tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post7477455184864322503..comments2024-03-25T03:31:09.538-04:00Comments on markrothmansblog: Danny Kaye.mark rothmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577361966051927102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-20582235227815736342017-08-30T22:01:15.835-04:002017-08-30T22:01:15.835-04:00Did not know that Danny Kaye was a real life assho...Did not know that Danny Kaye was a real life asshole. And even though I'm 65 and watched a great deal of television in the Sixties I don't ever recall seeing "The Danny Kaye Show" even though Wikipedia states that it aired from 1963 to 1967. I recall him hosting the annual showing of "The Wizard Of Oz". I saw a number of his movies. As a kid the local host of a kid's TV show used to lip sync to his records (I never thought that "Vessel In The Pestle" thing was all that funny. It certainly didn't beat "Who's On First?"). In the 80's, 90's an 2000's there was a local radio talk show host who absolutely insisted that Kaye and Laurence Olivier were gay lovers. I tried to watch "White Christmas" last holiday season because it's regarded as a film classic and I'd never seen it. Couldn't make it though the first hour. It seemed silly and contrived, even for a musical. There are some novels and short stories that should remain in the realm of the written word. "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty" is one. Speaking of the written word, would sure like to read some of those assholes stories, Mark.JLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954738561175438244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-63235978722728800902017-07-28T15:21:18.114-04:002017-07-28T15:21:18.114-04:00Thanks for the tip on this. I don't think my c...Thanks for the tip on this. I don't think my cable system carries the Jewish Life Television Network, BUT I've been able to view episodes of the Kaye show by going to the network's website -- www.jltv.tv -- and clicking on the Watch Live link on the home page at the right time. (I believe the Kaye show is presented at 2 p.m. Monday through Friday EST and at 10 p.m. EST Thursdays. Not sure about weekends.)<br /><br />I was too young to stay up to watch the show when I was a kid, so this stuff is basically new to me. It's a wonderfully polished program with top-of-the-line sketch writing, great music and guests who are treated with respect. Makes me wish the SNL writers would watch it; granted, they don't have nearly as much air time per sketch, but at least they might learn something about how to end a sketch. I also like how, although the performers sometimes come very close to breaking up, they're professional enough to rein themselves in.<br /><br />The most amazing part, though, is Kaye himself, whom I've usually avoided because, like you, I've known about his history as not being a very pleasant person. Perhaps the TV show is his most outstanding performance -- if there had been an Emmy for outstanding performance by someone who is trying to come across as a nice version of himself, he would have been a shoo-in.Mark Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463881222804863326noreply@blogger.com