"I feel I've succeeded in doing comedy as a job. To me, that's making it," says the glib funnyman. He's already achieved what most people would only dream about. "I do a lot of traveling. I'm slowly building a following, but mainly I'm just enjoying myself and having fun," he adds.

Actually, Flip (a mangled “Phillip”) knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up from the time he was eight. One of his fondest memories was the summer of 1983, when he entered a summer camp talent show. "The other kids had singing or dancing acts. Me, I did a comedy routine I learned from my dad," says Flip. "I knocked their socks off. Here was this little kid doing Reagan impressions." One taste of the applause and the up-and-coming talent was hooked on show business. His whole family was there cheering him on; even his grandfather was in the audience. "That was the proudest moment of my life -- being onstage and winning the contest," he adds. Well, proudest at that point. While his father may have honed the comedy routine, Schultz says he doesn't come from a show biz family. "They're all pretty normal except for my grandfather. He writes poetry. Everybody else is just a little insane. We all sing off-key."

Another highlight came along in 1994. Schultz is to be a huge fan of "Weird Al” Yankovic, and he got to meet the man with the offbeat sense of humor. He not only met him but got to know him, and by 1999 he was opening shows for the headliner on a Florida tour.  

Schultz says what sets him apart from other comics is his choice of "crossover" material that appeals to a broad range of age and ethnic groups. He likes goofy material. Among his favorite topics are relationships, cosmetic surgery, anything that he can treat irreverently. He says people sometimes compare him to Jim Carrey. "I'm very physical, animated. We're both skinny white guys. I have been told I'm a little bit Robin Williams, but I'm a whole lot Flip Schultz."

While Schultz insists he plans to take his career, which includes theatrical roles, and TV and film appearances, he has also written film scripts, and he is currently shopping a script for a new comedy sketch show.

Part of the Schultz regimen to get ready for a comedy performance calls for sitting down with a soda and writing out the dialogue, the details of the act. "It helps me with pacing, gets my blood pumped up. I have to maintain a high energy level to do my best work," he adds. He's shooting for greater peer recognition at the national level. "I want to be big in the comedy world. I'd like to sell out a comedy club and have my fans coming back for more."

Despite the fact that Schultz is family-oriented, there is no significant other in his life. His lifestyle doesn't lend itself to developing close relationships. His parents have been married (and to each other) for 32 years. Flip has one sibling, a brother, who is also his best friend. "I'm available. I just haven't met anybody. She'd have to challenge me, be physically attractive, and have a sick sense of humor," he chortles. Somehow, we got the impression Flip wasn't in any hurry to fill the vacancy. He did offer some further insight on people he admires. His idea of a dinner party with stimulating company would include the following guests: Sid Caesar, Bill Clinton, Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep and Erin Buscowin. Erin Buscowin?

"Yep, she was the little girl who broke my heart in grade school when she rejected me. I just want her to see what she missed out on."

Somehow, Flip, we think she already knows. The End.