Philosophy
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists everywhere,
This week saw the 99th anniversary of the birth of Mel Blanc, the man of a thousand voices. He got his big break working on Jack Benny's radio show where he worked as a myriad of recurring characters. Eventually getting his own radio program, he ultimately, of course, went on to become the voices of many, many of our most beloved animated characters including:
Bugs Bunny
Porky Pig
Barney Rubble
Daffy Duck
Woody Woodpecker
Elmer Fudd
Tweety Bird
Yosemite Sam
Foghorn Leghorn
Pepé Le Pew
Marvin the Martian
Speedy Gonzales
The Tasmanian Devil
Captain Caveman
Heathcliff
The one that apparently sounded the most like his real voice was Sylvester the cat,without the spitting, of course. Indeed, Sylvester's famous "now cut that out" was something that Blanc himself said often.
Here's Mel singing "Somebody Stole My Gal"
and Porky Pig singing "Blue Christmas"
We miss you Mel. That's all folks.
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Philosophy
Feast of Saint Mel the Other
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists everywhere,
This week saw the 99th anniversary of the birth of Mel Blanc, the man of a thousand voices. He got his big break working on Jack Benny's radio show where he worked as a myriad of recurring characters. Eventually getting his own radio program, he ultimately, of course, went on to become the voices of many, many of our most beloved animated characters including:
Bugs Bunny
Porky Pig
Barney Rubble
Daffy Duck
Woody Woodpecker
Elmer Fudd
Tweety Bird
Yosemite Sam
Foghorn Leghorn
Pepé Le Pew
Marvin the Martian
Speedy Gonzales
The Tasmanian Devil
Captain Caveman
Heathcliff
The one that apparently sounded the most like his real voice was Sylvester the cat,without the spitting, of course. Indeed, Sylvester's famous "now cut that out" was something that Blanc himself said often.
Here's Mel singing "Somebody Stole My Gal"
and Porky Pig singing "Blue Christmas"
We miss you Mel. That's all folks.
- The Feast Of Saint Benny
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This week we celebrate the feast day of Saint Alfred Hawthorne Hill, better known by his stage name Benny Hill, patron saint of the cheap adolescent joke. Born into a working class family, he...
- The Feast Of Saint Fred
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This week we celebrate the feast of Saint Fred. Fred Allen would be 113 years old. Best known for his radio programs in the 40s (many of which can be downloaded here), Fred Allen was a comedian...
- Feast Of Saint Richard
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists everywhere, This week we celebrate the feast of Saint Richard. It would have been Richard Pryor's 67th birthday this week. It would not be a controversial claim to say that no one shaped comedy in the...
- The Feast Of Saint Jo Anne
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This week we celebrate the feast of Saint Jo Anne. Thursday was Jo Anne Worley's 70th birthday. A regular on The Merv Griffin Show, she became one the cast of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In...
- The Feast Of Saint Stan
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This week saw the 82nd birthday of one of my favorite funny men of all time, Stan Freberg. The man is a true Comedist Saint, extremely funny and extremely insightful, and a truly fine human being....