Not everyone loves slapstick. My wife hates it. I love it.
Lewis was terrifically funny, one of the best (with the Three Stooges and Abbot and Costello) at slapstick.
But Lewis was a very talented musician as well. I saw a documentary about him made recently, and he was directing a big orchestra in the studio and he knew exactly where every note should be and what every emotion should be. You could tell the pros really respected him.
I’m sure he was very hard to work with-—most geniuses are-—but he influenced everyone from Jackie Chan to Ryan Gosling in “The Good Guys.” We should all bring so much joy to our fellow humans.
“Not everyone loves slapstick. My wife hates it. I love it.”
Yep. Sometimes I think that maybe the best advice for finding the perfect woman should include that she loves to laugh, doesn’t like to criticize, and can appreciate a good Stooges episode. If you play for her the Stooges episode in which they are trying to deliver ice up a set of steep steps, and she doesn’t laugh or at least chuckle, maybe you should keep looking..
I agree.
Many fond memories of Mr. Lewis.
RIP sir.
I love slapstick - I wasn’t a JL fan though for some reason. There was something about his schtick that involved a certain type of baby talk. I loved the three stooges above all else.
Have you seen Lewis & Martin in movie “you were never too young”?
Always remember him in “The Geisha Boy”, “The Nutty Professor”, and “Who’s Minding the Store”.
Funny movies. And he made the world a little bit better of a place for a whole bunch of sick children with his telethon work for kids with MD. Over a billion dollars raised... God bless him.
If you’re going to live a life, then leave your mark... and he certainly left a large mark.
RIP, Jerry... thanks for all the laughter and the humanitarian work.