The Carol Burnett was a favorite way to spend an evening when I was growing up, and their reunion in 1992 is simply hilarious. This is just a taste of what the whole show was like to watch. Wish I could have seen one live, just once. Comedy Week continues…
Comments closedAh, comedy. Intentionally campy as it was, Batman was legendary in its time. Its list of guest villains contains notables including Tallulah Bankhead (Black Widow), Milton Berle (Louie the Lilac), Michael Rennie (Sandman) as well as key players Cesar Romero (Joker), Burgess Meredith (Penguin) Eartha Kitt and Julie Newmar (Catwoman), and more.
The cameo window only appeared in 14 episodes, and they’re all here. It’s like Laugh-In, only sideways.
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Comments closedWe lost a true comic genius this year when Jonathan Winters died on April 11th. The clip you are about to watch, because it’s a moral imperative, came to light as a highlight of the man’s gift for improvisation. It is, after all, just a stick. No, really.
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Comments closedAnd so we leave HISHE for pure comedy gold. That’s the whole theme. And we start here, with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their legendary routine. I suspect I could safely say the one routine everybody knows, whether they know who delivered it to begin with or not.
Back in the dark ages, when audio cassettes were still a thing (but after 8-tracks), I got a four-cassette set of old time radio shows. Abbott and Costello were among the four, and this routine was part of the show on the tape. I wore that sucker out, listening over and over to this. I can still recite most of it from memory.
Now, here’s the thing. This should still be available in a year, but who knows. The version I originally selected was pulled for a copyright violation. So if it disappears, you’ll know why.
It should go without saying that you should not be eating or drinking while watching these things.
Comedy Week starts now.
3 CommentsOh, lordy. Swallow first. Trust me here. One more to go before we leave How It Should Have Ended, the Summer Blockbuster edition…
Comments closedYes, yes. It should be How Independence Day Should Have Ended, but darned if they haven’t done one for Will Smith’s summer blockbuster. Oh well. Return of the Jedi will just have to do.
Note: I’ve got enough of these to run a second round at a later point in the year. For now I’m sticking with the list I’ve got…
Comments closedI failed to say: Swallow first or don’t blame me. SO…
Swallow first, or don’t blame me. For the record, I hated Ghostbusters when it came out originally. It’s since grown on me. Kind of like a fungus. Or slime. And some of the best tag lines EVER come from this movie, so it’s not as bad as it could be. How It Should Have Ended week continues…
Comments closedOkay. So if I have to say “Spoilers here” for anything I post this week, then you are just not paying attention. Haven’t seen the movie yet? Care about spoilers? Don’t click! Go see the movie. Right. NOW.
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