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Pages in category "Slapstick comedians" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Roscoe Arbuckle; C.
Snub Pollard (November 9, 1889 – January 19, 1962) – silent film comedian, popular in the 1920s; The Three Stooges – slapstick comedians; W.C. Fields (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946) – American comedian and actor; Violent J – leader of the Insane Clown Posse, a Detroit-based hip-hop group and star of Big Money Hustlaz ...
Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his friendly screen persona, comic timing, and enormous, elastic-mouth smile. [2] He was one of the most popular American comedians in the 1930s and 1940s, and enjoyed lengthy careers in both motion pictures and radio.
Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers. ... Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940–2020) Albert Brooks (born 1947) Foster Brooks (1912–2001)
By Serge Stevens The comedy team is a sacred show-business relationship. From the beginning of time, when Eve asked Adam if he wanted a bite to eat, having two or more characters deliver the jokes ...
Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety.
The 1940s–50s elevated the careers of comedians like Milton Berle and Sid Caesar through radio and television. [21] From the 1930s–50s, the nightclub circuit was owned and operated by the American Mafia. [22] [23] Nightclubs and resorts became the breeding ground for a new type of comedian: a stand-up, specifically Lenny Bruce.
Lewis was born on March 16, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. [4] [5] His parents were Daniel "Danny" Levitch (1902–1980), a master of ceremonies and vaudevillian who performed under the stage name Danny Lewis, whose parents immigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire to New York, and Rachael "Rae" Levitch (née Brodsky; 1904–1982), a WOR radio pianist and Danny ...