For my friends who have posted some of the more modern comedians opinions I like to say here below is an example of a real comedian. Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance speech has no really comedic moments, no insults to a president, no blasphemy, no unpatriotic moments, etc. The man was hugely more talented and funny than your average comedian today. He got real laughs in his day, and didn't do it by shocking the audience. They actually went home happy after seeing Red. This is just a timeout from comedy for Skelton where he spoke from the heart for a moment. They don't make men of dignity and honor like this anymore.
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I never get tired of hearing this one. They don't make entertainers with such patriotism like this anymore.
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Are you kidding me? He's not even in the same league as Chris Rock, Bill Maher, Dave Chappelle, Jon
Stewart, etc. etc. etc.
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Quote: He's not even in the same league as Chris Rock, Bill Maher, Dave Chappelle, Jon
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Really? What planet are you from, Spockman? Those guys are nothing compared to the classic stars like Skelton here. __________________
"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
- Ronald Reagan
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Richard Pryor, Stephen Colbert, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, etc. etc. etc.
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Richard Pryor was ok, but you know he never should have played in Superman 3 really. __________________
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And the best thing George Carlin ever did was play in Bill and Ted's Big Adventure. No disrespect meant to the recently deceased. __________________
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Quote: the best thing George Carlin ever did was play in Bill and Ted's Big Adventure.
Stand up comedian was his best thing. As for his acting, he was better in almost everything else he was in(except that steaming pile he played a prospector in-whatever it was called). His best role was Cardinal Glick in Dogma.
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But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
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I am probably the only person on earth to ever say this.
I liked superman 3.
Loved Red Skelton too. Never really thought of him as political though. But still a master clown of the first order.
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That I can agree with you on. I liked Superman 3 too. Just think Richard Pryor's presence wasn't really necessary. He was ok though. My favorite parts were the Smallville scenes and the Superman vs Superman fight. The ending left a little to be desired and unfortunately the ending can make or break a movie. __________________
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Without Richard Pryor that piece of crap would have been unbearable and unwatchable, like Superman IV. __________________
But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
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To this day I have yet to see Superman IV. Even with Gene Hackman whom I think can make any drivel bearable, I have yet to actually sit down and watch it.
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Pak, you didn't like the Smallville stuff, the Superman vs Superman fight scene? Totally different from Superman IV that was choppy. So choppy it was hard to watch. One second Supes is in China the next he's on the moon. Superman III had a good story going. I just wasn't impressed by the super computer bit. __________________
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It was ok when I was a kid, even the robowitch. I just watched all 3 recently, maybe about two months ago, right in a row.
The first looks a little dated but it's still decnt entertainment. The second to me is every bit as good as when I saw it the first time in a theatre. The third is a steaming overfilled chamberpot from action to dialog to effects, except for a small handful of Pryor moments(and seeing Ma as Lana way back when). __________________
But the backdrops peel and the sets give way and the cast get eaten by the play, there's a murderer at the matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and the actors too are uncertain if the show is through and with sidelong looks await their cue, but the frozen mask just smiles
