# Brilliant comedy from the past . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 23, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743 "2001-08-23T16:45:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/1 "2001-08-23T16:45:29Z")
Have you ever heard/seen these? “How to speak hip” - Del Close “Thank you Mask Man!” - Lenny Bruce If not, track em down. These are two of the funniest pieces I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. DaLovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/2 "2001-08-23T17:01:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dalovindj \* > \*\*“Thank you Mask Man!” - Lenny Bruce > \*\* A personal fave. Have you ever seen the animated version? Quite nice. Townspeople: What do you want the horse for? Masked Man: Unnatural Acts! ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/3 "2001-08-23T17:10:00Z")
That’s the one I was talking about. Is there a non-animated version? “Masked fag man. Aint that a kick in the ass!” DaLovin’Dj ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/4 "2001-08-23T17:13:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dalovindj \* > **That’s the one I was talking about. Is there a non-animated version?** I originally heard it as a cut off a Lenny Bruce album, part of his stand-up act. Townspeople: What do ya want the Indian for? Masked Man: Acts! ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/5 "2001-08-23T17:18:22Z")
> [@](#): > > “How to speak hip” - Del Close i think i heard part of that on Dr. Demento a few years ago, i haven’t tried to track it down on mp3 yet. ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/6 "2001-08-23T17:24:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pcubed \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by dalovindj \* > > \*\*“Thank you Mask Man!” - Lenny Bruce > > \*\* > > A personal fave. Have you ever seen the animated version? Quite nice. > > Townspeople: What do you want the horse for? > Masked Man: Unnatural Acts! \*\* Thats’s Lenny Bruce!!! Years and years ago I saw that cartoon and thought it was about the funniest thing I had ever seen. Up until just now, I have never been able to find it or anyone who knows who/what is was. My life has meaning again. ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/7 "2001-08-23T17:32:21Z")
jk1245: Now check out “How to speak hip” and your life will blossom like a flower rooted in laughter. Ahhhh… maybe not. But you’ll laugh a whole lot. It’s another one of those things that everyone should here but almost no one has. DaLovin’Dj ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/8 "2001-08-23T17:32:30Z")
For a 2 minute slice of “Thank You Masked Man”, go [here](http://www.broadcast.com/video/listenpages/th/5187/). ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/9 "2001-08-23T19:38:20Z")
For the script for Mask man… [http://www.notbored.org/mask-man.html](http://www.notbored.org/mask-man.html) ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/10 "2001-08-23T22:28:09Z")
Listen to “How To Speak Hip” [http://www.kdb.net/hip.htm](http://www.kdb.net/hip.htm) ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2001, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/11 "2001-08-24T13:19:49Z")
Way to post links guys!!! I love the internet. What once was hard to find, is now readily available. From classic comedy to cookbooks and back to the straightdope! Dalovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brilliant-comedy-from-the-past/77743/12 "2001-08-26T05:31:00Z")
Listen to Stan Freberg’s versions of “Banana Boat Song (Day-O)” or “Heartbreak Hotel”. They’re classic send-ups of pop music. They show up on Demento occasionally. I can’t find them online, though, sorry.