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

MikeTheLibrarian — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:54:36 -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."

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

MikeTheLibrarian — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:53:30 -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.

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

Dave_Schuler — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:04:51 -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.

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

yetanothermoderatevoice — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:05:47 -0000

How did they both keep straight faces?

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

pacatrue — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:49:32 -0000

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