Do You Have a ‘Skeleton In The Closet’? - Famous Phrases

  • 9 years ago
Have you ever wondered what crazy stories lie underneath the meaning of odd phrases and sayings? Let Professor Good N’ Well end your suspense on this episode of Famous Phrases and Sayings, a HooplaHa Original series featuring comedian Eddie Brill.

This brand new episode follows Professor Good N’ Well, our in house expert on history and humor as he sheds light on the unsettling origin of the famous phrase, “Skeleton in the Closet”. It just so happens that England’s Anatomy Act allowed corpses for medical research. Doctors attempted to increase the quality of their research while decreasing the burden to their bank accounts but concealing their illegally acquired corpses in “cupboards”. Got goose bumps yet?

Eddie Brill has more than 100 appearances in both TV and film and is best known for his work on The Late Show with David Letterman. If you would like to stay connected to Eddie, follow him on on Facebook and Twitter.

Ready to find out more quirky stories of the origins of phrases and sayings? Check out the Infotainment Channel, part of the HooplaHa Network…and don’t forget to smile!

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