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Very nice, brings back memories of Leon Redbone
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This is 100% up my alley, thanks for the recommendation!
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Your tin-pan alley?
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You should also check out two guys Janet has worked with - the completely real 1930’s comedy team Biffle and Shooster. She’s in the trailer for about two seconds. https://youtu.be/S9bZpgebbJk
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Hubba, Hubba!
And I like how the cut-out backgrounds emulate both the early Disney Alice films but also the Fleischer Bros. Betty Boop musical series.
. . . but Sweded.
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Yellowface is just fine, as long as you do it in a eye-winking, retro way.
Does it include Lena from Palesteena who plays the concertina? Cuz, as a Jewish concertina player myself, it’s my favorite.
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the Theda Bara thing. OMG the Theda Bara thing. 
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