Bush Soup
My recent post on taxes began with a quote from the Marx Brothers` ``Duck Soup`` (I knew you`d catch it, Michael!) To make sure I had the quote right, I read through a script of the movie (one of the all-time classic comedies) which is loaded with puns (groan!) That is what made me appreciate this piece by Jay Homnick at the Reform Club; he does ``Duck Soup`` with President Bush. This is great work; you could change the name from Bush to Firefly and slip this into the original script seamlessly! Don`t miss it; it`s hilarious!
posted by Timothy Birdnow | 5:22 AM
1 Comments:
Of course Michael would catch it!
And of course Michael knows also that much of the celebrated humor of the Marx Brothers is due, actually, to the wit of Morrie Ryskind.
Ryskind was a brilliantly funny writer, and was even called on to save a shockingly blah and unfunny play about President Wintergreen, "Of Thee I Sing."
"Shockingly" because of the enormous talent of the original writers.
A leftish-oriented TV version was made in the 1970s and Ryskind demanded his name be removed from the credits.
Also among his credits is a son, Alan. You have probably heard of him.
Keep up your great work, Tim.
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