Sunday, July 12, 2009

Ernie Kovacs is a genius

Many people think absurdist comedy was invented in
England with Monty Python in 1969
wrong.
Perhaps with The Goon Show maybe? (where Peter Sellers got his start!)
wrong.

For my mind surreal or absurdist comedy began
in the 1950's we saw the beginning, right here
in the US of A with the Ernie Kovacs' Show.

NINETEEN FIFTY! in THE McCARTHY ERA AMERICA.
Sadly like a lot of live television, little of his best material survives.
but this...

This is the Narubi trio
Ernie is the one with the gigantic cigar (which was his signature)



USA +1

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