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16 Aug 2017 Conversations with Tyler Dave Barry on Humor, Writing, and Life as a Florida Man
“When there were repertory theaters, I went to see Marx Brothers movies and Duck Soup, at least, I think held up pretty well.”
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…Nobody knows who Robert Benchley is anymore, and this is one of the things I’ve been using for years as an example of why I don’t expect to be famous for anything in 20 years, except for Talk Like a Pirate Day, which wasn’t even my idea. People who do humor, with the rarest of exceptions, do not last in the culture the way people who write Tender Is the Night hang around for much longer. We talk about the Marx Brothers but who goes to see Marx Brothers movies anymore? We know who they are, but people still go to see Shakespeare performed, not to compare. When there were repertory theaters, I went to see Marx Brothers movies and Duck Soup, at least, I think held up pretty well. Yeah, because you’re old like me.…
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