So many Willard memories. On Leno’s Tonight Show, Willard was often brought in to salvage a really badly written comedy sketch. I recall one in particular where he played Christopher Columbus in Heaven, and during rehearsal nobody... not even the writers... were laughing. Leno finally turn to Willard and suggested they start ad-libbing. The results were hilarious. The finished sketch was entirely from Willard’s creativity and wit. He was always warm and genial backstage to everyone.
Of course he will always be remembered for his performances in Spinal Tap and Best In Show. I have two ACE Trucking Company vinyl records, and bootlegs of Fernwood Tonight (if they released it on DVD I’d buy it). So lots of his art to cherish. On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 12:17 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > Natural causes, 86. > > > https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/fred-willard-best-in-show-actor-dead-obit-1000942/ > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BfJtutGwJhPpz1j%3DWJYNp-0LqMtTo1GOpX0z0-%3DXbbmvw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BfJtutGwJhPpz1j%3DWJYNp-0LqMtTo1GOpX0z0-%3DXbbmvw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CCkURu7AeaTMfjv7ETs0chGL9nAgG_esLHaqiAZ7Ay%2Bg%40mail.gmail.com.
