Jackie Gleason Couldn’t Lay Off The Booze
The most scandalous tidbit to come out of The Honeymooners was Jackie Gleason’s behavior “on set.” According to actress Joyce Randolph, it wasn’t an easy time working with the comedy legend. In addition to never rehearsing, which caused her to break out in “cold sweats” while acting, Randolph said that Gleason was “terribly moody.”
Elaborating, Randolph said that one day he would be “fun and charming” and the next, “he’d be barking out orders as if he hated everyone!” While she didn’t gossip about his drinking habit, she did admit that his favorite drink of coffee with whiskey “affected his moods.”
