Modified On November 24, 2004
Friend of SHECKYmagazine Steve Ochs alerted us to an item about “Harrington & Storm: Two Guys Doing a One-Man Show.” That would be Pat Harrington and Howard Storm, two comics, each with a resume a mile long and enough stories to… fill a one-man/two-man show.
Their new stage show at Theatre West is its only area appearance prior to a schedule of dates on the East Coast. It is a chronicle of an extraordinary friendship that has spanned decades. It is a collection of show business anecdotes (like the time Pat’s dad, Pat Sr., had to sing “My Yiddishe Mama” for gangster Dutch Schultz). It is a compendium of a unique period in the histories of live entertainment and television. It is also the framework for a collection of their best stories and funniest, laugh-out-loud sketches.
We met Howard Storm one evening about four years ago, when we were invited to a meeting of Yarmy’s Army (a loose affiliation of accomplished standup comics and actors who frequently gather for charity events). Also in attendance that night were Shelley Berman, Gary Owens, Peter Marshall, Don Knotts and the late Ralph Stanley Ross (the guy who created the Batman television series!) Harrington, although a member of the Army, wasn’t present that night. But we’re sure you know him from his years Schnieder on One Day At A Time. It’s fascinating to read the rest of the story just to check out Harrington and Storm’s credits. We should all be so accomplished!