REVISED AND EXPANDED AND BESSER THAN EVER! WITH 425 NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATIONS For more than six decades, Joe Besser brought gales of laughter to millions-in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio, in motion pictures, and on television. From his days working as a bumbling assistant to the world-famous Thurston the Magician, he carved out success with his own act-that of a childlike sissy who brandished his foils with a flick of the wrist and such hilarious verbal assaults as "Ooh, you crazy you!" and "Not so f-a-s-t ...
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REVISED AND EXPANDED AND BESSER THAN EVER! WITH 425 NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATIONS For more than six decades, Joe Besser brought gales of laughter to millions-in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio, in motion pictures, and on television. From his days working as a bumbling assistant to the world-famous Thurston the Magician, he carved out success with his own act-that of a childlike sissy who brandished his foils with a flick of the wrist and such hilarious verbal assaults as "Ooh, you crazy you!" and "Not so f-a-s-t!" From stage to film and television screens, the famed roly-poly comedian left an indelible mark-from starring in his own feature films and short-subject series for Columbia Pictures, to dishing out huge laughs on scores of popular programs of the day, most notably as the malevolent brat "Stinky" on The Abbott and Costello Show , to stepping in to replace Shemp Howard after his death as a member of Three Stooges comedy team. Followed by countless more laugh out-loud performances in movies and on television, from playing the frustrated superintendent, Jillson, on The Joey Bishop Show to voicing Saturday morning cartoons, his legacy still lives on today, thanks to reruns of his classic work. Illustrating a passing age of American humor, ONCE A STOOGE, ALWAYS A STOOGE tells the whole story. Jam-packed with timeless remembrances, Besser vividly recounts it all-the personal ups and downs, the classic skits and routines that became his hallmark, and behind-the-scenes stories of show business icons who enriched his life and career, including Abbott and Costello, Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jerry Lewis, Olsen and Johnson, and many others. This thoroughly revised and expanded edition contains scores of previously unpublished anecdotes and material throughout, including hundreds of new, many rare and one-of-a-kind illustrations and extensive appendices of the legendary funnyman's stage, film, radio and TV appearances, that round out this charming, thoughtfully written, fully updated and expanded memoir. PRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL EDITION: "An affectionate, thoroughly enjoyable remembrance of a lifetime spent on the road and on the screen." LOS ANGELES TIMES "A fascinating look at the development of American entertainment from a person who managed to experience it all . . ." PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
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