A young fellow walks into a talent agent's
office and says he wants to
break into show-biz. So the agent says
"O.K. kid show me what you got."
The kid tells some jokes, does a little
soft shoe, sings a bit, does an
acrobatic act with an ottoman, and is
good enough to impress the agent.
"Great kid! Just great!" says the agent
"I can do things for ya! I think
I can get you a show on TV." (This was
in the early sixties.) "By the
way, what's your name?" The young man,
proud and excited, exclaims
"Penis Van Lesbian." "Scuse me?" questions
the agent. "My name is Penis
Van Lesbian" again replies the young
man. "Hey I'm sorry kid, you're
gonna have to change your name, nobody
is gonna hire you with a name
like Penis Van Lesbian." Well the young
man is crestfallen and
steadfastly refuses to change his name,
so he leaves to find another
agent.
A few months later he returns to the
same agent. "Hey kid! Good to see
ya again!" says the agent, "Are ya still
looking for work? Have ya
changed you name yet?"
With his head hanging low the young man
replies "Yes. Every agent in
town turned me down because of my name,
Penis Van Lesbian. So I've
changed it." "Great kid, great! What's
your new name?"
"Dick Van Dyke."
