Red Skelton (Page 2): My uncle had the pleasure of meeting him at his place of employment. He used to work at the Concord hotel in upstate New York. He said that he was a pleasant and...

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Jul 9, 2023 11:32:42 #

Knot so fast Loc: Northeast Pa.

My uncle had the pleasure of meeting him at his place of employment. He used to work at the Concord hotel in upstate New York. He said that he was a pleasant and regular guy. If you saw the movie "Dirty Dancing" it was a snippet of what the area was like. A lot of the comedians that most of us on here grew up with would go from hotel to hotel in a circuit type fashion. Guys like Buddy Hackett, Henny Youngman, Jan Murray, Rodney Dangerfield and too many others to list here. They used to call it the "Borscht Belt" because of the beet-based soup that was a staple there. I don't know if Mr. Skelton was ever a performer there, but this meeting was later in his life and may just have been visiting and the Concord was one of the biggest and still standing hotels.

Jul 9, 2023 11:55:47 #

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Knot so fast wrote:

My uncle had the pleasure of meeting him at his pl... (show quote)

Yes and most of those hotels hired orchestras. I played up there a couple of times back in the 80s

Jul 9, 2023 13:20:25 #

Knot so fast Loc: Northeast Pa.

That must have been fun. Of course, by then I am thinking that a lot had changed. I always wondered what a mess it was for hotel guests up there in August of 1969. There was a "little" musical event going on down the road!

Jul 9, 2023 14:03:00 #

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

hacksaw wrote:

https://youtu.be/NSFucXg-FzQ

I loved the Red Skelton show. He’s the only comic I’ve seen that never used curse words or foul language in his shows and he’s so funny without it.
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

I liked Him!

Jul 9, 2023 14:21:52 #

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

kandydisbar wrote:

My family also watched and loved Red Skelton. My Dad would do imitations of Klem Kadiddlehopper,

That's when families were real families Kandy. Thanks for sharing that 😀.
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Jul 9, 2023 20:15:33 #

Bcmech1 Loc: Clinton Wisconsin

hacksaw wrote:

I always loved his Klem Kadiddlehopper skits. His Freddy the Freeloader ones were good also. We sure could use someone of Red's ilk in today's humor.
Great one Hack

Jul 9, 2023 20:18:43 #

PAAZ fisher Loc: Arizona

YouTube John Pinette

Jul 10, 2023 11:56:48 #

smitty Loc: maine

Bcmech1 wrote:

I always loved his Klem Kadiddlehopper skits. His Freddy the Freeloader ones were good also. We sure could use someone of Red's ilk in today's humor.
Great one Hack

prolly 'offend' some 'sensitive' people

Jul 10, 2023 11:58:38 #

smitty Loc: maine

was rodneys routine clean? i seem 2 remember his standup as pretty pg

Jul 10, 2023 15:51:57 #

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

smitty wrote:

was rodneys routine clean? i seem 2 remember his standup as pretty pg

Rodney's is hilarious but PG or R is mostly what you hear smitty.
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Jul 10, 2023 17:57:23 #

smitty Loc: maine

hacksaw wrote:

Rodney's is hilarious but PG or R is mostly what you hear smitty.
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Jul 10, 2023 22:23:34 #

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

hacksaw wrote:

He was used to intertan the UN. As he did it all without talking, they all understood his act. And Laughed!

Jul 11, 2023 15:27:40 #

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

audigger53 wrote:

He was used to intertan the UN. As he did it all without talking, they all understood his act. And Laughed!

He was an awesome man. I wish there were entertainers like they were back then.
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Jul 11, 2023 19:31:07 #

smitty Loc: maine

hacksaw wrote:

He was an awesome man. I wish there were entertainers like they were back then.
Hack 🇺🇸 🍺 🍺

methinks u r sorta1

Jul 11, 2023 19:37:03 #

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

smitty wrote:

methinks u r sorta1

GOD BLESS as he said.

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