Nah. I know Robin in college. That was really before cocaine. He's funny sober and he's funny stoned. He's just funny. He was actually a LOT funnier then than he is now. After lunch, your belly would hurt from laughing so hard.
Hope he gets control of the problem. It's a bear.
The first time I saw "Reality: What a Concept," I was stunned at what they showed as the credits rolled . . . Williams was sitting on the ground backstage, leaning up against a curtained wall. His pupils were so large, they ate up the color in his eyes.
If he wasn't trippin' balz when that was filmed, then I'm a flamingo.
What college was it?
Okay, Blanche Duboise as Tonto: "I have always depended upon the kindness of rangers."
I also thought his "Elmer Fudd sings Bruce Springsteen" was great.
Yowr widen in my caw,
I tuwn on the wadio,
True story...I was at an ice cream shop across from (sorry I can't remember the name...Holy City Zoo?) a comedy club in the late '80s. Robin came in with a comedian who was trying to impress him. Unfortunately, that comedian was trying to out-Robin-Robin. Nothing gay about it.
Robin was very patient with the guy and gave him hints. I looked at him briefly...small nod...he was cool.
I knew a woman who could go on an improv role like Robin Williams. Her name was Robin also. She was married with kids and she didn't want to get into show business but, when she got into telling jokes, she'd be so hilarious with rapid-fire unrehearsed wisecracks that I had trouble breathing.
It truly is a gift. Most brains just don't work that fast. We all implored her to go into comedy clubs and get "discovered". She was so afraid of failure that she just refused to do it. But at a party...