#classiccomedians

Ruth became a favorite of mine in the past few years. I had the amazing opportunity to communicate with her on social media and by mail, and was honored that she loved my art and shared it often. Many friends have reached out to me today because they hear her name and think of me, so I had to make my tribute special.

Here are 10 things you should know about Harpo Marx, born 135 years ago today. He and his brothers were stars in virtually every arena of show biz and no one ever had a bad word to say about him.

Ever since I learned that in many countries it’s a tradition to watch an old comedy sketch called “Dinner For One” on New Year’s Eve, I have made it a tradition too.

Dr. Seuss style studies are fun

For Groucho’s birthday I offer a sketch I made months ago, based on a funny stock photo. The pose is actually not too far off from some of his real publicity photos.

Have you heard the news that the audio from a symphony concert narrated by Harpo Marx will be released soon? Most of the world has only heard a few sentences’ worth of his voice on tape, so this is a huge deal I’m so excited about! This revolutionary piece of media will be coming from Ramseur Records on June 3.

I was going to just post the remaining two pictures in this series, but I figured why not just collect all four together in one place?

It’s that time of year when I find myself thinking about Laurel and Hardy more than the usual amount. With Oliver Hardy’s birthday on this date, and the fact that I often get a new book about them for Christmas, I always feel inspired in January. This year I came up with a whole new take on L&H by combining them with one of my other favorite things: frogs! How had I not thought of it before? Stay tuned as they get into a jam in the following days…