#graveboundcomedians

[anarchistemma]

witness the legacy: complete with affectionate bromance, audience delight, the plugging of an all-star telethon for charity, breaking character by laughing and of course, spitting water down one’s shirt and on your partner. and stewart even echoes lewis’ forte: pantomime. classic slapstick.

https://youtu.be/BLQybyaWt6s https://youtu.be/uiD-K1xW2wY

[deadcomedianfandom]

As a very curious ferret I must ask. On a scale from one to how did I get here, how bad was deans alcoholism? I've heard people say it was quite bad but I never really knew

I’ve always heard that Dean’s supposed alcoholism was just for show, part of his stage persona. In real life he really didn’t drink that much, and on stage all the booze was actually just apple juice.

[anarchistemma]

“As a filmmaker who insisted on the personal side of his work—who was producer, writer, director, star, and over-all boss of his productions in the interest of his artistic conception and passion—he was an auteur by temperament and in practice long before the word travelled Stateside.”

[anarchistemma]

soul baring

brave, 20 years ahead of his time