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Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time.
Gregory was born in Lithonia, Georgia, on May 6, 1946, and worked as a salesman until he was 36, when he began introducing performers at The Punch Line comedy club in Atlanta. His first feature act at the Punch Line was February 17, 1982.
Adam Driver returned as host on "Saturday Night Live" Dec. 9. In one sketch, he portrayed a disgruntled baby flying for the first time.
He was declared dead shortly after being rushed to the hospital. [62] [63] 2011: 3 March: Swedish comedian Lasse Eriksson died during the final number of his show Fyra lyckliga män 2 (Four happy men 2) at Reginateatern in Uppsala, Sweden. He was one of Sweden's first stand-up comedians.
One of the funniest men alive, Rickles has been dubbed the "Insult King." As a stand-up comedian, Rickles knows how to get the laughs, and is the perfect guy to start off our list. 7th Annual TV ...
Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh, a comedian who tickled “America’s Got Talent” judges and fans in 2021 with jokes about his mother and Indian heritage, has died, according to reports. He was 39 ...
Gaffigan credits David Letterman and Bill Murray as influences, and asserted that Richard Pryor was the greatest stand-up comedian ever. [11] His comedy mentor was Dave Attell, who Gaffigan said was the only person who thought he was funny in his early stand-up years. [41] On the episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee featuring Gaffigan ...
The prop comedian, who died of organ failure at 76 on Friday, was known for making a mess onstage. He was fond of picking up a sledgehammer to smash eggs, cheeseburgers and, most notably, watermelons.