The longest running gig in the history of modern standup comedy will enter its 26th year on Friday, June 5, when author/actor/humorist Jean Shepherd. makes his annual stop at Princeton University's Alexander Hall. In terms of comedic longevity, names like Bob Hope, Milton Berle and Henny Youngman might be the first to come to mind, while many fans of. Mr. Shepherd, who first rose to fame as the host of a nightly radio show on WOR-AM back in the 1960s, don't even think of him as a comedian.