"The Tommy Trinder Story"", was published in 2008 (Third Age Press). 3. Lew Grade Biography (1906-1998) - Jump Up. Film Reference. Retrieved 12 August 2017. Tommy Trinder Thomas Edward Trinder CBE (24 March 1909 – 10 July 1989), known as Tommy Trinder, was an English stage, screen and radio comedian of the pre- and post-war years whose catchphrase was 'You lucky people'. Born at 54 Wellfield Road, Streatham, South London, (a plaque from the Streatham Society marks the spot) on 24 March 1909, the son of Thomas Henry Trinder, a London tram driver from Shilton, Oxfordshire, and his wife Jennie"
"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"
"Lew Lehr Lew Lehr (May 14, 1895 – March 6, 1950) was a comedian, writer and editor known for his humorous contributions to Fox Movietone News, his radio appearances and his popular catchphrase, ""Monkeys is the cwaziest peoples."" Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lehr appeared in vaudeville and musical theater. In the early 1930s, he entered the short film business, notable for creating his ""Dribble Puss Parade"" film shorts. He was credited with at least 300 humorous newsreel inserts and short films for over 25 years beginning in 1932. (Some of these were posthumous, as Lehr died in 1950.) Lehr began"
"later. The couple had a daughter, Jill Fletcher, an actress and comedian. Cyril Fletcher Cyril Fletcher (25 June 1913 – 2 January 2005) was an English comedian, actor and businessman. His catchphrase was 'Pin back your lugholes'. He was best known for his ""Odd Odes"", which later formed a section of the television show ""That's Life!"". He first began performing the Odd Odes in 1937, long before they first appeared on television (though he did appear on pre-World War II television). Fletcher came up with the idea when he was short of material for a radio show. The first Odd"
"situation. ""The Al Read Show"" was one of the most popular radio comedy shows in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s. Up to 35 million people listened to it each week. His catchphrases ""Right, Monkey!"" and ""You'll be lucky - I say, you'll be lucky!"" were well known. In 1963 he headed a variety format for ITV called ""Life and Al Read"" which was apparently unscripted and was broadcast live. In 1966 another ITV series called ""Al Read Says What a Life!"" was broadcast. He also worked extensively on the variety stage. In 1954 he appeared high on the"
"Cyril Fletcher Cyril Fletcher (25 June 1913 – 2 January 2005) was an English comedian, actor and businessman. His catchphrase was 'Pin back your lugholes'. He was best known for his ""Odd Odes"", which later formed a section of the television show ""That's Life!"". He first began performing the Odd Odes in 1937, long before they first appeared on television (though he did appear on pre-World War II television). Fletcher came up with the idea when he was short of material for a radio show. The first Odd Ode was a comic, yet sentimental, reading of Edgar Wallace's war poem"
"series. In the 1946 film ""People Are Funny,"" Guedel was portrayed by actor Phillip Reed. In 1957-1959 he was married to actress Helen Parrish. John Guedel John Guedel, (October 9, 1913 in Portland, Indiana – December 14, 2001 in Los Angeles, California) was a radio and television producer who co-created and produced Art Linkletter's and Groucho Marx's most important and successful broadcast properties, including ""You Bet Your Life"" and ""People Are Funny"". He also created ""The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"" and is sometimes credited with the first singing radio commercial in 1937. He was a producer for ""The Charlotte"
"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,"
"After the boyfriend took his leave, the smitten Ghostley would exclaim, ""I'm the luckiest girl in the world!"" Veteran comics Johnny Morgan, Sid Fields, and Hank Ladd were occasionally seen opposite Gleason in comedy sketches. Helen Curtis played alongside him as a singer and actress, delighting audiences with her 'Madame Plumpadore' sketches with 'Reginald Van Gleason.' The final sketch was always set in Joe the Bartender's saloon, with Joe singing ""My Gal Sal"" and greeting his regular customer, the unseen Mr. Dennehy (the TV audience, as Gleason spoke to the camera in this section). During the sketch, Joe would tell"
"""Nobody home, I hope, I hope, I hope,"" became a national catch phrase. When Pearce's ""The Happy Go Lucky Hour"" (sometimes titled ""Al Pearce and His Gang"") began on KFRC in 1928, his gang consisted of brother Cal, Abe Bloom, Charles Carter, Jean Clarimoux, Edna Fisher, Tommy Harris, Norman Nielsen, Monroe Upton (as Lord Bilgewater), Hazel Warner and Cecil Wright. The musical-variety show scored such a success in San Francisco from 1928 until 1932 that it moved to the Blue Network on January 13, 1934, airing Saturdays at 6 p.m. until September when the 30-minute series split into two 15-minute"
"Larry Wachtel Larry Wachtel (born ""Lawrence Marvin Wachtel""; July 2, 1930 – December 2, 2007) was a stock, bonds, and equities commentator on the New York City metropolitan area radio. He added a populist flavor to his commentary on the stock market and spoke in a thick Brooklyn accent. His comments were heard on 1010 WINS radio three times each trading day from approximately 1972 until 2005. He was Senior Vice President of Wachovia Bank until 2005 and worked for Prudential before Wachovia took it over. Wachtel was known for his sign off catchphrase ""Gather those rosebuds"". Other quotes include:"
"Funny People Funny People is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. It stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, and Jonah Hill and follows a famous comedian who is diagnosed with a terminal disease and tries to fix the relationships in his life. The film was released on July 31, 2009 and only grossed $71 million against its $75 million budget. George Simmons (Adam Sandler) is a middle-aged retired stand-up comedian turned movie star. Despite his wealth he is disillusioned and depressed as most of his recent film work is"
"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 Williams (comedian) Charles Adolphus Williams, MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer who was one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War, and later became Britain's first well-known black stand-up comedian. He became famous from his appearances on Granada Television's ""The Comedians"" and ATV's ""The Golden Shot"", delivering his catchphrase, ""me old flower"" in his broad Yorkshire accent. Williams was born in Royston, a small mining village near Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire. His father, also Charles, had come to Britain in 1914 from Barbados, and enlisted"
"1978. Yarwood's characterisations also created catchphrases which came to be identified with famous figures, even if they never actually used them. However, the two most famous were actually spoken by the people he caricatured. ""Silly Billy"", spoken by his caricature of British Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey, was actually used by Healey to describe strikers. It was rumoured that ""I mean that most sincerely, folks"", spoken by his caricature of ""Opportunity Knocks"" presenter Hughie Green, was made up by Yarwood but, in reality, it was first spoken by Green himself. Yarwood's career peaked during the 1970s when he"
"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"
"viewers of the BBC's ""Football Focus"" programme. Williams suffered from Parkinson's Disease in his latter life, and died on 2 September 2006, aged 78. Charlie Williams (comedian) Charles Adolphus Williams, MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer who was one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War, and later became Britain's first well-known black stand-up comedian. He became famous from his appearances on Granada Television's ""The Comedians"" and ATV's ""The Golden Shot"", delivering his catchphrase, ""me old flower"" in his broad Yorkshire accent. Williams was born in Royston,"
"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"
"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"
"Mike Hagerty Michael Gerard Hagerty (born May 10, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for playing comedic blue-collar workers, including his recurring roles as a building superintendent on ""Friends"" and the manager of a muffler shop on HBO's ""Lucky Louie"". Hagerty is recognized for his small character roles in a wide range of popular comedies, including ""Martin"", ""Cheers"", ""The Wayans Bros."", ""Curb Your Enthusiasm"", ""Friends"", ""Seinfeld"", and ""The Wonder Years"". He was also a regular on ""The George Carlin Show"". He began his acting career with The Second City. Although the majority of his career has been spent"
"that whenever an auctioneer throws a bit of zest and style into their chant, it is quite likely mimicking Speed Riggs. Lee Aubrey ""Speed"" Riggs Lee Aubrey “Speed” Riggs (February 18, 1907 – February 1, 1987) was an American tobacco auctioneer in Durham, North Carolina, United States. For more than three decades, Riggs appeared on the radio show ""Your Lucky Strike Hit Parade"" for the American Tobacco Company as the voice of Lucky Strike cigarettes. Riggs' career came to an end in 1969, when the United States Federal Trade Commission banned tobacco advertising over all forms of broadcast media. Later"
"an Australian satirical comedian, also performed this song on the comedy show ""Good News Week"". Initially in the show he disclaimed the lyrics stating that he didn't hate short people—it was Randy Newman's lyrics (a reference to a skit he earlier participated in that questioned the legitimacy of charities for sick children and caused him, and his group The Chaser, to be temporarily suspended from television). Later in the show he performed the song again with his own lyrics referring to Adolf Hitler, Centrelink and popular television personalities including the show's host Paul McDermott. Short People ""Short People"" is a"
"by the way, those quotes from George Carlin aren't really George Carlin"". George Carlin George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Carlin was noted for his black comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. He and his ""seven dirty words"" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case ""F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation"", in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. He is widely regarded as one of"
"and attended the University of Illinois. He worked as an accountant for several years before becoming a comedy writer ""through sheer determination and relentless persistence."" He was married for 61 years. Lou Silverstone Louis Donald Silverstone (May 17, 1924 – March 9, 2015) was a comedy writer who was one of ""The Usual Gang of Idiots"" at ""MAD Magazine"" from 1962 to 1990. At ""MAD"", he was primarily, though by no means exclusively, a writer of television and movie parodies. His first-ever contribution was ""Bananaz,"" a parody of ""Bonanza"". It was not until 1968 that he began contributing other kinds"
"George Carlin George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Carlin was noted for his black comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. He and his ""seven dirty words"" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case ""F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation"", in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comics; one newspaper called Carlin ""the"
"Michael Barrymore Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952), better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is an English comedian and television presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. These included ""Strike It Lucky"", ""My Kind of People"", ""My Kind of Music"" and ""Kids Say the Funniest Things"". At his peak Barrymore was considered one of the most popular performers in the UK. He headlined the 1993 ""Royal Variety Performance"" and also appeared at the 1983 ""Royal Variety Performance"". Barrymore was voted the UK's favourite television star several times,"
"up just for this."" The National Radio Hall of Fame respectfully ignored that suggestion, inducting ""Easy Aces"" in 1990. Goodman Ace Goodman Ace (15 January 1899 – 25 March 1982), born Goodman Aiskowitz, was an American humourist, radio writer and comedian, television writer, and magazine columnist. ""Goody"" (as he was known to friends) is not always the most recognisable writer/performer of his era by today's reader or listener, but his low-key, literate drollery and softly tart way of tweaking trends and pretenses made him one of the most sought after writers in radio and television during the 1930s through '60s."
"If You've Heard This One"" was revived on the Mutual Radio Network on September 13, 1947, hosted by Roger Bower (1903-79). Jokes which were used could win $5 plus an additional $10 if the joke could not be completed by panelists Tinney, Lew Lehr, George Givot and Morey Amsterdam. Ted Brown was the announcer, and Harold Hoffman was an occasional guest panelist. Comedian Lehr (1895-1950), once well known for his humorous contributions to Fox Movietone News and other film shorts, is mainly remembered today for his popular catch phrase, ""Monkeys is the cwaziest peoples."" The 1947 revival, which first aired"
"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"
"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 represented his country internationally."
"Jimmy Wheeler Jimmy Wheeler (16 September 1910 - 8 October 1973) was a British variety theatre comedian and pioneer of radio and television. Born Ernest Remnant in Battersea, he acquired the name Jimmy from George Formby (Senior), who introduced him on stage early in his career as 'Lucky Jim'. The Wheeler part of his name came from his father's double act 'Wheeler and Wilson', after he took over the role of Wheeler to his father's Wilson. A burly man with a moustache, he used a violin as part of his stage act in the style of Jack Benny. His catchphrase"
"12 Days of Christmas"", which reached No. 18 on the Hot Country Songs charts in late 1995 to early 1996. Jeff Foxworthy Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, television personality, radio personality and author. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also comprises Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and Ron White. Known for his ""You might be a redneck"" one-liners, Foxworthy has released six major-label comedy albums. His first two albums were each certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Foxworthy has"