Comedian Alan King Dead at 76.

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[kattracks]

FOX news reporting.

[Mr. Mojo]

[Lijahsbubbe]

Oh, sad. Hope he's in a better place.

[djf]

Oh, man! One of the greats!

Sad, for sure, but I'm sure he'd have a heck of a sarcastic line about it!

Al, thanks for the chuckles. RIP, my friend.

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

My sympathy to his family, but he was not very funny.

[dennisw]

He was a funny man. What a shame.

[johncatl]

A funny man who didn't have to use four letter words to be funny.

One his best lines..."Anyone who owns their own home, deserves it!"

[OldFriend]

From a different time in America.....he will be missed.

May he rest in peace.

[Gabz]

RIP Alan.

[The Mayor]

93 apperances on the Ed Sullivan show..

Funny guy.

RIP Alan King

[mylife]

Bummer, I miss the old guys.. that catskills borsch belt delivery.

[zarf]

Another empty seat at the Friars Club.

RIP to another personality of my youth.

[SamAdams76]

They are dropping like flies. Scary. When will all these deaths end?

[cavan]

" I miss the old guys."

He and Buddy Hackett were two of my favorites.

[catonsville]

I saw him at a theater-in-the round in Baltimore about 30 years ago. His chauffeur driven Silver Cloud Rolls Royce was parked next to the theater. He had come down from New York for the show.

I realized then how successful materially these major comics can be.

He was very funny that evening

[LS]

For a time, he was the funniest man alive.

[nothingnew]

...but he was not very funny.

Yes he was and so are you.

FMCDH

[mylife]

No slight to Alan King, but Buddy was my favorite

[ProudVet77]

Sadly it only ends when we die.

[blackdog]

Sharp as a tack, but alway's seemed bitter about something to me. A comedian who seemed to me as though he was completely unapproachable. How that managed to work in comedy I'll never know?

But then again, how Emo Phillips and Judy Tennudeau(sp?) got to work as comedians I'll never figure out either.

[Cold Heat]

They are dropping like flies. Scary. When will all these deaths end?

LOL! Getting old are we?

I had to buy a new suit, just to attend the vast number of funerals as I age.

It's a part of life.

[AngieGOP]

Alan King didn't work "blue". Buddy Hackett did. I didn't care for Buddy Hackett all that much. Alan King was great. He will be missed.

[xp38]

I remember some show from England years ago and the topic was English vs. American comedy. The English had a bunch of young comedians and they were very funny. On the American side was Alan King and I was thinking this is going to be walkover for the Brits but Alan started with a joke that simply disarmed the audience and the Brit comedians and he was equal to any that night.

[cmsgop]

That Sucks,way too young to go.

[elcid1970]

This is shocking news. Mr. King is sorely missed. I read his second book, "Help, I'm a Prisoner in a Chinese Bakery!" years ago. A true-blue _mensch_ in every way. A great American. L-rd, welcome him!

[breakem]

a lot of comics have something in their background or character, sadness, bitterness, abuse or whatever. Some say that's what makes them able to do what they do.

[breakem]

I thought they were both tops. Buddy was a comics joketeller. A lot of the other comics couldn't wait to hear his latest. Yes, some blue.

[scan58]

My favorite panelist on "What's My Line?"

[Dr. Eckleburg]

LOL. A line worthy of swiping, and a fitting tribute to one of the greats.

[AngieGOP]

I loved watching Alan King on the Ed Sullivan Show. He was always such a treat to listen to.

[Moose4]

Wow...I was flipping around on the History Channel now two hours ago and saw him interviewed on a show about Las Vegas.

One of the last of a bygone era.

}:-)4

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

No, he wasn't funny. He was like radishes on a salad.

[Luis Gonzalez]

King was one of my favorite comedians, sharp as a tack.

His favorite routine of mine was built around the fact that women outlived men.

He would actually grab the local obituaries wherever he was playing, and read them out loud to prove his point.

He carried one in his pocket from an old newspaper for a man who had been wounded and captured in two wars, his plane shot down by the enemy in one instance, and died in his late nineties, the obituary went on to say that this gentleman had been "survived by his wife".

I just picked this up from Google News:

"King, who was born Irwin Allan Kniberg on Dec. 26, 1927, also had roles in 29 films. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Jeannette..."

It's just like Alan King to play for that last laugh.

[breakem]

I guess that's where I first saw him too. I thought he was good in that movie with Tom Hanks.

[breakem]

Mind the Gap (2004) .... Herb

Sunshine State (2002) .... Murray Silver

New York Friars Club Roast of Hugh M. Hefner, The (2001) (TV) .... Abbot of the Friars Club

Rush Hour 2 (2001) .... Steven Reign

Saltwater (2000) .... Charlie

Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, The (1998) (V) (voice) .... Supreme Commander

Dad, the Angel & Me (1995) (TV) .... Bernie

Under the Gun (1995) .... Carl Carobelli

... aka Iron Fist (1995) (Australia)

Casino (1995) .... Andy Stone

... aka Casino (1995) (France)

Infiltrator, The (1995) (TV) .... Rabbi Hier

Night and the City (1992) .... Ira 'Boom Boom' Grossman

Bonfire of the Vanities, The (1990) .... Arthur Ruskin

Enemies: A Love Story (1989) .... Rabbi Lembeck

Memories of Me (1988) .... Abe

Cat's Eye (1985) .... Dr. Vinnie Donatti (segment "Quitter's Inc.") ... aka Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985)

Lovesick (1983) .... Lionel Gross, M.D.

Author! Author! (1982) .... Kreplich

I, the Jury (1982) .... Charles Kalecki

Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) (TV) (voice)

Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) .... Max Herschel

How to Pick Up Girls! (1978) (TV) .... Manny Shiller

"Seventh Avenue" (1977) (mini) TV Series .... Harry Lee

Anderson Tapes, The (1971) .... Pat Angelo

Bye Bye Braverman (1968) .... The Rabbi

"Kraft Music Hall, The" (1967) TV Series .... Guest Host (1967-1971)

On the Fiddle (1961) .... Top Sgt. Buzzer ... aka Operation Snafu (1965) (USA) ... aka Operation War Head (1961) (USA: reissue title)

Helen Morgan Story, The (1957) .... Benny Weaver ... aka Both Ends of the Candle (1957) (UK) ... aka Why Was I Born? (1957) (USA)

Girl He Left Behind, The (1956) .... Maguire

Miracle in the Rain (1956) .... Sgt. Gil Parker

Hit the Deck (1955) .... Shore Patrolman

[mabelkitty]

He was a Liberal.
Kinda explains the angry thing.

[Don Munn]

He always did a bit on the airlines.

I want to fly to Miami and I want you to fly my bags to Seattle.

We can't do that Sir.

Why not, you did it to me last week. :-)

[Zionist Conspirator]

He was probably a liberal Democrat, but he sure was funny (especially his book Help! I'm a Prisoner in a Chinese Restaurant!) and he aimed so many barbs at lawyers that I think they threatened to sue him on many occasions.

[wtc911]

Agreed, not very funny. He belonged to that bunch who thought that funny was scientific. Like much of today's "jazz" artists. All intellect, no inspiration.

[nothingnew]

He was like radishes on a salad.

Like old crackers on fresh chowder?

FMCDH

[isom35]

he did a great bit involving the new tv schedules and how shows got moved around. It was on a giant board wtih velcro or something like.

[glock rocks]

He was a good friend of Bobby Kennedy. He didn't seem to wear his politics as most current, um, "comics" do (think woopie, garafalo, franken, etc...)

I found him humorous, and sometimes needlesly abrasive, but he was part of our culture and will be missed.

RIP, Alan King. Say hi to the rest of the gang.

[JimVT]

With all due respect....Alan King was the Abbot of the Friar's Club.

That organization has been extant for over a hundred years.

The first Friar's "Roast", I believe, was given to Irving Berlin.

The last one I saw on TV was a "Roast" of Chevy Chase.

It was the most profane piece of garbage I have ever seen.

Jay Leno's Band leader, Somebody Schaeffer, did not utter one sentence without some absolutely foul language.

Irving Berlin and the rest of the world's great deceased entertainers must have been rolling (not in the aisles) but in their graves.

Alan King should have apologized to the world for that episode.

[rintense]

He was fabulous in Cat's Eye. RIP, Alan.

[gargoyle]

...Sad, good comics die, mediocre hacks thrive and prosper...

[Migraine]

He did way too many jokes about Jewishness; but my favorite, the one I'll remember him for, the one I tell from time to time in my world history class, is the one about "Chinese Jews". Have you heard it?

[Vinomori]

is the one about "Chinese Jews". Have you heard it?

Tell it!

[Migraine]

is the one about "Chinese Jews". Have you heard it? Tell it!

See, these two Jewish fellas go into a Chinese restaurant. They've ordered, and, as they wait for their food, they are talking about the fact that, since the Diaspora, there are Jews just about everywhere.
"There are Jews in England, Jews in Italy, Jews in America..."
"Yes, and there are French Jews, Dutch Jews, Russian Jews..."
"Hey, you know, I'm not sure if I've ever heard of any Chinese Jews; do you know of any?"
"No, I can't say... Hey! Let's ask the waiter! Oh, waiter!"
So, the waiter, a Chinese fellow who speaks very little English, comes over...
"Yes, may I help you?"
One Jew says to the waiter: "My friend and I were conversing, and we wondered if you could tell us if there are any Chinese Jews?"
The waiter thinks a bit, then says, "Just a rittle bit, I ask my boss..."
Waiter comes back in about a minute and announces: "So solly; we got orange juice, tomato juice, ...no Chinese juice!"

[Bommer]

He was a Liberal.

A JEWISH COMEDIAN AND A LIBERAL??? Man what are the odds of that ever happening?