Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it'd wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you were about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly, Johnny Deller. And the Hello and welcome to this week's Down These Mean Streets Bonus Comedy Bonus Comedy episode.

Today we're celebrating the birthday of Jerry Lewis, the celebrated actor, singer, comedian, and director.

Born March 16th, 1926, Lewis first found widespread fame

when he partnered with a young singer named Dean Martin.

The pairing of the suave straight man crooner and the

rubber-limbed goofball with a squeaky voice was a hit nightclub act and

later led to a radio series, a TV program, and several hit films. The duo broke up in

1956 and of course each went on to their own successful solo careers.

Now this may be blasphemous to admit, but I've never been a big fan of Jerry Lewis's movies.

Certainly you can't deny his talent, both in front of and behind the camera,

but his movie performances were never really on my comedic wavelength. But despite that, I love the Martin and

Lewis radio show. The stick that I never warmed to in the movies is delightful on the air. Maybe it's his chemistry with Dean Martin, or maybe

it's the fact that both Dean and Jerry were performing sketches written by the great

Norman Lear and Ed Simmons.

Whatever the case, it's one of my favorite old time radio comedies, and I'm happy to share

two episodes in honor of Jerry's birthday.

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