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______ Passed Away Today, RIP (4 Viewers)

wikkidpissah said:
sat a mini-shiva on Jerry Stiller by re-watching this touchingly awkward roast of him from 20 years ago. such a lovely man, it was hard for some to "go there" on him and even harder to watch. RIP -
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I ended up watching this thanks to your post.  That's probably about as nice a legacy as you can leave.  The man was so nice (in a business filled with the un-nice) that hardcore roasters really had a hard time going at him even in jest.

 
Corporation said:
I ended up watching this thanks to your post.  That's probably about as nice a legacy as you can leave.  The man was so nice (in a business filled with the un-nice) that hardcore roasters really had a hard time going at him even in jest.
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I'm not sure you could say a nicer thing about a man. Both talented & decent.  Not as common as one would think.

 
I never, ever knew that Bob Watson had teeth like Michael Strahan until I saw a picture of him today. He never opened his mouth on his baseball card pictures. 

 
Eephus said:
Fred Willard, thanks for the laughs
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Oh, my goodness. We were friends with Marty Mull & his wife during his Boston years, and watched his first big showbiz break, "host"ing a night of summer pilots on CBS, with Kristin. I've naturally followed his career since and, while Mary Hartman wasn't my cup of tea, Fernwood Tonight was a thorough absurdist joy. One would think they'd have to conduct a nationwide search and possibly do some laboratory work to find a comedian more dry than Marty, but Fred Willard was that bête brut and the result was varietal ecstacy. Sarcasm's greatest hour that didn't involve David Letterman and beat him to the punch by almost a decade. I wont throw any more words at this except to say that the lockdown might be over before we get our comic timing back, losing Stiller & Willard together like that RIP -

If you wanna see a nice tribute, i imagine watching the next Jimmy Kimmel will serve you well. Kimmel is good at it and Willard has been his major bit partner the last coupla years.

 
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Mr. Ham said:
Someone made the observation that Stiller seemed old for decades. To me, Willard was the opposite. Always seemed youthful, like he was born in his late 40s and stayed there for decades. Makes sense he was 86, but at the same time it didn’t. Always loved his work. Such a natural good vibe.
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They generated something quite similar later in life though - regular guys who were actually pustules of outrage and, therefore perfect second bananas.

 
Mr. Ham said:
Someone made the observation that Stiller seemed old for decades. To me, Willard was the opposite. Always seemed youthful, like he was born in his late 40s and stayed there for decades. Makes sense he was 86, but at the same time it didn’t. Always loved his work. Such a natural good vibe.
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Right. I never would have guessed he was that old. Surprised me when seeing his age.

 
Ughh.  Willard?  He seemed much younger than 80s.  These people are too close to my age and I have no desire to die.  Need to look into freezing myself.  Sort of like Khan's minions in Star Trek.  Wake up in 2000 years and take over the world.

 
The Man With No Name said:
Mr. Ham said:
Someone made the observation that Stiller seemed old for decades. To me, Willard was the opposite. Always seemed youthful, like he was born in his late 40s and stayed there for decades. Makes sense he was 86, but at the same time it didn’t. Always loved his work. Such a natural good vibe.
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Right. I never would have guessed he was that old. Surprised me when seeing his age.
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It's even more surprising after you realize that he got busted at a porn theater in 2012.

 
Brunell4MVP said:
Ughh.  Willard?  He seemed much younger than 80s.  These people are too close to my age and I have no desire to die.  Need to look into freezing myself.  Sort of like Khan's minions in Star Trek.  Wake up in 2000 years and take over the world.
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If you have the choice, come back in the Cumberbatch Khan universe, you'll have a better shot.

 
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