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Old Comedy Never Dies

By Matt Selman | July 8, 2009 | +

Commentator John McEnroe, describing Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, who had just won a record-breaking 15th Grand Slam Title:

He looks just maaahvelous, as Billy Crystal said.

This is why comedy writers do what they do.  For immortality.  To live forever.

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  • eduardojencarelli

    One of your first episodes on The Simpsons made fun of sports commentators, as I recall. The one where Homer buys a gun. Brockman had no passion narrating the soccer match, while the latino dude was close to a heart attack. I love that particular set piece.
    .
    If McEnroe said Federer looked maaahvelous, I can’t even begin to imagine what Sacha Baron Cohen’s Brüno would say.

  • dennitzio

    I’m surprised McEnroe didn’t say “Federer was like me yesterday – telling kids to ‘Get off my lawn’”.

    (Hello? Wimbledon uses a grass court? Yeah, yeah, your momma’s so dumb she think Jar Jar comes with Pickles Pickles)

  • http://www.creatingacomic.com cjalexander

    McEnroe was actually talking about the retired Pete Sampras, who had flown in from CA to watch Federer break his record. But your point is taken.

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