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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Love it. Jack Benny is one of my favorite comedians of all time.
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Marlin1894 Special user 559 Posts |
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On 2014-01-16 23:20, mastermindreader wrote: Mine too. I've seen this one many times, it's great. mastermindreader mentioned Fred Allen in the forgotten stars thread, which of course made me think immediately of Jack Benny. I don't think many people realize what a massive star, and a massive talent, Jack Benny was. Or what a long successful career he had. |
landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
Yes, pretty much forgotten I expect.
I would like to try an informal poll: if you are under 45 do you know who Jack Benny was?
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Marlin1894 Special user 559 Posts |
"but I was booked for a week"
I'm a year too old for the poll. My girlfriend never knew who he was until we started watching some of the old shows on TV together, now she loves him. |
S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
How many magicians could benefit from studying Jack's character development?
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
Great vid, landmark, thanks! I watched the whole episode and with this type of entertainment were still on the tube...
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1777 Posts |
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On 2014-01-17 09:00, landmark wrote: Age-wise I'm too old for the "under-45" poll. But I didn't know anything about Jack Benny until I emigrated to the USA in 1974 (I was born and raised in Africa without TV). So I found out about Jack Benny in retrospect by watching re-runs. And IMHO he was one of the greats. Incredibly funny and uniquely talented, with impeccable timing and wit. And that marvelous dry, self-deprecating sense of humor. Just a joy to watch! |
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