Were you a fan of David Brenner?? I was...RIP?

Never heard of him, you didn’t have to inform anyone in your details that he’d passed away, the RIP was hint enough.

Whodat?

Not having a clue who the fella is was, I yootoobed him & as expected, he was about as funny as cancer.

And nothing of value was lost.

I was a fan of his. I thought he was funny.

I liked him back in the day, but hadn’t seen him in years, though. I didn’t realize that he was my parents’ age – I thought he was a bit younger than they.

He was always on Johny Carson back in the day. He was one of the “old school” Jewish comedians.

I recognized his face in the photos but didn’t know he was a comedian. And I never watched Johnny Carson so I guess “no” would be my answer.

Yes @ica he gave birth and inspiration to Seinfeld and was always a foil to the now petrified Joan Rivers.

Yes I remember his skits.
I heard an interview where he demonstrated how he arrived at obtaining his material for comedy.
Everyday occurrances/ events were where he observed people , especially as he travelled the globe.
One particular episode he described was about a toupee being sucked into an airplane engine and how the airport was shut down because of it. It was funny to imagine, but he had the gift of gab to descirbe the details in a humorous way. A very good story teller.
Everyone has their minute of fame in life.
He made several albums and much more interviews and shows that kept us rolling in laughter to forget our woes even for a minute. That was his gift to the world.
He is remembered and missed and thanked by many today.

I was never a fan of him, or Richard Lewis or Robert Klein.
They were from a time when comedy just wasn’t very funny.

I remember him from the Tonight Show when I was a kid. Hadn’t thought of him in years and years, but any death saddens me.

I remember David Brenner. he was OK as a comedian.

Yes, I remember David Brenner. As @filmfann says, he was from a time that humor wasn’t slapstick, but more cerebral. All in the Family was a sit-com that was uncomfortable for many people to watch, likewise much of the humor of the day reflected a post-Nixon cynicism.

RIP David Brenner.

Yeah I remember him. One of those who honed their craft on the “Borscht Belt” circuit in the Catskills. Real old timey kind of guy.

I remember him fondly. Nice guy.