Philosophy
A pair of favorite questions.
Gwydion asks,
Hanno asks,
- Who's On First?: Hyperbole Or Not?
My Fellow Comedists, Let's put up the Comedist post a little early this week since we're on a roll of baseball questions. Showed the short people "who's on first" and, of course, they loved it. They've asked to see it five more times since....
- Comedist Festival Of The Ascention: The Captain Is A Very Moral Man
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This week we celebrate one of the holiest days of the year, the anniversary of the day Groucho took his place at the head table in Comedy heaven. We'll have more biographical details in a...
- The Feasts Of Saint Marcel And Saint Chico
This week we have two Comedist celebrations. It was the anniversary of the birth of Marcel Marceau. We will honor him with the usual moment of silence... (extra credit if you name the film he spoke in) It is also the birthday of Leonard Marx, better...
- Happy New Year, Everyone!
On this, the first day of the first year H.E., we must recognize the righteous folks at Turner Classic Movies who schedule the annual Marx Brothers? marathon. Watching Animal Crackers, I was struck by the line sung by Groucho (blessed be he), ?I hate...
- The Gospel According To Saint Mel
This week saw the 80th birthday of Mel Brooks, possibly the greatest living contributor to the Comedist cause. Even if he had never made a movie, his writing for Sid Caesar, the 2000 year old man, and Get Smart would have been enough to leave a legacy....
Philosophy
MASH and the Marx Brothers
A pair of favorite questions.
Gwydion asks,
"Which is your favorite episode of M*A*S*H and why?"Dear Sigmund. I loved the character of Sydney Freedman, the psychiatrist who was an occasional character. On the one hand, it was introspective and thoughtful, speaking the truth that was generally pointed to by the show. But it was also funny, it was one of the practical joke episodes and those were always my favorites.
Hanno asks,
"What is the funniest scene in the Marx Brothers, and post the clip..."This is toughie and Hanno and I have been batting it back and forth for a couple days now. It is hard not to go with the obvious -- the mirror scene from Animal Crackers, and then there is the best Groucho scene (either the introduction of Captain Spaulding or his conversation with Rosce W. Chandler), the best Chico scene (in Tarrantino's office in Duck Soup), the best Harpo scene (the lemonade stand in Animal Crackers or the end of A Night at the Opera), and the best Zeppo scene (Jamison, take a letter). But the funniest Marx brothers scene would be when they pretend to be the aviators in A Night at the Opera. Unfortunately, there isn't a complete clip on YouTube that getsChico's speech and Groucho's comments.
- Who's On First?: Hyperbole Or Not?
My Fellow Comedists, Let's put up the Comedist post a little early this week since we're on a roll of baseball questions. Showed the short people "who's on first" and, of course, they loved it. They've asked to see it five more times since....
- Comedist Festival Of The Ascention: The Captain Is A Very Moral Man
Brothers, Sisters, and Transgendered Comedists Everywhere, This week we celebrate one of the holiest days of the year, the anniversary of the day Groucho took his place at the head table in Comedy heaven. We'll have more biographical details in a...
- The Feasts Of Saint Marcel And Saint Chico
This week we have two Comedist celebrations. It was the anniversary of the birth of Marcel Marceau. We will honor him with the usual moment of silence... (extra credit if you name the film he spoke in) It is also the birthday of Leonard Marx, better...
- Happy New Year, Everyone!
On this, the first day of the first year H.E., we must recognize the righteous folks at Turner Classic Movies who schedule the annual Marx Brothers? marathon. Watching Animal Crackers, I was struck by the line sung by Groucho (blessed be he), ?I hate...
- The Gospel According To Saint Mel
This week saw the 80th birthday of Mel Brooks, possibly the greatest living contributor to the Comedist cause. Even if he had never made a movie, his writing for Sid Caesar, the 2000 year old man, and Get Smart would have been enough to leave a legacy....