Fans of pun laden, lowbrow humor are no doubt saddened today by the passing of Dom Deluise. I know I am. Originally, I wanted to post the pre-pie fight clip from the Mel Brooks classic, Blazin’ Saddles, as it’s one of my favorites — the clip and the film, in general. But upon further review, I think it may be a tad off-color, even for this blog. If you’re not easily offended, you can check it out here. If you are easily offended, please click here.

Instead, I found this scene from Haunted Honeymoon, featuring DeLuise and the late, great, Gilda Radner. It’s a tad racy, sure. But it’s also funny as hell.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=tpNMYntemw4%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1

Dan Bolles is a culture coeditor at Seven Days. He joined the paper in 2007 as its music editor, covering Vermont's robust music, comedy and nightlife scenes for a decade before deciding he was too old to be going to the Monkey House on weeknights to see rock shows for a living. He became assistant arts editor in 2017 and culture coeditor in 2021. Bolles has received numerous local and national awards for his writing on Vermont arts, sports and the occasional celebrity canine murder mystery. He loves...

2 replies on “RIP, Dom DeLuise”

  1. That man caused some of the best blooper reels, ever!I also, love the Blazing Saddlesssssssssss, scene.

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