As Dan & Dick said at the beginning of "Laugh-In", history was made when-at 8:30pm eastern on a Monday-Desi Arnaz appeared on NBC on this show during the second half opposite his former wife Lucille Ball on CBS on "Here's Lucy". He charms with his singing and his making fun of his English and has interesting encounters with Rosmenko and Gladys! Among the highlights is Alan Sues once again doing Jo Anne Worley in a series of Cinderella sketches playing the fairy godmother. Not great but pretty good ep of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". Oh, and Happy Birthday, Ms. Tomlin!
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Desi, opposite Lucy
tforbes-227 May 2017
Warning: Spoilers
A measure of how "Laugh-In" could be so cutting edge for its time is its having Desi Arnaz as a special guest star. Ten years after he and Lucille Ball divorced, he appears opposite her, on a competing show, on another network.
That said, his performance is an interesting one. His hair has clearly been dyed, since he had gone gray a while before 1970. There are times he seems tired, and his heavy smoking had some effect on his voice.
That said, he is definitely fun to watch! He manages to get in some music as well. Though he had scaled back his show business activities by this time, it would have been interesting if he had a regular venue such as "Laugh-In." Four years later, he would give an even better performance on "Ironside," proving he still had that spark in him. And ironically, his (and Lucille Ball's) daughter, Lucie Arnaz, would appear on "Laugh-In."
That said, his performance is an interesting one. His hair has clearly been dyed, since he had gone gray a while before 1970. There are times he seems tired, and his heavy smoking had some effect on his voice.
That said, he is definitely fun to watch! He manages to get in some music as well. Though he had scaled back his show business activities by this time, it would have been interesting if he had a regular venue such as "Laugh-In." Four years later, he would give an even better performance on "Ironside," proving he still had that spark in him. And ironically, his (and Lucille Ball's) daughter, Lucie Arnaz, would appear on "Laugh-In."
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