Harvey Korman: Mother Marcus, the Super-Buxom Yenta on ‘The Carol Burnett Show’
Harvey Korman (Feb. 15, 1927 — May 29, 2008) was a television and movie actor and comedian. He is perhaps best known…
Andy Kaufman: Latka Gravas, Elvis Presley, Tony Clifton, and More
Andy Kaufman (Jan. 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an innovative entertainer, actor, and performance artist…
Carl Reiner: Comedian, Screenwriter, Actor, Author, and Director Dies at 98
For more than seven decades, Carl Reiner made Americans and people around the world laugh.
Jerry Stiller: The Beloved ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘King of Queens’ Actor Passes Away at 92
Jerry Stiller (June 8, 1927 — May 11, 2020) and Anne Meara, his wife of more than 60 years, were a popular sketch comedy team…
Randy Rainbow: Singer of Political Parody Songs and Gay Kvetcher
Randy Rainbow — yes, that is his real name, and yes, by some strange coincidence he’s gay — is a 38-year-old singer of parody songs…
Jesse Appell: The Jewish Stand-up Comedian Who’s Taken China by Storm
Jesse Appell is a Jewish-American stand-up comic who has been plying his trade in China — in fluent Chinese…
Susie Essman: The Foul-Mouthed Susie Greene on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
Susie Essman, 54, is most famous for portraying the volatile, foul-mouthed character Susie Greene on the HBO sitcom…
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog: He’s Vulgar… He’s Raunchy… He’s Very Funny!
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (yes, he’s a Jew!) is the brainpuppy of sock puppeteer Robert Smigel, 59, who…
Lorne Michaels: Creator and Producer of ‘Saturday Night Live’ and Much More!
To say that Lorne Michaels has had an enormous impact on American popular culture would be an enormous…
Victor Borge: Brilliant Pianist Who Made People Laugh While ‘Tickling the Ivories’
Victor Borge (January 3, 1909 — Dececember 23, 2000) was a highly popular “comedic pianist” who enjoyed a long show business…
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