{"id":1571,"date":"2017-02-14T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2017-02-13T20:55:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T01:55:11","slug":"jeff-abrahams-favorite-professor-irwin-corey-clip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2017\/02\/14\/jeff-abrahams-favorite-professor-irwin-corey-clip\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Abraham&#8217;s Favorite Professor Irwin Corey Clip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 6, Professor Irwin Corey, otherwise known as The World\u2019s Foremost Authority, died in New York City. Corey was 102, and had an amazing run as a comic. Depending on where you consider his starting point, he was active for around 80 years. Blacklisted for his politics in the 50s, a staple at the Playboy Clubs (Dick Gregory got one of his first big breaks replacing Corey at the Chicago club in 1961). He appeared <em>The Steve Allen Show<\/em>, <em>The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson<\/em>, <em>Late Night with David Letterman<\/em>, and countless other shows. Robert Heinlein name-checked him. And he released a new DVD, <em>Live at the Village Vanguard<\/em>, in 2004 when he was 90. <\/p>\n<p>Corey had a gift for a comic ramble, making speeches that seemed like they were going nowhere, and still ending up somewhere surprising. His presence was a mix of Jonathan Winters and Sid Caesar. He had a keen sense of character and spontaneity. (More info in the links below).   <\/p>\n<p>To honor the man\u2019s memory, I asked Jeff Abraham, whom I\u2019ve known as a publicist for years and stand-up fans might know from his <a href=\"http:\/\/stolendress.com\/comedyonvinyl\/tag\/jeff-abraham\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Comedy On Vinyl&#8221; podcast<\/a>, about his favorite Corey clip. He chose this one from the <em>Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour<\/em>. \u201cIt shows that he was so much more than just a stand-up comic,\u201d he says. \u201cHe was a comedian. He wasn\u2019t afraid of silence; he used his body and face to get laughs in addition to the written material. Professor Irwin Corey was truly one of a kind!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RHlLmYVCzKY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Links:<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irwincorey.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Irwin Corey \u2013 Official Site<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0179782\/\" target=\"_blank\">Irwin Corey on IMDB<\/a><br \/>\n3. NPR \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/02\/07\/513879165\/the-worlds-foremost-authority-has-died-prof-irwin-corey-was-102\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The World&#8217;s Foremost Authority Has Died: Prof. Irwin Corey Was 102&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n4. New York Times \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/02\/07\/arts\/irwin-corey-comedian-and-foremost-authority-dies-at-102.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Irwin Corey, Comedian and \u2018Foremost Authority,\u2019 Dies at 102&#8221;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 6, Professor Irwin Corey, otherwise known as The World\u2019s Foremost Authority, died in New York City. 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