Doo-Wop Goes High Tech

April, 1988

Life was not always good for comedian Louie Anderson, 35. Once, the deft, deadpan and decidedly portly comic played a room full of Hell's Angels, "I thought I was in big trouble, but I did really well," he recalls with a touch of whimsy Of course, he admits to having made some minor alterations in his act. "I did leave out all my kill-the-bikers stuff," he says with a smile. Since then, his career has taken off, with numerous Tonight Show appearances, a Showtime special and a...