Marty Feldman was a comic genius and
truly gentle soul. Not many
Americans know that in his homeland,
Marty was the British equivalent of
Woody Allen... namely an
accomplished writer and performer.
Marty's seminal BBC series laid the
foundation for "Monty Python" as
many of its members worked on his
writing staff.
Marty should never be forgotten and
the full true nature of his
incredible talent should forever
stay on our radar. He was much more
than "Aye-Gore."
I'm sharing some rarities in my
possession that Marty gave me back
in the seventies. Here's an auto
mechanic sketch that featured a
recurrent theme of Marty's work:
Driving another human being to the
brink of insanity.
And note the reckless physical act
he performed at the end. A trademark
of his.
It's followed by a brief, strange
vignette with Spike Milligan that
amazed many people because of
Marty's ability to stuff himself
into an extremely tight space.
