What an unexpected treat to stumble upon this little gem on Hulu. For those who thought Mickey Rooney's performance over-the-top, my guess is there is more truth to his performance than we as the audience know. Watching him I was reminded of the comedian in one of Mario Puzo's novels who was wildly popular with the public but in his private life was a disgusting pig, hated by all those who knew him. Many of the characters in Puzo's novels were thinly disguised versions of real entertainment personalities, and we're probably seeing a very close approximation of what at least a few famous comics were like in real life from an actor who would have seen them first-hand.