A tribute to Gene Wilder, master of the comedic… pause
As 2016 rolls on, it’s time to bid farewell to yet another iconic figure in pop culture. With the death of Gene Wilder, many fans were heartbroken over the loss of such a pillar of pop culture and comedy. Already tributes have poured in from figures like Mel Brooks and Matthew Broderick, and fans have started making their own ways of remembering the comic giant on the internet. A new video highlights one of the many tools in Wilder’s acting arsenal: his ability to derive a lot of hilarity from saying very little. In this tribute, it’s Wilder’s ability to pause in his delivery that gets the well-deserved spotlight.