From On Patrol #20: The Attitude Bus Or Train
March 13th, 2012
I’d found this abandoned copy of Mickey Rooney’s autobiography in the town mall, and figured we could incorporate it into the show somehow – which led to Morgan Ann Gray reading it in a New York accent on air. To this day I honestly know nothing about Mickey Rooney or what he sounds like, which is part of what makes this so funny. This was really the first time Morgan and I did a bit together on the show, and her commitment to the character is already evident – like the way she says, “The snake spirit inside my body squeezes its way out my nose and climbs that golden staircase up to heaven.” We both pretty much lose it while she’s reading from the actual book, which is so over-the-top that it might as well be part of the written sketch. The Mickey Rooney jokes were some of my favorite to write because it basically just involved thinking of the most insane scenario imaginable and then tacking on some obscure showbiz name.
