George Carlin.Pryor also.redd foxx.Eddie Murphy. Gene Tracy.Andy Kaufman Originally Posted by peter north77
Add Bill Cosby and you have my list too.
... but my Favorite is Redd Foxx Originally Posted by needsmheadThe day Redd died was a sad day in comedy, indeed.
The day Redd died was a sad day in comedy, indeed.Right I remember my Mom having what they call now a listening party everyone was smoking and listening to his albums and I remember going to see and paid respect to his home in Vegas. I never forget when he Died I was 16 I felt like I knew him.
I primarily remember him for Sanford and Son (which I thought was brilliant), but I am just old enough to remember the classic Redd Foxx "party albums" (recordings of his stand-up act), which were in the day considered outrageously dirty, but nowadays probably nobody would be offended by them. E.g.:
One of my favorite Foxx shticks was a story he told about his service in the Army in World War II. Showing an excellent sense of self-preservation, Foxx was gradually easing himself away from the front lines, until he eased himself right into a general. (I always picture George C. Scott's portrayal of General Patton here.)
“I backed up so far, I bumped into a general. ‘Soldier, why are you running?’ the general asked me. I replied, ‘I am running because I cannot fly.'”
Cheers,
bcg Originally Posted by bluffcityguy