"Worst Person in the World" plagarized from Bob & Ray [View All]

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Bob Elliott (born 1923) and Ray Goulding (1922–1990) were an American comedy team whose career spanned five decades. Their format was typically to satirize the medium in which they were performing, such as conducting radio or television interviews, with off-the-wall dialogue presented in a generally deadpan style as though it were a serious interview.

Elliott and Goulding lent their voices to a variety of recurring characters and countless one-shots. Almost all of these characters had picturesque names, as in one sketch where Bob introduced Ray as one Maitland Q. Mottmorency, who then replied, "My name is actually John W. Norvis. I have terrible handwriting."

Their character known as "The Worst Person in the World" (a reference to New York magazine theatre critic John Simon, who gave their stage show a negative review) inspired the segment (and subsequent book) of the same name on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Olbermann is a committed fan of Bob and Ray, acknowledging them in his aforementioned book as a crucial influence, in addition to commending their spoofing of Joe McCarthy and Joseph Welch in the 1950s.
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