"Sandy Powell (comedian) Albert Arthur Powell MBE (30 January 1900 – 26 June 1982), known as Sandy Powell, was an English comedian best known for his radio work of the 1930s and for his catchphrase ""Can you hear me, mother?"". He first said this in a theatre in Coventry. Fifty years later, deciding he needed a rest from the business (he planned a cruise around the world with his wife), he again said it in a Coventry theatre, for the last time. Born in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, now South Yorkshire, England in 1900, he attended White's school in"
"alone can make you smart?"" After his show business career ended, Allen was a real estate agent, operating out of an office in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Dayton Allen Dayton Allen (September 24, 1919 – November 11, 2004) was a comedian and voice actor. He was one of the ""men in the street"" on ""The Steve Allen Show"". His catchphrase was ""Why not, Bubbe?"" (pronounced ""whooooyyy not!"") Born Dayton Allen Bolke in New York City, he grew up in Mount Vernon, New York, where he graduated from A.B. Davis High School in June 1936. One of his school friends was"
"to Be Ignorant"", and other memorable parodies were presented by such satirists as Spike Jones, Stoopnagle and Budd, Stan Freberg and Bob and Ray. British comedy reached American shores in a major assault when NBC carried ""The Goon Show"" in the mid-1950s. Some shows originated as stage productions: Clifford Goldsmith's play ""What a Life"" was reworked into NBC's popular, long-running ""The Aldrich Family"" (1939–1953) with the familiar catchphrases ""Henry! Henry Aldrich!,"" followed by Henry's answer, ""Coming, Mother!"" Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway hit, ""You Can't Take It with You"" (1936), became a weekly situation comedy heard"
"Dayton Allen Dayton Allen (September 24, 1919 – November 11, 2004) was a comedian and voice actor. He was one of the ""men in the street"" on ""The Steve Allen Show"". His catchphrase was ""Why not, Bubbe?"" (pronounced ""whooooyyy not!"") Born Dayton Allen Bolke in New York City, he grew up in Mount Vernon, New York, where he graduated from A.B. Davis High School in June 1936. One of his school friends was Art Carney. Allen, like Carney, began his career in radio. In 1937–1938 WINS (AM) hired him as a disc jockey. He was the voice of various New"
"Groucho Marx Julius Henry ""Groucho"" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. A master of quick wit, he is widely considered one of America's greatest comedians. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show ""You Bet Your Life"". His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigar, and"
"Captain Spaulding""—done entirely in French. Groucho Marx Julius Henry ""Groucho"" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. A master of quick wit, he is widely considered one of America's greatest comedians. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show ""You Bet Your Life"". His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated"
"Rodney Dangerfield Jack Roy (born Jacob Rodney Cohen, November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), popularly known by the stage name Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, filmmaker, musician and author known for his self-deprecating one-liners humor, his catchphrase ""I don't get no respect!"" and his monologues on that theme. He began his career working as a stand-up comic in the Borscht Belt resorts of the Catskill Mountains north of New York City. His act grew in notoriety as he became a mainstay on late-night talk shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, eventually developing into a"
"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"
"Chuck Knipp Chuck Knipp (born 1961) is an American Canadian (dual citizenship) comedian best known for his controversial vocal characterisations heard on radio – the ""Mammy Welfare Queen"", Shirley Q. Liquor; histrionic North Dakota Marge; Orangefield resident Delbert Peveto; and the tragic searcher for any kind of spirituality, Betty Butterfield. Knipp also does radio vocal impersonations of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Al Gore, Barbara Jordan, H. Ross Perot, U.S. Presidents Nixon, Ford, Bush and Clinton as well as Canadian Prime Ministers Mulroney and Crétien. He is known for radio advertisements in Southeast Texas as well as widespread protests against his performances."
"Magnificent Montague Nathaniel ""Magnificent"" Montague (born January 11, 1928), is an American R&B disc jockey notable not only for the soul music records he helped promote on KGFJ Los Angeles and WWRL New York City, but also his trademark catch-phrase, ""Burn, baby! Burn!"" that became the rallying cry of the 1965 Watts riots. Following criticism that this phrase had inadvertently stirred up rioters, Montague advocated non-violence and urged young listeners to pursue their education, coining the new phrase ""Learn, baby! Learn!"" Semi-retired by the mid-1970s, Montague relocated to Palm Springs, California, where he was instrumental in the launch of easy"
"Happy Hammond Harry Montague Hammond (7 May 1916 – 1 April 1998), professionally known as Happy Hammond, was an Australian comedian, radio host and children's television show host, and television producer. Happy Hammond was born in Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia. Happy was the youngest of 3 children. His parents were both deaf and mute. He was famous for his bright personality and wearing a tartan suit and hat, sometimes referred to as his ""test pattern"" outfit, that clashed awfully in real life but worked well on black-and-white TV. His catchphrase was ""Is everybody happy?"" along with the theme song for"
"he also voiced the game's narrator. Jeff Coopwood Jeff Coopwood (born June 29, 1958) is an American actor, singer, broadcaster and educator. Coopwood was born in Chicago, Illinois to Louise Riley and Jesse Coopwood. His mother was a former gospel radio broadcaster, and talk show hostess in markets from Chicago and Texas, to Miami, Florida. She had also been an actress, who understudied Eartha Kitt in ""Mrs. Patterson"" on Broadway and a model, charm school owner, and successful newspaper and magazine editor and publisher. For decades, his father, Jesse Coopwood, was a legendary jazz and talk radio broadcaster in Gary,"
"Kevin Meaney Kevin Gerard Meaney (April 23, 1956 – October 21, 2016) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Meaney began his career in comedy in 1980. His big break into mainstream culture is considered to be his first HBO comedy special in 1986, followed by his debut performance on ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"" in 1987. After that, his act was broadcast several times by HBO, Comedy Central and several network television stations with appearances on ""The Tonight Show"", ""Late Night with David Letterman"", """", ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" and ""Conan"". His most famous catchphrase was ""That's not"
"Morris on the music hall stage, and in the 1930 film, ""Elstree Calling"", the original lyric being ""He's only a workin' man"". Charlie Drake Charles Edward Springall (19 June 1925 – 23 December 2006), known professionally as Charlie Drake, was an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. With his small stature (5' 1""/155 cm tall), curly red hair and liking for slapstick, he was a popular comedian with children in his early years, becoming nationally known for his ""Hello, my darlings!"" catchphrase. Born Charles Edward Springall in the Elephant and Castle, Southwark, South London, he took his mother's maiden name"
"Edgar Bergen Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren, February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American actor, comedian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was also the father of actress Candice Bergen. Bergen was born in Chicago, Illinois, one of five children and the youngest of two sons of Swedish immigrants Nilla Svensdotter (née Osberg) and Johan Henriksson Berggren. He lived on a farm near Decatur, Michigan until he was 4 when his family returned to Sweden where he learned the language. He taught"
"Arte Johnson Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson (born January 20, 1929) is an American comic actor who was a regular on television's ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"". His best-remembered characters on the sketch show were a German soldier with the catchphrase ""Verrrry interesting..."", and an old man who habitually propositioned Ruth Buzzi's spinster character. Johnson was born January 20, 1929, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and is the son of Abraham Lincoln and Edythe Mackenzie (Golden) Johnson. His father was an attorney. Johnson attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he worked at the campus radio station and the UI Theater Guild"
"Willie Tyler Willie Tyler (born September 8, 1940) is an American ventriloquist, comedian and actor. Most of the time, he is credited as Willie Tyler and Lester or Willie Tyler & Lester. He has appeared in many television commercials, sitcoms, and movies. He got his first big break in 1972 on ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"". Tyler was born in Red Level, Alabama, and raised in South East Detroit, Michigan. He attended Detroit's Northeastern High School in the late 1950s. He is the father of Tarince Tyler and actor Cory Tyler. Tyler has had guest roles in ""The Parent 'Hood"", ""Pacific"
"Eddie Cantor Eddie Cantor (born Edward Israel Itzkowitz, January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American ""illustrated song"" performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor, and songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences, this ""Apostle of Pep"" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five daughters. Some of his hits include ""Makin' Whoopee"", ""Ida"", ""If You Knew Susie"", ""Ma! He's Makin' Eyes at Me"", ""Baby"", ""Margie"", and ""How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen"
"is named after Walker. Roy Walker (comedian) Robert ""Roy"" Walker (born 31 July 1940) is a Northern Irish television personality and comedian, who worked for many years as both a television presenter and comedy actor. He is best known as the original host of the game show ""Catchphrase"" between 1986 and 1999, and as one of the stars of the comedy showcase ""The Comedians"". Born in Belfast, as a teenager Walker performed in the Francis Longford Choir, then worked as a riveter in the Harland and Wolff shipyard. He was the Northern Ireland champion hammer thrower for three years, and"
"and Sound Archive, despite the heavy Wiping of that era. Happy Hammond Harry Montague Hammond (7 May 1916 – 1 April 1998), professionally known as Happy Hammond, was an Australian comedian, radio host and children's television show host, and television producer. Happy Hammond was born in Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia. Happy was the youngest of 3 children. His parents were both deaf and mute. He was famous for his bright personality and wearing a tartan suit and hat, sometimes referred to as his ""test pattern"" outfit, that clashed awfully in real life but worked well on black-and-white TV. His catchphrase"
"motion pictures, and radio. The stars are located at 6425, 6766, and 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, respectively. Edgar Bergen Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren, February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American actor, comedian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was also the father of actress Candice Bergen. Bergen was born in Chicago, Illinois, one of five children and the youngest of two sons of Swedish immigrants Nilla Svensdotter (née Osberg) and Johan Henriksson Berggren. He lived on a farm near Decatur, Michigan until"
"Mother Love Mother Love (born Jo Anne Hart on December 29, 1953) is an American author, actress, motivational speaker and humorist. She began her career in stand-up comedy in Columbus, Ohio. From 1998 to 2000 Mother Love was the original host of syndicated television's ""Forgive or Forget"". In addition, she hosted radio shows in Los Angeles on KLSX-FM, KBIG, KACE-FM, and a show on KFI. She appeared in ""Volcano"", ""Mr. Nanny"" and 11 other films. Since May 2010 she hosts ""The Mother Love Show"" Monday through Friday, and travels the country with her diabetes awareness program, ""Making Your PHD"". Mother"
"Arthur Askey Arthur Bowden Askey, CBE (6 June 190016 November 1982) was an English comedian and actor. Askey's humour owed much to the playfulness of the characters he portrayed, his improvisation, and his use of catchphrases, which included ""Hello playmates!"", ""I thank you"" (pronounced ""Ay-Thang-Yaw""), and ""Before your very eyes"". Askey was born at 29 Moses Street, Dingle, Liverpool, the eldest child and only son of Samuel Askey (d. 1958), secretary of the firm Sugar Products of Liverpool, and his wife, Betsy Bowden (d. 1949), of Knutsford, Cheshire. Six months after his birth the family moved to 90 Rosslyn Street,"
"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"
"Jerry Colonna (entertainer) Gerardo Luigi ""Jerry"" Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 22, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s. With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache, Colonna was known for singing loudly ""in a comic caterwaul,"" according to ""Raised on Radio"" author Gerald Nachman, and for his catchphrase, ""Who's Yehudi?"", uttered after many an old joke, although it usually had nothing to do with the joke. The line was believed to be"
"Charlie Drake Charles Edward Springall (19 June 1925 – 23 December 2006), known professionally as Charlie Drake, was an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. With his small stature (5' 1""/155 cm tall), curly red hair and liking for slapstick, he was a popular comedian with children in his early years, becoming nationally known for his ""Hello, my darlings!"" catchphrase. Born Charles Edward Springall in the Elephant and Castle, Southwark, South London, he took his mother's maiden name for the stage and, later, television and film, achieving success as a comedian. Drake made his first appearance on stage at the"
"Anita Renfroe Anita Renfroe (born April 4, 1962) is an American Christian comedian from Atlanta, Georgia, the wife of a Baptist pastor and the mother of three children. She is a regular commentator on ""Good Morning America"". She became famous after her comic rendition of everything that a mother would typically say to her children in the course of a day, set to the William Tell Overture and entitled ""Momisms"", was posted on YouTube. She has been touring with the largest touring Christian women's conference, Women of Faith, since 2006. She appeared as a guest performer on the Huckabee Show"
"""Alive and Buried"", ""In Luton Airport, No One Can Hear You Scream"", ""Timeless Time"" and ""The Beast in the Cage"". They are regularly repeated on the digital speech station BBC Radio 4 Extra and are available on audio CD. Wilson dislikes saying his character's catchphrase (""I don't believe it!"") and only performs the line for charity events for a small fee. This became a joke in the actor's guest appearance as himself in the ""Father Ted"" episode ""The Mainland"", where Ted annoys him by constantly repeating his catchphrase. The situation was conceived when ""Father Ted"" writers Graham Linehan and Arthur"
"City College Theatre Academy hosted the first class of The Rodney Dangerfield Institute of Comedy. The class is a stand-up comedy class which is taught by comedienne Joanie Willgues, aka Joanie Coyote. In August 2017, a plaque honoring Dangerfield was installed in Kew Gardens, his old Queens neighborhood. Rodney Dangerfield Jack Roy (born Jacob Rodney Cohen, November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), popularly known by the stage name Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, filmmaker, musician and author known for his self-deprecating one-liners humor, his catchphrase ""I don't get no respect!"" and his monologues on"
"Way)"" from the band's 1991 album ""Achtung Baby"". Stage Films Television Discography Moms Mabley Loretta Mary Aiken (March 19, 1894 – May 23, 1975), known by her stage name Jackie ""Moms"" Mabley, was an American standup comedian. A veteran of the Chitlin' Circuit of African-American vaudeville, she later appeared on the ""Ed Sullivan Show"" and ""The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"". Loretta Mary Aiken was born in Brevard, North Carolina on March 19, 1894 to James Aiken and Mary Smith, who married on May 21, 1891, in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Loretta was one of 16 children. Her father owned and"
"Ford, so the catchphrase was amended to ""What's on the board, Miss Ford?"" (originally ""What have they scored, Miss Ford?""). Forsyth always opened the show with ""Good evening Ladies Gentlemen and Children welcome to the Generation Game, it's Nice to see you, to see you ..."" to which the audience would shout ""Nice!"", a catchphrase that Forsyth retained in his later television appearances. Others included ""Good game, good game,"" ""I hope you're playing this at home,"" and ""Give us a twirl,"" which was said to hostess Anthea Redfern to show off her dress. Grayson supplied his own catchphrases, including ""Shut"
"Chuck McCann Charles John Thomas McCann (September 2, 1934 – April 8, 2018) was an American comedian, radio, stage, television, and film actor, puppeteer, voice artist, commercial presenter and television host, he was best known for his work in presenting children's television programming and animation, as well as his own program ""The Chuck McCann Show"" and he also recorded comedy parody style albums. McCann worked his way up to regional star status by apprenticing on a number of other children's shows, such as ""Captain Kangaroo"" and ""Rootie Kazootie"" in the 1960s. The best-selling ""The First Family"", an early 1960s LP"
"Frank Nelson (actor) Frank Brandon Nelson (May 6, 1911 – September 12, 1986) was an American comedic actor best known for playing put-upon foils on radio and television, and especially for his ""EEE-Yeeeeeeeeesssss?"" catchphrase. He made numerous guest appearances on television shows, including ""The Addams Family"", ""The Jack Benny Program"", ""I Love Lucy"", ""The Real McCoys"", and ""Sanford and Son"". He also provided voices for animated series such as ""The Flintstones"", ""Mister Magoo"", ""The Jetsons"", ""Dinky Dog"", and ""The Snorks"". Nelson began his entertainment career in radio, and later moved into television and movies. In 1926, at age 15, Nelson"