From a 1965 episode of Hollywood Palace: Frank Sinatra introduces the King of Insult Comedy — at least before Don Rickles broke through — Jack E. Leonard. Fat Jack, as they called him for obvious reasons, was one of those performers who never had much in the way of material but he had the attitude and style to "sell" just about anything. This clip is a good example of him getting away with comedic murder, blustering his way through a monologue that obviously didn't get a lot from the studio audience and was heavily "sweetened" with fake laughs in the editing room. Still, I always found him fun to watch. See if you do…
