For some reason I've been getting really interested in old comedians. I'm thinking that Jack Benny is basically Phil Hartman + Fred Armisen. Regardless, I love him. I also almost cried at a documentary about Gracie Allen passing away. How's your day going?pic.twitter.com/o6Dg0LegNL
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I find that they often don't age well because the humor is sexist or racist...
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True, some of that era's humor is the picture of privilege, but what I enjoy most from people like Gracie Allen and Groucho & Chico Marx is the verbal play. I also like that vaudeville was communal: shtick was sharable, as opposed to comedians' jokes now, so it's participatory...
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