Thursday, May 24, 2007
Jack Benny meets Fred Allen
(Orig airdate: 01/15/1950 - 30 minutes)
The Benny-Allen "Feud"
In 1937 Benny began his famous radio "feud" with rival Fred Allen. Allen kicked the "feud" off on his own show, after a child violinist gave a performance credible enough that Allen wisecracked about "a certain alleged violinist" who should by comparison be ashamed of himself. Benny — who either listened to the Allen show or was told about the crack — answered in kind on his own show, and the two comedians (who were actually good friends in real life) were off. For a decade, the two went at it back and forth, so convincingly that fans of either show could have been forgiven for believing they had become blood enemies. But Benny and Allen often appeared on each other's show during the thick of the "feud"; a very close listening should show that, often as not, when one guested on the other's show the guest usually got the better laugh-lines. Benny later revealed that his and Allen's writers often met together to plot future takes on the mock feud. - Wikipedia
In 1937 Benny began his famous radio "feud" with rival Fred Allen. Allen kicked the "feud" off on his own show, after a child violinist gave a performance credible enough that Allen wisecracked about "a certain alleged violinist" who should by comparison be ashamed of himself. Benny — who either listened to the Allen show or was told about the crack — answered in kind on his own show, and the two comedians (who were actually good friends in real life) were off. For a decade, the two went at it back and forth, so convincingly that fans of either show could have been forgiven for believing they had become blood enemies. But Benny and Allen often appeared on each other's show during the thick of the "feud"; a very close listening should show that, often as not, when one guested on the other's show the guest usually got the better laugh-lines. Benny later revealed that his and Allen's writers often met together to plot future takes on the mock feud. - Wikipedia
Humphrey Bogart in "Beat the Devil" - watch online or download
Archive.org: Beat the Devil This movie has not become a cult classic for nothing. Among its other merits, it is one of the few films where a film noir is mixed with a comedy. It’s a whose who of actors of it’s vintage and is directed by John Huston. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley and Peter Lorre.
Michael Moore debuts "Sicko" In Cannes
Click here to watch direct from CBSNews.com (Runs 2:49)
CBSNews: ShowBuzz RAW: Michael Moore held a news conference at Cannes Film Festival to launch his new project "Sicko," a film that examines U.S. health care services.
Mike Myers on Shrek
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