RIP Rip

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Rip Taylor, Flamboyant Comic and Host of ‘The $1.98 Beauty Show,’ Dies at 88

Rip Taylor, the exuberant comedian whose zany shtick and over-the-top delivery made him a television and nightclub mainstay for more than six decades, has died. He was 88.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[EL Alamein]

I remember watching the $1.98 Beauty Show as a kid. May he RIP.

Chris

 

[cw62803]

I bet he would have gotten a kick out of your thread title.

 

[oc_in_fw]

I bet he would have gotten a kick out of your thread title.

 

[emwolf]

Rip was a staple on variety shows in the 60's and 70's. I actually met him once. I was a student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Illinois and the year was either '81 or '82. I was getting a grilled bagel from a street vendor (an SIU tradition that continues today), when a big bus with the name Kenny Rogers emblazoned on it pulls up. Kenny was playing the arena and his warm up was none other than Rip Taylor. Rip steps off the bus and, in pure Rip style, declares, "I MUST have a bagel!" I'm surprised he didn't throw confetti out with his entrance. Hadley, the bagel man, interrupted my bagel to make Rip his. Rip apologized for horning in, but I said it was an honor. He took his bagel, hopped on the bus and sped off to campus.

 

[dmshaver]

Nice story @emwolf. RIP

 

[oc_in_fw]

Rip was a staple on variety shows in the 60's and 70's. I actually met him once. I was a student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Illinois and the year was either '81 or '82. I was getting a grilled bagel from a street vendor (an SIU tradition that continues today), when a big bus with the name Kenny Rogers emblazoned on it pulls up. Kenny was playing the arena and his warm up was none other than Rip Taylor. Rip steps off the bus and, in pure Rip style, declares, "I MUST have a bagel!" I'm surprised he didn't throw confetti out with his entrance. Hadley, the bagel man, interrupted my bagel to make Rip his. Rip apologized for horning in, but I said it was an honor. He took his bagel, hopped on the bus and sped off to campus.

Ah man-no confetti?

 

[Dools]

RIP Rip Taylor...….I hope Rip Torn is still doing well......

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[ajkel64]

I remember seeing him on some TV shows and in some movies but I didn’t know his name until he passed away. RIP Rip.

 

[Rory1262]

I hope Rip Torn is still doing well

He died in July.