I live over in Glendale, and I know that area of Encino enough to picture where his home was. I think we both had about the same reaction. What a shame...
I’d rank him among the top ten comedians I’ve enjoyed. If he did slip below ten it wasn’t by much, and certainly above 20th.
Because he died in his prime like that, it seemed like so much more of a loss.
I liked Jack Benny, George Gobel, George Burns, Carson, Bob Hope,... and it was sad to see them go. It was time for them to go. They’d never be forgotten, but it was their time. (I’d say Carson was a bit premature, certainly a surprise.)
Oh well...
I’d rank him among the top ten comedians I’ve enjoyed. If he did slip below ten it wasn’t by much, and certainly above 20th.
Phil Hartman as Frank Sinatra on SNL is one of my all-time favorites.