"Chris Rohmann Chris Rohmann is the former host of ""As Schools Match Wits"" on WGBY-TV channel 57 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Rohmann was born in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He is a resident of Hadley, Massachusetts, but lived in the United Kingdom for many years until the early/mid 1980s. He wrote the British novelty hit ""Funky Moped"" (performed by comedian Jasper Carrot) which made it to number five in the British charts in the 1970s. He was a regular performer on the folk club circuit in the UK and also enjoyed success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before returning to the United"
"affluent parents of Foxx's girlfriend, Fancy. Over the years, Davis has made frequent appearances on most of the national morning and night time talk and variety shows. Billy Davis Jr. Billy Davis Jr. (born June 26, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American musician, best known as a member of the 5th Dimension. Along with his wife, Marilyn McCoo, he had hit records during 1976 and 1977 with ""I Hope We Get to Love in Time"", ""Your Love"", and ""You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"". Davis and McCoo were married in 1969. They"
"David Geddes (musician) David Cole Idema (born July 1, 1950), best known by the stage name David Geddes, is a soft rock singer who had a US Top 5 hit with ""Run Joey Run"" in 1975, which peaked at number four in October 1975. Under his real name, Geddes was the drummer/vocalist for the cult band The Fredric (also known as Rock Garden) and released several records in the early 1970s, one of which, ""House on Holly Road,"" received some airplay around the state of Michigan. He previously attended the University of Michigan. Geddes got his stage name from a"
"Bob Newhart George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in 1960 when his album of comedic monologues, ""The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart"", became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the ""Billboard"" pop album chart; it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, ""The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!"", was also a success, and the two albums held the ""Billboard"" number one and number two spots simultaneously. Newhart later went into acting, starring as Chicago psychologist"
"Funny Lady Funny Lady is a 1975 American biographical musical comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall and Ben Vereen. A sequel to the 1968 film ""Funny Girl"", it is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedian Fanny Brice and her marriage to songwriter and impresario Billy Rose. The screenplay was by Jay Presson Allen and Arnold Schulman, based on a story by Schulman. The primary score was by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Although she was contractually bound to make one more film for producer"
"Bob Hope Leslie Townes Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) known professionally as Bob Hope, was an American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven ""Road"" musical comedy movies with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles, and was"
"at number 50 according to the Kent Music Report. Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD edition of ""Funny Lady"". Funny Lady (soundtrack) Funny Lady is a soundtrack album by American vocalist Barbra Streisand. It was released by Arista Records on March 15, 1975 to promote the 1975 American musical comedy-drama film ""Funny Lady"". Executively produced by Peter Matz, the fifteen tracks on the album were performed by Streisand, James Caan, and Ben Vereen. A soundtrack sequel to 1968's ""Funny Girl"", ""Funny Lady"" is a collection of songs from the point of view of American performer Fanny Brice."
"Bob Levy (comedian) ""The Reverend"" Bob Levy (born August 12, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, and, for a brief period, a professional wrestler who is best known as being a regular personality on ""The Howard Stern Show"" as well as being the co-host of the ""Miserable Men"" show on Howard 101. He has often been the host of comedy roasts, was a frequent guest on the ""Opie and Anthony Show"" and was a stand-up comedy performer on the Killers of Comedy tour. Before his career as a comedian, Levy worked as a landscaper, a painter and a"
"Awards: It was also nominated for six Golden Globe Awards: The soundtrack peaked on the ""Billboard"" Album Chart at number 6 and was certified gold. A majority of the songs were written by Kander and Ebb. Funny Lady Funny Lady is a 1975 American biographical musical comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall and Ben Vereen. A sequel to the 1968 film ""Funny Girl"", it is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedian Fanny Brice and her marriage to songwriter and impresario Billy Rose. The screenplay"
"Bob Nelson (comedian) Bob Nelson (born March 3, 1958), is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Nelson began doing stand-up in comedy clubs while a theater student at Nassau Community College in the late 1970s. Nelson specializes in rubber-faced comedy characters, much as Red Skelton did in his heyday. His most popular originals include Jiffy Jeff, a punch drunk prizefighter with a Gym in NYC; Eppy Epperman, a brilliant but nerdy kid with deeper insights than meet the eye; an entire football team of stereotypical characters and unnamed football stars doing a charity commercial; Wilby Stuckerson, a hillbilly chicken farmer"
"developed Alzheimer's disease and became reclusive until his death in 1984. Dolly died almost twenty one years later, on Christmas Day 2004. Bob Dyer Robert Neal Dyer OBE (22 May 19099 January 1984), who took the stage name of Bob Dyer, was a Gold Logie-award-winning American-born vaudeville entertainer and singer, radio and television personality, and radio and television quiz show host who made his name in Australia. Dyer is best known for the long-running radio and then television quiz show, ""Pick a Box"". At the height of his radio career, Dyer and his friend and rival, Jack Davey, were regarded"
"Bob Dyer Robert Neal Dyer OBE (22 May 19099 January 1984), who took the stage name of Bob Dyer, was a Gold Logie-award-winning American-born vaudeville entertainer and singer, radio and television personality, and radio and television quiz show host who made his name in Australia. Dyer is best known for the long-running radio and then television quiz show, ""Pick a Box"". At the height of his radio career, Dyer and his friend and rival, Jack Davey, were regarded as Australia's top quiz comperes. Bob and his wife, Dolly, were probably, after Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies, the most recognised"
"Billy Davis Jr. Billy Davis Jr. (born June 26, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American musician, best known as a member of the 5th Dimension. Along with his wife, Marilyn McCoo, he had hit records during 1976 and 1977 with ""I Hope We Get to Love in Time"", ""Your Love"", and ""You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"". Davis and McCoo were married in 1969. They became the first African American married couple to host a network television series, ""The Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. Show"", on CBS in the summer of"
"Chuck Wagon (musician) Robert ""Bob"" Davis (August 11, 1956 - June 6, 1981), known by his stage name Chuck Wagon, was an American musician and original member of Los Angeles punk rock band The Dickies, with whom he released two albums. He also released a solo 7"" single called ""Rock n' Roll won't go away"". Chuck joined the Dickies shortly after their formation in 1977, and served as the band's multi-instrumentalist, playing mostly keyboards and rhythm guitar, but also the saxophone and harmonica as well as doing backing vocals. On his last studio works with the band, which were released"
"Todd Williams) and Cowboy (Keith Wiggins). While a member of the group, Cowboy created the term ""hip-hop"" while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army, by scat singing the words ""hip/hop/hip/hop"" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five began recording for Enjoy Records and released ""Superrappin'"" in 1979. They later moved on to Sugar Hill Records and were popular on the R&B charts with party songs like ""Freedom"" and ""The Birthday Party"". They released numerous singles, gaining a gold disc for ""Freedom,"" and touring. In 1982 Melle"
"continuous standup routine, beating the record held by Lindsay Webb from Australia. He completed 40 hours of standup comedy, the first 17 hours and 14 minutes without any repetition of material. Marley's record was broken by David Scott on April 30, 2013 with a time of 40 hours and 8 minutes. Bob Marley (comedian) Robert Cochrane Marley Jr. (born April 4, 1967) is an American comedian. He has appeared on ""The David Letterman Show"", ""Late Night with Conan O'Brien"", and Comedy Central. He can be seen in the film ""The Boondock Saints"". He also goes by the name ""Billy"". In"
"Fame. Rose was a leading character in the 1975 musical film ""Funny Lady,"" a sequel to ""Funny Girl"", which continues the story of Fanny Brice, again played by Barbra Streisand. Despite physical dissimilarities, actor James Caan was cast as Rose. The 1962 film ""Billy Rose's Jumbo"", starring Doris Day, depicted the original Broadway show staged by Rose. Although he was not involved in the making of the film, a contractual stipulation made it mandatory that his name appear in the title. Posthumous Credits Billy Rose Billy Rose (born William Samuel Rosenberg, September 6, 1899 – February 10, 1966) was an"
"Davis has been in a long-term relationship with actress Julie Kavner. They met on the set on ""Rhoda"", a series Kavner co-starred in. David Davis (TV producer) David Davis (born 1937) is an American television producer and television writer. He is best known for work on the sitcoms ""The Bob Newhart Show"", a series he co-created with Lorenzo Music, and ""Taxi"", a series he co-created with James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger. In 1979, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his producing work on ""Taxi"". He also produced for the series ""O.K. Crackerby!"", ""My Mother the Car"","
"Barbecue Bob in his 1979 ""Best Of"" book of tablature. Fahey attributed the song to the fictitious Blind Joe Death, writing that ""Death learned this from an old Columbia record by Barbecue Bob [14246-D], which the Death household at one time possessed."" Hicks's elder brother, Charley Lincoln, also played blues and was recorded by Columbia under the name Laughing Charley Lincoln, but he never received the same acclaim as his brother. Barbecue Bob Robert Hicks, better known as Barbecue Bob (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931), was an early American Piedmont blues musician. His nickname was derived from his"
"Roy Forbes Roy Charles Forbes (born February 12, 1953) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, whose music bears heavy influences from classic American genres of acoustic blues and traditional country. Forbes is known for his high soulful voice and percussive guitar playing. Forbes was born and grew up in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. He learned to play guitar at age 14, and had the childhood nickname, ""Bim"". Forbes, calling himself ""Bim,"" began his musical career in Vancouver in 1971. Initially, he appeared as the opening act for such groups as Supertramp and Santana, but soon came to headline and sell"
"Bob Saget Robert Lane Saget (; born May 17, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. His television roles include Danny Tanner on the ABC sitcom ""Full House"" (1987–95) and its Netflix sequel ""Fuller House"", and hosting ""America's Funniest Home Videos"" from 1989 to 1997. Saget is also known for his adult-oriented stand-up routine. He also provided the voice of the future Ted Mosby on the CBS sitcom ""How I Met Your Mother"" from 2005 to 2014. Saget's 2014 comedy album, ""That's What I'm Talkin' About"", was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Saget"
"63. Mike Darow Mike Darow (often incorrectly referred to as Mike Darrow, born Darow Myhowich; January 8, 1933 – December 7, 1996) was a Canadian-born television game show host. Darow is best known for hosting the 1968-1970 ABC run of ""Dream House"" in the United States, the 1985-1988 Canada-produced run of the Bob Stewart game show, ""Jackpot"" (seen in the U.S. on the USA Network), and ""Club 6"" from 1960 to 1962. He also hosted the first season of the game show ""The $128,000 Question,"" a syndicated revival of ""The $64,000 Question,"" in 1976. Darow's announcing work included the NBC"
"Bob Rivers Robert Rivers (born July 7, 1956 in Branford, Connecticut) is a retired American rock and roll radio on-air personality in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a prolific producer and songwriter of parody songs, most famous for his Christmas song parodies. His album ""Twisted Christmas"" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Rivers' last regular radio program, ""The Bob Rivers Show with Bob, Spike and Joe"", was broadcast on Seattle oldies station KJR-FM until August 8, 2014, ending a 25-year run in the Seattle market. Rivers played keyboards for a cover band affiliated with the"
"David Davis (TV producer) David Davis (born 1937) is an American television producer and television writer. He is best known for work on the sitcoms ""The Bob Newhart Show"", a series he co-created with Lorenzo Music, and ""Taxi"", a series he co-created with James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger. In 1979, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his producing work on ""Taxi"". He also produced for the series ""O.K. Crackerby!"", ""My Mother the Car"", ""He & She"", ""The Good Guys"", ""Get Smart"" and wrote episodes for ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"" and its spin-off ""Rhoda"". Since 1976,"
"He appeared in the film, ""Dance With Me"", alongside Anne Shelton and Max Wall. In 1955, he also appeared on the first night of ITV. He died of cancer in March 1981 aged 58. Derek Roy (comedian) Derek Roy (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an English comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and early 1950s. His BBC Radio show, ""Hip Hip Hoo Roy"", was written by amongst others Spike Milligan, and was the show where Milligan's Goon Show character Eccles first appeared. Roy's unsuccessful star-vehicle ""Happy Go Lucky"" also gave the"
"a half minutes while an MC raps over the top. Grandmaster Flash's ""Superrappin'"" (Enjoy, 1979) had a pumping syncopated rhythm and The Furious Five emulating his spinbacks and needle drops and chanting that ""that Flash is on the beatbox going..."" The beatbox itself however, a drum machine which Flash had added to his turntable set-up some time earlier, was absent on the record, the drums being produced by a live drummer. Kool Moe Dee's verbal personal attacks on Busy Bee Starski live at Harlem World in 1982 caused a popular sensation in hip hop circles. In the same way, groups"
"of four children. Bobby Burgess Robert Wilkie ""Bobby"" Burgess (born May 19, 1941, Long Beach, California) is an American dancer and singer. He was one of the original Mouseketeers. Later, he was a regular on ""The Lawrence Welk Show"". Growing up in Southern California, Burgess started performing at age five, which included dancing, singing and playing the accordion. In 1955 he was selected as one of the original Mouseketeers by Walt Disney to appear on his new ABC television series, ""The Mickey Mouse Club"", giving young Burgess his first taste of celebrity. He also guest starred on ""The Donna Reed"
"trip has included failed contract negotiations, cast changes, rehab, a lot of work and a recent health scare. But as the show and its players have evolved, there has also been laughter, love, support and family. Always, family — on and off the air. Bob Rivers Robert Rivers (born July 7, 1956 in Branford, Connecticut) is a retired American rock and roll radio on-air personality in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a prolific producer and songwriter of parody songs, most famous for his Christmas song parodies. His album ""Twisted Christmas"" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of"
"Heywood Banks Heywood Banks (real name Stuart Mitchell) is an American comedian, and writer and performer of humorous songs. His songs include ""Toast"", ""Fly's Eyes"", ""Wiper Blades"", ""Pancreas"", ""Big Butter Jesus"" (a song about the King of Kings statue), ""18 Wheels (on a Big Rig)"", ""The One Eye Love"" & ""The Cat Got Dead"". Heywood frequently appears on the nationally syndicated radio program ""The Bob and Tom Show"". His most popular and widely known song is called ""Toast,"" (played on a toaster with a pair of forks). Another recurring song that B&T occasionally play is ""Trauma to the Groin."" Heywood's"
"Rob Davis (musician) Rob Davis (born Robert Berkeley Davis, 1 October 1947, Carshalton, Surrey, England) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist of the 1970s glam rock band Mud, who achieved the biggest selling Number One record of 1974 in the United Kingdom, with their song ""Tiger Feet"". After the band's eventual demise in 1977, Davis worked with several other groups, including The Tremeloes and Darts, but his efforts met with little commercial return. He later turned his attention to songwriting, initially writing club tracks for Coco Star with the song ""I Need A Miracle"" and Jan"
"His older brother Owen is a photojournalist, and his cousin Bob is a journalist for MSNBC. Franken began performing in high school, where he and his longtime friend and writing partner Tom Davis were known for their comedy. The duo first performed on stage at Minneapolis's Brave New Workshop theater, specializing in political satire. They soon found themselves in what was described as ""a life of near-total failure on the fringes of show business in Los Angeles."" Franken and Tom Davis were recruited as two of the original writers and occasional performers on ""Saturday Night Live"" (""SNL"") (1975–1980, 1985–1995). In"
"Away"", ""One Less Bell to Answer"", ""Stoned Soul Picnic"", ""Wedding Bell Blues"", and finished up with ""Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"". This appearance was the group's last on Sullivan. ""The 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine Show"", a television special, aired on August 18, 1971. The 5th Dimension made appearances on ""Soul Train"", ""American Bandstand"", ""The Flip Wilson Show"", ""The Mike Douglas Show"", and ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"". In 1975, McCoo and Davis, who had married on 26 July 1969, left the group to do collective and individual projects. They went on to have success as a duo with ""Your Love"""
"Doobie Brothers), Hagar parted ways with the group in February 1975. He was replaced by Los Angeles-based vocalist Bob James. Seeking to further expand and change their sound, the band also drafted keyboardist Jim Alcivar. The ""Paper Money"" rhythm section of drummer Denny Carmassi and bassist Alan Fitzgerald remained. The new quintet lineup of Montrose made their live debut in San Francisco at Winterland Ballroom on April 5, 1975. At this juncture the group parted ways with producer Ted Templeman. Montrose released two more albums, the Ronnie Montrose-produced ""Warner Brothers Presents... Montrose!"" (1975) and ""Jump On It"" (1976), produced by"