Robin Williams was once known as one of the funniest men in America for his mile-a-minute stand up act and ability to ad lib with such energy and wit that it seemed as though you were watching him in fast-forward.

Then people realised that if you took enough cocaine just about anyone could ramble on at such a pace.

Williams could harness his nervous energy however into comedy sitcoms like Mork and Mindy and to great effect in Good Morning Vietnam. Since then he’s made his move into dramatic acting and it’s a fair bet that any film he appears in will be mawkish trite pinning all hopes for the film’s success on Williams’ supposed magnetic charm.

It might have worked for an audience as superficial as that of the 80’s, the golden years of Robin Williams’ career but nowadays it’s just a bit embarrassing.

Robin Williams’ Twitter feed is a bit poor though with only 2 updates at time of writing. Given his style one would have imagined he’d be tweeting all hours of the day and night.

Last Tweets

Twitted on 25 February 2009, 12:54 pm
roadrider57: I am kicking it in the South , and enjoying the hospitality of my roots.
Twitted on 11 February 2009, 12:08 pm
roadrider57: heading back on the road