Jerry Lewis

[thepaulo]

....not to be confused with Richard Lewis....
How much money has he raised over the years?
How long can he keep going?
He's beginning to look like shit.
Hey Laaadeee.....let's raise a glass to the man.

[bobrobot]

Anybody mentioned in a Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention song is officially immortal in my book (Jerry Lewis is mentioned in Billy the Mountain on Just Another Band from L.A.)

http://www.science.uva.nl/~robbert/zappa/files/jpg/Just_Another_Band_From_L.A..jpg

[IamFogHat]

....not to be confused with Richard Lewis....
How much money has he raised over the years?
How long can he keep going?
He's beginning to look like shit.
Hey Laaadeee.....let's raise a glass to the man.

Again with the drinking.

[1234Dracula]

i'm unable to post pix, but remember a few years back when he was huge?
i just saw him, he's old n thin......i guess he beat whatever was wrong with him.....so that's good right?

i sometimes think of him when i'm fast walking through manhattan, saying hi to people i dont wanna say hi to.

[IamFogHat]

i'm unable to post pix, but remember a few years back when he was huge?
i just saw him, he's old n thin......i guess he beat whatever was wrong with him.....so that's good right?



Not if it's AIDS:happy:

[bobrobot]

i'm unable to post pix, but remember a few years back when he was huge?
i just saw him, he's old n thin......i guess he beat whatever was wrong with him.....so that's good right?

i sometimes think of him when i'm fast walking through manhattan, saying hi to people i dont wanna say hi to.

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/031114/161140__lewis_l.jpg

He reminds me of William Shatner & Mr. Potatohead here!!!

[yojimbo7248]

You've got to be kidding, he is still doing his telethon? Speaking of Jerry Lewis, has anyone seen his movie, the Day the Clown Cried. I know it is difficult to get a viewing but I imagine there is someone out there who has seen it. I know that Harry Shearer saw Jerry Lewis's copy of the movie. Rumor has it the Swedish production company has a few copies so it is possible to see it if you are well-connected in Stockholm.
Back to the telethon...is that thing televised anywhere? any radio coverage? Does anyone outside the couple of blocks around the Las Vegas shoot location know this horrible Labor Day tradition continues? god, that depresses me that he is still doing that. odd bird, that Jerry Lewis.

[thepaulo]

They break their own record every year....I think it was about 64 million last year.

The Day the Clown Cried.....would love to see it but that ain't gonna happen.....but I was talking to someone about it a couple of months ago.

[bobrobot]

There are bootleg copies of The Day the Clown Cried floating around conventions, etc... It's quite expensive and NOT worth it!!!
Prolly the worst movie I've ever seen
& my greatest joy in life is watching bad movies!!!

http://www.subcin.com/helmutclown.JPG

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FF to 4:55 cuz this interview is HORRENDOUS!!!

[thepaulo]

You've seen it and are not gonna give me some sort of review? You're saying it's worse than Which Way To The Front?

[IamFogHat]

You've seen it and are not gonna give me some sort of review? You're saying it's worse than Which Way To The Front?

....not to be confused with Richard Lewis....
How much money has he raised over the years?
How long can he keep going?
He's beginning to look like shit.
Hey Laaadeee.....let's raise a glass to the man.

Again with the drinking.

yup

[bobrobot]

You've seen it and are not gonna give me some sort of review? You're saying it's worse than Which Way To The Front?


I kinda like Which Way to the Front.

The Day the Clown Cried looks like a Dan Curtis production of an Ed Wood script directed by William "One Shot" Beaudine!!!

Since when am I the fuckin movie reviewer???

When you comin to Vega$, HUH, Phuckphace???

I still <3 ya in spite of these radio ruffians ya hang around wit!!!

http://www.originalmmc.com/images/Crew/William%20Beaudine%20Sr.jpg

[thepaulo]

I <3 U 2
and you'll be getting a personal update on the Gap release in a few weeks.
Vegas next year assuming I sell the shithole.

now back to Jerry Lewis Nazi movies.....
of course Which Way To The Front is better but I'm still
dyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyying to see
TDTCC.

[IamFogHat]

I <3 U 2
and you'll be getting a personal update on the Gap release in a few weeks.
Vegas next year assuming I sell the shithole.

now back to Jerry Lewis Nazi movies.....
of course Which Way To The Front is better but I'm still
dyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyying to see
TDTCC.

STOP GIVING ME FODER TO CALL YOU A DRUNK!

[thepaulo]

:drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk:

[barjockey]

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[thepaulo]

http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/08/64364/index.html

this is some of the most recent footage and he doesn't look too bad here but nutty as ever.

[cougarjake13]

as long as he's alive they'll throw him out there

[thepaulo]

the hard part is actually finding the thing on TV anymore......
supposedly this will help you find it....
http://www.mda.org/telethon/findyourstation.html

[OGC]

the hard part is actually finding the thing on TV anymore......
supposedly this will help you find it....
http://www.mda.org/telethon/findyourstation.html

It is on channel 5 in Boston and channel 9 in Manchester, NH. If you all want I will move a second tv into my living room and watch both of them so that I can provide updates.

[thepaulo]

abc in tampa and wgn chicago on cable for me

[thepaulo]

$65 million ...new record.....ed mcmahon didn't die during the telecast.....

[thepaulo]

2 days to the telethon

http://www.mda.org/telethon/2010Telethon/

Jerry wants to smack Lindsay Lohan in the mouth

http://www.popeater.com/2010/09/02/jerry-lewis-lindsay-lohan-rant-inside-edition/

[sailor]

Pop means fuck, no?

[KnoxHarrington]

Here's Shearer summing up his feelings about The Day the Clown Cried, in a 1992 interview:

"if you flew down to Tijuana and suddenly saw a painting on black velvet of Auschwitz. You'd just think 'My God, wait a minute! It's not funny, and it's not good, and somebody's trying too hard in the wrong direction to convey this strongly-held feeling."

Even setting aside the questionable taste of the premise, everything I've heard about this movie suggests it's just a total and complete mess in every way.

Seriously, I don't get Jerry Lewis at all. I've seen several of his movies, including his supposed masterpiece "The Nutty Professor", and I've seen some of his Martin & Lewis stuff, and other things, and I don't think I've even cracked a smile. He's awful.

The only thing he's been decent at is playing a total asshole in The King of Comedy. I suspect, like Tom Cruise in Magnolia, it seemed like a great role because a director tricked them into actually being themselves.

[thepaulo]

Probably the swan song for Jerry and Jerry's kids...
We are in the middle of a world wide economic collapse but Jerry didn't beat last years record...about a million and half shy of $60.5 million


http://www.mda.org/telethon/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/07/AR2010090706217.html?hpid=topnews

[A.J.]

Seriously, I don't get Jerry Lewis at all. I've seen several of his movies, including his supposed masterpiece "The Nutty Professor", and I've seen some of his Martin & Lewis stuff, and other things, and I don't think I've even cracked a smile. He's awful.

The only thing he's been decent at is playing a total asshole in The King of Comedy. I suspect, like Tom Cruise in Magnolia, it seemed like a great role because a director tricked them into actually being themselves.

Say what you will about Don and Mike but they were absolutely right about one thing: "serious Jerry Lewis" is WAY funnier than "wacky Jerry Lewis".

[thepaulo]

I refuse to watch the Jerry Lewis Telethon if there is no Jerry on.

[thepaulo]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/09/comedians-honor-jerry-lewis-by-establishing-award-in-his-name.html





A group of comedians who last month attempted to get Jerry Lewis reinstated as emcee of the Musculary Dystrophy Telethon have announced an annual award in Lewis' name to be given to the individual who makes the "greatest contribution" to finding a cure for the disease.

The Laugh Factory in West Hollywood will host the comics' first fundraiser for the award Sept. 5. Jamie Masada, the club's owner, said the event will continue yearly until a cure for muscular dystrophy is found.

"This Jerry Lewis Award will be annual, like the Nobel Peace Prize," Masada said. "An icon was treated dishonorably by the corporate charitable structure. Maybe it's time to stress how an individual can make a difference."

The show will be streamed live at LaughFactory.com starting at 7 p.m. Donations can be made on the website.


http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=667606&gt1=28103