1928-2021
Catskill kvetcher
Hit Broadway in the Borscht Belt
Gave Ed “The Finger”
Observational
Comedy at it’s apex
Of obnoxiousness
Didn’t flip off Ed
Wished he had, ultimately
No Fall, no comeback
—Yur Namhir
Someone famous dies
We post haiku about them
It's just that simple
HISTORIC
HAIKU:
1928-2021
Catskill kvetcher
Hit Broadway in the Borscht Belt
Gave Ed “The Finger”
Observational
Comedy at it’s apex
Of obnoxiousness
Didn’t flip off Ed
Wished he had, ultimately
No Fall, no comeback
—Yur Namhir
Posted by Lairbo on 07/25/2021 at 12:00 AM in Comedy, Performers, Television | Permalink | Comments (3)
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1927-2020
Ascots to Ascots
Dismembered beyond his dearth
RPM boyo
—Tom Morrow
Posted by Lairbo on 11/09/2020 at 12:22 AM in Comedy, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Norm Crosby
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1939-2020
Perfect deadpan dolt
Foil and fodder for improv
Guest star favorite
--Meyer Lehman
Posted by Lairbo on 05/16/2020 at 05:03 PM in Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Ace Trucking Co., Best in Show, Christopher Guest, Fernwood 2-Nite, Fred Willard
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1927-2020
Serenity now
For a comic actor who
Always seemed ticked off
--Abby Rhodes
Posted by Lairbo on 05/11/2020 at 04:57 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Festivus , Jerry Stiller
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1942-2020
Farewell, Terry J
Naked came the organist
Life is wafer-thin
-O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 01/22/2020 at 10:19 AM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1930-2020
Got Smart, met Nichols
Graduated to movies,
Samurai target
--Lairbo
Posted by Lairbo on 01/09/2020 at 06:21 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1944-2019
Bonzo Dog Band
Monty Python, the Rutles
Innes did it all
--O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 12/30/2019 at 10:54 PM in Comedy, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1931-2019
R.I.P. Rip Torn
Now dressed in the last suit
He will ever wear
--Romona Clift
* * *
Men in Black wasn’t, but
The Maidstone brawl was real, and
that bank stick-up too
--Michael Dominowski
Posted by Lairbo on 07/10/2019 at 08:04 AM in Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Rip Torn
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1929-2019
Kraut behind bushes,
Lech on a bench; he was veh-
ry in-te-resting
--Kim Ono
Posted by Lairbo on 07/03/2019 at 11:29 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Arte Johnson, Laugh-In
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1933-2019
Adlib master heals
America’s funnybone
After instant flop
---Michael Dominowski
Posted by Lairbo on 05/15/2019 at 10:06 AM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Tim Conway
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1942-2019
A real musician
Also played one on TV
Monkee-wrenched career
--O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 02/21/2019 at 06:19 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Monkees, Peter Tork
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1921-2019
Song, footwork, laughter
Huge eyes, monumental smile
Always our Dolly
--Michael Dominowski
Posted by Lairbo on 01/15/2019 at 09:43 AM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1936-2018
Outrunning Smokey
Made cinema turkeys pay.
But that Tiparillo!
--Michael Dominowski
Bidding Burt adieu.
Too fancy for the Bandit?
Yeah. Later, gator!
Posted by Lairbo on 09/08/2018 at 10:50 AM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: Burt Reynolds
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1956–2016
So clever with the
Danish pastry Princess hair
Miss you already
–babatjie
Posted by Lairbo on 12/27/2016 at 09:16 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0)
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1917 – 2016
Famous mostly for
Just being famous, although
She did do it first
–O'Cyrus
Called everybody
"Dahling" except, of course, that
Cop she slapped silly
–Lairbo
Posted by Lairbo on 12/18/2016 at 11:23 PM in Comedy, Film, Historic, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: famous for being famous, slapped a cop, Zsa Zsa Gabor
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1920–2014
Mickey's eyes light up:
"Hey kids, let's put on a show!"
"I'll be the dead one."
Posted by Lairbo on 04/07/2014 at 09:32 PM in 20th Century, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1944–2013
Ain’t ‘fraid of no ghosts
Now that afterlife features
Endless Ramis loop
— Dr. Vitz
* * *
Ramis was too young
I don't know how it happened
Did he cross the streams?
— Tracey
Posted by Lairbo on 02/26/2014 at 07:00 AM in Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1942–2013
M-I-C-K-E-
Y? because Baby Boomer
boys liked your sweater
--babatjie
Posted by Lairbo on 04/08/2013 at 09:25 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Annette Funicello, Beach Party, Mickey Mouse Club
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1944–2013
Divorced mom’s troubles
One daughter turns to drug use
One to Van Halen
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 03/01/2013 at 08:32 AM in Comedy, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1917–2012
Had better plastic
Surgeon than Joan Rivers and
Funnier, to boot
— O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 08/20/2012 at 08:15 AM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Phyllis Diller
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1952–2012
Al's second fiddle
Like too many funny men
Largely unnoticed
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 07/19/2012 at 08:27 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Coneheads, Saturday Night Live, Tom Davis
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Posted by Lairbo on 07/08/2012 at 09:33 PM in Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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1926-2012
The sheriff? Matlock?
Will either outlive that theme
We all can whistle?
— Dr. Vitz
Posted by Lairbo on 07/03/2012 at 03:18 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Andy Griffith, Matlock, Mayberry
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1941—2012
Interned at Kennedy
White House, greeted the Beatles...
How'd she miss Woodstock?
— G. Runyon
* * *
Imagine the book
She'd have written if Jack had
Made a pass at her
— O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 06/26/2012 at 09:11 PM in Books, Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Journalism, Literature, Pop Culture, The Arts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Nora Ephron
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1932–2012
Way to get noticed
After years out of spot-
Light? Survey says: Death!
— O'Cyrus
Posted by Lairbo on 06/02/2012 at 01:15 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: Family Feud, Richard Dawson
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