It was a Labor Day tradition for God knows how many years. For close to 24 hours Jerry would stage an all-star glitzy show from Las Vegas raising money for Muscular Dystrophy (a more than worthwhile cause). The show was always entertaining in a mega cheese way. Jerry presented the last gasp of Rat Pack-era Vegas entertainment along with healthy dollops of oozing sincerity and self-importance.
The telethon has been gone for a number of years now. Jerry himself is gone. But I found this clip that in eleven minutes pretty much encapsulates everything the Jerry Lewis Telethon was. The entertainment and the treacle.
So for a few minutes, lets return to Labor Days gone by. Oh... and wear a mask.
from By Ken Levine
The telethon has been gone for a number of years now. Jerry himself is gone. But I found this clip that in eleven minutes pretty much encapsulates everything the Jerry Lewis Telethon was. The entertainment and the treacle.
So for a few minutes, lets return to Labor Days gone by. Oh... and wear a mask.
from By Ken Levine
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