nature calls.

Or if you've been ruffied... 😟

now THAT's a funny line right there!
may I quote you?

Soitanly.