Puttin’ on the Ritz in Fits: Fred Astaire meets Gene Wilder

Because these things make me smile, here are two famous performances of Irving Berlin’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz”. First, let’s have Fred Astaire:

Next, of course, Gene Wilder and Froderick Fronkensteen’s Monster:

And for those of you who just can’t enough, here’s the original performance, sung by Harry Richman in the movie of the same name:

Finally, here’s Mr. Astaire again, with some interesting…augmentation…by Club de Belugas. The additions are occasionally jarring, but the video shows off Astaire’s dancing quite nicely.