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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Also, Eddie Anderson, the actor who played Rochester, was the first black man to have a recurring role in a national radio show. (At the time it was not uncommon for black characters to be played by white actors in blackface.)
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A lot of the time on the show, Rochester got the better of Benny, often deflating his ego or outwitting him. Arguably, the show's portrayal of black characters was ahead for its time. One character, a friend of Rochester, was portrayed as a well-educated, articulate man.
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