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William Shatner

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

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Vodville: A Breeding Ground for Comedy

Vodville was such a breeding ground for all the basics of comedy in fact apparently Aben Costello who's on first had been performed by some other act at some point. I can't imagine Anybody doing it better because they played it so real Absolutely the timing. One little drop beat one guy who doesn't remember one tiny bit and the whole thing is done in a second Yeah, it has to be seamless But you know, it's very interesting those Vodvillian stars who became movie stars like the Marx Brothers and kind of filmed their Their plays if you look at the Marx Brothers today, they're not Leaning against leaning against the building. What do you think you're

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