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BOB AND RAY ARE TOGETHER AGAIN IN HEAVEN
Feb. 5th, 2016 12:05 amAnd now Bob Elliott of Bob And Ray is gone. Which is less surprising, as he was 92. Still.
Most people my age probably only know Bob Elliott as Chris Elliott’s dad in Get A Life, or they may be aware that he was part of the legendary team Bob And Ray but never heard or saw any of their stuff.
Which is too bad. When I was a teenager and first got interested in radio dramas and comedy shows, one of the first books I picked up from the library was a collection of Bob & Ray radio scripts. I confess I didn’t quite see the humor at the time – I was more into the Marx Brothers/Abbott & Costello brand of classic comedy at the time. Bob And Ray were much more subtle and dry – and even more so on paper. It’s really the deadpan delivery that makes their material work, as I found out later when I got a chance to hear some recordings of theirs.
Here’s a good example – and one that actually predicted the future (more or less).
Here in 2016, where election candidates are expected to include SNL guest slots in their campaign and the President is doing slow jams with Jimmy Fallon, it’s easy to forget how preposterous an idea this was in the early 50s.
Respect.
That’s entertainment,
This is dF
Most people my age probably only know Bob Elliott as Chris Elliott’s dad in Get A Life, or they may be aware that he was part of the legendary team Bob And Ray but never heard or saw any of their stuff.
Which is too bad. When I was a teenager and first got interested in radio dramas and comedy shows, one of the first books I picked up from the library was a collection of Bob & Ray radio scripts. I confess I didn’t quite see the humor at the time – I was more into the Marx Brothers/Abbott & Costello brand of classic comedy at the time. Bob And Ray were much more subtle and dry – and even more so on paper. It’s really the deadpan delivery that makes their material work, as I found out later when I got a chance to hear some recordings of theirs.
Here’s a good example – and one that actually predicted the future (more or less).
Here in 2016, where election candidates are expected to include SNL guest slots in their campaign and the President is doing slow jams with Jimmy Fallon, it’s easy to forget how preposterous an idea this was in the early 50s.
Respect.
That’s entertainment,
This is dF
