I just wanted to remember Foster Brooks...

To: miss marmelstein

I must tell you that during 9/11, somebody got the idea to cast the movie. Somebody came up with Foster Brooks as Teddy Kennedy. First time I laughed in a week - thanks to Mr. Brooks and that great freeper.

Let me say, as humbly as possible, that I was the Freeper who made the comment about casting Foster Brooks as Ted Kennedy. It was one of my very first posts - I had joined Free Republic in July of 2001. Thank you for the compliment.(I remember someone else commenting that they would need to put Brooks in a fat suit if he played Kennedy!)

I was always a fan of Foster Brooks. His drunk routine was so convincing that many people wondered if he really was drunk on stage (of course, he wasn't.) I remember reading an article about him in which he said that he approached his drunk routine differently from others. Just about every other comedian who played a drunk on stage or in a TV show over-played everything: They would stagger wildly, really slur their words, sing "Sweet Adeline", and just generally act sloppy. Foster Brooks took the opposite approach. He played a guy who was drunk, but trying his best not to let on that he was drunk. Instead of the wild stagger, he would walk with very deliberate steps, stumbling just enough to be noticeable. He had a slight slur in his speech, and would throw in a little (very little) belch every now and then. When he stood still, he would waver slightly, trying his best to appear composed.

21 posted on 12/14/2011 4:01:31 PM PST by GreenHornet

I loved Foster Brooks.

22 posted on 12/14/2011 4:04:27 PM PST by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)

If you are focusing on or are uncomfortable with his depiction of an inebriated individual, then you are missing the point of his act. Besides, he is not driving a motor vehicle in any of his acts.

23 posted on 12/14/2011 6:21:23 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Attacking Wall Street because you're jobless is like burning down Whole Foods because you're hungry.)

To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I’m saying he was very funny in his time... today it wouldn’t play Peoria...Do you recall Dudley Moore in Arthur?
Uncomfortable watching now.. Sorry.. Not funny...

24 posted on 12/14/2011 6:27:15 PM PST by nikos1121

Sorry.. Not funny...

Sorry...can't agree.

25 posted on 12/14/2011 6:40:09 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Attacking Wall Street because you're jobless is like burning down Whole Foods because you're hungry.)

The link doesn’t go any where...

26 posted on 12/14/2011 8:01:29 PM PST by The Mayor ("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat" Â— Ronald Reagan)

I want to thank you again for that great laugh you gave me at a very sad time! The idea of Foster Brooks/Teddy Kennedy was just so spot on.

I loved him too. For whatever reason, my husband and I were watching him on You Tube recently. I think it was the old Dean Martin roasts. The man was hilarious.

I won’t forget your name again, GreenHornet!

27 posted on 12/14/2011 11:35:47 PM PST by miss marmelstein (Still heartless after all these years...)

“I’m saying he was very funny in his time... today it wouldn’t play Peoria...Do you recall Dudley Moore in Arthur?
Uncomfortable watching now.. Sorry.. Not funny...”

Your problem is quite simple to diagnose.....

You have been infected by Political Correctness.

Recognizing the problem is the first step in the treatment process.

28 posted on 12/14/2011 11:56:01 PM PST by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)

Hahaha. You’re probably right. Doing the drunk act is not as funny as it used to be.

29 posted on 12/15/2011 2:53:48 AM PST by nikos1121

To: Bloody Sam Roberts

THAT WASN’T TEARS! LOL

30 posted on 12/15/2011 6:31:09 AM PST by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)

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