tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post7720426908932327182..comments2024-03-20T19:06:59.758-07:00Comments on Classic Television Showbiz: An Interview with Stanley Dean - Part TwoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-56426099302401316422022-12-14T17:52:17.774-08:002022-12-14T17:52:17.774-08:00Danny Kaye was my idol growing up. I saw every mov...Danny Kaye was my idol growing up. I saw every movie of his multiple times, played his records and learned to do his famous numbers. In 1968 I was doing my comedy act in a Las Vegas production show. I met Kaye one afternoon and asked him to come to the show. He did.I had a number in my act, "50 Russian composers in 40 seconds," which Kaye was known for. Afterwards, I stopped the show to pay high tribute to Kaye and introduced him in the audience. He grudgingly took a bow. After the show, I went to his table. He was surrounded by fans, signing autographs. He looked up at me and said, "You mispronounced one of the names." There was a cornball, knockabout comedy act in the show called the Snyder Brothers. Kaye asked me, "Where are the Snyder Brothers? They're good." I said" I'll send them right over, Danny," and I heade straight for the exit.Jenomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648963285495849305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-43144136663209929532013-02-17T00:13:35.658-08:002013-02-17T00:13:35.658-08:00I happened to run into Danny Kaye as he was crossi...I happened to run into Danny Kaye as he was crossing Madison Avenue here in NYC. I was a fan of his. I said, "Hello, Mr. Kaye." And he threw his hand at me, and his face had the expression as if he was saying, "Get the fuck away from me you nobody." I couldn't believe it. Then I read this interview and saw that he really was a mean and nasty piece of shit. And Jerry Lewis's nastiness and mean personality is legendary. Go to the site below this sentence and see Jerry talk about beating one of his sons with a belt until a welt appears and how that proves to his son that he loves him.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORP8EAKMi1c <br /><br />To say the least, and for so many reasons, Jerry Lewis and Danny Kaye are/were not nice people at all. And what's interesting about Tony Curtis saying how mean Jerry is, is that Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis used to be very close friends. <br /><br />Jackie Mason is another piece of shit. He loves to berate and demean people and scream at them. I didn't know he was a joke thief, either, on top of it.Bobby Wallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-68090155910963594392012-09-25T14:14:08.873-07:002012-09-25T14:14:08.873-07:00I love every single one of these interviews. And ...I love every single one of these interviews. And the best thing about them is this pattern, which runs through all of them:<br /><br />COMIC: "We were on a double bill with that guy, loud guy, singer, what was his name..."<br /><br />KLIPH: "Louis Prima."<br /><br />COMIC: "Right! Louis Prima! And we were playing this dive in Indianapolis..."<br /><br />KLIPH: "The Slipper Room."<br /><br />COMIC: "Yeah, the Slipper Room! Right, and the owner of the Slipper Room was this short guy, always yelling at the talent..."<br /><br />KLIPH: "Manny Seidelwitz."<br /><br />COMIC: "That's right, Manny! And he had this little poodle..."<br /><br />KLIPH: "Babette."<br />Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058181251132560150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-51921466420691702052012-09-24T16:03:23.204-07:002012-09-24T16:03:23.204-07:00I always seem to read that Danny Kaye was a legend...I always seem to read that Danny Kaye was a legendary monster. A friend I knew at Disney World circa 1982 once saw Kaye berate a stranger as Kaye was driving a golf cart. I mean, REALLY berate. What was wrong with this guy? <br /><br />Fantastic interview as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com