tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post397799133472655910..comments2024-03-20T19:06:59.758-07:00Comments on Classic Television Showbiz: An Interview with Lou Alexander - Part TwoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-23036816036932740632023-10-22T16:23:52.209-07:002023-10-22T16:23:52.209-07:00Lou was a great comic and a handsome humble man. M...Lou was a great comic and a handsome humble man. Man of dreams. Always in m heart.<br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-12711923186592815302012-01-10T00:27:46.078-08:002012-01-10T00:27:46.078-08:00Kevin K. is right, Kliph!
That was so touching wh...Kevin K. is right, Kliph!<br /><br />That was so touching what Mohammad Ali did that night. That's a real ! Now compare Ali's compassion and understanding to how others treat something like Alexander's bombing one night out of many, many successful nights. Some of these show-biz comedians and entertainers are brutal.<br /><br />I'll bet you anything that if Ed Sullivan was Muhammad Ali, then he would never treat comics that way. Just disgusting. Podell was another disgusting creature. I think it's all about men of lesser character getting absolute power and then wielding it in a mean and despotic manner. I wish Lou Alexander had had the balls to tell Sullivan that his routine is 6 minutes and that either he does the 6 minutes or he doesn't go on. Of course, that's ridiculous, too. Who would kill their career like that? Look what happened to Jackie Mason after his own debacle with Sullivan. Lou Alexander was in a no-win situation. <br /><br />My guess is that if he had gone over the time limit, then the band would have played him off -- the way they do at the Oscars. <br /><br />What's weird for me is that I don't remember Lou Alexander at all. And I watched all those shows he was on, too. <br /><br />What I also don't understand is how Lou raves so profusely about how great a comedian Jack Carter was. I used to see Jack Carter all the time, and I thought he was just average. He seemed so forced and so frenetic. His impressions, to me, were just average -- even below average. And god knows he's an angry and bitter man. Yet we was a great success in a very difficult field. Go figure.<br /><br />Kliph, I hope you can continue interviewing Lou Alexander about his years as a booker. He must have some wonderful stories. <br /><br />Here's Lou Alexander on the Mike Douglas show:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6aOKys6oyA<br /><br /><br />Keep 'em coming, Kliph!Bobby Wallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-86352388437584641752012-01-09T06:51:57.307-08:002012-01-09T06:51:57.307-08:00I'd never heard of this guy 'til you start...I'd never heard of this guy 'til you started interviewing him and I already like him. Funny guy, great stories, seems genuinely nice. You know, Kliph, you might not know it -- and I'm not prone to saying things like this -- but I think you're doing God's work with these interviews. These guys are appreciative, hilarious and respect your hard work in researching their careers -- plus, you're introducing them to a whole new generation. Like one of your other readers, I always get a kick at how shocked they are at the facts you dig up.Kevin K.noreply@blogger.com