Another Shecky sighting

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 27th, 2005

An article in the Desert Sun, the newspaper of Palm Springs and environs, details the goings on at a recent poker tourney organized by Dick Van Patten.

And it doesn’t get much funnier than the brilliant Shecky Greene, who entertained at the Sunday night awards dinner (along with singing comedy impressionist Scott Record). Palm Springs resident Shecky told us that after decades at the top of the comedy heap, he’s no longer in show biz. That made us doubly lucky, because this rare performance had everyone howling with laughter. At 80 years old, he looks great and is as sharp as ever. Encore, Shecky!

“The Springs” (as Alf usta refer to it) sounds like a bizarre place, filled with celebs past and present and, of course, Frank Sinatra’s old place, fully restored! An earlier article on the poker tourney listed Shirley Jones, Marty Ingalls, Lenny Dykstra, Vijay Armitraj, Wilford Brimley, Bernie Kopell Bo Hopkins, Lyle Waggoner and Fred “The Hammer” Williamson.

We hear that HBO and TBS have snagged Shecky for their Festival next month, where he’ll appear on the Founders Show.