Weird sounds from Kaye
In the last number of the film "I Wish I Was Back in the Army," when Danny Kaye is singing, he makes some odd sounds to accentuate his lyrics.
Those are the exact same sounds that Bert Lahr makes in "The Wizard of Oz," when, as the Cowardly Lion, he sings "If I Were King of the Forest."
Is Kaye imitating Lahr? Or, knowing both guys were steeped in Yiddish/Jewish theater traditions, are those sounds characteristic of Yiddish/Jewish "schtick"?
"Don't call me 'honey', mac."
"Don't call me 'mac'... HONEY!"