Stephanie Zacharek (1963) American film critic
Review http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/02/23/graceland/index.html of 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
“And ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has just left the building!”
"Eddie Spaghetti! The Story Behind Mike Lange-isms"
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“There it is, ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning.”
Howard Cosell (1918–1995) American sportscaster
October 12, 1977, reporting a school fire (initially mistaken as a tenement fire), while announcing Game 2 of the 1977 World Series. This comment, while widely attributed to Cosell, was never made.[citation needed]
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“And ladies and gentlemen, the kitchen is closed!”
Mike Lange (1948) Canadian sportscaster
Lange described the call: "I went into a place to try and get something to eat and the lady very distinctly said to me, 'The kitchen is closed!' I said, 'Wow. There's the end, that's it, you can't eat any more, you haven't got a prayer.' I said, 'That's finality, baby!'"
"Eddie Spaghetti! The Story Behind Mike Lange-isms"
“Ladies and gentlemen, I resent this applause.”
Brother Theodore (1906–2001) German-American monologuist and comedian
“The gentlemen like it when a lady smells sweet.”
Bertrice Small (1937–2015) American writer
Source: Lost Love Found
“Good evening everybody, ladies, gentlemen… Felicity.”
Jon Stewart (1962) American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian
The 78th Academy Awards (2006)
“Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’97: Wear sunscreen.”
Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007) American writer
Opening words to a commencement address supposedly given by Vonnegut at M.I.T., but actually based on Mary Schmich's June 1, 1997 column for the Chicago Tribune
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Babe Ruth (1895–1948) American baseball player
Farewell Address (1947)
Context: Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen. You know how bad my voice sounds. Well, it feels just as bad. You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth. That means the boys. And after you've been a boy, and grow up to know how to play ball, then you come to the boys you see representing themselves today in our national pastime.