"Stock Exchange by commandeering a microphone and singing the song before telling jokes for 15 minutes, during which time traders suspended their work to watch him perform. Lydia the Tattooed Lady ""Lydia, the Tattooed Lady"" is a 1939 song written by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen. It first appeared in the Marx Brothers movie ""At the Circus"" (1939) and became one of Groucho Marx's signature tunes. The complex lyrics by Harburg – with clever rhymes such as ""Lydia/encyclopedia"" and ""Amazon/pajamas on"" – were inspired by W. S. Gilbert. Harburg made many contemporary references to topical personalities such as Grover Whalen,"
"for ""Laugh-In"" was Ian Bernard. He wrote the opening theme music, ""Inquisitive Tango"", plus the infamous ""What's the news across the nation"" number. He wrote all the musical ""play-ons"" that introduced comedy sketches like Lily Tomlin's character, Edith Ann, the little girl who sat in a giant rocking chair, and Arte Johnson's old man character, Tyrone, who always got hit with a purse. He also appeared in many of the cocktail scenes where he directed the band as they stopped and started between jokes. Composer-lyricist Billy Barnes wrote all of the original musical production numbers in the show, and often"
"Prince Randian Prince Randian (sometimes misspelled Rardion or Randion; October 12, 1871 – December 19, 1934), also nicknamed as The Snake Man, The Human Torso, The Human Caterpillar and a variety of other names, was a Guyanese-born American performer with tetra-amelia syndrome and a famous limbless sideshow performer of the early 1900s, best known for his ability to roll cigarettes with his lips. He was reportedly brought to the United States by P.T. Barnum in 1889, age 18 and was a popular Coney Island carnival and circus attraction for 45 years. Prince Randian (credited ""Rardion"") was featured in the 1932"
"States government's treatment of Native Americans. In his early career, Coe was known for his unpredictable live performances, in which he would ride a Harley-Davidson motorcycle onto the stage and curse at his audience. Coe has also performed in a rhinestone suit and a mask which resembled that of the Lone Ranger, calling himself the ""Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy"". David Allan Coe David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American singer. His biggest hits were ""Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile"", ""The Ride"", ""You Never Even Called Me by My Name"", ""She Used to Love Me a Lot"", and ""Longhaired"
"to the left of the mausoleum, next to her husband, Sol Lerner. 1949–1959 1960–1986 Jackie Gleason John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor, writer, composer and conductor. Developing a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his bus driver Ralph Kramden character in the television series ""The Honeymooners"". By filming the episodes with Electronicams, Gleason was later able to release the series in syndication, which increased its popularity over the years with new audiences. He also developed ""The Jackie"
"of her which is now in the possession on the Garrick Club. Webb had a daughter who is referred to as Lucia or Lydia who also acted but with less success than her mother. Mrs Webb Mrs Webb or Mrs Richard Webb or Mrs Day born Lydia or Lucia Child (1736/7 – 1797) was a British comic actress and singer. For fifteen years she appeared at Covent Garden and at the Haymarket theatres where she was a popular comedian. She is thought to have been born with the name Lydia Child in 1736 or 1737 (Some give her name as"
"With Gary Burton Bob James (musician) Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is an American Grammy Award-winning jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote ""Angela,"" the theme song for the TV show ""Taxi. ""He is most famous for standards such as ""Nautilus"", ""Westchester Lady"", ""Heads"", ""Night Crawler"", ""Touchdown"", ""Blue Lick"", ""Sign Of the Times"", ""Spunky"", ""Marco Polo"", ""Courtship"" and ""Just One Thing"". Music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and has contributed to the formation of hip hop. Robert McElhiney James was born on Christmas Day 1939 in Marshall, Missouri"
"then received another clue about the celebrity's identity at the end of the round. After the clue, the panel had one last chance to guess the identity, followed by the celebrity revealing their true identity. The original show had several well-known celebrities on its panel including Pat Carroll, Buff Cobb, Sam Levenson, Audrey Meadows, Ogden Nash, Betsy Palmer, and Jonathan Winters. Comedian Allan Sherman was the producer, and Stefan Hatos was executive producer; The show's theme music was ""The Comedians,"" an orchestral composition by Dmitri Kabalevsky. The oversensitivity of the show towards advertisers and political correctness complaints, made it fall"
"Bob James (musician) Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is an American Grammy Award-winning jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote ""Angela,"" the theme song for the TV show ""Taxi. ""He is most famous for standards such as ""Nautilus"", ""Westchester Lady"", ""Heads"", ""Night Crawler"", ""Touchdown"", ""Blue Lick"", ""Sign Of the Times"", ""Spunky"", ""Marco Polo"", ""Courtship"" and ""Just One Thing"". Music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and has contributed to the formation of hip hop. Robert McElhiney James was born on Christmas Day 1939 in Marshall, Missouri to Albert Lamkin"
"the cartoon the presenter and puppets return for a few seconds to say ""Spokoinoi nochi, malyshi"", or a variant thereof, and wave goodnight. The lullaby ""Tired toys are sleeping"" () opens and closes each segment, accompanied by elaborate clay animation. The lullaby itself was written by Arkady Ostrovsky and Zoya Petrova, while the animation was done by Aleksandr Tatarskiy in 1981. In 1988, Fred Rogers had made a guest appearance on the show with Daniel Striped Tiger, as shown on ""Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"", during the weekly theme, ""Nighttime"". Tatiana Vedeneyeva, who was the presenter at the time, appeared on Rogers'"
"David Allan Coe David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American singer. His biggest hits were ""Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile"", ""The Ride"", ""You Never Even Called Me by My Name"", ""She Used to Love Me a Lot"", and ""Longhaired Redneck"". His most popular songs are the number-one hits ""Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)"" and ""Take This Job and Shove It"". The latter inspired the movie of the same name. Coe was born in Akron, Ohio, on September 6, 1939. His favorite singer as a child was Johnny Ace. After being sent to"
"Cliff Friend Cliff Friend (October 1, 1893 – June 27, 1974) was an accomplished songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including ""Lovesick Blues"", ""My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now"" and ""The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"", also known as the theme song to the ""Looney Tunes"" cartoon series. Friend was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1893. His father was first violinist with the Woods Theater Orchestra. Friend studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music with the aim of becoming a concert pianist, until a three-year bout of tuberculosis. Friend met Harry Richman while working on vaudeville"
"it eventually went to Michael Crawford. The creator of the series Raymond Allen later stated ""Norman Wisdom was offered the role but turned it down because he didn't find it funny"". On 31 December 1976, Wisdom performed his theme song ""Don't Laugh at Me ('cause I'm a Fool)"" on BBC1's ""A Jubilee of Music"", celebrating British pop music for Queen Elizabeth II's impending Silver Jubilee. Wisdom had performed in front of the Queen at many Royal Command Performances, the first being in 1952. He also completed his first American film as a vaudeville comic in ""The Night They Raided Minsky's""."
"Buddy Lewis (comedian) Roland ""Buddy"" Lewis (born April 14, 1963) is an American comedian, actor, writer and voice-over artist. Lewis was born in Gary, Indiana, and known from birth as ""Buddy"". He graduated from Howard University and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. Recent film credits include ""Black Dynamite"", ""The Chosen One"", """", and ""The Group"". Buddy Lewis recently appeared as himself on the stand-up comedy series, ""Martin Lawrence's 1st Amendment"" and on the sit-down comedy series ""Comics Unleashed"" hosted by Byron Allen. His writing credits include host writer for D.L. Hughley and Jamie Foxx, script"
"Lord Melody Lord Melody (1926 – 26 September 1988) was a popular Trinidadian calypsonian, best known for singles such as ""Boo Boo Man"", ""Creature From The Black Lagoon"", ""Shame & Scandal"", ""Jonah and the Bake"", ""Juanita"", and ""Rastaman Be Careful"". Melody's career spanned forty years, from the beginnings of popular calypso music to his embrace of the more dance oriented Soca style by the late 1970s. Melody was born Fitzroy Alexander at San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, raised at an orphanage in Port of Spain, and met Alwyn Roberts (soon to become better known as Lord Kitchener) after moving to"
"Lydia Thompson Lydia Thompson (born Eliza Thompson; 19 February 1838 – 17 November 1908), was an English dancer, comedian, actress, and theatrical producer. After dancing and performing in pantomimes in Britain and then in Europe as a teenager in the 1850s, she became a leading dancer and actress in burlesques on the London stage. She introduced Victorian burlesque to America with her troupe the ""British Blondes"", in 1868, to great acclaim and notoriety. Her career began to decline in the 1890s, but she continued to perform into the early years of the 20th century. Thompson was born in Brydges Street,"
"Jackie Gleason John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor, writer, composer and conductor. Developing a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his bus driver Ralph Kramden character in the television series ""The Honeymooners"". By filming the episodes with Electronicams, Gleason was later able to release the series in syndication, which increased its popularity over the years with new audiences. He also developed ""The Jackie Gleason Show,"" which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. After originating in"
"Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ""Make Room for Daddy"", ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"", ""I Spy"", ""That Girl"" and ""The Mod Squad"". He is also remembered for co-writing and whistling ""The Fishin' Hole"", the melody of the main theme to ""The Andy Griffith Show""; writing the instrumental song ""Harlem Nocturne"" used as the theme to television's ""Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer""; and co-writing the theme song to Tim Conway's Western comedy ""Rango"". Born in Chicago, Illinois,"
"Wayne Brady Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American actor, singer and comedian who is a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series ""Whose Line Is It Anyway?"" He was the host of the daytime talk show ""The Wayne Brady Show"", the original host of Fox's ""Don't Forget the Lyrics!"", and has hosted ""Let's Make a Deal"" since its 2009 revival. Brady also performed in the Tony Award-winning musical ""Kinky Boots"" on Broadway as Simon—who is also drag queen Lola—from November 2015 to March 2016. Brady was born in Columbus, Georgia, to West"
"are interred at Denver's Fairmount Cemetery. Paul Stanley (composer) Paul Stanley (né Sonnenberg) (February 8, 1848 – March 14, 1909) was a German-born American composer and vaudeville comedian who some credit (but most do not) with writing the music for the ditty Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay for Henry F. Sayers' 1891 musical entertainment, ""Tuxedo"". Paul Sonnenberg was born in Hamburg, Germany, and came to America at the age of 16, where he eventually began entertaining as a vaudeville and club comedian under a stage name, Paul Stanley. He became an American citizen in 1869 and resided in New York City for most"
"Eddie Generazio Edward Danger Generazio II (born August 2, 1990), also known as Eddie Generazio or Eddie Danger, is an American author and musician. He is best known for two works of poetry, ""Crimson & Caramel"" and ""The Maniac in the Coffee Shop"". He is also the drummer and a vocalist in the band Black Clover. In 2012, he adopted the stage name Christian Lezzíl and began exotic dancing. Members of the public voted him the ""hottest stripper or gogo dancer"" in the District of Columbia in October 2013. Generazio was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in August 1990. His maternal"
"songs. The theme song was, ""I Can Sing a Rainbow"" sung by Andy Williams. Another notable song that was played every episode was ""Send Your Pictures to Dear Old Captain Noah"". Celebrity guests on the show included Elvis Presley, Charles Barkley, Jon Stewart, Jim Henson, Martina Navratilova and Frank Perdue. The Phillie Phanatic, mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies, debuted to the public on the show in 1978. Carter and Pat Merbreier jointly decided to retire and end the show in 1994. Captain and Mrs. Noah were both inducted into the Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2001. They were"
"who runs a successful blog on Tumblr. Buddy Lewis (comedian) Roland ""Buddy"" Lewis (born April 14, 1963) is an American comedian, actor, writer and voice-over artist. Lewis was born in Gary, Indiana, and known from birth as ""Buddy"". He graduated from Howard University and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. Recent film credits include ""Black Dynamite"", ""The Chosen One"", """", and ""The Group"". Buddy Lewis recently appeared as himself on the stand-up comedy series, ""Martin Lawrence's 1st Amendment"" and on the sit-down comedy series ""Comics Unleashed"" hosted by Byron Allen. His writing credits include host writer"
"Stan Boreson Stan Boreson (May 5, 1925 – January 27, 2017), the ""King of Scandinavian Humor,"" was an American comedian, accordionist and singer from Everett, Washington. Boreson was an early local TV star in the Seattle area, with a career that included 12 years as the host of ""King's Klubhouse"" on KING-TV. In addition to his television show, Boreson was adept at musical parody and brought his “Scandahoovian” stylings to the genre. Throughout his career he released 16 albums. Stan Boreson died aged 91 in Seattle, Washington, on January 27, 2017. Born in Everett, Washington on May 5th 1925, as"
"in the role. For the final few months of the series, only David Frost was hosting the show. In addition to Saturdays, there were also editions on Fridays and Sundays. The show saw the first appearances on television of John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Roy Hudd, and John Fortune. Michael Crawford also featured as 'Byron'. The format alternated satire with chat; the trio of hosts were joined by three guests including regulars Patrick Campbell, Gerald Kaufman and Harvey Orkin. Whereas ""TWTWTW"" had had a dark nightclub atmosphere, the new programme used predominantly white sets. The theme tune was sung by Lynda"
"Sidney Clare Sidney Clare (August 15, 1892 – August 29, 1972) was an American comedian, dancer and composer. His best-known songs include ""On the Good Ship Lollipop"" (recorded by Shirley Temple), ""You're My Thrill"" (recorded by Billie Holiday), and ""Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"" (featured in the cartoon ""One Froggy Evening""). In 1929, Clare wrote his first full film score for ""Street Girl"". He did the film scores for ""Tanned Legs"", ""Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round"", ""Sing and Be Happy"", ""Hit the Deck"", ""Jimmy and Sally"", ""Bright Eyes"", ""The Littlest Rebel"" and ""Rascals"". The Oxford English Dictionary credits Clare with"
"than adhering to a strict format. On television, he hosted the ""Buckaroo Rodeo"". Locally, he was as popular as Buffalo Bob or Captain Kangaroo. Initially he hosted the Monday, Wednesday, and Friday shows while Don Melvoin as Fireman Freddie covered Tuesdays and Thursdays. In time, Melvoin stepped away from his role and Barry became the Monday through Friday host. Barry used the Thunder and Lightning Polka from Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr., for his show's opening theme; he sang the Coopersville Yodel, live, at the close. During the ""Buckaroo Rodeo"" days, an audience of boys and girls sat in"
"Jim Stafford James Wayne Stafford (born January 16, 1944) is an American comedian, musician, and singer-songwriter. While prominent in the 1970s for his records ""Spiders & Snakes"", ""Swamp Witch"", ""Under The Scotsman's Kilt"", ""My Girl Bill"", and ""Wildwood Weed"", Stafford has headlined at his own theater in Branson, Missouri, since 1990. Stafford is self-taught on guitar, fiddle, piano, banjo, organ and harmonica. Stafford was raised in Winter Haven, Florida. In high school, he played in a band along with friends Bobby Braddock, Kent LaVoie (also known as Lobo) and Gram Parsons (of the Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers). Stafford's"
"Shelley Berman Sheldon Leonard Berman (February 3, 1925 – September 1, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, lecturer and poet. In his comedic career, Berman was awarded three gold records and he won the first Grammy Award for a spoken comedy recording in 1959. He played Larry David's father on ""Curb Your Enthusiasm"", a role for which he received a 2008 Emmy Award nomination. He taught humor writing at the University of Southern California for more than 20 years. Berman was born in Chicago, the son of Irene (née Marks) and Nathan Berman. He was Jewish. He served"
"song later appeared in Robert Zemeckis's ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"". Christoph Waltz also sang it when he hosted ""Saturday Night Live"". Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short (September 5, 1931) and also the title of the song performed in the cartoon. This is one of only three Merrie Melodies cartoons to star Foxy; the other two are ""Lady, Play Your Mandolin!"" (August, 1931) and ""One More Time"" (October 3, 1931). This short is a remake of ""Trolley Troubles"", a Disney short featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in whose creation Hugh Harman had"
"Harry Langdon Harry Philmore Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films (where he had his greatest fame), and talkies. Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Langdon began working in medicine shows and stock companies while in his teens. In 1906, he entered vaudeville with his first wife, Rose Langdon. By 1915, he had developed a sketch named ""Johnny's New Car,"" on which he performed variations in the years that followed. In 1923, he joined Principal Pictures Corporation, a company headed by producer Sol Lesser. He eventually went to Keystone Studios,"
"Sean Morey (comedian) Sean Morey (born June 7) is an American stand-up comedian and singer famous for songs such as ""The Man Song"", ""A Hairy Ass"", ""Dear Santa"", and others. Morey has made several TV appearances, and is often referred to as ""The Godfather of Boston Comedy."" Morey was born in Nyack, New York and grew up on the south Jersey Shore and was a lifeguard for the Longport Beach Patrol. He was senior class president at Atlantic City High School and graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a degree in Speech Communication. Morey started his comedy career in"
"Randy Edelman Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television known for his work in comedy films. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and is the recipient of twelve BMI Awards. Some of Edelman's best known films scores include ""Twins"", ""Kindergarten Cop"", ""Beethoven"", ""The Mask"", ""Dragonheart"", ""Daylight"" and ""XXX"". He also wrote the theme of the popular television series ""MacGyver"". Edelman was born in Paterson, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, the son of a first-grade teacher and"