Gothamist: Fred Willard Tours NYC

huh

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:17:52 -0500

Huh? I was once told by a major bus tour guide that a lot of the guides are teachers who give the tours during their summers off. Also, isn't there a required quiz that the guides take that tests their knowledge of NYC? The tour guide was Japanese-American? How does Willard know that? Japanese-Americans are a rarity in NYC, but certainly not in California. (Most Japanese in NYC are Japanese citizens who come here for just a few years to work at Japanese or Japanese-affiliated companies.) Some of the guides may not be particularly knowledgeable, but I can't rule out that Fred Willard was exaggerating in a lame attempt to get a few giggles.

Gray Line Tour Guide

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:31:29 -0500

I think Fred would have had more fun on my uptown. We do have a whole bunch of stinky guides. Many barely speak english. But perhaps this is what most tourists deserve, as the most commonly asked question on the uptown tour is ("where's ground zero").

Berry

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:15:44 -0500

WTH??? I can't believe that in 2006 someone would say that B.S. about Harlem and Jews. What the hell?

Wha Happen

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:11:39 -0500

I can't do my wuhk

Dave H.

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:41:04 -0500

I'm so glad you've seen "The Cruise." That's a time capsule-worthy film that brilliantly captures the semi-demented soul of NYC and its residents. When he's not doing voiceover work for "Stroker and Hoop", Timothy Levitch still gives tours of New York. That should be the next Gothamist-sponsored event!