Not "from time to time." Madden used to have a regular AM Drive segment on KCBS. Initially it was once a week (either Mondays or Fridays, can't recall), then it became daily until his stroke made it impossible to continue. He would chat with the morning team, primarily Al Hart (until his own retirement), and later Stan Bunger. One of those interesting people who knew tons about his particular specialty, but could make it interesting and approachable to even casual listeners by virtue of his personality and sense of humor.
Remember that Magnificent Seven (1960) was filmed and released during a MUCH different era. The golden age of movie making for MGM, Warner Bros., Paramount, 20th Century Fox, etc. is long gone. Even as recently as the very early 1990s, "showbiz" was still alive and the same "stars" that you saw in many of the biggest movies and TV programs of the time would also be on Carson, game shows, celebrity roasts, Circus of the Stars, the Jerry Lewis Telethon, etc. that's all gone as well. Then again, remember that 1993 was 30 years ago already. While I don't consider the modern era of Netflix and Amazon offerings, or today's "stars" to be worse or better, I do recognize that it is a different era completely - both the people in the leading roles, and the way movies and popular media are distributed.
Yes. Back then the keyword was "better".
You're comparing apples to oranges, as none of those men are comedic actors, which Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler are. To accurately compare anything to Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler back to that time period, you'd have to compare them to the 1960s comedic actors. How do they compare to Jerry Lewis, Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Peter Sellers, etc.
I would say that Sandler and Ferrell are nowhere near as talented as Lemmon or Peter Sellers. Opinions always differ. Sandler was embarrassing in the LONGEST YARD remake. Burt Reynolds was far superior in the original. Some people will not watch movies that are over 25 years old. It's their loss...
Jerry Lewis was too much slapstick comedy. Will Ferrell has actually range in his acting.
All three played fools and idiots. They weren't acting.
Do you think it’s easy to be a comedic actor? Landing the jokes with realism while running dialog.
No, I don't. Which is exactly why the three I mentioned I don't consider comedians.
