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...DIED. Lew Anderson, 84, jazz saxophonist most famous for his six-year stint as Clarabell the Clown, Buffalo Bob Smith's sidekick on TV's seminal '50s hit, The Howdy Doody Show; in Hawthorne, New York. The popular seltzer-squirting clown was mute until the show's final episode in 1960, when a teary Anderson?whose band played in New York City clubs until the 1990s?turned to the camera and uttered the now famous, often replayed sign-off: "Goodbye, kids...
DIED. Lew Anderson, 84, jazz saxophonist most famous for his six-year stint as Clarabell the Clown, Buffalo Bob Smith's sidekick on TV's seminal '50s children's hit, The Howdy Doody Show; in Hawthorne, N.Y. The popular, seltzer-squirting clown was mute until the show's final episode in 1960, when a teary Anderson turned to the camera and uttered the now famous, often replayed sign-off: "Goodbye, kids...
JACK BLACK The alum of L.A.'s Crossroads School conducted student musicians at a fund raiser. The class clown is redeemed...
...fact, Colbert's routine was funny. The poll determined that Colbert was an American hero, which may or may not make him funny, but the fact of the poll's existence sure is. Talk about the politicization of comedy. Next we'll get focus groups and image consultants ("Those clown shoes need to be three inches longer if you want to bring in the soccer moms") and Joe Klein will write a book about how no one does improv anymore...
...hard to challenge himself. “When I did ‘Hedda Gabler,’” he says, referring to his 2004 play, “I wanted to prove that I was a serious actor, that there was more to me than the clown.” His directorial efforts, including 2005’s “Rhinoceros,” gave him more chances to show his serious side. “Thinking about the play is so much fun,” he says. “You get to create...