I never liked Allan Sherman. Jerms reminded me of him. His camp parody song was clever, that's about all. He was not funny to me (along with many other so-called comedians).
When I lived in southern California in 1972, I went to a taping of the Steve Allen talk show. It was the day of the early morning's Ventura earthquake that killed 67 people. The studio was virtually empty--everybody was scared of going out. But I had tickets, so I went.
Well, Allan Sherman was a guest. There was an aftershock during the show, and he went beserk! He acted like a chicken with its head cut off! Steve couldn't calm him down. It was embarrassing, and I disliked him even more.
The show was horrible and disappointing. I assume Sherman is dead. I'll google him.
and slapstick turns me off. I like British humor myself. Jerry Lewis
type stuff is yukky.