Originally published at: Here's an exclusive interview with Joshua Mills about his upcoming Fantagraphics book about the late comedian Ernie Kovacs | Boing Boing
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Kovacs was shown on PBS in Chicago in the 70’s, and was formative to my sense of humor. Monty Python was shown there, too, and had a similar effect.
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What a genius. My mom made certain she hipped me to his work.
Tangent:
The Hungarian language uses “cs” as a “ch” sound, as in the automobile expert Csaba Csere’s name. The horsedrawn coach was invented in a Hungarian town named Kocs, which gave the invention its name.
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Loved Kovacs playing Sidney Redlitch, among other roles. I’m glad this book will be easier to get!
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