On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 1:37 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Craig has been taping more shows in advance of late, probably due to his >> press obligations for How To Train Your Dragon 2, opening on Friday. I >> haven't seen Monday's show yet, so I don't know if it was taped pre-passing >> or not. >> >> I'm not up to speed on Craig's pre-LLS, but he comes from a similar punk >> background and is just a few years younger than Mayall. I'm not >> surprised to hear Mayall may have influenced Craig, even if it's >> unconscious. <[email protected]> >> > > I wouldn't call the borrowing unconscious and we know the American > audience would not know the details of an early Mayall bit without YouTube. > I would compare it to the way Carson was influenced by Jack Benny except in > Carson's case the audience would recognize the Benny mannerisms. > > I'd liken it more to Bill Maher borrowing from Jack Benny -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
