RIP: Milton Berle

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: Fortunato
Date: 28 Mar 02 - 11:19 AM

Here's a line from Berle at his 90th birthday party:

"I feel like a 20-year-old, but there's never one around,".

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: SharonA
Date: 28 Mar 02 - 11:08 AM

khandu asks, "Was he not the first to have Elvis on TV?" Elvis was on Berle's show before he was on the Ed Sullivan show, but I don't know whether Elvis had made any other TV appearances before Berle put him on the air.

As a child in the late '50s and '60s, I always found Berle quite scary. Even now, when I look at the video-clip tributes, I still can't get past that "Ew! Slimy!" feeling about him. Oh, well, he certainly entertained a host of (other) people! A great loss to the world of comedy.

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: GUEST,Ruben Remus
Date: 28 Mar 02 - 02:37 AM

Everybody, try to be strong during these extremely trying times. To lose two titans of entertainment on the level of Milton Berle and Dudley Moore in the same day is a monumental tragedy.

Please hold together. Thank you.

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 28 Mar 02 - 12:42 AM

Spaw, didn't Uncle Miltie have a long grudge match with your man Lenny Bruce?

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 11:44 PM

one of the best for which there can be no replacement save Ken Dodd!

Conrad

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 11:36 PM

I love Comedy as much as I love music. To lose Berle an Dudley Moore on the same day is quite a loss.

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: The Pooka
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 10:43 PM

Among the great ones, to be sure. Sad.

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: khandu
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 10:28 PM

Was he not the first to have Elvis on TV?

khandu

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: catspaw49
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 09:38 PM

I was never personally a great fan of his, but he knew his business and he knew how to get a laugh......often even from folks like me who weren't big fans. That's an artform in itself. Uncle Miltie was regular fare along with Caesar, Kovacs, Phil Silvers, Groucho, George and Gracie, Benny, Spike Jones........I may have missed them in the days of Burlesque and Vaudeville, but their radio and TV stuff was legendary and I am the world's biggest sucker for retrospectives and replays of those early TV days. Milton Berle gave us schtick to remember whether we liked it or not....and for his contributions to comedy and to the TV generation he will always be fondly remembered whether wearing a dress or smoking a stogie...or both!

Spaw

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 09:26 PM

Mr Sunday Night. During his time slot, crime in major cities dropped to a standstill. He was among the last of the American Vaudeville Dinosaurs, along with Benny and Burns.

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: 53
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 09:07 PM

I'm sorry to hear. He was a great comedian. Bob

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: Amergin
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 08:47 PM

jesus they're dropping like flies....

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 08:31 PM

One of the great comedians. Farewell Uncle Miltie and thanks for all the laughs. Neil

Subject: RE: RIP: Milton Berle
From: khandu
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 08:29 PM

I loved the man. In the mid-60's, I watched his program every week. I loved the bantering between Uncle Miltie and the heckler in the audience.

Another of the old greats has gone on. Will there be transvestites in heaven?

Shine on, Milton. You made me laugh. Thank you.

khandu

Subject: RIP: Milton Berle
From: Hollowfox
Date: 27 Mar 02 - 07:26 PM

I just found out on Headline News TV station. He was 93.