Well last week I was chucking it all in.
This week I was chuckling it up over lunch at Sardi's with a bevy of beautiful, dynamic women. One of those women has been a comedy idol of mine since I could laugh.
This week I was chuckling it up over lunch at Sardi's with a bevy of beautiful, dynamic women. One of those women has been a comedy idol of mine since I could laugh.
Marilyn
Sokol is currently starring in the hit comedy show
at the
Westside Theatre, 407 W 43rd St. NYC.
Marilyn's got a resume of TV, film and stage credits as
long as your arm. Truth be told, I fell in love with her peculiar brand of
merriment on the radio and have admired her ever since. FYI, Her
distinctive voice still graces many Sesame Street projects.
At lunch this week, this entertainment goddess held aloft
a tiny ceramic black cat. She told of
being in second grade when her teacher distributed one to each in the class.
She immediately set about painting her cat
green.
She was made fun of by a
classmate who laughed and called out to the teacher,
“Look who’s painting the cat green!”
Embarrassed by her classmate’s outburst and instructed
by her teacher to paint her cat black, she complied. At the age of 70 Marilyn is full of fire and humor and holds her cat scanning for faint streaks of her original green.
Having lunch with Marilyn Sokol made me want to shout,
"Look who’s painting the cat green - ME!"
See Marilyn in Old Jews Telling Jokes before it closes in 2 weeks.
Rhonda Hansome is a actor, writer, director and stand-up comic. Her cultural legacy project Drama Mamas The Film finishing fund Indiegogo campaign ends soon. Give a couple of thousand today!
