• Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 months ago

    If you are under 60, you may not know who he is. Go watch the Bob Newhart show. The comedy is very sharp. Probably a major influence on The Office and that kind of humor.

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      4 months ago

      for the uninitiated, the gag “alternative ending” of breaking bad was based on the finale of one of his shows. I’m sure there are other examples but that’s the one that springs to mind

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      4 months ago

      I’ve seen him in a few things. Like The Librarian.

      EDIT: I should have prefaced that I’m under 40.