# Lots of Joe E Brown on TCM

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 9, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-joe-e-brown-on-tcm/849154 "2020-03-09T17:07:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-joe-e-brown-on-tcm/849154/1 "2020-03-09T17:07:05Z")

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I know he was incredibly popular in his day, but he seems like more of a curiosity nowadays. Does he have any fans here who actually laugh at his material?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-joe-e-brown-on-tcm/849154/2 "2020-03-09T17:46:57Z")

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I think he’s funny. But mostly I just notice him because of his rubber face.

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**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-joe-e-brown-on-tcm/849154/3 "2020-03-09T17:58:22Z")

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Satchel Mouth.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-joe-e-brown-on-tcm/849154/4 "2020-03-09T20:38:09Z")

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I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job as Osgood Fielding III in _Some Like it Hot_.

The bit when Jack Lemmon “comes out to him” is just wonderful.

Sadly, most of his work in the early years were in less-than-quality films. And in later works it was a lot of small roles, if not cameos.

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-joe-e-brown-on-tcm/849154/5 "2020-03-10T00:55:35Z")

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I dote on vintage screen comedy, and I only know him from **Some Like it Hot,** also.

(hangs head in shame)

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-joe-e-brown-on-tcm/849154/6 "2020-03-10T00:57:08Z")

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PS: To me, **Some Like it Hot** counts as _contemporary_ screen comedy.

“Daphne!!!”