Loughing with Grouch Marx

One of the best comedians of all time is Groucho Marx. He was an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, stage, film, radio, television star and performer. Sometimes I just sit down and watch old films with the Marx brothers. These films with Chico, Harpo and Groucho Marx are hillarious.

He is generally considered to have been a master of quick wit and one of America’s greatest comedians.

And example on his irrepressible wit is that in resigning from the Friars club Mr. Marx, incapable of passing up an opportunity for a gag-line, wrote: “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” This is one of my favourite letters weotten by Groucho and printed in the book, ’Letters to and from…’

Groucho Marx suffered from severe insomnia.
When he couldn’t sleep, Groucho would call his Beverly Hills neighbor, Alice Cooper, and ask him to come over and join him.

Alice would bring over a six-pack of beer and Groucho and he would drink beer and watch old movies on TV until Groucho nodded off.

Groucho passed away in 1977.