Posted 11:00 PM by Gerald So
Deadpan is my favorite comedy. It doesn't seem to seek laughs all along. Adding surprise, only when fully delivered do you see how funny it is. Bob Newhart was a master of deadpan and a presence you couldn't duplicate. As an audience, we're so fortunate he lived and entertained so long.
It's hard to believe he didn't win an Emmy until his 80s, for guest-starring on THE BIG BANG THEORY as Professor Proton Arthur Jeffries. In life, unlike Bill Cosby, he was the husband and father figure he appeared to be, someone who perfectly fit the description "the genuine article."
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