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RIP Bob Newhart
« on: July 19, 2024, 09:22:58 AM »
Knew how to make people laugh without being obnoxious. He was the master of delivery timing.
RIP

Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
https://apnews.com/article/bob-newhart-dead-799460b72b3c47e7aaf4eeb246f00b8c
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Re: RIP Bob Newhart
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2024, 09:27:27 AM »
A true class act. RIP.

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Re: RIP Bob Newhart
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2024, 10:18:15 AM »
Funny guy, a LOT of today's comedians could learn a lot from watching him.

He'll be missed.
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Re: RIP Bob Newhart
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2024, 11:16:21 AM »
I appreciated how his career picked up a new generation of fans late in life with his guest role as Professor Proton on the Big Bang Theory.
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Re: RIP Bob Newhart
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2024, 11:17:06 AM »
Great comedian. Newhart was one of my favorite shows (well, mine, and my brother Daryl's, and my other brother Daryl's).

I always considered him to be the same caliber as the Carol Burnett Show comedians. While they did innuendo, they never resorted to raunchy, and still had you rolling on the floor.
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Re: RIP Bob Newhart
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2024, 07:24:31 PM »
R.I.P., Major Major.
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Re: RIP Bob Newhart
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2024, 04:32:20 AM »
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I first appreciated him from his recordings, especially the one where he gets a call from Sir Walter Raleigh about tobacco and coffee.

https://youtu.be/_XDxAzVEbN4 (3:34)

Good job, Sir, RIP
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Re: RIP Bob Newhart
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2024, 03:12:11 PM »
Bob was one of those people whose work is timeless.  You can watch his stuff decades later and it is still funny.
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Re: RIP Bob Newhart
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2024, 06:24:32 PM »
He was a class act, no doubt. Along with Tim Conway one of the funniest comedians ever.
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Re: RIP Bob Newhart
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