Funniest Friend We Ever Had Robin Williams RIP

There have only been three celebrities that have passed away that affected me so deeply.  The first was Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, the second was Annette Funicello, America’s sweetheart, and the third was Robin Williams, the king of comedy, who died today.

  Mr. Williams seemed to be able to light up in any room that he walked into. He had a personality that exploded with a vibrancy that had not been seen but one other time before in a comedian that I know of and that was Jonathan Winters.  If you looked up comedian for our generation in the dictionary there would be a picture of Robin Williams with no explanation needed. How could you explain a mind that was so brilliant at comedy and so far above anyone else in his field. To have called Robin Williams a genius at his craft would not be an understatement but it still could not describe how great his talent really was.  I have seen comedy club skits where someone would throw an object onto the stage or Mr. Williams would get an object from a member of the audience and do 15 minutes of the most hilarious improvisational comedy that anyone could imagine.

  It saddens me so that Robin Williams has been taken from us at such an early age when we still needed the laughter and the happiness that he gave us so very desperately today.  I tried to think of whom to compare Robin Williams with but everyone I came up with, including Jonathan Winters, just didn’t seem to fit Robin Williams.  Mr. Williams was around when the comedy clubs were at their peak. Things like Second City and Saturday Night Live were getting the highest ratings possible for shows in their time slots.  Mr. Williams was packing in the comedy clubs at that time and he continued to the pack them in professionally at any venue he appeared at.  Mr. Williams reinvented itself and had a brilliant comedic movie career while still appearing at comedy clubs when he could.  He also appeared on television shows such as Mork and Mindy and his latest television show, the Crazy Ones.  He also proved himself and as a dramatic actor and Julliard proud. I can’t help but think that Mr. Williams needed us, his audience, almost as much as we needed him.  So much has been written about Robin Williams and I’m sure so much more will be written and, in doing so, I hope the world will be kind to this comedic giant whose only goal in life was to make us all smile and give us a laugh or two.

So please join me in a prayer or two for our lovely friend Mr. Robin Williams, because he did make you feel as if he was your best friend or a member of your family. What greater thing can one say of another human being than “he made me happy”.  Robin, my friend, we’ll miss you.