“Death comes for us all in the end. Have fun before it gets
here”
-Jim Varney, possibly
Most
people know Jim Varney as the ubiquitous Ernest P. Worrel, a television pitch
man who morphed into the start of a sketch comedy show, a cartoon and a series
of well-loved movies aimed at children and adults with the sensibilities of
children. Some may know him as the second coming of Jed Clampett or as the
voice of Slinky Dog in the Pixar Toy Story films.
What
most people don’t know, is that he got his start on the legitimate stage, was a
regular on Johnny Cash and Friends and was a recurring player on Fernwood 2Nite. Even less well known were roles in
films like 100 Proof (where he played an abusive alcoholic father) and Existo:
The Forbidden Movie ( a dystopian satire about artists fighting back via their
art after Fundamentalist Christians take over America and install a fascist
regime).
The
goons at Bloodfest decided to do a dive into the whole bloody mess that is Jm
Varney’s too short career. Listen along, if you could.
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