I could take or leave Lamarr. Some times I would find his wit and repartee hilarious, othertimes he came across as a pretentious wanker.
He's not really anything like that. It's sort of the last remnant of the personae he uses/used when he did stand up.
When he presents on radio he's like a different person. A bit of a geeky fan boy record collector.
Very strange penchant for the musical theatre though. Odd.