This Friday’s Ernie Kovacs entry is a guest appearance he made on ‘You Bet Your Life’. Kovacs and Groucho are an uneasy fit and this little segment is proof that comedians often sniff around each other, uncertain as to who has the power.in the dynamic. Ernie to his credit shows no fear of the sometimes prickly Groucho and Groucho does compliment Ernie’s performance in ‘Operation Mad Ball’ (1957), his first movie but it feels to me like Kovacs throws him off his game a bit. Nonetheless it’s part of the Kovacs Canon and I include it in our weekly visit to the largely forgotten genius of TV in the spirit of being a completist. If that’s your idea of a good time…