I should be loading the dishwasher, but I thought I’d waste time for a few minutes…..
I was watching a PBS special recently called Pioneers of Television. Each episode features the beginnings of various genres (sitcom, variety, etc), with the interviews and archival clips of TV’s founding celebrities. I recently watched the one about sitcoms, featuring the history of folks such as Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, and Danny Thomas. I grew up watching I Love Lucy as a child. I remember watching every summer afternoon at 1pm, and how much I loved the show. I thought I’d take a moment to share a list of my all-time favorite comedians, in no particular order:
- Lucille Ball
- Jack Benny
- Bud Abbott & Lou Costello (they’ll always go together)
- Jackie Gleason
- Carol Burnett
- Robin Williams (sadly, the coked-up version)
- Eddie Murphy (original, during his Eddie Murphy Raw days.)
- John Belushi
- Bob Hope
- Chris Rock
- Dave Chappelle
- George Carlin