▁show ▁for ▁British ▁TV ▁titled ▁Gr ou cho , ▁broadcast ▁on ▁I TV . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁along ▁similar ▁lines ▁to ▁You ▁Bet ▁Your ▁Life , ▁with ▁Keith ▁Ford y ce ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁F enn eman ▁role . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁poor ly ▁received ▁and ▁last ed ▁only ▁ 1 1 ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Marx ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁gang ster ▁named ▁God ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁Sk ido o ▁( 1 9 6 8 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Otto ▁Prem inger , ▁and ▁cost arring ▁Jack ie ▁G le ason ▁and ▁Carol ▁Ch anning . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁studio ▁where ▁the ▁Marx ▁Brothers ▁began ▁their ▁film ▁career , ▁Param ount ▁Pictures . ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁almost ▁univers ally ▁negative ▁reviews . ▁As ▁a ▁side ▁note , ▁writer ▁Paul ▁Kr ass ner ▁published ▁a ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁issue ▁of ▁High ▁Times , ▁rel ating ▁how ▁Marx ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁L SD - th emed ▁movie ▁by ▁taking ▁a ▁do se ▁of ▁the ▁drug ▁in ▁Kr ass ner ' s ▁company , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁moving , ▁largely ▁pleasant ▁experience . ▁ ▁Marx ▁developed ▁friend ships ▁with ▁rock ▁star ▁Alice ▁Cooper — the ▁two ▁were ▁photograph ed ▁together ▁for ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine — and ▁television ▁host ▁Dick ▁Cav ett , ▁becoming ▁a ▁frequent ▁guest ▁on ▁Cav ett ' s ▁late - night ▁talk ▁show , ▁even ▁appearing ▁in ▁a ▁one - man , ▁ 9 0 - min ute ▁interview . ▁He ▁be fri ended ▁El