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Heil, Hartler, how are you?:
There may not be any funnier or more astonishingly inventive comedy records made during the 20th century than these. The routines were largely improvised, on the spot. That's a dangerous activity, and many are the bodies that have littered its shoals. Reiner and Brooks were almost preternaturally well-matched. Brooks could spin more wildly, achingly hilarious changes on a single line or word than one human being should be allowed, while Reiner (maybe the best second banana ever) is always right there with him. They seem to anticipate each other's every move, yet nothing ever feels rehearsed. Some of the humor has dated, some of its is too topical to be understood by everyone, but the best of it (which is most of it) is still screamingly funny. Phrases like, "Keep away from my eye!", "Don't sit and tear paper," and "Keep ya going 'til suppa" - non sequitors out of context - are permanent parts of the lexicon used by my best friend and me since we first heard these essential gems two decades ago. If I don't pull these recordings out and listen to them at least once a year, I don't feel fully alive.
Very funny, but not worth the cost:
Mel Brooks is hilarious, but the cost is much too high for this package.
Peps you up inside, keeps you going till supper...:
Mel Brooks is one of those things that makes life worth living, and this is him at his best. And that Carl Reiner ain't half bad, neither. A bargain at any price.
I never do this...:
But I just have to say it: He was saying they were too SHORT, you incredible fool.
I like nectarines, too.:
Being funny on the spot isn't easy, but Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner succeed marvellously. At its best the collection is striking, at its worst it is at least more than moderately amusing.
| Artist: | Carl/Mel Brooks Reiner | | Binding: | Audio CD | | EAN: | 0081227101725 | | Format: | Best of | | Format: | Box set | | Format: | Import | | MPN: | 71017 | | Number Of Discs: | 4 | | Original Release Date: | 1994-01-01 | | Release Date: | 1994-08-04 | | UPC: | 081227101725 |
Tracks:- 2000 Year Old Man
- Fabiola
- Astronaught
- In a Coffee House: The Depressed One/The Actor/The Painter/The ...
- Peruvian
- Psychiatrist
- 2000 and Six Month Man
- Tax Expert
- Two Hour Old Baby
- New Technique Psychiatric Society
- Third Best Poet
- Cannes Film Festival: Adolph Hartler/Frederico Fettucini/Tippy ...
- Dr. Felix Wheird
- 2000 and Two Year Old Man
- L.M.N.O.P. Ad Agency
- Intro
- Will to Live
- Slow Growth
- Natural Foods
- Phil
- Asparagus
- Origin of Words
- Great Inventions
- Strawberries
- Miracle Fruits
- Greatest Invention
- Ancient Poetry
- Fig Leaf
- Paul Revere
- Ma and Pa
- Jesus and the Apostles
- Generals
- Winston Churchill
- War of the Roses
- Dolly Madison
- Lord Byron
- 21,000 Doctors
- Jolson
- America's Economic Plight
- Hope for Mankind
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