w ash , ▁but ▁prom oting ▁a ▁L ister ine ▁to oth paste ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁Lam bert , ▁according ▁to ▁Bur rows , ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁wasn ' t ▁s elling ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁to oth paste . ▁" It ▁seems ▁that ▁my ▁fans ▁were ▁being ▁n aught y ," ▁he ▁wrote . ▁" Wh ile ▁they ▁were ▁la ughing ▁at ▁my ▁j okes , ▁they ▁were ▁s ne ering ▁at ▁my ▁to oth paste ." ▁ ▁Broadway ▁Both ▁of ▁Bur rows ' ▁radio ▁shows ▁origin ated ▁from ▁K N X , ▁CBS ' s ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁affili ate , ▁whose ▁program ▁director ▁Er nie ▁Martin ▁encourag ed ▁Bur rows , ▁who ▁had ▁done ▁some ▁film ▁work , ▁to ▁think ▁about ▁writing ▁plays . ▁" I ▁told ▁him ▁I ▁felt ▁my ▁fun ny ▁stuff ▁was ▁okay ▁for ▁radio , ▁but ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁think ▁people ▁would ▁pay ▁the ater ▁prices ▁to ▁hear ▁it ," ▁Bur rows ▁re called . ▁ ▁Bur rows ▁cred ited ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁theatre ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁under ▁the ▁theatre ▁legend ▁George ▁S . ▁Kauf man . ▁In ▁the ▁Kauf man ▁bi ography ▁by ▁Howard ▁Te ich mann , ▁Bur rows ▁is ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁what ▁he ▁said ▁( as ▁a ▁director , ▁to ▁his ▁cast ) ▁was ▁what ▁he ▁heard ▁Kauf man ▁say ▁in ▁their ▁collaboration ▁on ▁Gu ys ▁and ▁D oll s . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁Bur rows ▁wrote , ▁doctor ed , ▁or ▁directed ▁such ▁shows ▁as ▁Make