Benny, with self-deprecating humor, portrayed himself as a miser who obliviously played his violin badly and perpetually claimed to be 39 years of age. He was known for his comic timing and the ability to cause laughter with a long pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated summation "Well!"

Benny's most successful show The Jack Benny Program started in 1932 as a radio program and ended in 1965 as a television show, often regarded