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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Died
    It's doubly depressing that the first thing that pops to mind is Phil Hartman's "You are correct, sir" imitation. R.I.P.
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    Image of Tremonius Tremonius
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon: TV's Affable Uncle
    He was the Greek chorus on the Tonight Show, and the deep haw-haw provoked laughter throughout America. It's a technique well known to Hamlet, who cautioned the players against "inciting some barreness" in the audience by onstage laughing like Will Kemp and his contemporary George Burns were famous for. But it works. I have seen very lame pedestrian patter win guffaws just because Burns was bent double in hysterics on the stage and everybody wanted to be part of the in crowd so they laughed too.


    How come Publishers Clearing House isn't part of his resume?

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    Image of SidAndFinancy SidAndFinancy
    06/23/09

    @Tremonius: I know that George Burns lived a very long life, but was he really a contemporary of Hamlet?
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    06/23/09

    @SidAndFinancy: Oh, no, of course not. Reference was to the late 18th Century comedy actor William Kempe, who quit the King's Men due to Creative Differences with Shagspur and did the Morris Dance all the way to Norwich, a distance of a hundred miles, with George Burns playing the flute alongside.
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    Image of Nice Beaver Nice Beaver
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon: TV's Affable Uncle
    I'll always be indebted to Ed for inspiring Phil Hartman, dressed as a Ed with a big 1990s Kid 'n Play flat top, to say, "That is the straight stuff, O Funk Master!" on an old SNL skit with Dana Carvey called "The Carsenio Show," a demon hybrid of Johnny and Arsenio.


    Also, this was great, Mr. Lawson.

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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon: TV's Affable Uncle
    Wow, I miss the Carson show.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon: TV's Affable Uncle
    I like how he chuckled at the gold hip replacement.. they guy could laugh, even at himself..
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Died
    Awww...he seemed like one of the good ones. Thanks for Star Search, man. Good times.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    06/23/09

    @DahlELama: three and three quarter stars!
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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Died
    I hope his wife, who is 32 years younger, didn't marry him for the money.
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    Image of Private Hangnail Private Hangnail
    06/23/09

    @bytememehard: Because there wasn't any?
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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    06/23/09

    @Private Hangnail: Seems he was in dire financial straits the last few years.
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Died
    All together now: HI-YO!
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    Image of oywhatnext oywhatnext
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Died
    RIP Funny man! Your contribution to pop culture can never be overstated. You stood at the side of one of the greatest commedians of all time and tonight I shall pay tribute to you both by getting wasted..in Michelob and weed of course...and watching you guys on utube till I pass out!
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    Image of DaveCrabtree DaveCrabtree
    06/23/09

    @oywhatnext: A perfect tribute to McMahon, who was the kind of mythic drinker you could look up to and admire. For me, his wisdom was encapsulated in his explanation to Johnny about why he never went out on New Year's Eve: "Too many amateurs." Rest in peace, Ed, and thanks for everything.
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    Image of onenotesam onenotesam
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Died
    The cause of death might have been that he was 86. Admittedly, that's speculation on my part, but someone might want to look into it as a possibility.
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    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Died
    amazingly enough, the news outlets undoubtedly will have his "tribute piece" already lined up to play this evening.. that always fascinates me how quickly they put those together, but then it was told to me by someone on the inside that they package those in advance for the olds... which makes sense, but christ, they must have thousands of those waiting in the wings..


    I'm still amazed at the speed they were able to rig up John Ritter's on the fly..

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    Image of Our Lady of the Massacre Our Lady of the Massacre
    06/23/09

    @lobstr: They prepare those tributes for all celebs years in advance.
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    Image of 1.1.1. 1.1.1.
    06/23/09

    @Our Lady of the Massacre:


    The stories of people who realize they're being interviewed solely to top up the canned obit are always very funny.

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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    06/23/09

    @1.1.1.: Not to mention the cases where the bylines are from reporters who "predeceased" the subject. Happened in the Times on more than one occasion, I believe.
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    Image of Private Hangnail Private Hangnail
    06/23/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Died
    The great big couch in the sky...
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    Image of Inhaler Inhaler
    02/28/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Been In the Hospital for Three Weeks, Someone Just Now Noticed
    When people get to be Ed McMahon's age they tend to die.
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    Image of NinaHagen NinaHagen
    02/27/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Been In the Hospital for Three Weeks, Someone Just Now Noticed
    I hope the nurses noticed.
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    Image of HwoodHills HwoodHills
    02/27/09

    In reply to Ed McMahon Has Been In the Hospital for Three Weeks, Someone Just Now Noticed
    imdb.com/title/tt0899126/


    Sorry, here it is.

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