Comments on: Great Comedians: Jack Benny And Mel Blanc Do The “Si” Routine

By: MikeTheLibrarian

MikeTheLibrarian — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:54:36 +0000

I forgot to mention something. I had a vague recollection of this act, but I remember a line that wasn't in this video. Blanc makes a mistake with his music and Benny challenges him.

“What kind of key do you call that?!”
“C.”

By: MikeTheLibrarian

MikeTheLibrarian — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:53:30 +0000

I've been a fan of Jack Benny for a long time. He was amazing in “To Be or Not To Be” as the great great Polish actor Joseph Tura and he had the best cameo in “It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World” with his “Well!” accompanied with the sad violin music.

By: Captain's Quarters

Captain's Quarters — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:56:08 +0000

The Greatest Comedian

Joe Gandelman has a great post at The Moderate Voice about the greatest comedian in television history, and probably one of the most influential for modern performers, along with Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce. Jack Benny ruled the radio and television …

By: Dave_Schuler

Dave_Schuler — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:04:51 +0000

Benny performances on radio and TV are an instructional manual on verbal timing, body language and stage presence (notice how likable he is)

That last is all too often forgotten by today's TV writers, directors, and performers. To invite people into your living room week after week you've got to like them.

By: yetanothermoderatevoice

yetanothermoderatevoice — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:05:47 +0000

How did they both keep straight faces?

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:49:32 +0000

Enjoyable indeed. I must add that Mel Blanc was also the voice of Twikki on Buck Rogers in 1979. Biddibiddibidi.