"Umbriago, whom Durante calls "that lifelong chum," is partly a creation of Jimmy's far-fetching imagination and partly a figment of Italian folklore. The folklore Umbriago is a friendly, lusty, happy little man who is always the life of the party. But in Jimmy's comedy, Umbriago may assume many shapes—clarinetist, bank president, farmer—according to whatever mischief Durante is up to."
by zmin September 15, 2008