"for this defeat may be more complex, however. Such a decisive victory kept the two sides apart for some time. Of such renown was the battle of Otterburn that several ballads were composed in its honour including ""The Battle of Otterburn"" and ""The Ballad of Chevy Chase"" (Child ballads 161 and 162). Chevy Chase rather mangles the history of the battle and may be confusing other conflicts at around the same time but it is still cited as one of the best of the ancient ballads. Some of the various Scottish Lowland families involved in this battle were the Swintons,"
"Bill O'Reilly, ""The left believes in cradle to grave entitlement. They just make it hard to get to the cradle."" Dennis Miller Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American comedian, talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator and actor. He was a cast member of ""Saturday Night Live"" from 1985 to 1991, and subsequently hosted a string of his own talk shows on HBO, CNBC, and in syndication. From 2007 to 2015, Miller hosted a daily, three-hour, self-titled talk radio program, nationally syndicated by Westwood One. He is known for his critical assessments of current events, laced"
"Bob Odenkirk. The writers for this season included A. Whitney Brown, Tom Davis, Greg Daniels, Jim Downey, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Phil Hartman, George Meyer, Lorne Michaels, Conan O'Brien, Bob Odenkirk, Herb Sargent, David Borowitz, Rosie Shuster, Robert Smigel, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner and Christine Zander. The head writer, like the previous season, was Jim Downey. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Saturday Night Live (season 13) The thirteenth season of ""Saturday Night Live"", an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 17, 1987, and February 27, 1988. Although the changes to the cast were minimal there were,"
"becoming emotional and calling her ""the best audience"". Jimmy Fallon James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, actor, television host, singer, writer, and producer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on ""Saturday Night Live"" and as the host of late-night talk show ""The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"" and before that ""Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"". He grew up with an interest in comedy and music, moving to Los Angeles at 21 to pursue opportunities in stand-up comedy. He was commissioned to join NBC's ""Saturday Night Live"" as a cast"
"George Burns Comedy Week George Burns Comedy Week is a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup, hosted by George Burns. As he was age 89 when the show premiered, George Burns was billed as the oldest person ever to ""star"" in a television series. Burns had been around television in one way or another since shortly after its inception; like many old-time radio stars he had brought his routine over more-or-less intact from the older medium. However, his actual role in this series was rather slight; aside from"
"Dennis Miller Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American comedian, talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator and actor. He was a cast member of ""Saturday Night Live"" from 1985 to 1991, and subsequently hosted a string of his own talk shows on HBO, CNBC, and in syndication. From 2007 to 2015, Miller hosted a daily, three-hour, self-titled talk radio program, nationally syndicated by Westwood One. He is known for his critical assessments of current events, laced with pop culture references and delivered in an idiosyncratic verbal style. Miller is listed as 21st on Comedy Central's 100"
"Michael O'Donoghue Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 – November 8, 1994) was an American writer and performer. He was known for his dark and destructive style of comedy and humor, was a major contributor to ""National Lampoon"" magazine, and was the first head writer of ""Saturday Night Live"". He was also the first performer to utter a line on that series. O'Donoghue was born Michael Henry Donohue in Sauquoit, New York. His father, Michael, worked as an engineer, while his mother, Barbara, stayed home to raise him. O'Donoghue's early career included work as a playwright and stage actor at the"
"Darrell Hammond Darrell Clayton Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular cast member on ""Saturday Night Live"" from 1995 to 2009. Upon his departure, Hammond, at age 53, was the oldest cast member in the show's history. Hammond made more ""SNL"" appearances than any other cast member and impersonated more than 107 celebrities, with Bill Clinton as his most frequent impression. Hammond held the record for most impersonations by an ""SNL"" cast member with 107, until he was surpassed by Kenan Thompson on May 3, 2014. On September 19, 2014,"
"Lance Percival John Lancelot Blades Percival (26 July 1933 – 6 January 2015), known as Lance Percival, was an English actor, comedian and singer, best known for his appearances in satirical comedy television shows of the early 1960s and his ability to improvise comic calypsos about current news stories. He later became successful as an after-dinner speaker. He was born in Sevenoaks, Kent, and was educated at Sherborne School in Sherborne, Dorset, where he learnt to play the guitar. He then did national service with the Seaforth Highlanders as a lieutenant and was posted to Egypt. In 1955 he emigrated"
"Jimmy Fallon James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, actor, television host, singer, writer, and producer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on ""Saturday Night Live"" and as the host of late-night talk show ""The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"" and before that ""Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"". He grew up with an interest in comedy and music, moving to Los Angeles at 21 to pursue opportunities in stand-up comedy. He was commissioned to join NBC's ""Saturday Night Live"" as a cast member in 1998, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Fallon"
"show in 2012. Tina Fey and Tim Meadows, two friends and coworkers of Hammond's, said in 2004 they had not previously heard the story. Darrell Hammond Darrell Clayton Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular cast member on ""Saturday Night Live"" from 1995 to 2009. Upon his departure, Hammond, at age 53, was the oldest cast member in the show's history. Hammond made more ""SNL"" appearances than any other cast member and impersonated more than 107 celebrities, with Bill Clinton as his most frequent impression. Hammond held the record for"
"such as ""The Iliad,"" ""Julius Caesar"" by William Shakespeare, ""David Copperfield"" by Charles Dickens, etc.; each take-off is prefaced by a short biography of the work's author in the same style. For Shakespeare, it says he ""was baptized April 26, 1564. When he was born is disputed, but anyone who argues that it was after this date is just being difficult."" In 1957, he appeared on the television game show ""You Bet Your Life"" hosted by Groucho Marx, of Marx Brothers fame. After introductions, Groucho repeated the show's famous catch-phrase, ""Say the secret word, win a hundred dollars."" Each episode"
"Bass, Bg Vocals<br> Allison Woest: Rhythm Guitar<br> Eric See: Drums Jim Breuer James E. Breuer (born June 21, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and radio host. He was a cast member on ""Saturday Night Live"" from 1995 to 1998 and starred in the film ""Half Baked"". Breuer was born and raised in Valley Stream, New York. His father was a veteran of World War II. Breuer's career began on the little-known ""Uptown Comedy Club"" weekly television show, based in Harlem, New York. He then joined the a cast of ""Saturday Night Live"" from 1995 to 1998. On"
"John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and singer. Belushi is best known for his ""intense energy and raucous attitude"" which he displayed as one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show ""Saturday Night Live"" (""SNL""). Throughout his career, Belushi had a close personal and artistic partnership with his fellow ""SNL"" star Dan Aykroyd, whom he met while they were both working at Chicago's The Second City comedy club. Born in Chicago to Albanian American parents, Belushi started his own successful comedy troupe with Tino"
"ad campaign for Nationwide Insurance, playing the Nationwide spokesman in a series of nationally broadcast television commercials that aired throughout 2010. Bob Wiltfong Robert ""Bob"" Wiltfong (born November 26, 1969) is an American actor and comedian best known for his work as a correspondent on ""The Daily Show"" on Comedy Central, as well as appearances on ""Chappelle's Show"" and ""Late Night with Conan O'Brien"". Wiltfong was a true-life newscaster for 10 years, making him the first correspondent in "" Daily Show"" history to have worked as a traditional news reporter. It's said he subsequently made an exit from the world"
"Charlie Barnett (comedian) Charlie Barnett (September 23, 1954 – March 16, 1996) was an American actor and comedian. Barnett was born in Bluefield, West Virginia. He first made a name for himself in the late 1970s and early 1980s, performing several shows of raunchy comedy a day at outdoor parks in New York City, most notably in Washington Square Park. In September 1980, Barnett auditioned for ""Saturday Night Live"". Producer Jean Doumanian was ready to hire him; however, Barnett was self-conscious about his poor reading skills and he skipped a follow-up reading. His spot in the cast was ultimately given"
"Joe Piscopo Joseph Charles John Piscopo (pronounced ""PIS-co-po""; born June 17, 1951) is an American comedian, actor, musician, writer and a nationally syndicated radio talk show host. He is best known for his work on ""Saturday Night Live"" in the early 1980s where he played a variety of recurring characters. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Piscopo grew up in North Caldwell and attended West Essex High School and was a member of the drama club ""the Masquers"". He developed a reputation for never playing a part the way it was written. After graduating from high school in 1969, Piscopo attended"
"SNL sketch where he played the character. On September 11, 2016, Morris and his family appeared on the ABC's game show ""Celebrity Family Feud"", playing against Alfonso Ribeiro and Ribeiro's friends. In 2018, Morris appeared in the NBC show ""This Is Us"". Garrett Morris Garrett Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program ""Saturday Night Live"", appearing from 1975 to 1980. Morris also had a role as Junior ""Uncle Junior"" King on the sitcom ""The Jamie Foxx Show"", which aired from 1996–2001. Morris had"
"""McSweeney's"". She wrote the foreword to the book version of the UCB Production ""Worst Laid Plans"". Newman was award nominated six times, most notably 1979 as a writer for Saturday Night Live. Laraine Newman Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American comedian, actress, voice artist, and writer who was part of the original cast of NBC's ""Saturday Night Live"". Newman was born on March 2, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, the granddaughter of a cattle rancher from Arizona. Her family is Jewish. She is the youngest of four children and a twin (brother Paul). Her sister, Tracy Newman,"
"age or younger was inspired by him...Even with his condition he was still doing benefit gigs, making servicemen laugh and championing young acts. He would pick you up and make you feel like the exploration of your imagination and expression was a good thing. Laughter is good. It's group consensus and a release of tension.” In 2016, McShane starred as Sam in the Western web series ""Red Bird"". Mike McShane Michael McShane (born 25 June 1955) is an American actor, singer, and improvisational comedian. He appeared on the original British television show ""Whose Line Is It Anyway?"" (1988–97) and went"
"reconnected with her high school sweetheart, then a Miami-Dade SWAT-team police officer. When her husband retired in 2013, the couple moved to Nashville, Tennessee. In 2017 BroadStreet Publishing released a comedy/devotional about Jackson's cancer journey, ""Lavender Hair."" Victoria Jackson Victoria Jackson (born August 2, 1959) is an American actress, comedian, and singer who was a cast member of the NBC television sketch comedy series ""Saturday Night Live"" (SNL) from 1986 to 1992. From 2008 to 2017, Jackson was politically active as part of the Tea Party movement. Jackson's autobiography, ""Is My Bow Too Big? How I went from Saturday Night"
"Al Franken Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States Senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a performer on the television comedy show ""Saturday Night Live"" (SNL). After decades as a comedic actor and writer, he became a prominent liberal political activist, hosting ""The Al Franken Show"" on Air America Radio. Franken was first elected to the United States Senate in 2008 as the nominee of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL, an affiliate of the"
"Victoria Jackson Victoria Jackson (born August 2, 1959) is an American actress, comedian, and singer who was a cast member of the NBC television sketch comedy series ""Saturday Night Live"" (SNL) from 1986 to 1992. From 2008 to 2017, Jackson was politically active as part of the Tea Party movement. Jackson's autobiography, ""Is My Bow Too Big? How I went from Saturday Night Live to the Tea Party"" was published in 2012. Jackson was born in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Marlene Esther (née Blackstad) and James McCaslin Jackson, a gym coach. From the age of 5 until she was"
"All-Star game, 9/11/11 Jets v. Cowboys Halftime, 2011 Heritage Classic, 2011 Carrier Classic, 2014 Stadium Series in Los Angeles, and performed ""100 Years"" during Landon Donovan's last game of the LA Galaxy. Ondrasik is a political conservative, and a registered Republican. Due to his distaste for the 2012 Democratic nominee, he supported Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick of Paul Ryan. Ondrasik, expressing his distaste for ""Saturday Night Live"", has called the long-running comedy series, ""a swath of comedic cowards in the house of cool kid wanna be [sic] culture warriors."" Five for Fighting Vladimir John Ondrasik III (born January 7,"
"has been named ""Ventriloquist of the Year"" in 2006 by the International Magicians Society, ""Ventriloquist of the Year"" in 1984 by the Vent Haven International Ventriloquist ConVENTion, ""Comedy Entertainer of the Year"" by the National Association of Campus Activities, and one of the ""Funniest People in America"" by Showtime/The Movie Channel for his technical vocal skills and creative approach. He was featured in a performance during ""Ventriloquist Week"" on February 15, 2007 on the ""Late Show with David Letterman"" which aired again that April. He has also appeared on many other television shows on NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, A&E, and"
"1958 as a Butlin's holiday camp entertainer. He started on the cabaret circuit in 1964, when he turned professional, and he appeared on many television shows in the 1960s, '70s and '80s including ""Opportunity Knocks"", ""Sunday Night at the London Palladium"", ""The Des O'Connor Show"", ""The Tom Jones Show"", ""The Bachelors Show"" and ""Blackpool Night Out"". His first appearance on the ITV talent show ""Opportunity Knocks"", on 1 August 1964, brought him overnight fame. The single joke he told involved an increasingly exasperated character remonstrating with a tiresome pet-shop owner with the words: ""look here, Parrot-face!"" Audience reaction prompted him"
"Foundation, as well as cancer, education, creative arts, family support, health and homeless charities. He has donated to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, and $100,000 to the Screen Actors' Guild's strike relief fund. Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and producer. Murphy was a regular cast member on ""Saturday Night Live"" from 1980 to 1984. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. In films, Murphy has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his"
"A. Whitney Brown Alan Whitney Brown (born July 8, 1952) is an American writer and comedian best known for work on ""Saturday Night Live"" in the 1980s. In addition to writing for the program, he appeared opposite Dennis Miller in a biting satirical Weekend Update commentary segment called ""The Big Picture."" He won a 1988 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program, along with Al Franken, Tom Davis, Phil Hartman, Mike Myers, Lorne Michaels and Conan O'Brien. He was also one of the original correspondents on Comedy Central's ""The Daily Show"" from 1996 to 1998. Brown"
"on the American late-night comedy show ""Saturday Night Live"". He was originally hired, and paid $278 a week, as a writer for the show, but became a part of the cast before the series premiered. The original cast was referred to on the show as ""The Not Ready For Prime Time Players"". Aykroyd was the youngest member of the cast, and appeared on the show for its first four seasons, from 1975–79. He brought a unique sensibility to the show, combining youth, unusual interests, talent as an impersonator, and an almost lunatic intensity. Guest host Eric Idle of Monty Python"
"Mason Williams Mason Douglas Williams (born August 24, 1938) is an American classical guitarist, composer, writer, comedian, and poet, best known for his 1968 instrumental ""Classical Gas"" and for his work as a comedy writer on ""The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"", ""The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour"", and ""Saturday Night Live"". Williams was born in Abilene, Texas, the son of Jackson Eugene (a tile setter) and Kathlyn (née Nations) Williams. Williams grew up dividing his time between living with his father in Oklahoma and his mother in Oakridge, Oregon. He graduated from Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in"
"Ernie Kovacs Ernest Edward ""Ernie"" Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. Kovacs' visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years after his death. Many individuals and shows, such as Johnny Carson, David Letterman, ""Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"", ""Saturday Night Live"", ""Monty Python's Flying Circus"", Jim Henson, ""Max Headroom"", Chevy Chase, Conan O’Brien, ""Jimmy Kimmel, Captain Kangaroo"", ""Sesame Street"", ""The Electric Company"", Pee-wee's Playhouse, The Muppet Show, Dave Garroway, Andy Kaufman, You Can't Do That on Television, Uncle Floyd, and many others have credited Kovacs as"
"He has performed at events featuring Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Al Gore. He also performs stand up comedy at many events as a keynote speaker including a Governors Conference and a Mayors Convention. He was a correspondent for The Comedy Channel during the 1992 political conventions. His humor and commentaries emphasize his view of illogical and absurd aspects of politics, leadership, and human behavior. In 1987 he ran for mayor of San Francisco. He writes several Internet columns, contributes to Independent Media Institute's Alternet.org and the Huffington Post on a regular basis, is a former contributing editor"
"Benny Hill Alfred Hawthorne ""Benny"" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian and actor, best remembered for his television programme ""The Benny Hill Show"", an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque, and ""double entendre"" in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with him at the focus of almost every segment. Hill was a prominent figure in British culture for nearly four decades. His show proved to be one of the great success stories of television comedy and was among the most-watched programmes in the UK; the audience peaked at more than 21 million in"