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A few days ago, I learned that stand up comedian, Mort Sahl, passed away October 26 of last year. Sahl was a pioneer among stand up comedians appearing in the 1950's and offering political commentary with a casual style that was unlike anything seen before. He was struggling to break into show business in the early 50's until appearing at a San Francisco club and then his career took off. By the early 60's, he even guest-hosted "The Tonight Show" in that transition between Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. My stepdad was a big fan. He literally had all of Sahl's albums. A few years ago, I saw him on a local "Creature Features"-type show in its stand up comedy segment. He was easily the biggest comedian I ever saw in that segment and he was still sharp. | |||
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Which Playbill set is that from? I have a number of them, but don't recognize the card. | |||
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Thanks for posting those. I had no idea she did Star Trek, let alone signed cards. | |||
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I don't know. I found the image on the web. It seemed like a long shot that he would be on a card though he'd been in a few movies.
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Mort Sahl On Broadway, Oct. - Nov. 1987 https://www.playbill.com/produ...tre-vault-0000000867 That's a good site for Playbills. I'm surprised that Playbills are rarely worth anything, even for some big plays. They are frequently autographed and often questionable, because I think many get out without benefit of even seeing the production. I used to see many old ones in thrift stores and flea markets. | |||
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Playbill themselves are pretty common. It's the cards I'm interested in. I've even sent some checklists to Jeff Allender, but he seems to have stopped updating the site (which is a shame). | |||
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1960s singer Bobby Rydell has passed away, age 79. This message has been edited. Last edited by: Bill Mullins, | |||
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Last summer I answered an on line poll that asked "What was the first record (45 rpm) that you bought. My response was Volarie. I was was surprised when Bobby Rydell liked my comment. | |||
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1919 - 2022 ____________________ Just because it's rare doesn't mean it's valuable. | |||
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That is sad news but he made it to 102 years old. Good for him. | |||
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Huh, I don’t remember this guy. Well, anyway, RIP. I hope his final years were spent in relatively good health, and that he was just one of those people who went to bed and just never woke up. ____________________ Anne Welles - "You've got to climb Mount Everest to reach the Valley of the Dolls." | |||
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Diamond Card Talk Member |
The fate of a good character actor who works a lot, but nobody knows. Persoff had a 50 year acting career in over 200 TV shows and movies. I remember him best from larger roles in two favorite old 60's movies, "The Power" and "Fate is the Hunter". | |||
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Yeah, he was in all kinds of stuff across that time from Gilligan's Island to the original Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He played the dad of the main character in Yentl. | |||
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I didn't realize that he was the cab driver in "On the Waterfront" (1954) during the famous scene with Brando telling Rod Steiger that he "coulda been a contendah" | |||
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I just saw on the news (and then in the Obituaries thread) that Gilbert Gottfried passed away today after a long illness. He was a funny comedian who appeared in numerous movies and TV shows since the 80's as well as working as a voice talent in many others due to his distinctive voice. He lost the Aflac job after making a joke about the wrong thing at the wrong time but other comedians and fans of comedy know that a comedian often works the edge of what's inappropriate or tasteless at the time and sometimes they get into some trouble. It's a risk trying to be vanilla too so you might as well go with what you think is funny. | |||
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Celebrity and media reaction to Gottfried's death is abundant and sad. All of a sudden, he was a comic genius and everyone has a story about him. Meanwhile he wasn't heard from for the last few years because he got cancelled out with the Aflac flap and no one put up much of a stink. It would have been nice if all these people were saying such nice things about him while he was still alive. | |||
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Maybe on Earth-2. On this one, he was beloved, and worked constantly in his chosen field until the end, which included standup performances as recently as last month plus his usual full-plate of voiceover work as well as memorable appearances on Stephen Colbert's CBS show and John Oliver's HBO show, among others. ____________________ Everywhere around this burg they're running out of verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. Everywhere around this town, they're running out of nouns. | |||
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No, not Earth 2, or Earth 3. I'm not into the multi-universe theories. I'm not an expert on stand-up comedians either. All I know is that it's been a long a time since I heard Gilbert Gottfried mentioned and he passes away and the tributes pour in. It is a common reaction these days that celebrities never have more friends than when they die. Disagree if you like, I prefer loyalty to cheap self-serving sentiment. | |||
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His constantly being hired by "Hollywood" and treated well by the "celebrities" he worked for and with until the end of his life beats any overtly agenda-driven nebulous definition of loyalty you (or parallel versions of you) could muster. ____________________ Everywhere around this burg they're running out of verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. Everywhere around this town, they're running out of nouns. | |||
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