Here's CNR and the late Brett Somers busting chops:
I consider myself very lucky (thanks to my friend Kevin) to have seen Charles Nelson Reilly onstage in 2004 at the El Portal Theatre. "Save It For the Stage: The Life of Reilly" was his one-man memoir performance, and it was a surreal pleasure to see him in person. I was 8 months pregnant at the time, and the fact that I could sit still for 2 hours to watch a man reminisce about his life from birth to present day is a testament to Charles Nelson Reilly's natural ability to entertain.
While you can no longer get within ascot-sniffing distance of the dearly departed CNR, you can own the film adaptation of his one-man show for free (wha?) with the purchase of any one of a number of classy t-shirts at charlesnelsonreilly.com.
Here's one of the best moments of Saturday Night Live's not-very-classic years. Alec Baldwin as Charles Nelson Reilly. It's as if someone crept into my head during a particularly intimate moment of abandon, and then made it into a little skit.
About 4 years ago, I ran into freaked out Alec Baldwin over my love for this sketch.
Saturday morning, The Grove, on my way to breakfast at The Farm.Alec Baldwin, alone, blustering across the nearly empty promenade, clearly on his way to point B.Me (more ebullient than I had intended): "Mr. Baldwin, I just have to tell you that your impression of Charles Nelson Reilly was one of the sexiest things I've ever seen on television."Alec Baldwin (face briefly distorted in confusion/fear-for-life): "Um...thanks? Thanks." Continues on his way to point B, only more quickly.
Don't hate me because I have such fabulous encounters with celebrities.
Here's to you, Charles Nelson Reilly. Your glasses wiggle will never die.
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