World of Weird Al Yankovic

ElRoboDiablo @ Aug 2 2007, 07:54 AM wrote: i've always wondered if there was a reason for al relentlessly slamming jerry lewis for like ten minutes. not that i like jerry lewis, i could care less about that guy. but it seems a little out-of-character for al. a little.. mean? to just rip and rip on an old man who dedicated much of his life to fundraising for sick children? again, i don't give a darn about jerry lewis, but a facts a fact, right? i've always theorized to myself (because most of my friends aren't interested in hearing my weird al conspiracy theories LOL) that jerry lewis made some kind of disparaging remark about al in the past and al's just evening the score. you know, because a lot of 'serious' comics (oxymoron alert) find it easy to slam al.

just my little theory. anybody wanna weigh in? this has seriously been knocking around in my head since the first time i heard PH.

oh, and btw i LOVE Genius In France. i think it's brilliant and that FZ would have been very, very impressed.



a little more to the left, boys... a little more to the left...

Lewis remained popular in Europe: he was consistently praised by some highbrow French critics in the influential Cahiers du Cinéma for his absurd comedy, in part because he had gained respect as an auteur who had total control over all aspects of his films, comparable to Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock. In March 2006 the French Minister of Culture awarded Lewis the 'Legion of Honor' calling him the 'French people's favorite clown.' [1] Liking Lewis has long been a common stereotype about the French in the minds of many Americans, and is often the object of jokes in U.S. pop culture.

ElRoboDiablo @ Aug 2 2007, 06:54 AM wrote: anybody wanna weigh in?

Orthography Enthusiast @ Aug 3 2007, 08:03 AM wrote: Really? What is there in the song that you feel applies to the real Jerry Lewis as opposed to the characters he played in movies or portrayed in comedy routines?

And do you really think that Al would light into a man who, as you know, is primarily known now for working to raise funds to cure crippled children, and who continued to do so even when he himself was old and in poor health?

ElRoboDiablo @ Aug 3 2007, 09:08 AM wrote: ah jeez, i knew it would come down to this LOL.

ya know what? just forget it. i don't want to step anybody's toes here.

yay al. no way would he make fun of jerry lewis. what a horrible idea i put forth.