Growing up...he was pretty cutting edge funny. Believe it or not. Things were different back then...the dude pushed silliness boundaries, had massively successful comedy albums.
It was a different time. There was Cosby, then Steve Martin came along..Richard Pryor... Eddie Murphy...all pushing new boundaries.
Different generation/humor style.
Love his movies:
Parenthood
Father of the Bride 1 and 2
Cheaper by the Dozen
Etc