Video Find of the Day
Pete Barbutti was born in 1934 in Scranton, PA. He was doing stand-up in Seattle in the Fifties (? or early Sixties) when he got a big break from Steve Allen. He still works Las vegas from what I can tell. Recently he appeared as himself along with loads of other comedians in Goodnight, We Love You, a movie about Phyllis Diller. I can't do stand-up but I have a lot of respect for people who can. Barbutti is one of my early favorites. Here he is on his final Carson appearance, when Johnny Carson was retiring.
He also plays piano, well, but uses it mostly for comedy. He's especially known for playing the piano with his nose, and with a broom. I couldn't find videos of those, but here's something along the same line.
About Me
- Dr. Wes Browning
- I have a doctorate in Mathematics from Cornell. I am amused by this. My parents tried to kill me on my 1st birthday. Though I now can't speak it much, and though my parents never could, my first language was Hawaiian, not English. I partially credit an I'iwi for my survival. Hear one on the audio clip at my complete profile. I've been homeless a number of times, for a total of about 4 years. For some of that time I supported myself with the sale of paintings. One of my paintings was chosen for the cover of the premier issue of Real Change, see the links below. Since that first issue in 1994 I have become part of its volunteer editorial committee. I write a regular humor column for the paper, currently titled Adventures in Irony. I serve on the Real Change Board of Directors. I feed the Real Change cat Sid Vicious. Anitra Freeman and I are an item.
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