Comedians
Bob “Bazooka” Burns
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 28, 2016 -
Comments (2)
Category: Inventions, Outsider Art, 1940s, Comedians
Life Imitates the Smothers Brothers
I just hope he knew enough to yell, "Fire!"
Full article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 31, 2015 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Emigrants, Immigrants and Borders, Music, Stupid Criminals, Chocolate, Comedians, Europe
One Great Comedian Deserves Another
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 17, 2011 -
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Category: Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Movies, 1950s, Comedians
Fake Language Song
Although the lyrics sound like a variety of languages, it's all gibberish.
YouTube identifies the performer as Arihiro Fujimura.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 04, 2010 -
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Category: Languages, Music, Comedians, Parody, Asia
The Krankies
Attempting to explain the unexplainable, visit their Wikipedia entry.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 19, 2010 -
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Category: Humor, Comedians, Television, Actors, Europe
Early Slapstick and Boxing Cats
The more of these early Edison clips I see, the more convinced I become that the great inventor was a prankster nerd.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 03, 2009 -
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Category: Humor, Comedians, Pranks, Cats, Nineteenth Century
No Smoking in Bismarck, North Dakota
Posted By: Nethie - Wed May 20, 2009 -
Comments (9)
Category: Crime, Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco, Comedians
Take My Ambassador, Please!
It's not too soon for the new administration to be thinking about appointing some ambassadors...
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 07, 2008 -
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Category: Movies, Music, Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Comedians
Phyliss Diller
Recently some readers objected to my characterization of 1960's-era Phyllis Diller as "unfunny."Decide for yourselves.
She doesn't appear in the Liberace clip until the 3-minute mark.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 02, 2008 -
Comments (3)
Category: 1960s, Comedians
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