When Rodney Dangerfield And Bill Murray Became Superheroes
What happens when Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray become superheroes and decide that saving the world is less important than winning the attention of the same woman?
You get one of the strangest and funniest television comedy sketches of the early 1980s.
“Superhero Face Off” comes from The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It’s Not Easy Bein’ Me, Dangerfield’s first ABC television special, which originally aired on May 12, 1982.
The special combined stand-up comedy with sketches and featured Bill Murray and Valerie Perrine among its guests.
One contemporary review from The Washington Post specifically highlighted the superhero sketch, describing Dangerfield and Murray bouncing off each other and flying around a room while Perrine played the heroine.
THE PERFECT COMEDY MATCHUP
Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray were already two of the most recognizable comedy personalities of their generation.
But they had completely different comedic styles.
Dangerfield was famous for his rapid-fire self-deprecating humor, nervous energy, and unmistakable delivery.
Murray had a more unpredictable, laid-back style that...
