RIP Super Dave Osborne

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Bob Einstein, AKA Marty Funkhouser on Curb Your Enthusiasm dies aged 76. To me will always be Super Dave Osborne which people of a certain age will remember from the risque comedy series Bizarre, shown in the early days of Channel 4 in the UK.

I've just binged on some classic Super Dave stunts on Youtube and they really stand up to the test of time. I have always been a big fan of dead pan comedy, particularly spoof reality, and now I am older and watching these again I can really appreciate just how skilled Bob Einstein was at this and the set up made in each skit.

RIP Super Dave
 
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He was good on Curb, especially the improvised joke he told Jerry Seinfeld! It's been posted on Twitter a lot since yesterday. The footage they used was from the first telling, as Seinfelds reaction was so good.

I have only seen clips of Super Dave, I never knew they were broadcast on UK tv. He was also on a podcast with Norm MacDonald which was well worth a watch.

RIP Marty Funkhouser.
 
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