I tend to get a little cynical when the tributes roll in after a celebrity dies, but the passing of Robin Williams hit me pretty hard in the gut. Like many of you, I grew up with him, and for much of my life he was, simply, the funniest person I could name.
He was the kind of performer who spoke to all ages and localities – including New Orleans. Above is a clip from a performance he gave at UNO in 2002. Its bursting with that singature Williams’ improvised energy that, of course, never stops – in less than two minutes he skews from Bourbon Street to po’boys to digestive tracts to reptile anatomy. It says something about the man’s talent that, on a morning as sad as today, this still made me quite literally laugh out loud. Listen with headphones, and fair warning, the language is pretty adult. And thanks, Robin.
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