Posted on 07/29/2014 10:03:31 AM PDT by Borges
No joke.
Legendary comic Professor Irwin Corey is turning 100 on Tuesday.
And the zany nonagenarian already has a present in mind. “I hope they give me an 18-year-old girl,” Corey quipped. Speaking by phone from his Manhattan home, Corey tried to remember what else he wanted but he lost his train of thought.
“At my age,” he said finally, “I forget what I’m talking about in the middle of the word.”
Corey is prepping for a birthday bash fit for a king — of comedy. Dozens of friends and fans are expected to fete “The World’s Foremost Authority” at The Actors’ Temple on W. 47th St. on Tuesday night.
“A lot of people are going to be there,” Corey said. “And Sarge’s (Deli) is sending me some cheesecake, bagels, cheese and lox.”
That’s not all.
“The Friars Club is sending two cases of Coca-Cola.” Known for his improvised and incomprehensible ramblings, Corey has performed at comedy clubs and concert halls from New York to Paris.
He has starred in Broadway plays and acted in films with Jackie Gleason, Woody Allen and Richard Pryor. “He’s basically a living legend,” said comedian Bob Greenberg.
Corey has drawn headlines in recent years for his penchant for panhandling along E. 35th St. Those days are no more, but even at the age of 99, Corey views the world as his stage. Unprompted, he started telling jokes to a Daily News reporter. “A guy just got married and he says to his new wife, ‘Tell me, love, am I the first one?’ ” Corey said. “She says, ‘Why does everybody ask that question?’ ” Asked how it feels to be nearing 100, Corey deadpanned: “I’m going to write a book — ‘The first 100 years are the hardest.’”
“Him and Castro are buddies.”
... except Castro probably thinks that Prof. Corey is erudite. Both of them are long & windy, so they probably “talk past each other” a lot.
Oh, yeah. He’s still obsessed with the Rosenbergs. You cannot have a conversation with him that doesn’t involve the Rosenbergs. I once asked him what Merv Griffin was like and he said “he was a fegale” (sic!) and went right back to talking about the Rosenbergs. This was about two years ago!
He’s also one cheap bastard. He carries his money around in a little plastic bag. But he is funny.
He is a 100% communist with a bust of Stalin in his apartment. A friend visited him there he loves communism.
That's interesting, a a bit pathetic, considering that the Rosenberg's younger son now admits his father, Julius, was guilty as charged.
Thanks for the post! It’s been a while since I’ve read about the Rosenberg children. Sad, pathetic legacy.
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