[78-L] Live comedy

[Michael Biel]

On 4/10/2011 2:32 PM, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
> Did Danny Kay or Red Skelton do any live stuff?
>
I don't think Skelton did any 78s, but he was more a sketch comic.  All 
of Kaye's records are songs, including The Lobby Scene. He also was more 
a sketch comic, really a comic actor.

We haven't mentioned Jerry Lewis, but all of his solo 78s were really 
sketches or songs.  Red Buttons was mentioned, but his records were also 
really songs.  Same with Arthur Godfrey.

But why hasn't anyone mentioned Andy Griffith?  Set routines, but they 
had an audience.  Really, most of the stand-ups are set routines 
anyway.  Jack Parr's "The Best of What's His Name" is closer to being 
non-set stand-up than things by Shelly Berman, for example.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.,com