My obituary of Ed McMahon, pitchman and second banana, is in today's Independent, you can find it here. It was bumped, not surprisingly, by Michael Jackson's death, but recognising there is very little new under the sun, think of MJ as you consider this photo of Ed & Johnny at their freak show best.
Monday, 29 June 2009
HEEERRREES EDDIE! My Independent Obit
My obituary of Ed McMahon, pitchman and second banana, is in today's Independent, you can find it here. It was bumped, not surprisingly, by Michael Jackson's death, but recognising there is very little new under the sun, think of MJ as you consider this photo of Ed & Johnny at their freak show best.
I don't think I ever appreciated Ed until I watched Hank on THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW.
ReplyDeleteYoure absolutely right: and I didnt have space to go into Larry Sanders (though I doubt EmcM was as fragile as Hank) because Carson was much tougher to work with than people realised...much...
ReplyDeleteLarry Sanders remains my all-time favourite non-cartoon comedy show
And mine too. I can still watch it ON DEMAND. And thanks for remembering Gale Storm. I think MY LITTLE MARGIE was the first sitcom I ever watched. So much better than Lucy to me.
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