We are saddened to hear of the passing of Anthony Geary. From “Ice Princess” (IYKYK) to one of the greatest comedies of all time, UHF, Geary brought the smoke to the show.
RIP, good sir.
Author Archives: Ron Burr
Too much fucking perspective
Went to bed catching the news about Rob & Michele Singer Reiner. Woke up to the horrible confirmation. RIP to a man who, from playing the foil to one of the greatest sitcom characters of all time on All in the Family, to creating generational touchstone films like This is Spinal Tap and The Princess Bride. I hope you and your dad are having a good laugh while getting caught up.
100 damn years and going strong!
Happy 100th birthday to the man who inspires ALL of us, and has been doing so for all of our lives: the incomparable Dick Van Dyke!!!!
Teamwork!
A man becomes preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man – a man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But in the field, what? Part – of – a – team. Looks, throws, catches, hustles. Part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on. If his team don’t field – what is he? You follow me? No one! Sunny day, the stands are full of fans. What does he have to say? I’m goin’ out there for myself. But, I get nowhere unless the team wins.
[If you know what happens next, we should get a saspirilla together sometime.]
Drop Three Takes Fells Point!
This Saturday, 12/9, Drop Three is honored to be a part of Vagabond Players’ Night Out in Fells Point, along with Leslie Jay and Fourgetaboutit. Show information and a link to get tickets is right here.
Happy Birthday, Carol!
In honor of Carol Burnett’s 89th birthday please enjoy one of the funniest episodes of one of the funniest shows that ever aired on television.
28 Days of Black Comedy: Moms Mabley Week
Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Moms Mabley.
Mabley is one of the literal original stand-up comedians of any race. To say she paved the way is an understatement that does a disservice to her contributions to the genre of comedy. She has never received the respect she deserves for her work.
This is from 1974. Moms is 80 and less than one year from her passing, and she still steals the show and breaks Kris Kristofferson at least half a dozen times. She was just a natural entertainer and has a seemingly effortless ability to elicit laughter from the crowd as well as whoever she is performing with.
28 Days of Black Comedy: Moms Mabley Week
Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Moms Mabley.
Mabley is one of the literal original stand-up comedians of any race. To say she paved the way is an understatement that does a disservice to her contributions to the genre of comedy. She has never received the respect she deserves for her work.
Today is a clip from 1948(!) showing Moms doing it before most of the icons of stand-up were born. To this day the lack of respect Moms gets is disgusting.
28 Days of Black Comedy: Moms Mabley Week
Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Moms Mabley.
Mabley is one of the literal original stand-up comedians of any race. To say she paved the way is an understatement that does a disservice to her contributions to the genre of comedy. She has never received the respect she deserves for her work.
This clip is from the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Please note that Tom uses the word “Negro”, which Moms seamlessly transitions into using “colored”, which was the preferred nomenclature at the time. This is the mark of a professional at work.
28 Days of Black Comedy: Richard Pryor Week
Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Richard Pryor.
Honestly, we could do an entire month with just Richard Pryor and we’d still only be scratching the surface of the material available. It isn’t hyperbole to say that Pryor is one of the most influential comedians we’ve ever had grace the genre.
This clip is from the Dick Cavett show. In our not so humble opinion Dick Cavett is the best interviewer that has graced television, and this interview with Pryor shows this. Pryor opens up in a way you just don’t see in other interviews. Please take the time to enjoy this clip.
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