I see that comedy legend Bob Newhart has died. I remember BN from my days as a student when we acquired a 33rpm album of his stand-up routines and laughed our faces off to his rendition of the story of how tobacco was introduced to the regal courts of Europe (you have to hear it to understand) We loved it, totally hilarious and hugely influential in our comedic evolutionary story.
Born in 1929 Newhart has been a central pillar of US comedy, many only know him from his token appearance in "Elf" a movie which (although good) doesn't really do justice to his body of work. Take a step back, listen to his older stand-up stuff and revel in his dissection of current sacred cows, a comic whose words are spookily prescient...
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