Kliph Nesterhoff has pointed out that Jerry Lewis stole much of his material. He is supposed to talk about Lewis and Dick Gregory on CNN at 3:50 p.m. Pacific. I wonder if he will mention that.
On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 1:56 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I think he got a lot loopy, and a lot earlier than his declining year (or > maybe, I think his declining years began several decades ago). As a kid I > would watch the Telethon every year, mostly because in the day there was > almost nothing on TV overnight, and my mother would let me stay up as long > as I could. But even in my pre-teen years I was off put by the way he > treated and portrayed people with disabilities. I got a kick out of the B > and C and D list celebrities though. I was not of the right generation to > get into his stuff with Martin, though my mother (of all people, not really > what I ever thought was her cup of tea) swore by them. And I never really > got most of his singleton stuff. Exception -as Kevin notes, The Errand Boy > - the Count Basie part alone of which is a real treat. And, of course King > of Comedy. > > Still, all in all, the loss of one of the last remaining true links to old > school entertainment. > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 11:51 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> He got a little loopy in his declining years, with his comments about >> unfunny women and such. I'd like to believe that was all the drugs he was >> whacked out on, but who knows. >> >> I worked on the telethon one year, and it was the closest I'll likely >> ever get to the Gong Show, with plate spinners and clowns and "middle" >> comics and mimes. I was able to exchange a few words with him, but no real >> conversations (I spoke with Ed McMahon more than Lewis). >> >> If I am in a certain mindset, I can laugh out loud at his comedy, but if >> I'm honest it isn't something I typically seek out. I'll probably rewatch >> The Errand Boy at some point in the near future. >> >> http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jerry-lewis-dies-dead- >> nutty-professor-1202533899/ >> >> -- >> 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. >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > -- > 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. > -- -- 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.
