Harry V. Harry V. Harry V. Harry (Round 1)

In this game we will pit four New Orleans Harrys against each other in a battle for New Orleans Harry supremacy. The title will be the honor of never having to be referred to as “Hank” in this blog. They will be judged on their worth to New Orleans and their accomplishments in life. The contestants are:

Former New Orleans DA Harry Connick Sr!
His son, singer Harry Connick Jr!
Actor and musician Harry Shearer!
Actor and magician Harry Anderson!

So, with no further ado, the first round!

Harry Shearer

Vs.

Harry Anderson

Let’s go!

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Biggest claims to fame

Anderson: “Night Court,” playing someone everybody in the bar hated on “Cheers,” stand-up, mini-series of Stephen King’s “It.”

Shearer: Voices on “The Simpsons,” star and writer of four, and perhaps soon, five of the greatest mockumentaries of all time, innovator of the mockumentary format, musician.

Advantage: Shearer

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Height

Anderson: 6′ 4″

Shearer: 5′ 7″

Advantage: Anderson

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Personal encounters

Anderson: My fiance knows someone who met him and said he was a creep. Hearsay, I know.

Shearer: I saw him at Marisol before the storm and greeted him like a friend even though I never met him, he smiled and said “hello” in a genuine Principal Skinner voice, or maybe the Skinner voice is his regular voice, not sure. Either way he was nice. As a bonus, a former friend saw him “feeling good” at Mardi Gras one year dressed as pirate.

Advantage: Shearer

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New Orleans quote:

Anderson: “I just feel this place is stuck on stupid” New York Times, Aug. 2006.

Shearer: “New Orleans still has so much more soul, more character, more sense of community than most cities who are up and running like nothing happened.” New Orleans Magazine, Oct. 2006

Advantage: Shearer
Advantage: Shearer
Advantage: Shearer

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Blogger?

Anderson: No

Shearer: Yes

Advantage: Shearer

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Seasons of each’s network show

Shearer: The Simpson’s – 17+ seasons, a ton of shwag and one upcoming movie.

Anderson: Night Court – 9 seasons and three bailiffs.

Advantage: Shearer

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Biggest contribution to New Orleans since Katrina

Anderson: Up and leaving after hosting some town hall meetings at Oswald’s.

Shearer: (Tie) Outsmarting Soledad O’Brian and winning $50,000 for the Tipitinas Foundation on Celebrity Jeopardy / Blogging relentlessly about New Orleans recovery and arguing with jackasses on HuffPo.

Advantage: Shearer

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Colleagues

Shearer: Michael Mckeon, Christopher Guest, Fred Willard, Catherine O’Hara, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge, Eugene Levy, Sam Simon, Hank Azaria…

Anderson: His wife

Advantage: Shearer

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“Google Fight” results (exact phrase match)

“Harry Shearer”: 734,000 results

“Harry Anderson”: 226,000 results

Advantage: Shearer

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Residences in New Orleans Post-Katrina

Shearer: 1

Anderson: 0

Advantage: Shearer

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So there you have it. With a a whopping 11-1 score. Harry Shearer blows Harry Anderson out of the water in the first round of Harry V. Harry V. Harry V. Harry for the title of Official Harry of New Orleans. Stay tuned, er, I mean keep reading for the upcoming father Vs. son battle!