Posted on 08/20/2017 12:32:47 PM PDT by Jim W N
Not a huge fan. He was funny when being made fun of.
The Simpsons would make fun of him and the french with one joke. And of course Harry Shearer did his “Nutty Ptofessoresque “ professor Frink. Brilliant. Then Lewis did a cameo of Professor Frink’s long lost father. He was terrible at it.
With Deano he was better.
Naw, they’ll scrape together 40 tons of brass and make a life size statue of Meathead.
I never tired of his movies. I still watch them every chance I get.
I liked the Crosby and Hope movies but loved the Lewis and Martin movies.
Can not really compare them, apples and oranges.
Mr Lewis, you made us laugh and forget our own troubles, what a wonderful gift you had.
Rest in Peace Jerry, The Kid will live forever.
Jerry Lewis voiced Prof Frink’s dad Frink Sr in a Treehouse of Horror segment
RIP
See 21
Even his silliest....”Hardly Working”.....I thought was pretty funny.....RIP.....
I never found him to be funny but as I recall the French thought he was great.
My mother adored him and I took her to see him in Las Vegas. One of my happy memories. I loved his work after the Martin and Lewis movies. The earlier ones seemed too humiliating for his character. Really appreciated his telethon work. He seemed to care deeply for the kids his charity work supported, and put a lot of himself into it for them rather than for himself. I am so sorry he’s gone. There are so few greats left from my childhood.
You know telling jokes about gay people are women are just that.....jokes. Jokes about men and straight people are also just jokes. I laugh at them all because they are just.....jokes. I was always told that if you couldn’t laugh at yourself....you didn’t know how to enjoy life.
We all have idiosyncrasies and tendencies and mannerisms that are funny. NFL football fans are funny. So are NASCAR fans and Opera fans. Have you ever seen a crowd at a WNBA game or an LPGA event?.....a lot of lesbians....which is funny of you let it be.
The liberals take everything so serious. Having a liberal around is about as much fun as having a cop following you on the freeway. You just with they would go away even though you’re doing nothing wrong.
This country is never going to be ‘normal’ again until the liberals learn how to laugh.
The Hollywood “stars” of today do not have 1/10th of the work ethic of the stars of that era.
They rely on CGI, nudity and crude behavior because it is the easiest way to a dollar.
I miss the old stars, even if they were less than perfect in their personal lives.
I NEVER thought this fool was funny. Ever. Even when I was 12 years old I thought his stuff was stupid. And I personally don’t know anyone who thought he was funny either. That the French think this moron was a comedic genius says WAY more about the French than it does Lewis.
Well according to “Aunt Teefuh” of boston, he was a white supremacist POS bigot who should be swept into the dust bin. Scroll down if you wish to see their crap:
You can also see some of the negative comments to them if you like.
P.S. Certainly none of the money he raised over the years for MD went to black kids. NOT
No kidding. I wonder when Meathead Rob Reiner will pass away, will he’ll be referred to as a polarizing leftist? Naw.
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I can already see the NY Post headline... Meathead Dead.
He was a favorite of my mother’s and mine! May he RIP and prayers to his family.
Referencing this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMMDjZmQFQ0
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His early work is good - if you appreciate that kind of comedy.
But the kind of comedy he was good at went out of fashion.
You’re either funny or you’re not.
The one movie I saw him in where I thought he was good was one where he played a creep.
I have noticed a lot of comedians who I think are not funny can at least act when playing serious rolls. For instance Robin Williams.
Excellent writing. Very interesting review of an amazing career. Lewis had a “four pack-a-day smoking habit” and then lived to 91.
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