Artists and Models - 1955 ***

Not a bad film and rather funny in places. Lewis and Martin work well together, however I have not found a film to overtake my love for 'The Nutty Professor' yet, and I doubt I ever will. Lewis can get a bit much with his constant 'over-the-top' acting, but Martin calms him down normally and you usually get a laugh out of it. Still, not one I would watch again.

The Ladies Man - 1961 *** 1/2

Is it very disturbing to have a bit of a thing for Jerry Lewis? He's funny here, not nearly as funny as in 'The Nutty Professor', but he still brings the laughs in. He takes a job in a ladies only hotel as a general odd job man after his girlfriend leaves him for someone else and finds himself right in the centre of all feminine talk and thought which suits him fine as he has no interest in women anymore except as guests. Lewis is completely over the top as usual, but there is a laugh out loud scene involving him and George Raft where they ballroom dance together after Lewis assures Raft that he couldn't possibly be Raft because he can't flick his coin in the same way as he did in 'Scarface'.

The Nutty Professor - 1963 ****

This is the first film I have seen with Jerry Lewis and it won't be my last. My colleague and I were having an intense conversation the other day about me getting Jerry Lewis and Jerry Lee Lewis mixed up. I won't be doing that again. This film is about 10 times funnier than the newer Eddie Murphy offering.

Jerry Lewis is hilarious as the crazy, nerdy Professor who invents a potion to help him become more confident in his workplace, the trouble is, the result is a Jekyll and Hyde personality, where the confident side of him becomes obnoxious, slimy and arrogant (but rather attractive!).There are some very funny scenes, inculding one where he comes to class the morning after a night out as his alter ego with a stonking hangover and every single sound he hears is exaggerated

I have another of his films on my list to see (The Ladies Man) and I have added a load more of his films to my Tesco rental. Can't wait!