Today is the birthday of the sui generis comedian Joe Besser (for more on him go here). I think if you watch him in this 1950 (pre-Stooges) Columbia short “Dizzy Yardbird” you will not consider the time wasted: To find out more about these variety artists and the history of vaudeville, consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:46AM on August 12, 2012