Ernie Kovacs as Percy Dovetonsils

Ernie Kovacs as Percy Dovetonsils - "Autumn"

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15 жыл бұрын

[From "Kovacs Corner" on KZfaq.com] - Poet Laureate Percy Dovetonsils waxes sentiment over the autumn season and it's impact in the Garden of Eden.

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@Michael_R1957 Жыл бұрын

People either get Mr. Kovacs’ brilliance, or they don’t. No middle ground. I’m fortunate, I’ve always been able to appreciate his genius. Everyone has their own tastes.

@user-ik3cw9fu5y 11 ай бұрын

You are wise! 🙂🙂🙂

@PRR5406 10 жыл бұрын

The laughter is the camera crew cracking up. They were a close bunch of friends who could share in Ernie's sense of humor, and make it come alive. For 1950's televison, he was way, way , ahead of his time. "We all loved him".

@cengeb 6 жыл бұрын

Soupy Sales musta got his ideas from Ernie

@creatornat 3 жыл бұрын

I *adore* hearing them laugh-I wish I had been there!

@radicalross7700 2 жыл бұрын

If he did, he wasn't the only one. Laugh-In did it, too.

@danielzielke9997 Жыл бұрын

They were PAID to laugh if they wanted to keep their job. The "humour" was as dry as a martini. I would help if he got hit in the face with a pie.

@derekmyers3258 2 жыл бұрын

I just discovered this hilarious man for the first time tonight, and I already love him.

@robertburnett5561 6 жыл бұрын

Ernie was ahead of our time also. Please share with the young folks.

@thegardenoffragileegos1845 5 жыл бұрын

He was just smart, too smart for the audience then, and especially too smart for the audience today. He was a comedian's comedian through and through.

@seththomas9105 5 жыл бұрын

Back in the 70's Iowa Public TV would run old Ernie Kovacs shows on Saturday nights. My dad would let me stay up and watch them with him and mom. The laughter will always be remembered, thanks Ernie.

@syrupofwahoo3059 4 жыл бұрын

i remember my dad watching PBS on saturday nights back in the 70's and Kovacs was on.... he was laughing his ass off n i didnt see that often. Dad let me stay up n watch with him. no wonder my 24 yr old son i have such whackadoodle senses of humor!

@ZnenTitan 4 жыл бұрын

@@syrupofwahoo3059 How can anyone remain "normal" after watching Nairobi Trio?

@hcombs0104 Жыл бұрын

PBS did an Ernie Kovacs retrospective in early 1977.

@qwisp 13 жыл бұрын

The world's most beloved poet laureate.

@yaffayafo82 6 жыл бұрын

i wish he had lived longer, His stage situation comedy is clever. Ernie Kovacs was so cool and funny.

@Bigbadwhitecracker 6 жыл бұрын

yes, the best was yet to come for him, I'm sure of it.

@hungfao 2 жыл бұрын

My dad turned me on to Kovacs back in the 60s when the newness of his brand of comedy was still very apparent. Unfortunately, the available clips were limited. Thanks for these posts!!

@Northside777 14 жыл бұрын

"I pity the abstainer!" Hilarious!

@Michael_R1957 3 ай бұрын

Yes it is,hilarious! Perhaps it was an Ad Lib.

@radicalross7700 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love that Perthy Dovetonthilth

@joewhiteyipee 12 жыл бұрын

...love Ernie Kovacs!

@b.deville3236 Жыл бұрын

Ernie Kovacs is a living legend!

@garymuzik 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for posting this and so many great Ernie Kovacs clips! I used to love watching his shows on PBS when I was a kid.

@MissPerriwinkle Жыл бұрын

brilliant.

@pattycake9856 5 жыл бұрын

That looks like my eyes, that's what makes this clip so funny. God bless

@jrh98033 13 жыл бұрын

Sooo grateful for these postings! Thanks 1M!

@user-vo5kv9qi6k 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding!!

@johnomirth 10 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing of his death while listening to the car radio...sad.

@ghostrider-ek8gu Жыл бұрын

Pure Genius!

@rutabagasteu 9 жыл бұрын

Supposed to be water in that glass. The crew would sometimes fill it with vodka, particularly if Ernie was thirsty. Got him very quickly drunk when he chugged what he thought was water.

@fntime 7 жыл бұрын

You're talking shit!

@rutabagasteu 10 ай бұрын

@@surfrecords999 from videos of his show, here on KZfaq, he said he would be very thirsty and would chug a tall glass of what he thought was water. But it was vodka.

@chesucat 5 жыл бұрын

He's like a cross between Milton and Bubbles.

@HagbardCeline42 4 жыл бұрын

This is Milton from Office Space wow.

@louishamilton1710 6 жыл бұрын

He was CRAZY!!

@djbloodshot 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if stephen root used this character to develop milton in the movie office space

@dancahill8555 10 ай бұрын

A regular Beaudelaire!

@thirdofnever 4 ай бұрын

Office Space! My stapler!

@videolabguy 8 жыл бұрын

MSoulPoet. Yep. Percy Dovetonsils and John Waters do (did) indeed have a lot in common. They are both famous stars! He he he he heeeeee!

@johnprovince5304 5 жыл бұрын

Ernie was getting heat from the network over this character even then.

@rogerc9245 10 күн бұрын

Now we know where Stephen Root got the idea how to play Milton in Office Space...

@Stigggs 2 жыл бұрын

This stylish and woke gentleman seems to be ahead of his time. A lovely poem and reading. Why doesn't anyone ever mention him? The only thing that I didn’t like was the way the video ended it. Forcing the man to slide off the chair! with bad camera work? That didn't seem right.

@camgrants 7 жыл бұрын

Proto-Steve Brule

@stanochocki8984 7 жыл бұрын

LOL...."...maybe it's that sassy bartender using mascara, again"....Kovacs ! and using quick 'n slick social commentary jokes..

@salvagemonster3612 3 жыл бұрын

So Stephen Root stole the idea for Milton from Percy

@iadorenewyork1 2 жыл бұрын

I think this might have been based partly on Tennessee Williams.

@treesny 2 жыл бұрын

My thought exactly.

@MrRezillo Жыл бұрын

Yes! You nailed it.

@randyzeitman1354 2 ай бұрын

Explain, changing my seat in chemistry.

@MSoulPoet 11 жыл бұрын

John Waters must have based his mustache on this.

@SpamNapkin 4 жыл бұрын

If they move his desk one more time he's gonna set the building on fire

@mmjhcb 10 жыл бұрын

"it's" impact?????

@stevefah 3 жыл бұрын

The funniest part is how the subtitler keeps misunderstanding what he says.

@bessied.5694 2 жыл бұрын

"Mommy. Is that a man or a woman?" "It's a Democrat, honey."

@jessfrankel5212 6 ай бұрын

The only thing I found funny was the name Kovacs chose for himself. Kovacs was one of those comedians that you either liked or didn't care for. I fall into the latter category.