"Al Read Al Read (3 March 1909 – 9 September 1987) was a British radio comedian active throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Read was born in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire and was a sausage maker in his father's business. He became known as a popular after-dinner speaker with wry and well-observed humour in clubs. In 1950 Read made his radio début on the BBC. His comedy was based around the monologue form, but he also became known for dialogues in which he played both voices. His humour was observational and was about Northern English working class people, often in a domestic"
"Bill Saluga William Saluga (born September 16, 1937) is an American comedian and founding member of the improvisational comedy troupe, Ace Trucking Company. He has appeared on several television programs, including ""Seinfeld"". Youngstown, Ohio native Saluga is best known for his cigar-smoking, zoot-suit-wearing television character Raymond J. Johnson Jr., famous for his catchphrase ""You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me…"" In this guise, Saluga appeared in commercials for Lite Beer in the 1970s. The character then proceeds to list almost every conceivable permutation of his name, including Ray J. Johnson, Raymond"
"Lloyd Langford Lloyd Langford (born 6 August 1983) is a former Port Talbot blacksmith turned comedian, comedy writer and voice artist. Langford was a regular panellist on ""Ask Rhod Gilbert"" and has written additional material for TV shows ""Live at the Apollo"", ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" and ""The King is Dead"". He has provided audience warm-up on ""QI"" and been a contributor on ""Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience"". He has appeared as a guest on several comedy and panel shows, including ""Russell Howard's Good News"", ""The Now Show"", ""8 Out of 10 Cats"", ""QI"" and ""The Dog Ate My Homework"", and"
"J. Johnson, Jr., Johnny, Sonny, Junie, Ray J, RJ, RJJ, and RJJ Jr, before finishing up with ""…but you doesn't has to call me Johnson!"" Bill Saluga William Saluga (born September 16, 1937) is an American comedian and founding member of the improvisational comedy troupe, Ace Trucking Company. He has appeared on several television programs, including ""Seinfeld"". Youngstown, Ohio native Saluga is best known for his cigar-smoking, zoot-suit-wearing television character Raymond J. Johnson Jr., famous for his catchphrase ""You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me…"" In this guise, Saluga appeared in"
"Jerry Sadowitz Jerry Sadowitz (born 4 June 1961) is a Scottish-American stand-up comedian and magician. Notorious for his frequently controversial brand of black comedy, Sadowitz describes Bernard Manning as “the good cop” to his bad, and believes that audiences going to see a comedian should suspend their beliefs. He has influenced a generation of comedians, but states that ""politically incorrect comedy is no genre: it’s me, and it’s been ripped off by loads and loads of comics"". In 2007 he was voted the 15th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. In the 2010 list, he was voted"
"Suli McCullough Suliman McCullough (born January 12, 1968) is an American comic-actor and screenwriter. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of ""Crazy Legs"" in the spoof movie ""Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood"", and for his recurring role as Dwayne ""Mouse"" Abercrombie on the WB sitcom ""The Jamie Foxx Show"". McCullough also portrayed the voice of a clown doll in another parody film, ""Scary Movie 2"". McCullough has also had several dramatic roles depicting real-life individuals. He portrayed Tina Turner's oldest biological son Craig Turner in the 1993 biopic ""What's"
"P. T. Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum (; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, politician, and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017). He was also an author, publisher, and philanthropist, though he said of himself: ""I am a showman by profession… and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me"". According to his critics, his personal aim was ""to put money in his own coffers."" He is widely credited with coining the adage ""There's a sucker born every minute"", although no evidence can be found of"
"Redd Foxx John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his screen name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor, best remembered for his explicit comedy records and his starring role on the 1970s sitcom ""Sanford and Son"". Foxx gained notoriety with his raunchy nightclub acts during the 1950s and 1960s. Known as the ""King of the Party Records"", he performed on more than 50 records in his lifetime. He also starred in ""Sanford"", ""The Redd Foxx Show"" and ""The Royal Family"". His film projects included ""All the Fine Young Cannibals"" (1960), ""Cotton"
"and opened in 1999. Dudley Do-Right Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson with Chris Hayward and Allan Burns, is the hero of ""Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties"", a segment on ""The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show"" that parodied early 20th-century melodrama and silent film (the ""northern""), using only a piano as a musical background. Dudley Do-Right is a dim-witted, but conscientious and cheerful Canadian Mountie who is always trying to catch his nemesis, Snidely Whiplash, and rescue damsel in distress Nell Fenwick, his boss's daughter, with whom Dudley is deeply infatuated. He usually succeeds only by pure luck or through the"
"Jerry Desmonde Jerry Desmonde (20 July 1908 – 11 February 1967) was an English stage musical, film, and television actor principally in comedies and drama. He is probably best known as a straight man to Norman Wisdom. He also worked as a comedy foil to Sid Field, notably in their 1946 Golfing sketch. He was sometimes credited as Jerry Desmond. Jerry Desmonde was born James Robert Sadler in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, into a family of music hall performers who toured the halls in Scotland, North East England and Yorkshire. Sadler first appeared on stage at the age"
"Laugh Factory Laugh Factory is a chain of comedy clubs in the United States. The chain is owned by Laugh Factory Inc. and founder and current Chief Executive Jamie Masada. Michael Richards went into a racist outburst during a November 17, 2006 standup comedy routine at the venue. In response to that incident, The Laugh Factory banned comedians from using the word ""nigger"" in their acts. The first known incident involving this new rule involved Damon Wayans (himself an African-American), who used the word 16 times in a 20-minute show. He was fined $320 ($20 for each offense) and given"
"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"
"at Number 91 on the list of the '100 most influential on the Right'. As of January 2018, Norcott appeared in BBC2's The Mash Report. Geoff Norcott Geoffrey Frank Norcott (born 16 December 1976) is an English comedian who has been performing since 2001. He claims to be the only outwardly Conservative Party voter on the British comedy circuit. Born in Sutton, London, Norcott grew up on a council estate in the neighbouring London Borough of Merton. Both of his parents were disabled. Norcott was previously an English teacher and employs this in developing his routine. He has written comedy"
"Chris Hayward Christopher Robert ""Chris"" Hayward (June 19, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American television writer and producer. He was the co-creator, with Allan Burns, of the television shows ""The Munsters"" (1964) and ""My Mother the Car"" (1965), and the creator of Dudley Do-Right. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, Hayward was a writer for the 1957-1958 color edition of ""Crusader Rabbit"" (as ""Chris Bob Hayward""), ""The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show"", ""Alice"", ""Barney Miller"", ""Get Smart"", ""77 Sunset Strip"", ""Fractured Flickers"", and ""The Governor & J.J."" He won, with Allan Burns, the 1968 Emmy Award for ""Outstanding Writing Achievement"
"menagerie. Forepaugh was responsible for many innovations in circus history, which influenced circuses for many years. Memory of Forepaugh's circuses continued into the early 20th century. As late as 1928, the poet Vachel Lindsay wrote, ""And elephants Adam Forepaugh bred/ In the wilds of the U. S. A./ In his happy Yankee way."" The quote ""There's a sucker born every minute, but none of them ever die"" is often attributed to P. T. Barnum. The source of the quote is most likely famous con-man Joseph (""Paper Collar"" Joe) Bessimer. Forepaugh attributed the quote to Barnum in a newspaper interview in"
"Slappy White Melvin Edward ""Slappy"" White (September 27, 1921 – November 7, 1995) was an American comedian and actor. He worked with Redd Foxx on the Chitlin' circuit of stand-up comedy during the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared on the television shows ""Sanford and Son"", ""That's My Mama"", ""Blossom"", and ""Cybill"" and in the films ""Mr. Saturday Night"" and ""Amazon Women on the Moon"". White was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 27, 1921. His official biography reported that he ""ran away to join the circus"" as a child. White was born near the old Royal Theatre in Baltimore, where"
"Sausage Party Sausage Party is a 2016 American-Canadian adult computer-animated fantasy black comedy film directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon and written by Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. It stars the voices of Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton and Salma Hayek. A spoof of Disney and Pixar films, the film centers on an anthropromorphic sausage named Frank who tries to discover the truth about his existence and goes on a journey with his friends to escape their"
"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"
"Dudley Do-Right Dudley Do-Right, created by Alex Anderson with Chris Hayward and Allan Burns, is the hero of ""Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties"", a segment on ""The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show"" that parodied early 20th-century melodrama and silent film (the ""northern""), using only a piano as a musical background. Dudley Do-Right is a dim-witted, but conscientious and cheerful Canadian Mountie who is always trying to catch his nemesis, Snidely Whiplash, and rescue damsel in distress Nell Fenwick, his boss's daughter, with whom Dudley is deeply infatuated. He usually succeeds only by pure luck or through the actions of his horse,"
"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"
"Comes to Harlem"" (1970), ""Norman... Is That You?"" (1976) and ""Harlem Nights"" (1989). In 2004, ""Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time"" ranked Foxx as the 24th best stand-up comedian. Foxx not only influenced many comedians, but was often portrayed in popular culture as well, mainly as a result of his famous catchphrases, body language and facial expressions exhibited on ""Sanford and Son"". During the show's five year run, Foxx won a Golden Globe Award and received an additional three nominations, along with three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Redd Foxx was born John Elroy Sanford on December 9,"
"work of surreal songwriter Syd Meats, often including Meats' songs, such as ""Far Too Serious"", in his set. In the summer of 2013, served as the first act on Barenaked Ladies' 'Last Summer On Earth Tour,' which also featured Guster and Ben Folds Five. All three plays were subsequently adapted for BBC Radio. Boothby Graffoe (comedian) Boothby Graffoe (born James Martyn Rogers, 20 October 1962), is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright. He is particularly known for his surreal sense of humour and work with Canadian band Barenaked Ladies. Rogers was born in 1962 in Hull, East Riding of"
"appearance in the 2012 film ""Red Hook Summer"", where he is shown delivering pizzas. According to Lee, Sal took the insurance money from his burned pizzeria and reopened the restaurant in Red Hook. He then rehired Mookie, agreeing to include black celebrities on his Wall of Fame. Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Lee and Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, and Samuel L. Jackson, and is the feature film debut of Martin Lawrence and"
"an animal sanctuary; Jon and I milk the goats, and soon I hope Jon and I will be milking you. Stay strong, papa bear.” ""The O'Reilly Factor"" has also been spoofed on ""Saturday Night Live"", first by Jeff Richards and later on by Darrell Hammond, and then with Alec Baldwin, where Baldwin played both O'Reilly and Donald Trump in the same sketch in an interview segment. On ""MADtv"", the parody was by Michael McDonald. O'Reilly himself has appeared on ""MADtv"". Richards also played O'Reilly in an episode of ""Mind of Mencia"" where O'Reilly is a senator in the year 2016."
"cartoon's opening segments, Whiplash is seen tying Nell Fenwick to a railroad track. He is the antithesis of Do-Right, who is the archetype of goodness and a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. On one occasion Whiplash and Do-Right changed hats; Do-Right became the criminal supervillain and Whiplash became the RCMP hero! Snidely Whiplash Snidely Whiplash is the archenemy of Dudley Do-Right in the ""Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties"" segments of the animated television series ""The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show"" (1959–64) conceived by American animator Jay Ward. The character was voiced by Hans Conried in the original cartoon series. Alfred Molina played"
"Cliff Nazarro Cliff Nazarro (January 31, 1904 – February 18, 1961) was a popular double-talk comedian of the 1930s and 1940s who appeared in movies such as ""You'll Never Get Rich"" (1941) as Swivel Tongue with Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, In Old Colorado (1941) as Nosey Haskins with William Boyd, and ""Hillbilly Blitzkrieg"" (1942) as Barney Google. A comment in a 1942 newspaper article summed up Nazarro's varied talents: ""He played all sorts of roles in stock companies, was a versatile actor in musical comedy and vaudeville, is one of the top masters-of-ceremony in show business, and was a"
"recurring guest on The Bob & Tom Show. Morey has performed for over 37 years at comedy clubs, colleges, casinos, theaters and on cruise ships; and his comedy songs are played on English speaking radio stations around the world. The phrase ""Reverse Life Cycle,"" which is often attributed to George Carlin or Andy Rooney, actually belongs to Sean Morey. 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"
"Rowan was portrayed by Jonathan Whittaker in the 1995 HBO movie ""Sugartime"". Dan Rowan Daniel Hale ""Dan"" Rowan (July 22, 1922 – September 22, 1987) was an American comedian. He was featured in the television show ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"", wherein he played straight man to Dick Martin and won the 1969 Emmy for Outstanding Variety or Musical Series. Rowan was born on July 22, 1922, on a carnival train near the small town of Beggs, Oklahoma, as Daniel Hale David. He toured with his parents, Oscar and Nellie David, who performed a singing and dancing act with the carnival."
"an interview with the chosen celebrity the contestant selected at the start of the game. The Gary Owens Tribute: http://jonnieking.net/gpage39.html Gary Owens Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 – February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"". Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials. He was best known, aside from being the"
"2013, he described himself as a ""right-wing libertarian"". Gary Delaney Gary Justin Delaney (born 16 April 1973) is an English writer and stand-up comedian. Delaney was born in Solihull. He writes for Birmingham-based FM radio station Kerrang! 105.2 and also appeared in the horror-comedy film ""Trash House"". A lot of his material was allegedly plagiarised on the humour website Sickipedia. When Delaney complained, the site removed the material and replaced it with a notice saying ""joke removed due to a copyright complaint by Gary Delaney"" and a link to his website. He received abuse and death threats from the site's"
"project after leaving the company was a brand licensing arrangement with the Boone's Farm beverage company. Sunich owned and headed his own design studio Park La Fun. In February 2016 he returned to Paul Frank Industries, now owned by Saban Brands. Paul Frank Paul Frank (full name Paul Frank Sunich, born August 29, 1967 in Huntington Beach, California), is an American cartoonist, artist and fashion designer. Julius the Monkey is one of Sunich's best-known characters, and has appeared in a wide variety of media. He is the creator of all the characters of Paul Frank Industries. During the 1990s, Sunich"
"in 2009. He died on 14 March 2013, aged 87, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. His funeral service took place on 27 March 2013 at St Helen's Church, Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire. Norman Collier Norman Collier (25 December 1925 – 14 March 2013) was a British comedian who achieved popularity following television appearances in the 1970s. He was best known for his 'faulty microphone' routine and for his chicken impressions. Collier was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, into the working-class family of Thomas and Mary (née Dowling) Collier on Christmas Day 1925 weighing 15"
"Dan Rowan Daniel Hale ""Dan"" Rowan (July 22, 1922 – September 22, 1987) was an American comedian. He was featured in the television show ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"", wherein he played straight man to Dick Martin and won the 1969 Emmy for Outstanding Variety or Musical Series. Rowan was born on July 22, 1922, on a carnival train near the small town of Beggs, Oklahoma, as Daniel Hale David. He toured with his parents, Oscar and Nellie David, who performed a singing and dancing act with the carnival. He was orphaned at the age of 11, spent four years at"