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richlevy · 05-21-2007, 08:39 PM

There were a lot of great comedians, and the silent era had greats like Chaplin and Keaton, but for me the best were in the era when radio was moving to television and you had great comics working radio, TV, film, and stage.

I still love watching old episodes of they Honeymooners, Your Show of Shows, Sgt. Bilko, some of which were canceled before I was born. To me the golden age was from the 40's through the 60's.

I like the new guys as well, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, etc, but even they took a lot from the guys who stole all their best material from vaudeville.

05-21-2007, 08:39 PM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Name the Top Banana There were a lot of great comedians, and the silent era had greats like Chaplin and Keaton, but for me the best were in the era when radio was moving to television and you had great comics working radio, TV, film, and stage. I still love watching old episodes of they Honeymooners, Your Show of Shows, Sgt. Bilko, some of which were canceled before I was born. To me the golden age was from the 40's through the 60's. I like the new guys as well, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, etc, but even they took a lot from the guys who stole all their best material from vaudeville. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama