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  2. Stand by Me (film) - Wikipedia

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    Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film [5] directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon in 1959. Stand by Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell as four boys who set out on a journey to find the dead body of a ...

  3. Charlie Case - Wikipedia

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    Charley Case (August 27, 1858 – November 26, 1916) [1] was an American vaudeville performance artist who delivered the first known example of stand-up comedy in the late 1880s, delivering humorous monologues directly to the audience while standing in one spot without props or costumes. He is credited with creating the term "punchline" as he ...

  4. Stand by Me (Charles Albert Tindley song) - Wikipedia

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    In the midst of tribulation, stand by me. When the hosts of hell assail, and my strength begins to fail, thou who never lost a battle, stand by me. In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me. In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me. When I do the best I can, and my friends misunderstand, thou who knowest all about me, stand by me ...

  5. Category:Monologues - Wikipedia

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    This category comprises articles pertaining to monologues, speeches made by one person speaking their thoughts aloud or directly addressing a reader, audience or character Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.

  6. History of stand-up comedy - Wikipedia

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    Stand-up comedy has roots in various traditions of popular entertainment of the late 19th century, including vaudeville, the stump-speech monologues of minstrel shows, dime museums, concert saloons, freak shows, variety shows, medicine shows, American burlesque, English music halls, circus clown antics, Chautauqua, and humorist monologues like those delivered by Mark Twain in his first (1866 ...

  7. Spike Mullins - Wikipedia

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    Dennis Jeremiah (Spike) Mullins (2 October 1915 – 18 April 1994) was a comedy performer and writer. He wrote for a number of established performers, such as Max Bygraves and Harry Secombe, [1] Kenneth Williams and Frankie Howerd.

  8. Songs and monologues of Stanley Holloway - Wikipedia

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    Fancy Me Just Meeting You From Hit the Deck: 1927 Sam, Sam, Pick oop thy Musket By Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway:The Essential Collection (2007) 1928 Song of the Sea From the musical Song of the Sea: Stanley Holloway The Best Of (2002) 1928 Lovely ladies Duet with Claude Hulbert from Song of the Sea: 1928 [9] Rude Sailor From Song of the ...

  9. Stand by Me (Shayne Ward song) - Wikipedia

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    "Stand by Me" is the third single from the second United Kingdom X Factor winner, Shayne Ward. It was released in the UK on 10 July 2006 and is an original track from his debut album, Shayne Ward . The song failed to match the success of his previous singles and charted at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart .