Okay, how about a hoary burlesque sketch? This one dates back to the days of Minsky's and it's performed here in a 1979 cable special by Claude Mathis and Dexter Maitland, who also dated back the days of Minsky's. Mathis was what they called a First Banana — the lead comic in a show. Maitland was a straight man — and for my money, one of the few masters of that profession. I used to see him in Vegas and Reno when he was in burlesque shows with another Minsky's survivor, Irv Benson. They were both great and I got to hang out with them backstage and hear great stories.
You may remember Dexter from the movie, The Night They Raided Minsky's. He played — what else? — a burlesque straight man. He got to sing "Take Ten Terrific Girls" and also acted as a kind of technical advisor to the picture, making sure his old place of employment was portrayed with at least a g-string of accuracy. Here he is with Mr. Mathis…