I misjudged my hero Martin SHORT/Jiminy Glick regarding his being influenced by Skip E. LOWE
Jiminy Glick is a brilliant creation, have only seen a couple of dozen over a few years of the "interviews" all brilliant. Then only a couple of years ago, happened on one (actual person) Skip E. LOWE in my YouTube feed - and was immediately struck by the similarity of Marty's creation with LOWE - the drifty (Navy word, meaning "loopy, scatter-brained" ), oblivious goofiness, sycophancy yet dismissiveness. And then saw a couple of interviews about how Jiminy Glick came about, and I don't recall that Martin ever cited LOWE as an influence (as he does NOT in the video below) while it seemed so obvious that he must have been. And have thought about a Lounge calling out thread (the definitive place for it) for quite awhile. Seems like Martin did, indeed, credit LOWE.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_E._Lowe
Sammy Labella (June 6, 1929 – September 22, 2014), better known by his stage name Skip E. Lowe, was an American stand-up comedian, talk show host and actor. ....
Before adopting his now familiar stage name, LaBella worked as a stand-up comic, impressionist and master of ceremonies. In 1958, he performed in a number of Pittsburgh venues,[4][5] most notably Lenny Litman's Copa, where he opened for Lambert, Hendricks and Ross and Dakota Staton.[6][7] The following summer saw a number of engagements in New York State, and it was in July 1959 that LaBella made his first appearance as Skip E. Lowe at Glen Casino in Williamsville, New York.[8]
Beginning in 1978, he hosted Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood, a weekly talk show for public-access cable television that aired in Los Angeles and New York City.[9]
He appeared in the films Black Shampoo (1976), The World's Greatest Lover (1977), Cameron's Closet (1988), and A-List (2006). In 2001, Lowe wrote The Boy with the Betty Grable Legs: A Showbiz Memoir.[10]
Martin Short cited him as the inspiration for his character Jiminy Glick.[11] ....
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/skip-e-lowe-dead-talk-735285/
He hosted a low-budget public access cable TV show based in L.A. for decades and somehow attracted the stars
.... Despite the shoestring facilities, Lowe conducted thousands of interviews with such guests as Orson Welles, Bette Davis, Shelley Winters, Cesar Romero, Eartha Kitt, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, Patti Page, Mickey Rooney, Pat Boone and Lynn Redgrave. His first sit-down was with movie tough guy Aldo Ray. ....
In an appearance on Late Night With David Letterman, Short revealed that his Jiminy Glick was “a little bit of Skip E. Lowe,” explaining that “he talks to people, but he gets confused with tremendous enthusiasm.” ....
Lowe worked as an emcee at such venues as the Bon Soir in Greenwich Village, where acts included Barbra Streisand, and he toured in USO shows overseas with Bob Hope and Martha Raye, who would become a lifelong friend. ....
Hollywood Gomorrah: Sex Lives of the Hollywood Stars, in which Lowe described encounters with Marlon Brando, James Dean, Montgomery Clift and others, was published this year. Another memoir, The Boy With the Betty Grable Legs, came out in 2001. ....
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