Shorts

And a happy birthday to Martin Short.  Like others on SCTV, he went into movies, but was a born sketch performer.  His most famous character is Ed Grimley, but there are so many others.

My favorite is probaby old-time songwriter Irving Cohen. Though it's literally a one-note bit, it always made me laugh (even in bad quality video):



Here's Irving again, along with another one of his greatest creations, Nathan Thurm.



Short's characters often sang. Short himself was a professional singer, which helped in creating Jackie Rogers, Senior and Junior:



Here's a double dose of Jerry Lewis. I'm certain Martin Short loves Jerry, but these parodies take no prisoners.