It's Like A Death In The Family...

Death, be not proud...

You know in times like these, with the death of Teddy Kennedy and the passing of a dynasty, it's hard not to think about Jerry Lewis. And for me, when I think of Jerry Lewis - the single most annoying, unfunny comic this side of Jerry Seinfeld - I think of Jerry's wonderful cut-rate impersonator, Sammy Petrillo.

Sadly, Sammy has left the building:

Sammy Petrillo, a nightclub comic who built his career mostly on his striking resemblance to Jerry Lewis and a spot-on impression of him — much to Mr. Lewis’s ire — died on Saturday in Bronxville, N.Y. He was 74 and lived in Tuckahoe, N.Y.

Let me tell you one thing about Sammy before grief overcomes me...

He made Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla, the finest Martin and Lewis comedy they never made. In fact, it is a better film than anything Jerry Lewis ever made... With or without Dino. 

Find a copy of this film. Watch it. Then you'll know why Sammy Petrillo should be lying in state.

Comments

[jane2]

Damn, I need to renew my prescription...I thought you said Jerry LEE Lewis, in which case I'd want the video with Kid Rock and Jerry doing Whole Lotta Shaking. Jerry Lewis is painful.