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blackrock13

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JJst catching up on the CNN special on the 60's, excellent documentary.

One the highlight was a discussion of the golden age of television and the effects of variety shows on family. One of the skits was this classic. Harvey Korman loses it about a third in. Carol Burnett said the script went out the window more often than not when these two geniuses were involved.

[video=youtube;wdy-S6W4wVU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wdy-S6W4wVU[/video]
 
they pretend to stifle laughs

audience laughter is produced


had humor but hardly genius material
 
Yoga Face said:
they pretend to stifle laughs

audience laughter is produced


had humor but hardly genius material
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Laugh tracks have been around since almost the dawn of man, but this was live tv, you can tell what's what. Even today when Conway appears on shows like 21/2 men, he steals the show. Slapstick is hard to master.

So tell us who you think is a master. Remember no matter how many times you see the skit, you still laugh. That's the key.
 
blackrock13 said:
Laugh tracks have been around since almost the dawn of man, but this was live tv, you can tell what's what. Even today when Conway appears on shows like 21/2 men, he steals the show. Slapstick is hard to master.

So tell us who you think is a master. Remember no matter how many times you see the skit, you still laugh. That's the key.
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ok

i suspect plants in the audience

chevy chase did some good slapstick on saturday night live until he was banned from the show

curly was good


carlin was a genius

letterman also (although i dislike his insult humor)

a lot of saturday night live is excellent

but looking back remember they were the first and quite funny for their times
 
 
I've watch some Three Stooges shows during a retro night with the family and friends and I just don't find them funny anymore, but hey, I was 4-12 years old when they were on. Some people use to think Ossie & Harriet were entertaining.
 
blackrock13 said:
I've watch some Three Stooges shows during a retro night with the family and friends and I just don't find them funny anymore, but hey, I was 4-12 years old when they were on. Some people use to think Ossie & Harriet were entertaining.
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and that is what time does

remember, they were the first

if you had never seen humor on screen you would have thought they were hilarious

comics have built on what they have done
 
Yoga Face said:
remember, they were the first
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A century of vaudeville acts begs to differ. They were great for all that though. Besides, no one was ever the "first", unless we can pinpoint the first hapless caveman to fall on his face to the delight of his fellow knuckle-draggers.
 
nobody123 said:
A century of vaudeville acts begs to differ. They were great for all that though. Besides, no one was ever the "first", unless we can pinpoint the first hapless caveman to fall on his face to the delight of his fellow knuckle-draggers.
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Imogene Coca and Joe E Ross.

[video=youtube;Y3ogIHliJaA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Y3ogIHliJaA[/video]
 
I thought this was hilarious, I believe Norm to be a true Canadian Comic. I have nothing against Gay rights. But when I look at the big picture, Some how I believe we are all F/U, So why not laugh about it!!

 
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