Never liked Rodney Dangerfield; never gave him “no respect”, but now I want to go to his club (too late, alas!) because of this fine article. The author might be a crappy comedian, but he’s *our* crappy comedian.
The end of an era! Sorry to hear about the closing of Dangerfield's. That place has such a history for comedy. I've got to say this was a riot to read as well!
Oh, that is a bummer that it didn’t survive the pandemic. My parents had one of the Dangerfield specials with Bob Sagat, Sam Kineson, and others on VHS as I was growing up. (I’m almost the same age as the club.) We watched it a gazillion times and it is such a staple that they transferred it to DVD. To this day, lines and rimshots from that show are still one of the inside-joke ways the three of us communicate. Thanks for this last peek, and I wish you ever-growing nights at the mic. From one covid-closed stage entertainer to another.
Oh, no kidding! It has been the same for dance. I’ve switched to making stuff specifically for video which has been super fascinating, super fun, and struck some shackles that have let me fly in a few directions I never knew I yearned to so... shrug??? The show must... 😜
And actually I got all distracted with the scrolling and the reminiscent blathering down here but NOW I’ll be able to follow your crumbs. I’m additionally fascinated by the sketch-animation load of your photos. My keynote (Mac PowerPoint) will do that. Is that something you do from Substack or externally? Such a cool thing for a cartoonist’s pub! It just adds a unique flair to your space.😻
Rodney bought some jokes from me around 1980, and we spoke on the phone once or twice. Anybody who could make Johnny laugh that hard was doing alright indeed.
I know this sinking feeling well. It feels to me like my heart sinks back and bumps my back ribs. I loved living in New York. Did some stand-up at Carolyn's. This reminds me of when the Holy City Zoo in SF went down. Nice to see another comedian on SUBSTACK!
Great feeling of Dangerfields history from your article, but I really enjoyed the sense of your passion and drive for your craft
Thank you!
Never liked Rodney Dangerfield; never gave him “no respect”, but now I want to go to his club (too late, alas!) because of this fine article. The author might be a crappy comedian, but he’s *our* crappy comedian.
I'll take it!
Very entertaining and nicely put together. And I love the drawings. And then I saw my mention at the end...well, thanks for that.
Oh man, totally fascinating. Such a great scene. Thank you!!!
The end of an era! Sorry to hear about the closing of Dangerfield's. That place has such a history for comedy. I've got to say this was a riot to read as well!
Thank you, Eric!
Your article was so engrossing that I encourage you to write more. Your story is very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much, Martin!
I’ll dust off the old pencils and get scribbling on the next draft.
Oh, that is a bummer that it didn’t survive the pandemic. My parents had one of the Dangerfield specials with Bob Sagat, Sam Kineson, and others on VHS as I was growing up. (I’m almost the same age as the club.) We watched it a gazillion times and it is such a staple that they transferred it to DVD. To this day, lines and rimshots from that show are still one of the inside-joke ways the three of us communicate. Thanks for this last peek, and I wish you ever-growing nights at the mic. From one covid-closed stage entertainer to another.
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Thank you, Alexx! Yeah, it was a tough break for a lot of comics. Then Carolines on Broadway closing within months was another gut punch.
Ah, well! We keep pushing through.
Thank you for the comment (and for subscribing!)
Oh, no kidding! It has been the same for dance. I’ve switched to making stuff specifically for video which has been super fascinating, super fun, and struck some shackles that have let me fly in a few directions I never knew I yearned to so... shrug??? The show must... 😜
And actually I got all distracted with the scrolling and the reminiscent blathering down here but NOW I’ll be able to follow your crumbs. I’m additionally fascinated by the sketch-animation load of your photos. My keynote (Mac PowerPoint) will do that. Is that something you do from Substack or externally? Such a cool thing for a cartoonist’s pub! It just adds a unique flair to your space.😻
Rodney bought some jokes from me around 1980, and we spoke on the phone once or twice. Anybody who could make Johnny laugh that hard was doing alright indeed.
That's amazing! What were the jokes?
This was the pre-computer era, so I’d have to look in a box in the basement for the correspondence. Sold to Joan Rivers, Phyliss Diller…
lovely. went to the new rodney's last night. felt haunted. it was good.
I know this sinking feeling well. It feels to me like my heart sinks back and bumps my back ribs. I loved living in New York. Did some stand-up at Carolyn's. This reminds me of when the Holy City Zoo in SF went down. Nice to see another comedian on SUBSTACK!