A master comedian, he makes you laugh, and then, when you are least prepared, he takes the drape off the laughing matter and shows you the bleakness underneath.
Anyone who has seen Mr. Dorfman with Dan Froot in duets that are part speech, part movement knows that he has the acute timing of a master comedian.
It also shows off why he was a master comedian, how the upwards of 200 shows he played a year from the age of 17 had afforded him technical control of his craft.
Chico, a compulsive gambler and womanizer (when his wife caught him kissing a chorus girl, he protested that he was merely whispering in her mouth), survived by leading a band and playing the piano by "shooting" the keys -- an irresistible bit because he made it look so easy when, in fact, it requires the timing of a master comedian.
The only time we really see him interfering in a situation with his customers is when two characters a master comedian and his apprentice start to fight.
From there, episodes will roll out every Monday until the end of the year, each with a different master comedian, from Bill Burr to Wanda Sykes to the interview maestro himself, Marc Maron.
If you are not exactly a master comedian yourself, then follow these tips.
Stephen Fry, the writer, comedian, master Twitterer and champion of new technology, has come up with a new format to release his autobiography, "The Fry Chronicles".
(via What Katie Does Stephen Fryy, the writer, comedian, master Twitterer and champion of new technology, has come up with a new format to release his autobiography, "The Fry Chronicles".
