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2003 Bob Hope, comedian, road movies, dies at 100
2003 Buddy Hackett, American Comedian 2003 Buddy Hackett, comedian/actor, The Music Man, dies at 78 2002 Barry Took, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 2002 Milton Berle, comedian, 'The Milton Berle Show', dies at 93 2000 Victor Borge, comedian/pianist, Victor Borge in London, dies at 91 1999 Joey Adams, American Comedian 1999 Senor Wences, comedian, Ed Sullivan Show, dies at 103 1998 Henny Youngman, comedian (Take my wife please), dies at 92 1998 Henny Youngman, comedian, ", Take My Wife, Please!: Henny Youngman's Giant Book of Jokes, ", dies at 91 1998 Henry Youngman, American Comedian 1997 Ronald Clive Williams, actor/comedian, dies at 68 1997 Chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy), dies at 33 1997 Red Skelton, comedian (Red Skelton Show), dies at 84 1997 Brenda Carlin, TV producer and wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57 1997 Pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69 1996 Michael Bentine, British author/comedian (Reluctant Jester), dies at 74 1996 Morey Amsterdam, comedian (Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 87 1996 Ray Combs, American Comedian 1996 Comedian Martin Lawrence suffers a nervous breakdown 1996 George Burns, American Comedian 1995 Arthur Mullard, comedian, dies at 82 1995 Jimmy Jewel, comedian, television, film actor, dies at 82 1995 Melvin "Slappy" White, comedian, dies of heart attack at 74 1995 George Kirby, comedian/impressionist (Pearl Bailey), dies at 71 1995 Phil Harris, Linton In, actor/comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 89 1995 Gale Gordon, comedian (Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy), dies at 89 1995 Severn Darden, comedian (Second City), dies at 65 1995 Harold Berens, comedian, dies at 92 1995 Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75 1995 Eddie Williams Wiggins, alto saxophone/comedian, dies at 78 1995 William Larry White Grayson, comedian, dies at 71 1994 Michael O'Donoghue, comedian (SNL), dies at about 54 1994 Dennis Wolfberg, comedian (Quantum Leap), dies from cancer at 48 1994 V, comedian/actor, dies at 48 1994 Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show 1994 William "Bill" M Hicks, comedian, dies at 32 1994 Bill Hicks, American Comedian 1993 Comedian Rodney Dangerfield (72) weds Joan Child (41) 1993 Borolas, Joaquin Garcia, Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71 1992 Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, English comedian (Alfie), dies at 75 1992 Teddy Turner, comedian, dies at 75 1992 Skip Stephenson, comedian (Real People), dies of heart attack at 52 1992 Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67 1992 Sam Kinison, loud mouth comedian, dies in a car crash at 38 1992 Comedian Sam Kenison marries live-in girlfriend Maleeka 1992 Comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident 1991 Redd Foxx, comedian (Sanford and Sons), dies of heart attack at 68 1991 Comedian Jackie Mason marries his manager Jyll Rosenfeld (37) 1991 Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies 1991 Bob Irwin, Comedian, dies of Alzheimer's related illness at 88 1991 Manolo Gomez Bur, Spanish comedian dies at 74 1991 George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71 1991 Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79 1991 George Gobel, comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71 1990 Johnny Wayne, comedian (Wayne and Shuster), dies of cancer at 72 1990 Jim Samuels, comedian, dies of spinal meningitis at 41 1990 Ray Goulding, comedian (Bob and Ray), dies of kidney failure at 68 1989 Graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of cancer at 48 1988 Dick Clair, comedian (Clair and McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS 1988 Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71 1988 Joe Besser, comedian (3's Stooges, Abbott and Costello), dies at 80 1987 Kenny Price, comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw), dies at 56 1987 Jackie Gleason, comedian (Ralph Kramden-Honeymooners), dies at 71 1987 Jackie Gleason, comedian (Honeymooners), dies of colon cancer at 71 1987 Dick Shawn, comedian (Producers), dies on stage at 57 1987 Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74 1986 Benny Rubin, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at 87 1986 Tim Herbert, comedian (Dagmar's Canteen), dies at 71 1986 Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 1986 Harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Ritz Brothers), dies at 79 1986 Sid Stone, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 82 1985 Ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87 1985 E. B. White, American Comedian 1985 Kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72 1985 Phil Foster, comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne and Shirley), dies at 72 1984 Kenny Delmar, comedian (School House), dies at 74 1984 Eric Morecambe, British comedian (Morecambe and Wise), dies at 58 1984 Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35 1984 Tommy Cooper, comedian, dies at 61 1984 Tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses and dies on stage 1984 Michael Sklar, California, comedian (Laugh-in, Sha Na Na), dies at 39 1983 Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 1983 Doodles Weaver, comedian (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 71 1982 Marty Feldman, comedian (Young Frankenstein), dies at 49 1982 Arthur Askey, British comedian, dies at 82 1982 Joe E Ross, comedian (Toody-Car 54, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 77 1982 Ace Goodman, Kansas City, Missouri, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83 1982 John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33 1982 Stanley Holloway, comedian (My Fair Lady, Our Man Higgins), dies at 91 1982 Paul Lynde, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched), dies at 55 1981 Pigmeat Markham, comedian (Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In), dies at 75 1981 Justin Jud Strunk, Jr., comedian (Laugh In), dies at 48 1981 Jud Strunk, singer/comedian (Laugh-In), dies at 48 1980 Leonard Barr, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Szysznyk), dies at 77 1980 Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84 1980 Herbie Faye, comedian (Doc, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 81 1980 Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine 1980 Jimmy Durante, comedian (Palooka, Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86 1980 Jimmy Durante, New York City, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86 1979 Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51 1977 Groucho Martin, New York City, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86 1977 Groucho Marx, American Comedian 1977 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 1977 Freddie Prinze, comedian/actor (Chico and the Man), shoots himself at 22 1976 Willy Alfredo, Willem Jue, Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77 1976 Andy Milonakis, born in Katonah, New York, actor, comedian, uses comedy to deflect from his congenital growth-hormone condition, giving him the voice, appearance of an adolescent boy, appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live television show 1975 Sidney Fields, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 77 1975 Moe Howard, Moses Horowitz, comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77 1974 Jack Benny, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 80 1974 Jane Ace, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 74 1974 Cliff Arquette, comedian (Charlie Weaver), dies at 68 1974 Jimmy Fallon, American Comedian 1974 Bud Abbott, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 78 1974 Ed Helms, American Comedian 1973 Stringbean, David Akeman, banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw), dies at 58 1973 Stringbean, country singer/comedian/banjoist (Hee Haw), dies at 58 1973 Mantan Moreland, comedian (Watermelon Man), dies at 71 1973 Dave Chappelle, American Comedian 1973 Joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80 1973 Jack E Leonard, Chicago, Illinois, comedian, dies at 62 1972 Marlon Wayans, comedian, Wayans Bros, In Living Color 1972 Wayne Brady, American Comedian 1972 Dane Cook, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dane Jeffrey Cook, comedian, stand up comic, released five comedy albums, 'Retaliation' went double platinum, the highest charting comedy album in 28 years, appeared in 15 films since 1997, including 'My Best Friend's Girl' 1971 Charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90 1971 Dylan Moran, Irish Comedian 1971 Amy Poehler, American Comedian 1971 Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69 1971 Joseph Desire Fernandel, comedian, dies of cancer at 67 1970 Sarah Silverman, American Comedian 1970 Mike Epps, American Comedian 1970 Chris Kattan, American Comedian 1970 Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, actor, stand-up comedian, executive producer, NBC's Last Comic Standing reality television program 1970 Sylvester Wiere, comedian (Wiere Brothers-Ford Festival), dies at 60 1970 Menasha Skulnik, comedian (Menasha the Magnificent), dies at 78 1970 Tina Fey, American Comedian 1970 Debra Wilson, American Comedian 1970 Simon Pegg, British Comedian 1970 Ed Ford, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 72 1970 Doug E. Doug, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, screenwriter, comedian, played Griffith Vesey on television sitcom Cosby, voice of Bernie in the animated movie Shark Tale, and Sanka Coffie in film Cool Runnings 1969 Rick Mercer, Canadian Comedian 1969 Patton Oswalt, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, comedian, employs observational comedy, black comedy, surreal humor in his acts, wrote for MADtv, played Spence Olchin on 'The King of Queens' television show, voice of Remy in 'Ratatouille' 1969 Doug E Doug, rapper/comedian, Operation Dumbo Drop, Jungle Fever 1968 Rodney Carrington, American Comedian 1968 Anthony Michael Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, SNL, Breakfast Club 1968 Orlando Jones, American Comedian 1968 Mitch Hedberg, American Comedian 1968 Pauly Shore, Hollywood, comedian, Totally Pauly, Encino Man 1967 Jamie Foxx, comedian, In Living Color 1967 Will Ferrell, American Comedian 1967 Douglas MacLean, silent film comedian turned producer, dies at 77 1967 Ana Gasteyer, American Comedian 1967 Antonio de Curtis Toto, comedian, dies of heart attack at 69 1967 Tim Vine, born in London, Enlgand, actor, comedian, performs stand up comedy, television, appears at festivals, tours through the United Kingdom include 'Current Puns' and 'Punslinger', achieved Guinness World Record for most jokes told in an hour 1967 Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70 1966 Adam Sandler, actor - comedian, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, SNL 1966 Al Kelly, double talk comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 67 1966 Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 1966 Ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79 1966 Kamal Ahmed, American Comedian 1966 Marc Price, actor/comedian, Skippy-Family Ties 1966 Chris Rock, comedian, SNL, CB4, Boomerang 1965 Steve Coogan, British Comedian 1965 Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77 1965 Kevin James, American Comedian 1965 Martin Lawrence, comedian, Martin 1965 Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School 1965 Carrot Top, Florida, comedian, American Comedy Award-1994 1965 Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel and Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74 1965 Dave Attell, American Comedian 1965 Julius Tannen, comedian, dies at 84 1964 Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72 1964 Harpo [Arthur] Marx, comedian (Marx Bros), dies at 75 1964 Bonnie Hunt, actress/comedian, Jumanji, Jerry Maguire 1964 Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen), dies at 62 1964 Actress Anne Bancroft and comedian Mel Brooks wed 1964 David Spade, comedian, SNL, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep 1964 Laura Kightlinger, American Comedian 1964 Stephen Colbert, American Comedian 1964 Caroline Rhea, Canadian Comedian 1964 Todd Barry, American Comedian 1964 Wanda Sykes, American Comedian 1963 Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek' 1963 Anthony Clark, comedian, Boyd Pritchett-Boston Common 1963 John Sigvard Olsen, comedian (Olsen and Johnson), dies at 70 1963 Dave Foley, actor/comedian, Kids In The Hall, Dave Nelson-NewsRadio 1962 Fatso Marco, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56 1962 Jack Dee, British Comedian 1962 Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86 1962 Bob[cat] Goldthwait, Syracuse, New York, comedian, Police Academy 1962 Craig Ferguson, Scottish Comedian 1962 Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen and Johnson), dies at 70 1962 Eddie Izzard, British Comedian 1962 Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 1962 Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 1961 Bill Hicks, American Comedian 1961 Leonard "Chico" Marx, comedian (Marx Brothers), dies at 74 1961 William M "Bill" Hicks, comedian 1961 Harry Enfield, comedian, Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live 1961 Drew Carey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor/comedian, Drew-Drew Carey Show 1961 Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian 1961 George Lopez, American Comedian 1961 Byron Allen, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Real People, Byron Allen Show 1961 Rory Bremner, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, impressionist, political satirist, comedian, appeared on Channel 4 with 'Rory Bremner, Who Else?', host of award-winning show, 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune' 1961 George Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56 1961 Wendy Liebman, born in Manhasset, New York, comedian, performs stand up comedy, American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year, 1997, appeared on HBO, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show 1961 Tim Meadows, American Comedian 1960 Michael Winslow, born in Spokane, Washington, actor/comedian, Police Academy 1960 Jimmy Savo, comedian (Through the Crystal Ball), dies at 65 1960 Damon Wayans, actor/comedian, In Living Color, Major Payne, Blankman 1960 Chris Elliott, actor/comedian, Get a Life, David Letterman Show 1960 Andrew Denton, Australian Comedian 1960 Terry Sweeney, born in St. Albans, New York, writer/comedian, SNL 1960 Jenny Eclair, Malaysian Comedian 1959 Al Yankovic, American Comedian 1959 Julia Sweeney, American Comedian 1959 Mark McKinney, Canadian Comedian 1959 Scott Thompson, comedian, Kids in the Hall, Larry Sanders Show 1959 Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1959 Colin Quinn, American Comedian 1959 Julian Clary, born in Teddington, England, comedian, novelist, employs campy delivery style, emphasizing use of double entendre, innuendo, videos of stage acts include 'My Glittering Passage', 'The Mincing Machine Tour' 1959 Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 1959 Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, comedian, SNL, Casual Sex 1959 Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52 1958 Kevin Pollak, SF, comedian, Usual Suspects, Grumpy Old Men 1958 Jeff Foxworthy, comedian, Jeff Foxworthy-The Jeff Foxworthy Show 1958 Lenny Henry, British comedian, 3 of a Kind 1958 Keenan Ivory Wayans, born in New York City, comedian, In Living Color 1958 Keenen Ivory Wayans, American Comedian 1958 Lea DeLaria, American Comedian 1958 Brad Hall, born in Santa Barbara, California, comedian, SNL 1958 Rik Mayall, comedian, Drop Dead Fred, Bottom, Little Noises 1957 Bernie Mac, born in Chicago, American actor, comedian, sketch writer 1957 Andrew "Dice" Clay, Silverstien, comedian, Adv of Ford Fairlane 1957 Stephen Fry, British Comedian 1957 Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy, dies at 65 1957 Brett Butler, comedian, Grace Under Fire 1957 Jim Morris, impressionist/comedian, Ronald Reagan, George Bush 1957 Jo Brand, born in Hastings, England, stage name, 'The Sea Monster', stand up comedian, embraced alternative comedy movement, employing use of monotone delivery, pauses, image inspired by radicalized feminism 1957 Gary Kroeger, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, comedian, SNL, Return of Shaggy Dog 1957 Robert Townsend, Chicago, comedian/actor, Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy 1957 Paul Merton, British Comedian 1956 Stephanie Hodge, comedian/actress, I Madman, Happily Ever After 1956 Ron White, born in Fritch, Texas, comedian, performs stand up comedy, Grammy-Award nominee, member of Blue Collar Comedy Tour, projects include, 'You Can't Fix Stupid', influences include Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Hicks, George Carlin 1956 Rhonda Shear, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, comedian, Up All Night 1956 Sinbad, comedian/actor, Different World, At the Apollo 1956 Carol Leifer, American Comedian 1956 David Alan Grier, comedian, In Living Color, Boomerang 1956 Bob Saget, Philadelphia, comedian, Full House, America's Funniest Home Video 1956 Ray Combs, American Comedian 1956 Fred Allen, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show), dies at 61 1956 Emo Philips, American Comedian 1956 Bill Maher, comedian, Politically Incorrect 1956 Rowan Atkinson, England, comedian/actor, Mr Bean, Blackadder 1955 Steven Wright, droll comedian, Steven Wright Live 1955 Howie Mandel, born in Toronto, Canada, comedian, Dr. Wayne Fiscus-St. Elsewhere 1955 Darrell Hammond, American Comedian 1955 Paul O'Grady, English Comedian 1955 Dana Carvey, born in Missoula, Montana, comedian, SNL, Garth-Wayne's World 1955 Jerry Seinfeld, comedian/actor, Jerry-Seinfeld 1955 Dana Carvey, comedian, SNL, Wayne's World 1955 Gilbert Gottfried, comedian, Beverly Hills Cop 1955 Tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66 1955 Arsenio Hall, comedian, Alan Thicke, Arsenio, Coming to America 1955 Paul Rodriguez, Mexican Comedian 1954 Tony Rosato, Naples Italy, comedian, SCTV, SNL, Amanda's 1954 Freddie Prinze, New York City, comedian/actor, Chico and the Man 1954 James Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Sat Night Live, Trading Places 1954 Joe Laurie, Jr., comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61 1954 Marsha Warfield, comedian/actress, Roz-Night Court 1953 Larry Miller, comedian, Dream On, Favor, Dream Lover 1953 Dennis Miller, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian/TV host, SNL, Dennis Miller Show 1953 Larry Miller, New York City, comedian/actor, Larry-Pursuit Of Happiness 1953 Tim Allen, born in Denver, Colorado, comedian, Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle 1953 Victoria Wood, British Comedian 1953 Ruby Wax, American Comedian 1953 Mary Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress and comedian, SNL, Club Paradise, Feds 1953 Louie Anderson, born in Minnesota, comedian, Ratboy, Wrong Guys 1953 Carl Wolfson, born in Washington D.C., comedian, Thicke of the Night 1953 Bill Kirchenbauer, actor/comedian, Coach-Just the 10 of Us 1953 Brett Hudson, born in Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1952 Sam Kinison, screaming comedian/actor, Back to School, Charlie Hoover 1952 Paul Reubens, American Comedian 1952 Alexei Sayle, British Comedian 1952 Robin Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Mork and Mindy, Awakenings 1952 A. Whitney Brown, American Comedian 1952 Dan Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, Canada, comedian/actor, SNL, Dragnet 1952 Darrow Igus, Newark, New Jersey, comedian, Fridays, Roll Out 1952 Comedian Joey Adams marries gossip columnist Cindy Heller 1952 Massimo Lopez, Italian comedian 1951 Mark Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1951 Jeff Altman, comedian/actor, Nurses, Pink Lady, Soul Man 1951 Joe Piscopo, born in Passaic, New Jersey, comedian, SNL, Miller Lite commercials 1951 Al Franken, comedian/writer/actor, SNL, Stuart Saves His Family 1951 Denny Dillon, comedian, SNL, Dream On 1951 Eddie Dunn, comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54 1951 Yakov Smirnoff, born in Russia, comedian, It's a wonderful country 1950 John Candy, Ontario Canada, comedian, SCTV, Uncle Buck 1950 Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes 1950 Charles Fleischer, Washington D.C., comedian, Roger Rabbit 1950 Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host, Tonight Show 1950 Martin Short, born in Hamilton, Ontario, comedian, SNL, SCTV, 3 Amigos 1950 Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 1950 Tim Kazurinsky, born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, comedian, SNL, Police Academy 2, 3, 4 1949 Garry Shandling, Arizona, comedian, Garry Shandling, Larry Sanders Show 1949 Bill Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1949 Michael Richards, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Fridays, Kramer-Seinfeld 1949 Jimmie Walker, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, JJ-Good Times, At Ease 1949 Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash 1949 John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers 1949 Andy Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian/actor, Latka Gravas-Taxi 1948 Lewis Black, American Comedian 1948 Dave Thomas, St. Catherines Ontario, comedian, SCTV, Grace Under Fire 1948 Skip Stephenson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, comedian, Real People 1948 Larry Ragland, Richmond, Virginia, comedian, Keep on Truckin' 1948 Jackie Martling, "Jackie the Jokeman", comedian, Howard Stern Show 1947 P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian 1947 Russ Abbott, British TV comedian, September Song 1947 Albert Brooks, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Broadcast News, Lost in America 1947 Larry David, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, writer, Seinfeld 1947 Richard Lewis, born in New York City, comedian, Marty Gold-Anything But Love 1947 David Letterman, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, comedian, Late Night 1947 Billy Crystal, born in Long Beach, New York, comedian, Soap, SNL, City Slickers 1946 W C Fields, writer/comedian (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies at 67 1946 W. C. Fields, American Comedian 1946 Eugene Levy, born in Hamilton, Canada, comedian/writer, SCTV 1946 Cheech Marin, comedian, Cheech and Chong-Up in Smoke 1946 Stuart Pankin, born in Philadelphia, comedian, Striptease, Congo, Earl-Dinosaurs 1946 Gabe Kaplan, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Welcome Back Kotter 1946 Jasper Carrott, English comedian, Jane and the Lost City, Detectives 1945 Steve Landesberg, born in Bronx, New York, comedian/actor, Barney Miller 1945 Robert Benchley, American Comedian 1945 Steve Martin, born in Waco, Texas, comedian, writer and actor, Parenthood, Jerk, Roxanne 1945 David Brenner, born in Philadelphia, comedian/TV talk show host, Nightlife 1944 Tim Reid, born in Norfolk, Virginia, comedian, Venus Flytrap-WKRP, Frank's Place 1944 Lorne Michaels, Lipowitz, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, SNL 1944 Coluche, Michel Colucci, France, comedian, My Best Friend's Girl 1944 Freek de Jonge, Dutch comedian, Neerlands Hoop 1944 Richard Belzer, KOed by Hulk Hogan/comedian, How to be a Stand Up 1944 Bill Rafferty, comedian, Real People, Laugh-in '77 1944 Bill Rafferty, born in Queens, New York, comedian, Laugh-In, Real People 1944 Paul Sands, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian/actor, SCTV, Story Theater, St. Elsewhere 1943 Chevy Chase, born in New York City, comedian/actor, SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack 1943 Martin Mull, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/comedian, Bad Manners, Flick, Serial 1943 Stu Gilliam, Detroit, actor/comedian, Roll Out, Harris and Company 1943 Michael Palin, England, comedian, Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda 1943 Eric Idle, born in England, comedian and actor, Monty Python 1943 Arthur Guiterman, American Comedian 1942 Billy Connolly, Scotland, comedian/actor, Blue Money 1942 Fred Travalena, New York City, comedian/impressionist, Buy and Cell 1942 Tom Dreesen, comedian, Tim Ried's partner 1942 David Steinberg, Winnipeg Canada, comedian/director, End 1942 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber and Lewis Fields), dies at 74 1942 Phil Austin, comedian, Firesign Theater 1942 Robert Klein, Bronx, comedian/actor, Hooper, Deadly Rivals 1942 Terry Jones, Colwyn Bay North Wales, comedian, Monty Python 1942 Don Novello, Father Guido Sarducci, Ashtabula, Ohio, comedian, SNL 1941 Graham Chapman, England, comedian, Monty Python's Flying Circus 1940 Richard Pryor, Illinois, comedian/actor, Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy 1940 Bob Einstein, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne 1940 Phil Proctor, comedian, Firesign Theater 1940 Joe Flaherty, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian, SCTV, Blue Monday 1940 Skip Stephenson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, comedian, Real People 1939 Dick Smothers, New York City, comedian, Smother Brothers' Show 1939 John Cleese, Weston-Super-Mare England, comedian, Monty Python 1939 Fred Willard, Ohio, comedian, Fernwood 2 Night, Real People 1939 Bert Berdis, born in Pittsburgh, comedian, Tim Conway Show 1939 John Schuck, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yoyo 1938 David Ossman, comedian, Firesign Theater 1938 Tommy Chong, Edmonton, Alberta, comedian/actor, Cheech and Chong 1938 Carl Gottlieb, comedian, Ken Berry Wow Show 1937 Peter Edward Cook, Torquay England, actor/comedian, Bedazzled 1937 Bill Cosby, born in Philadelphia, actor/comedian, I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6 1937 Johnny Brown, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, comedian, Good Times, Leslie Uggams 1937 George Carlin, born in New York, American comedian, actor, author, Grammy Award winner 1937 Tom Smothers, New York City, comedian, Smother Brother Show, Serial 1936 Art Metrano, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi 1936 Roy Hudd, comedian, Blood Beast Terror, Vampire Beast Craves Blood 1936 Marty Ingels, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, I'm Dickens He's Fenster 1936 Larry Hovis, Wapito Wash, comedian, Gomer Pyle, Hogan's Heroes 1935 Henry Gibson, Germantown, Pennsylvania, comedian, Nashville, Laugh-In's poet 1935 Rod Hull, born in Isle of Sheppey, England, Rodney Stephen Hull, entertainer, comedian, appeared on British television with puppet Emu in 1970's and 1980's 1935 Ted Rogers, Kennington London, comedian, Aladdin, Cinderella 1935 Len Weinrib, New York City, comedian, Spike Jones Show 1935 Avery Schreiber, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, My Mother the Car 1935 Barry Cryer, comedian/writer, Goodies Rule-OK, All You Need is Cash 1935 Jane Wagner, American Comedian 1934 Pat McCormick, comedian, Don Rickles Show, New Bill Cosby Show 1934 Pete Barbutti, Scranton, Pennsylvania, comedian, Garry Moore Show 1934 Rip Taylor, comedian, Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show 1933 Flip Wilson, Clerow, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, comedian, Flip Wilson Show 1933 Jack Burns, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Burns and Schreiber 1933 Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 1933 Dom DeLuise, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, End, Cannonball Run, Fatso 1933 Marty Feldman, born in London, England, comedian, Young Frankenstein 1933 Fatty Arbuckle, American Comedian 1933 Jud Strunk, born in Jamestown, New York, singer/comedian, Laugh-In 1933 Carol Burnett, born in San Antonio, Texas, comedian/actress, Annie, 4 Seasons 1933 Frank Gorshin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian and impersonator, Riddler-Batman 1933 Les Dawson, English Comedian 1932 Dick Gregory, comedian/political activist/dietician, Bahamian Diet 1931 Ronnie Schell, Richmond Cal, comedian, Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World 1931 Bernard Manning, British comedian 1931 Jackie Mason, born in Wisconsin, comedian, World According to Me, Chicken Soup 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly, born in New York, American actor, director, comedian, drama teacher, game show panelist 1930 Buck Henry, New York City, screenwriter/comedian, SNL, Get Smart 1930 Ronnie Corbett, England, comedian, 2 Ronnies 1930 Doyle Holly, comedian/country performer, Buckaroos 1930 Scoey Mitchill, born in Newburgh, New York, comedian, Barefoot in the Park, Rhoda 1929 Ken Dodd, British Comedian 1929 Ronnie Barker, British comedian, 2 Ronnies 1929 Anne Meara, Brooklyn, New York comedian/actress, Stiller and Meara, Archie's Place 1929 Bob Newhart, born in Oak Park, Illinois, comedian, Bob Newhart Show, Newhart 1929 Dave King, born in Twickenham, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall 1929 Ronald Clive Williams, actor and comedian 1929 Arte Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie 1928 Orson Bean, Burlington, Vermont, actor/comedian, To Tell the Truth 1928 Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 1928 Bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian, Bonkers 1928 Stanley Baxter, British comedian, Joey Boy, Fast Lady 1928 Jimmy Logan, British comedian, Mad Death 1928 Bruce Forsyth, born in London, England, comedian/TV host, Generation Game 1927 Alan King, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Anderson Tapes, Memories of Me 1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian/double talker, Liar's Club 1927 Pat Paulsen, Wash, comedian/president candidate, Smothers Bros Show 1927 Jerry Stiller, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Frank Constanza-Seinfeld 1927 Mort Sahl, Montreal, comedian/political satirist/beatnik, Big Party 1927 Jack Douglas, comedian, My Brother Was an Only Child, Jack Paar Show 1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Young at Heart Comedians 1926 Frank Carson, Irish Comedian 1926 Jerry Clower, Amite County Mississippi, country comedian, Nashville on Road 1926 Mel Brooks, born in New York City, comedian/actor and director, Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs 1926 Paul Lynde, Mount Vernon, Ohio, comedian, Uncle Arthur-Bewitched 1926 Brother Dave Gardner, Novelty singer/comedian 1926 Eric Morecambe, London, comedian, Morecambe and Wise, Picadilly Palace 1926 Don Rickles, Queens, New York, comedian, Don Rickles Show, CPO Sharkey 1926 Don Adams, born in New York City, comedian, Maxwell Smart-Get Smart, Check it Out 1926 Jerry Lewis, comedian and fund raiser, MDA, loved in France 1926 Shelley Berman, Chicago, comedian, Son of Blob, Love American Style 1926 Soupy Sales, Milton Hines, North Carolina, comedian, Soupy Sales Show 1925 Ernie Wise, England, comedian, Morecambe and Wise 1925 Jonathan Winters, born in Dayton, Ohio, comedian on the J Winters Show, Mork and Mindy 1925 Johnny Carson, born in Corning, Iowa, comedian, Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust 1925 Lenny Bruce, Leonard Schneider, comedian, arrested on obsenity 1925 Arnold Stang, Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Broadside, Milton Berle, Top Cat 1925 Shecky Greene, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, Love Machine, Combat 1924 Nipsey Russell, comedian, Car 54 Where Are You?, Barefoot in the Park 1924 Bill Dana, Quincy Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Jose Jimenez 1924 Buddy Hackett, American Comedian 1924 George Kirby, born in Chicago, comedian, ABC Comedy Hour, Pearl Bailey Show 1924 Benny Hill, born in Southampton, England, comedian, Benny Hill Show 1923 Larry White Grayson, British comedian, Generation Game 1923 Jack Carter, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Amazing Dobermans, Octagon 1923 Bob Elliot, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray, Get a Life 1923 Larry Storch, New York City, comedian, F Troop, Larry Storch Show 1922 Redd Foxx, born in St. Louis, Missouri, comedian, Sandford and Son, Redd Foxx Show 1922 Sid Caesar, Yonkers, New York, comedian, Your Show of Shows 1922 Dan Rowan, born in Beggs, Oklahoma, comedian, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in 1922 Marty Allen, born in Pittsburgh, comedian, Allen and Rossi, "Hello Dere" 1922 Carl Reiner, born in Bronx, comedian, 2000 Year Old Man, Dick Van Dyke Show 1922 Ray Goulding, born in Lowell Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray 1922 Frankie Howerd, British actor/comedian, A Funny Thing Happened 1922 Dick Martin, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor/comedian, Laugh-In, Carbon Copy 1922 Michael Bentine, England, author/comedian, Reluctant Jester 1921 Steve Allen, New York City, comedian/TV host, Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show 1921 Rodney Dangerfield, John Cohen, Babylon, New York, comedian, Caddyshack 1921 Melvin "Slappy" White, comedian 1921 Calvert DeForest, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Larry "Bud" Melman 1921 Alfred Marks, actor/comedian, Desert Mice, Scream and Scream Again 1920 Nipsey Russell, born in Atlanta, Georgia, comedian, Car 54, Barefoot in the Park 1920 Frank Fontaine, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Crazy Guggenheim 1919 Dayton Allen, New York City, comedian, Steve Allen Show 1919 George Gobel, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/TV personality, I Love My Wife 1919 Arthur English, comedian/actor, Malachi's Cove 1919 Eddie Lawrence, comedian 1919 Red Buttons, Aaron Chwatt, Bronx New York City, comedian/actor, Sayonara 1919 Ernie Kovacs, born in Trenton, New Jersey, comedian, Ernie Kovacs' Show 1918 Spike Milligan, born in India, actor/comedian, Digby, 3 Musketeers 1918 Norman Wisdom, born in London, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall 1917 Jan Murray, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear 1917 Dennis Day, Irish tenor/comedian, Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy 1917 Stanley Prager, New York City, comedian, College Bowl 1916 Bill Waddington, British actor/comedian, Percy-Coronation Street 1916 Jackie Gleason, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Ralph Kramden-Honeymooners 1915 Peter Lind Hayes, born in San Francisco, California, comedian/singer, Peter Lind Hayes Show 1915 Stringbean, David Akeman, Kentucky, banjoist/comedian, Hee Haw 1915 Henry Morgan, born in New York City, comedian/TV panelist, I've Got a Secret, Arena 1914 Archie Campbell, Bullsgap Tennessee, comedian, Hee Haw 1914 "Professor" Irwin Corey, comedian, Car Wash 1914 Charlie Chester, British comedian, Never Say Die 1914 Danny Thomas, born in Deerfield, Michigan, comedian, Danny Thomas Show 1913 Lou Jacobi, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, Dean Martin Show, Melba 1913 Arthur Mullard, comedian 1913 Red Skelton, born in Vincennes, Indiana, comedian, Red Skelton Show 1913 Phil Foster, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Frank De Fazio-Laverne and Shirley 1913 Danny Kaye, born in Brooklyn, New York, UNICEF/comedian/actor, Danny Kaye Show 1912 Morey Amsterdam, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show 1912 Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1912 Foster Brooks, born in Louisville, Kentucky, comedian/actor, Miles-Mork and Mindy 1912 Phil Silvers, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Sergeant Bilko-Phil Silvers Show 1912 "Professor" Irwin Corey, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Car Wash, Doc 1911 Anna Russell, born in London, England, possibly born in London, Ontario, birth name Maida Vale, Anna Claudia Russell-Brown, composer, singer, comedian, recording artist 1911 Doodles Weaver, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Spike Jones and City Slickers 1911 Jack E. Leonard, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Disorderly Orderly 1911 Pete Piute, Morris Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian, Village Barn 1911 Joey Adams, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor/columnist, ABC's Back That Fact 1909 Joey Faye, born in New York City, comedian, Joey Faye's Follies 1909 Victor Borge, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, pianist/comedian 1908 Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television 1908 Cal Tinney, Oklahoma, comedian, Stop Me If You Heard This One 1907 Henry Ritz, comedian/dancer, Ritz Brothers 1906 Pigmeat Markham, Durham, North Carolina, comedian, Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In 1906 Henny Youngman, born in London, England, comedian, Take my wife please 1906 Henry Youngman, American Comedian 1906 Lou Costello, born in Paterson, New Jersey, comedian and actor, Abbott and Costello 1906 Ish Kabbible, Merwyn Bogue, Penns, comedian, Kay Kyser's Kollege 1906 Henny Youngman, England, comedian, Take my wife please... 1905 Cliff Arquette, born in Toledo, Ohio, comedian, Charlie Weaver 1905 Joe E. Ross, comedian, Gunther Toody-Car 54, Ritzik-Phil Silvers Show 1904 Dan Leno, English Comedian 1903 Jerry Colona, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Jerry Colona Show 1903 Ken Murray, born in New York City, comedian, Ken Murray Show, Judy Garland Show 1903 Joseph Desire Fernandel, Marseilles France, comedian, Grand Chef 1903 Harold Berens, comedian 1902 Larry Fine, Pennsylvania, comedian, 3 Stooges 1902 Mantan Moreland, Monroe, Louisiana, comedian, Charlie Chan, Spirit of Youth 1902 Gracie Allen, born in San Francisco, California, Mrs. George Burns/comedian, Burns and Allen 1902 Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1901 [Herbert] Zeppo Marx, New York City, comedian/actor, Marx Brothers 1899 Edouard Pailleron, French attorney/comedian, dies at 64 1899 Benny Rubin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor/comedian, Benny Rubin Show 1899 Ace Goodman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, Easy Aces 1898 Lou Holtz, comedian/actor, Follow the Leader 1897 Dennis King, Coventry England, comedian, Devil's Brother 1897 Moe Howard, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, 3 Stooges 1896 Jim Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedian, Fibber McGee 1896 Phil Baker, Philadelphia, comedian, Who's Whose 1896 George Burns, New York City, actor/comedian, Oh God 1895 Bud Abbott, Asbury Pk, New Jersey, comedian, Abbott and Costello 1895 Stan Laurel, comedian, Laurel and Hardy 1895 Lew Lehr, Philadelphia, comedian, Stop Me if I heard this One 1894 James Thurber, American Comedian 1894 Fred Allen, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Fred Allen Radio Show 1894 Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress, Around World in 80 Days 1894 Motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing 1893 Jimmy Durante, New York City, long-nosed comedian, and goodnight Mrs. Calabash 1892 John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Wabash, Indiana, comedian, Olsen and Johnson 1892 Joe E Brown, born in Holgate, Ohio, comedian, Buck Circus Hour 1892 Eddie Cantor, New York City, comedian, Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater 1891 Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Olsen and Johnson 1891 "Chico" Marx, New York City, actor/comedian, Marx Brothers, Animal Crackers 1890 Groucho Marx, born in New York City, comedian, Marx Bros, 'You Bet Your Life' 1890 Stan Laurel, born in England, comedian, Laurel and Hardy 1890 Douglas MacLean, Philadelphia, silent film comedian/producer, Going Up 1889 Charlie Chaplin, Tramp, comedian, City Lights, IBM salesman 1888 Harpo Marx, Adolph, New York City, actor/comedian, Marx brothers 1887 Bobby Watson, born in Springfield, Illinois, comedian 1887 Fatty Arbuckle, American Comedian 1887 Chico Marx, Leonard Martin, New York City, comedian, Marx Brothers 1886 Ed Wynn, Isaiah Edwin Leopold, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedian, Ed Wynn Show 1885 Josh Billings, American Comedian 1880 Julian Tannen, New York, comedian, Great Moment 1876 Victor Moore, Hammonton, New Jersey, comedian, Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch 1871 Arthur Guiterman, American Comedian 1870 Harry Lauder, born in Scotland, comedian/singer, Roman in the Gloamin 1867 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer, Weber and Lewis Fields 1867 Lew Fields, comedian, of Weber and Fields 1864 Arthur Collins, singer/comedian, Peerless Quartet 1860 Dan Leno, English Comedian 1845 Richard Harris Barham, English Comedian 1818 Josh Billings, American Comedian 1788 Richard Harris Barham, English Comedian |
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