skelton knaggs wrote:
Sid Fields routines with Getting invited to the Birthday(Strawberry ice cream), explaining life on the farm to Lou, Niagara Falls(Jail), and his description of Lou in The Drug Store, are machine gun, rapid fire, tongue twisting works of sheer brilliance and timing.Sid Fields was a true genius of comedy and deserves much more recognition for it.


His Niagra Falls is the definitive version of that oft performed skit ! His energy and verbal delivery is just incredible ! 

He does appear to read off cue cards during the Life on the Farm sketch though.

" his description of Lou in The Drug Store .... machine gun, rapid fire, tongue twisting works of sheer brilliance ... "

You said it !!  I can't even pronounce antediluvian physiogamy.

      

Kneeteartap
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