2014 Event Comedian Tracy Morgan is hospitalized in critical condition after his bus is hit by a speeding semi trailer; fellow comedian James McNair, known as Jimmy Mack, did not survive the collision 2013 Event American comedian Don Rickles receives treatment for a flesh-eating disease, necrotizing fasciitis, he contracted in his leg; the 87-year old is expected to make a full recovery 2013 Event The U.S. TV network NBC announces Jay Leno, host of 'The Tonight Show' will leave in the spring of 2014, and be replaced by comedian Jimmy Fallon 2005 Death Mitch Hedberg, comedian, appeared on television show, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and film, 'Lords of Dogtown', dies at age 37, in Livingston, New Jersey 2003 Death Bob Hope, comedian, road movies, dies at 100 2003 Death Buddy Hackett, American Comedian 2003 Death Buddy Hackett, comedian/actor, The Music Man, dies at 78 2002 Death 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 Death Milton Berle, comedian, 'The Milton Berle Show', dies at 93 2000 Death Victor Borge, comedian/pianist, Victor Borge in London, dies at 91 1999 Death Joey Adams, American Comedian 1999 Death Senor Wences, comedian, Ed Sullivan Show, dies at 103 1998 Death Henny Youngman, comedian (Take my wife please), dies at 92 1998 Death Henny Youngman, comedian, ", Take My Wife, Please!: Henny Youngman's Giant Book of Jokes, ", dies at 91 1998 Death Henny Youngman, American Comedian, dies at age 91 in New York City 1997 Death Ronald Clive Williams, actor/comedian, dies at 68 1997 Death Chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy), dies at 33 1997 Death Red Skelton, comedian (Red Skelton Show), dies at 84 1997 Death Brenda Carlin, TV producer and wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57 1997 Death Pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69 1996 Death Michael Bentine, British author/comedian (Reluctant Jester), dies at 74 1996 Death Morey Amsterdam, comedian (Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 87 1996 Death Ray Combs, comedian, host of 'Family Feud' television game show, dies in Glendale, California, at age 40, by suicide 1996 Death George Burns, American Comedian 1995 Death Arthur Mullard, comedian, dies at 82 1995 Death Jimmy Jewel, comedian, television, film actor, dies at 82 1995 Death Melvin "Slappy" White, comedian, dies of heart attack at 74 1995 Death George Kirby, comedian/impressionist (Pearl Bailey), dies at 71 1995 Death Phil Harris, Linton In, actor/comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 89 1995 Death Gale Gordon, comedian (Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy), dies at 89 1995 Death Severn Darden, comedian (Second City), dies at 65 1995 Death Harold Berens, comedian, dies at 92 1995 Death Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75 1995 Death Eddie Williams Wiggins, alto saxophone/comedian, dies at 78 1995 Death William Larry White Grayson, comedian, dies at 71 1994 Death Michael O'Donoghue, comedian (SNL), dies at about 54 1994 Death Dennis Wolfberg, comedian (Quantum Leap), dies from cancer at 48 1994 Death V, comedian/actor, dies at 48 1994 Event Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show 1994 Death Bill Hicks, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand', dies of pancreatic cancer and liver cancer 1993 Event Comedian Rodney Dangerfield (72) weds Joan Child (41) 1993 Death Borolas, Joaquin Garcia, Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71 1992 Death Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, English comedian (Alfie), dies at 75 1992 Death Teddy Turner, comedian, dies at 75 1992 Death Skip Stephenson, comedian (Real People), dies of heart attack at 52 1992 Death Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67 1992 Death Sam Kinison, loud mouth comedian, dies in a car crash at 38 1992 Event Comedian Sam Kenison marries live-in girlfriend Maleeka 1992 Event Comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident 1991 Death Redd Foxx, comedian (Sanford and Sons), dies of heart attack at 68 1991 Event Comedian Jackie Mason marries his manager Jyll Rosenfeld (37) 1991 Death Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies 1991 Death Bob Irwin, Comedian, dies of Alzheimer's related illness at 88 1991 Death Manolo Gomez Bur, Spanish comedian dies at 74 1991 Death George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71 1991 Death Danny Thomas, comedian (Jazz Singer), dies of a heart attack at 79 1991 Death George Gobel, comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71 1990 Death Johnny Wayne, comedian (Wayne and Shuster), dies of cancer at 72 1990 Death Jim Samuels, comedian, dies of spinal meningitis at 41 1990 Death Ray Goulding, comedian (Bob and Ray), dies of kidney failure at 68 1989 Death Graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of cancer at 48 1988 Death Dick Clair, comedian (Clair and McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS 1988 Death Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71 1988 Death Joe Besser, comedian (3's Stooges, Abbott and Costello), dies at 80 1987 Death Kenny Price, comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw), dies at 56 1987 Death Jackie Gleason, comedian (Ralph Kramden-Honeymooners), dies at 71 1987 Death Jackie Gleason, comedian (Honeymooners), dies of colon cancer at 71 1987 Death Dick Shawn, comedian (Producers), dies on stage at 57 1987 Death Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74 1986 Death Benny Rubin, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at 87 1986 Death Tim Herbert, comedian (Dagmar's Canteen), dies at 71 1986 Birthday 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 Death Harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Ritz Brothers), dies at 79 1986 Death Sid Stone, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 82 1985 Death Ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87 1985 Death E. B. White, American Comedian 1985 Death Kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72 1985 Death Phil Foster, comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne and Shirley), dies at 72 1984 Death Kenny Delmar, comedian (School House), dies at 74 1984 Death Eric Morecambe, British comedian (Morecambe and Wise), dies at 58 1984 Death Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35 1984 Death Tommy Cooper, comedian, dies at 61 1984 Death Tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses and dies on stage 1984 Death Michael Sklar, California, comedian (Laugh-in, Sha Na Na), dies at 39 1983 Death Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 1983 Death Doodles Weaver, comedian (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 71 1982 Death Marty Feldman, comedian (Young Frankenstein), dies at 49 1982 Death Arthur Askey, British comedian, dies at 82 1982 Death Joe E Ross, comedian (Toody-Car 54, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 77 1982 Death Ace Goodman, Kansas City, Missouri, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83 1982 Death John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33 1982 Death Stanley Holloway, comedian (My Fair Lady, Our Man Higgins), dies at 91 1982 Death Paul Lynde, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched), dies at 55 1981 Death Pigmeat Markham, comedian (Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In), dies at 75 1981 Death Justin Jud Strunk, Jr., comedian (Laugh In), dies at 48 1981 Death Jud Strunk, singer/comedian (Laugh-In), dies at 48 1980 Death Leonard Barr, comedian (Dean Martin Show, Szysznyk), dies at 77 1980 Death Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84 1980 Death Herbie Faye, comedian (Doc, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 81 1980 Event Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine 1980 Death Jimmy Durante, comedian (Palooka, Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86 1980 Death Jimmy Durante, New York City, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86 1979 Death Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51 1977 Death Groucho Martin, New York City, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86 1977 Death Groucho Marx, American Comedian 1977 Death Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71 1977 Death Freddie Prinze, comedian/actor (Chico and the Man), shoots himself at 22 1976 Death Willy Alfredo, Willem Jue, Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77 1976 Birthday 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 Death Sidney Fields, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 77 1975 Death Moe Howard, Moses Horowitz, comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77 1974 Death Jack Benny, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 80 1974 Death Jane Ace, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 74 1974 Death Cliff Arquette, comedian (Charlie Weaver), dies at 68 1974 Birthday Jimmy Fallon, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, actor, television host of 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon', appeared on 'Saturday Night Live' television show 1974 Death Bud Abbott, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 78 1974 Birthday Matt Lucas, born in Paddington, England, comedian, actor, known for 'Little Britain' television show 1974 Birthday Ed Helms, American Comedian 1973 Death Stringbean, David Akeman, banjoist/comedian (Hee Haw), dies at 58 1973 Death Stringbean, country singer/comedian/banjoist (Hee Haw), dies at 58 1973 Death Mantan Moreland, comedian (Watermelon Man), dies at 71 1973 Birthday Dave Chappelle, American Comedian 1973 Death Joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80 1973 Death Jack E Leonard, Chicago, Illinois, comedian, dies at 62 1972 Birthday Marlon Wayans, comedian, Wayans Bros, In Living Color 1972 Birthday Wayne Brady, American Comedian 1972 Birthday 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 Death Charlie Dell, comedian, dies at 90 1971 Birthday Dylan Moran, Irish Comedian 1971 Death 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 Birthday Johnny Knoxville, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, born Philip John Clapp, actor, comedian, co-creator of MTV television series, 'Jackass', appeared in film, 'The Ringer' 1971 Death Joseph Desire Fernandel, comedian, dies of cancer at 67 1970 Birthday Sarah Silverman, American Comedian 1970 Birthday Mike Epps, American Comedian 1970 Birthday Chris Kattan, American Comedian 1970 Birthday Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, actor, stand-up comedian, executive producer, NBC's Last Comic Standing reality television program 1970 Death Sylvester Wiere, comedian (Wiere Brothers-Ford Festival), dies at 60 1970 Death Menasha Skulnik, comedian (Menasha the Magnificent), dies at 78 1970 Birthday Debra Wilson, American Comedian 1970 Birthday Simon Pegg, British Comedian 1970 Death Ed Ford, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 72 1970 Birthday 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 Birthday Rick Mercer, born in St. John's, Canada, comedian, satirist, television personality, created television show, 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes', trademark routine titled, 'Talking to Americans' 1969 Birthday 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 Birthday Doug E Doug, rapper/comedian, Operation Dumbo Drop, Jungle Fever 1968 Birthday Owen Wilson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, writer, comedian, appeared in film, 'You, Me and Dupree', 'Starsky & Hutch', 'I Spy', 'Night at the Museum', 'The Darjeeling Unlimited' 1968 Birthday Rodney Carrington, American Comedian 1968 Birthday Anthony Michael Hall, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, SNL, Breakfast Club 1968 Birthday Orlando Jones, American Comedian 1968 Birthday Mitch Hedberg, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, comedian, appeared on television show, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and film, 'Lords of Dogtown' 1968 Birthday Pauly Shore, Hollywood, comedian, Totally Pauly, Encino Man 1967 Birthday Jamie Foxx, comedian, In Living Color 1967 Death Douglas MacLean, silent film comedian turned producer, dies at 77 1967 Death Antonio de Curtis Toto, comedian, dies of heart attack at 69 1967 Birthday 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 Death Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70 1966 Birthday Adam Sandler, actor - comedian, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, SNL 1966 Death Al Kelly, double talk comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 67 1966 Death Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 1966 Death Ed Wynn, comedian (Ed Wynn Show), dies at 79 1966 Birthday Kamal Ahmed, American Comedian 1966 Birthday Alan Davies, born in Loughton, England, actor, writer, comedian, star in 'Jonathan Creek' television series 1966 Birthday Marc Price, actor/comedian, Skippy-Family Ties 1966 Birthday Chris Rock, comedian, SNL, CB4, Boomerang 1965 Birthday Steve Coogan, British Comedian 1965 Death Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77 1965 Birthday Kevin James, born in Stony Brook, New York, actor, comedian, appeared on ''The Late Show with David Letterman', films include, 'Hitch', 'Grown Ups', '50 First Dates' 1965 Birthday Martin Lawrence, born in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, comedian, actor, producer, director, appeared in his own hit series, Martin on FOX 1965 Birthday Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School 1965 Birthday Carrot Top, Florida, comedian, American Comedy Award-1994 1965 Death Stan Laurel, comedian (Laurel and Hardy), dies of heart attack at 74 1965 Birthday Dave Attell, born in Queens, New York, comedian, host, appeared on television show, 'The Gong Show with Dave Attell' and 'Insomnia with Dave Attell' 1965 Death Julius Tannen, comedian, dies at 84 1964 Death Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72 1964 Death Harpo [Arthur] Marx, comedian (Marx Bros), dies at 75 1964 Death Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen), dies at 62 1964 Event Actress Anne Bancroft and comedian Mel Brooks wed 1964 Birthday David Spade, comedian, SNL, Tommy Boy, Black Sheep 1964 Birthday Laura Kightlinger, American Comedian 1964 Birthday Stephen Colbert, born in Washington D.C., American Comedian 1964 Birthday Caroline Rhea, Canadian Comedian 1964 Birthday Todd Barry, American Comedian 1964 Birthday Wanda Sykes, American Comedian 1963 Birthday Steve Carell, born in Concord, Massachusetts, actor, comedian, producer, known as Michael Scott on 'The Office' television show, films include, 'Evan Almighty' 1963 Birthday Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek' 1963 Birthday Anthony Clark, comedian, Boyd Pritchett-Boston Common 1963 Death John Sigvard Olsen, comedian (Olsen and Johnson), dies at 70 1963 Birthday Dave Foley, actor/comedian, Kids In The Hall, Dave Nelson-NewsRadio 1962 Death Fatso Marco, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56 1962 Birthday Jack Dee, British Comedian 1962 Birthday Craig Kilborn, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, actor, original host of 'The Daily Show', anchor for ESPN's 'Sports Center', host 'The Late Late Show' 1962 Death Victor Moore, comedian, dies of heart attack at 86 1962 Birthday Bob[cat] Goldthwait, Syracuse, New York, comedian, Police Academy 1962 Birthday Craig Ferguson, Scottish Comedian 1962 Death Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, comedian (Olsen and Johnson), dies at 70 1962 Birthday Eddie Izzard, born in Colony of Aden, Yemen, actor, comedian, standup sets include, 'Stripped', 'Dress to Kill', 'Glorious', appeared in films, 'Ocean's Twelve', 'Mystery Men' 1962 Death Ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42 1962 Death Ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42 1961 Death Leonard "Chico" Marx, comedian (Marx Brothers), dies at 74 1961 Birthday Bonnie Hunt, actress/comedian, Jumanji, Jerry Maguire 1961 Birthday Bill Hicks, born in Valdosta, Georgia, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand' 1961 Birthday Harry Enfield, comedian, Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live 1961 Birthday Drew Carey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor/comedian, Drew-Drew Carey Show 1961 Birthday Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian 1961 Birthday George Lopez, American Comedian 1961 Birthday Byron Allen, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Real People, Byron Allen Show 1961 Birthday 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 Death George Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56 1961 Birthday 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 Birthday Tim Meadows, born in Highland Park, Michigan, actor, comedian, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', films include, 'Coneheads', Wayne's World 2', 'Mean Girls' 1960 Birthday Michael Winslow, born in Spokane, Washington, actor/comedian, Police Academy 1960 Death Jimmy Savo, comedian (Through the Crystal Ball), dies at 65 1960 Birthday Damon Wayans, actor/comedian, In Living Color, Major Payne, Blankman 1960 Birthday Chris Elliott, actor/comedian, Get a Life, David Letterman Show 1960 Birthday Andrew Denton, Australian Comedian 1960 Birthday Terry Sweeney, born in St. Albans, New York, writer/comedian, SNL 1960 Birthday Jenny Eclair, Malaysian Comedian 1959 Birthday Julia Sweeney, American Comedian 1959 Birthday Mark McKinney, Canadian Comedian 1959 Birthday Scott Thompson, comedian, Kids in the Hall, Larry Sanders Show 1959 Birthday 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 Birthday Colin Quinn, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, writer, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', host of 'Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn' 1959 Birthday 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 Death Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 1959 Birthday Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, comedian, SNL, Casual Sex 1959 Death Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52 1958 Birthday Kevin Pollak, SF, comedian, Usual Suspects, Grumpy Old Men 1958 Birthday Jeff Foxworthy, comedian, Jeff Foxworthy - The Jeff Foxworthy Show 1958 Birthday Lenny Henry, British comedian, 3 of a Kind 1958 Birthday Keenan Ivory Wayans, born in New York City, comedian, In Living Color 1958 Birthday Keenen Ivory Wayans, American Comedian 1958 Birthday Brad Hall, born in Santa Barbara, California, comedian, SNL 1958 Birthday Rik Mayall, comedian, Drop Dead Fred, Bottom, Little Noises 1957 Birthday Bernie Mac, born in Chicago, American actor, comedian, sketch writer 1957 Birthday Andrew "Dice" Clay, Silverstien, comedian, Adv of Ford Fairlane 1957 Birthday Stephen Fry, born in Hampstead, England, actor, comedian, film director, starred in comedy series, 'Absolute Power', film 'Wilde' 1957 Birthday Dennis Leary, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, actor, writer, director, comedian, co-creator of Rescue Me television show, known for sharp comedic style and chain smoking 1957 Birthday Denis Leary, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, actor, writer, comedian, co-creator of 'Rescue Me' television show 1957 Death Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy, dies at 65 1957 Birthday Paul Merton, born in Parsons Green, London, writer, actor, comedian, known for deadpan, dark comedic style, appeared in BBC's, 'Have I Got News for You' 1957 Birthday Brett Butler, comedian, Grace Under Fire 1957 Birthday Jim Morris, impressionist/comedian, Ronald Reagan, George Bush 1957 Birthday 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 Birthday Gary Kroeger, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, comedian, SNL, Return of Shaggy Dog 1957 Birthday Robert Townsend, Chicago, comedian/actor, Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy 1956 Birthday David Sedaris, born in London, England, writer, comedian, published, 'Barrel Fever', 'Naked', 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' 1956 Birthday Stephanie Hodge, comedian/actress, I Madman, Happily Ever After 1956 Birthday Rhonda Shear, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, comedian, Up All Night 1956 Birthday Sinbad, comedian/actor, Different World, At the Apollo 1956 Birthday Carol Leifer, American Comedian 1956 Birthday David Alan Grier, comedian, In Living Color, Boomerang 1956 Birthday Bob Saget, Philadelphia, comedian, Full House, America's Funniest Home Video 1956 Birthday Ray Combs, born in Hamilton, Ohio, comedian, host of 'Family Feud' television game show 1956 Death Fred Allen, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show), dies at 61 1956 Birthday Emo Philips, American Comedian 1956 Birthday Bill Maher, comedian, Politically Incorrect 1956 Birthday Rowan Atkinson, England, comedian/actor, Mr Bean, Blackadder 1955 Birthday Steven Wright, droll comedian, Steven Wright Live 1955 Birthday Howie Mandel, born in Toronto, Canada, comedian, Dr. Wayne Fiscus-St. Elsewhere 1955 Birthday Bill Nye, born in Washington, D.C., comedian, television host, mechanical engineer, host of children's science show, 'Bill Nye the Science Guy' 1955 Birthday Darrell Hammond, American Comedian 1955 Birthday Paul O'Grady, English Comedian 1955 Birthday Dana Carvey, born in Missoula, Montana, comedian, SNL, Garth-Wayne's World 1955 Birthday Jerry Seinfeld, comedian/actor, Jerry-Seinfeld 1955 Birthday Dana Carvey, comedian, SNL, Wayne's World 1955 Birthday Gilbert Gottfried, comedian, Beverly Hills Cop 1955 Death Tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66 1955 Birthday Arsenio Hall, comedian, Alan Thicke, Arsenio, Coming to America 1955 Birthday Paul Rodriguez, born in Culiacan, Mexico, comedian, actor, films include, 'A Cinderella Story', 'Lonely Street', 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' 1954 Birthday Tony Rosato, Naples Italy, comedian, SCTV, SNL, Amanda's 1954 Birthday Freddie Prinze, New York City, comedian/actor, Chico and the Man 1954 Birthday James Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Sat Night Live, Trading Places 1954 Birthday Gary Wilmot, born in Lambeth, London, actor, impressionist, singer, comedian, created role of Elliot Garfield in 'The Goodbye Girl' by Neil Simon 1954 Death Joe Laurie, Jr., comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61 1954 Birthday Marsha Warfield, comedian/actress, Roz-Night Court 1953 Birthday Larry Miller, comedian, Dream On, Favor, Dream Lover 1953 Birthday Dennis Miller, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian/TV host, SNL, Dennis Miller Show 1953 Birthday Larry Miller, New York City, comedian/actor, Larry-Pursuit Of Happiness 1953 Birthday Tim Allen, born in Denver, Colorado, comedian, Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle 1953 Birthday Ruby Wax, born in Evanston, Illinois, born Ruby Wachs, comedian, films include, 'Shock Treatment', 'Omen III: The Final Conflict', host of show, 'Don't Miss Wax' 1953 Birthday Mary Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress and comedian, SNL, Club Paradise, Feds 1953 Birthday Louie Anderson, born in Minnesota, comedian, Ratboy, Wrong Guys 1953 Birthday Carl Wolfson, born in Washington D.C., comedian, Thicke of the Night 1953 Birthday Bill Kirchenbauer, actor/comedian, Coach-Just the 10 of Us 1953 Birthday Brett Hudson, born in Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1952 Birthday Sam Kinison, screaming comedian/actor, Back to School, Charlie Hoover 1952 Birthday Roseanne Barr, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, comedian, actress, television producer, won Emmy award for television series, 'Roseanne' 1952 Birthday Roberto Benigni, born in Manciano, Italy, actor, comedian, screenwriter, best known for movie, 'Life Is Beautiful', Academy-Award winner for Best Actor 1952 Birthday Paul Reubens, born in Peekskill, New York, born Paul Rubenfeld, actor, comedian, famous character, Pee-Wee Herman, creator of 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' 1952 Birthday Alexei Sayle, born in Anfield, England, actor, comedian, author, films include, 'Gorky Park', 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', wrote, 'Mister Roberts' 1952 Birthday Robin Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Mork and Mindy, Awakenings 1952 Birthday A. Whitney Brown, American Comedian 1952 Birthday Dan Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, Canada, comedian/actor, SNL, Dragnet 1952 Birthday Darrow Igus, Newark, New Jersey, comedian, Fridays, Roll Out 1952 Event Comedian Joey Adams marries gossip columnist Cindy Heller 1951 Birthday Mark Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1951 Birthday Jeff Altman, comedian/actor, Nurses, Pink Lady, Soul Man 1951 Birthday Joe Piscopo, born in Passaic, New Jersey, comedian, SNL, Miller Lite commercials 1951 Birthday Al Franken, comedian/writer/actor, SNL, Stuart Saves His Family 1951 Birthday Denny Dillon, comedian, SNL, Dream On 1951 Death Eddie Dunn, comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54 1951 Birthday Yakov Smirnoff, born in Russia, comedian, It's a wonderful country 1950 Birthday John Candy, Ontario Canada, comedian, SCTV, Uncle Buck 1950 Birthday Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes 1950 Birthday Charles Fleischer, Washington D.C., comedian, Roger Rabbit 1950 Birthday Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host, Tonight Show 1950 Birthday Martin Short, born in Hamilton, Ontario, comedian, SNL, SCTV, 3 Amigos 1950 Death Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 1950 Birthday Tim Kazurinsky, born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, comedian, SNL, Police Academy 2, 3, 4 1949 Birthday Garry Shandling, Arizona, comedian, Garry Shandling, Larry Sanders Show 1949 Birthday Bill Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1949 Birthday Michael Richards, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Fridays, Kramer-Seinfeld 1949 Birthday Jimmie Walker, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, JJ-Good Times, At Ease 1949 Birthday Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash 1949 Birthday John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers 1949 Birthday Andy Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian/actor, Latka Gravas-Taxi 1948 Birthday Lewis Black, American Comedian 1948 Birthday Dave Thomas, St. Catherines Ontario, comedian, SCTV, Grace Under Fire 1948 Birthday Skip Stephenson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, comedian, Real People 1948 Birthday Larry Ragland, Richmond, Virginia, comedian, Keep on Truckin' 1948 Birthday Jackie Martling, "Jackie the Jokeman", comedian, Howard Stern Show 1947 Birthday P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian 1947 Birthday Russ Abbott, British TV comedian, September Song 1947 Birthday Albert Brooks, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Broadcast News, Lost in America 1947 Birthday Larry David, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, writer, Seinfeld 1947 Birthday Richard Lewis, born in New York City, comedian, Marty Gold-Anything But Love 1947 Birthday David Letterman, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, comedian, Late Night 1947 Birthday Billy Crystal, born in Long Beach, New York, comedian, Soap, SNL, City Slickers 1946 Death W C Fields, writer/comedian (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies at 67 1946 Death W. C. Fields, American Comedian 1946 Birthday Eugene Levy, born in Hamilton, Canada, comedian/writer, SCTV 1946 Birthday Cheech Marin, comedian, Cheech and Chong-Up in Smoke 1946 Birthday Stuart Pankin, born in Philadelphia, comedian, Striptease, Congo, Earl-Dinosaurs 1946 Birthday Gabe Kaplan, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Welcome Back Kotter 1946 Birthday Jasper Carrott, English comedian, Jane and the Lost City, Detectives 1945 Birthday Steve Landesberg, born in Bronx, New York, comedian/actor, Barney Miller 1945 Death Robert Benchley, American Comedian 1945 Birthday Steve Martin, born in Waco, Texas, comedian, writer and actor, Parenthood, Jerk, Roxanne 1945 Birthday David Brenner, born in Philadelphia, comedian/TV talk show host, Nightlife 1944 Birthday Tim Reid, born in Norfolk, Virginia, comedian, Venus Flytrap-WKRP, Frank's Place 1944 Birthday Lorne Michaels, Lipowitz, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, SNL 1944 Birthday Coluche, Michel Colucci, France, comedian, My Best Friend's Girl 1944 Birthday Freek de Jonge, Dutch comedian, Neerlands Hoop 1944 Birthday Richard Belzer, KOed by Hulk Hogan/comedian, How to be a Stand Up 1944 Birthday Bill Rafferty, comedian, Real People, Laugh-in '77 1944 Birthday Bill Rafferty, born in Queens, New York, comedian, Laugh-In, Real People 1944 Birthday Paul Sands, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian/actor, SCTV, Story Theater, St. Elsewhere 1943 Birthday Chevy Chase, born in New York City, comedian/actor, SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack 1943 Birthday Martin Mull, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/comedian, Bad Manners, Flick, Serial 1943 Birthday Stu Gilliam, Detroit, actor/comedian, Roll Out, Harris and Company 1943 Birthday Michael Palin, England, comedian, Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda 1943 Birthday Eric Idle, born in England, comedian and actor, Monty Python 1943 Death Arthur Guiterman, American Comedian 1942 Birthday Billy Connolly, Scotland, comedian/actor, Blue Money 1942 Birthday Fred Travalena, New York City, comedian/impressionist, Buy and Cell 1942 Birthday Tom Dreesen, comedian, Tim Ried's partner 1942 Birthday David Steinberg, Winnipeg Canada, comedian/director, End 1942 Death Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber and Lewis Fields), dies at 74 1942 Birthday Phil Austin, comedian, Firesign Theater 1942 Birthday Robert Klein, Bronx, comedian/actor, Hooper, Deadly Rivals 1942 Birthday Terry Jones, Colwyn Bay North Wales, comedian, Monty Python 1942 Birthday Don Novello, Father Guido Sarducci, Ashtabula, Ohio, comedian, SNL 1941 Birthday Graham Chapman, England, comedian, Monty Python's Flying Circus 1940 Birthday Richard Pryor, Illinois, comedian/actor, Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy 1940 Birthday Bob Einstein, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne 1940 Birthday Phil Proctor, comedian, Firesign Theater 1940 Birthday Joe Flaherty, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian, SCTV, Blue Monday 1940 Birthday Skip Stephenson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, comedian, Real People 1939 Birthday Dick Smothers, New York City, comedian, Smother Brothers' Show 1939 Birthday John Cleese, born in Weston-super-Mare, England, comedian, Monty Python 1939 Birthday Fred Willard, Ohio, comedian, Fernwood 2 Night, Real People 1939 Birthday Bert Berdis, born in Pittsburgh, comedian, Tim Conway Show 1939 Birthday John Schuck, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yoyo 1938 Birthday David Ossman, comedian, Firesign Theater 1938 Birthday Tommy Chong, Edmonton, Alberta, comedian/actor, Cheech and Chong 1938 Birthday Carl Gottlieb, comedian, Ken Berry Wow Show 1937 Birthday Peter Edward Cook, Torquay England, actor/comedian, Bedazzled 1937 Birthday Bill Cosby, born in Philadelphia, actor/comedian, I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6 1937 Birthday Johnny Brown, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, comedian, Good Times, Leslie Uggams 1937 Birthday George Carlin, born in New York, American comedian, actor, author, Grammy Award winner 1937 Birthday Tom Smothers, New York City, comedian, Smother Brother Show, Serial 1936 Birthday Art Metrano, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi 1936 Birthday Roy Hudd, comedian, Blood Beast Terror, Vampire Beast Craves Blood 1936 Birthday Marty Ingels, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, I'm Dickens He's Fenster 1936 Birthday Larry Hovis, Wapito Wash, comedian, Gomer Pyle, Hogan's Heroes 1935 Birthday Henry Gibson, Germantown, Pennsylvania, comedian, Nashville, Laugh-In's poet 1935 Birthday 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 Birthday Ted Rogers, Kennington London, comedian, Aladdin, Cinderella 1935 Birthday Len Weinrib, New York City, comedian, Spike Jones Show 1935 Birthday Avery Schreiber, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, My Mother the Car 1935 Birthday Barry Cryer, comedian/writer, Goodies Rule-OK, All You Need is Cash 1935 Birthday Jane Wagner, American Comedian 1934 Birthday Pat McCormick, comedian, Don Rickles Show, New Bill Cosby Show 1934 Birthday Pete Barbutti, Scranton, Pennsylvania, comedian, Garry Moore Show 1934 Birthday Rip Taylor, comedian, Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show 1933 Birthday Flip Wilson, Clerow, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, comedian, Flip Wilson Show 1933 Birthday Jack Burns, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Burns and Schreiber 1933 Death Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 1933 Birthday Dom DeLuise, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, End, Cannonball Run, Fatso 1933 Birthday Marty Feldman, born in London, England, comedian, Young Frankenstein 1933 Death Fatty Arbuckle, American Comedian 1933 Birthday Jud Strunk, born in Jamestown, New York, singer/comedian, Laugh-In 1933 Birthday Carol Burnett, born in San Antonio, Texas, comedian/actress, Annie, 4 Seasons 1933 Birthday Frank Gorshin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian and impersonator, Riddler-Batman 1933 Birthday Les Dawson, English Comedian 1932 Birthday Dick Gregory, comedian/political activist/dietician, Bahamian Diet 1931 Birthday Ronnie Schell, Richmond Cal, comedian, Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World 1931 Birthday Bernard Manning, British comedian 1931 Birthday Jackie Mason, born in Wisconsin, comedian, World According to Me, Chicken Soup 1931 Birthday Charles Nelson Reilly, born in New York, American actor, director, comedian, drama teacher, game show panelist 1930 Birthday Buck Henry, New York City, screenwriter/comedian, SNL, Get Smart 1930 Birthday Ronnie Corbett, England, comedian, 2 Ronnies 1930 Birthday Doyle Holly, comedian/country performer, Buckaroos 1930 Birthday Scoey Mitchill, born in Newburgh, New York, comedian, Barefoot in the Park, Rhoda 1929 Birthday Ken Dodd, British Comedian 1929 Birthday Ronnie Barker, British comedian, 2 Ronnies 1929 Birthday Anne Meara, Brooklyn, New York comedian/actress, Stiller and Meara, Archie's Place 1929 Birthday Bob Newhart, born in Oak Park, Illinois, comedian, Bob Newhart Show, Newhart 1929 Birthday Dave King, born in Twickenham, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall 1929 Birthday Ronald Clive Williams, actor and comedian 1929 Birthday Arte Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie 1928 Birthday Orson Bean, Burlington, Vermont, actor/comedian, To Tell the Truth 1928 Birthday 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 Birthday Bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian, Bonkers 1928 Birthday Stanley Baxter, British comedian, Joey Boy, Fast Lady 1928 Birthday Jimmy Logan, British comedian, Mad Death 1928 Birthday Bruce Forsyth, born in London, England, comedian/TV host, Generation Game 1927 Birthday Alan King, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Anderson Tapes, Memories of Me 1927 Birthday Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian/double talker, Liar's Club 1927 Birthday Pat Paulsen, Wash, comedian/president candidate, Smothers Bros Show 1927 Birthday Jerry Stiller, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Frank Constanza-Seinfeld 1927 Birthday Mort Sahl, Montreal, comedian/political satirist/beatnik, Big Party 1927 Birthday Jack Douglas, comedian, My Brother Was an Only Child, Jack Paar Show 1927 Birthday Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Young at Heart Comedians 1926 Birthday Frank Carson, Irish Comedian 1926 Birthday Jerry Clower, Amite County Mississippi, country comedian, Nashville on Road 1926 Birthday Mel Brooks, born in New York City, comedian/actor and director, Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs 1926 Birthday Paul Lynde, Mount Vernon, Ohio, comedian, Uncle Arthur-Bewitched 1926 Birthday Brother Dave Gardner, Novelty singer/comedian 1926 Birthday Eric Morecambe, London, comedian, Morecambe and Wise, Picadilly Palace 1926 Birthday Don Rickles, Queens, New York, comedian, Don Rickles Show, CPO Sharkey 1926 Birthday Don Adams, born in New York City, comedian, Maxwell Smart-Get Smart, Check it Out 1926 Birthday Jerry Lewis, comedian and fund raiser, MDA, loved in France 1926 Birthday Shelley Berman, Chicago, comedian, Son of Blob, Love American Style 1926 Birthday Soupy Sales, Milton Hines, North Carolina, comedian, Soupy Sales Show 1925 Birthday Ernie Wise, England, comedian, Morecambe and Wise 1925 Birthday Jonathan Winters, born in Dayton, Ohio, comedian on the J Winters Show, Mork and Mindy 1925 Birthday Johnny Carson, born in Corning, Iowa, comedian, Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust 1925 Birthday Lenny Bruce, Leonard Schneider, comedian, arrested on obsenity 1925 Birthday Arnold Stang, Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Broadside, Milton Berle, Top Cat 1925 Birthday Shecky Greene, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, Love Machine, Combat 1924 Birthday Nipsey Russell, comedian, Car 54 Where Are You?, Barefoot in the Park 1924 Birthday Bill Dana, Quincy Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Jose Jimenez 1924 Birthday Buddy Hackett, American Comedian 1924 Birthday George Kirby, born in Chicago, comedian, ABC Comedy Hour, Pearl Bailey Show 1924 Birthday Benny Hill, born in Southampton, England, comedian, Benny Hill Show 1923 Birthday Larry White Grayson, British comedian, Generation Game 1923 Birthday Jack Carter, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Amazing Dobermans, Octagon 1923 Birthday Bob Elliot, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray, Get a Life 1923 Birthday Larry Storch, New York City, comedian, F Troop, Larry Storch Show 1922 Birthday Redd Foxx, born in St. Louis, Missouri, comedian, Sandford and Son, Redd Foxx Show 1922 Birthday Sid Caesar, Yonkers, New York, comedian, Your Show of Shows 1922 Birthday Dan Rowan, born in Beggs, Oklahoma, comedian, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in 1922 Birthday Marty Allen, born in Pittsburgh, comedian, Allen and Rossi, "Hello Dere" 1922 Birthday Carl Reiner, born in Bronx, comedian, 2000 Year Old Man, Dick Van Dyke Show 1922 Birthday Ray Goulding, born in Lowell Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray 1922 Birthday Frankie Howerd, British actor/comedian, A Funny Thing Happened 1922 Birthday Dick Martin, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor/comedian, Laugh-In, Carbon Copy 1922 Birthday Michael Bentine, England, author/comedian, Reluctant Jester 1921 Birthday Steve Allen, New York City, comedian/TV host, Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show 1921 Birthday Rodney Dangerfield, John Cohen, Babylon, New York, comedian, Caddyshack 1921 Birthday Melvin "Slappy" White, comedian 1921 Birthday Calvert DeForest, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Larry "Bud" Melman 1921 Birthday Alfred Marks, actor/comedian, Desert Mice, Scream and Scream Again 1920 Birthday Nipsey Russell, born in Atlanta, Georgia, comedian, Car 54, Barefoot in the Park 1920 Birthday Frank Fontaine, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Crazy Guggenheim 1919 Birthday Dayton Allen, New York City, comedian, Steve Allen Show 1919 Birthday George Gobel, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/TV personality, I Love My Wife 1919 Birthday Arthur English, comedian/actor, Malachi's Cove 1919 Birthday Eddie Lawrence, comedian 1919 Birthday Red Buttons, Aaron Chwatt, Bronx New York City, comedian/actor, Sayonara 1919 Birthday Ernie Kovacs, born in Trenton, New Jersey, comedian, Ernie Kovacs' Show 1918 Birthday Spike Milligan, born in India, actor/comedian, Digby, 3 Musketeers 1918 Birthday Norman Wisdom, born in London, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall 1917 Birthday Jan Murray, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear 1917 Birthday Dennis Day, Irish tenor/comedian, Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy 1917 Birthday Stanley Prager, New York City, comedian, College Bowl 1916 Birthday Bill Waddington, British actor/comedian, Percy-Coronation Street 1916 Birthday Jackie Gleason, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Ralph Kramden on the 'Honeymooners' 1915 Birthday Peter Lind Hayes, born in San Francisco, California, comedian/singer, Peter Lind Hayes Show 1915 Birthday Stringbean, David Akeman, Kentucky, banjoist/comedian, Hee Haw 1915 Birthday Henry Morgan, born in New York City, comedian/TV panelist, I've Got a Secret, Arena 1914 Birthday Archie Campbell, Bullsgap Tennessee, comedian, Hee Haw 1914 Birthday "Professor" Irwin Corey, comedian, Car Wash 1914 Birthday Charlie Chester, British comedian, Never Say Die 1914 Birthday Danny Thomas, born in Deerfield, Michigan, comedian, Danny Thomas Show 1913 Birthday Lou Jacobi, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, Dean Martin Show, Melba 1913 Birthday Arthur Mullard, comedian 1913 Birthday Red Skelton, born in Vincennes, Indiana, comedian, Red Skelton Show 1913 Birthday Phil Foster, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Frank De Fazio-Laverne and Shirley 1913 Birthday Danny Kaye, born in Brooklyn, New York, UNICEF/comedian/actor, Danny Kaye Show 1912 Birthday Morey Amsterdam, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show 1912 Birthday Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1912 Birthday Foster Brooks, born in Louisville, Kentucky, comedian/actor, Miles-Mork and Mindy 1912 Birthday Phil Silvers, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Sergeant Bilko-Phil Silvers Show 1912 Birthday "Professor" Irwin Corey, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Car Wash, Doc 1911 Birthday 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 Birthday Doodles Weaver, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Spike Jones and City Slickers 1911 Birthday Jack E. Leonard, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Disorderly Orderly 1911 Birthday Pete Piute, Morris Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian, Village Barn 1911 Birthday Joey Adams, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor/columnist, ABC's Back That Fact 1909 Birthday Joey Faye, born in New York City, comedian, Joey Faye's Follies 1909 Birthday Victor Borge, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, pianist/comedian 1908 Birthday Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television 1908 Birthday Cal Tinney, Oklahoma, comedian, Stop Me If You Heard This One 1907 Birthday Henry Ritz, comedian/dancer, Ritz Brothers 1906 Birthday Pigmeat Markham, Durham, North Carolina, comedian, Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, born in London, England, comedian, Take my wife please 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, American Comedian, "Take my wife - please" 1906 Birthday Lou Costello, born in Paterson, New Jersey, comedian and actor, Abbott and Costello 1906 Birthday Ish Kabbible, Merwyn Bogue, Penns, comedian, Kay Kyser's Kollege 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, England, comedian, Take my wife please... 1905 Birthday Cliff Arquette, born in Toledo, Ohio, comedian, Charlie Weaver 1905 Birthday Joe E. Ross, comedian, Gunther Toody-Car 54, Ritzik-Phil Silvers Show 1904 Death Dan Leno, English Comedian 1903 Birthday Jerry Colona, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Jerry Colona Show 1903 Birthday Ken Murray, born in New York City, comedian, Ken Murray Show, Judy Garland Show 1903 Birthday Joseph Desire Fernandel, Marseilles France, comedian, Grand Chef 1903 Birthday Harold Berens, comedian 1902 Birthday Larry Fine, Pennsylvania, comedian, 3 Stooges 1902 Birthday Mantan Moreland, Monroe, Louisiana, comedian, Charlie Chan, Spirit of Youth 1902 Birthday Gracie Allen, born in San Francisco, California, Mrs. George Burns/comedian, Burns and Allen 1902 Birthday 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 Birthday [Herbert] Zeppo Marx, New York City, comedian/actor, Marx Brothers 1899 Death Edouard Pailleron, French attorney/comedian, dies at 64 1899 Birthday Benny Rubin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor/comedian, Benny Rubin Show 1899 Birthday Ace Goodman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, Easy Aces 1898 Birthday Lou Holtz, comedian/actor, Follow the Leader 1897 Birthday Dennis King, Coventry England, comedian, Devil's Brother 1897 Birthday Moe Howard, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, 3 Stooges 1896 Birthday Jim Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedian, Fibber McGee 1896 Birthday Phil Baker, Philadelphia, comedian, Who's Whose 1896 Birthday George Burns, New York City, actor/comedian, Oh God 1895 Birthday Bud Abbott, Asbury Pk, New Jersey, comedian, Abbott and Costello 1895 Birthday Stan Laurel, comedian, Laurel and Hardy 1895 Birthday Lew Lehr, Philadelphia, comedian, Stop Me if I heard this One 1894 Birthday James Thurber, American Comedian 1894 Birthday Fred Allen, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Fred Allen Radio Show 1894 Birthday Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress, Around World in 80 Days 1894 Event Motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing 1893 Birthday Jimmy Durante, New York City, long-nosed comedian, and goodnight Mrs. Calabash 1892 Birthday John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Wabash, Indiana, comedian, Olsen and Johnson 1892 Birthday Joe E Brown, born in Holgate, Ohio, comedian, Buck Circus Hour 1892 Birthday Eddie Cantor, New York City, comedian, Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater 1891 Birthday Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Olsen and Johnson 1890 Birthday Groucho Marx, born in New York City, comedian, Marx Bros, 'You Bet Your Life' 1890 Birthday Stan Laurel, born in England, comedian, Laurel and Hardy 1890 Birthday Douglas MacLean, Philadelphia, silent film comedian/producer, Going Up 1889 Birthday Charlie Chaplin, Tramp, comedian, City Lights, IBM salesman 1888 Birthday Harpo Marx, Adolph, New York City, actor/comedian, Marx brothers 1887 Birthday Bobby Watson, born in Springfield, Illinois, comedian 1887 Birthday Fatty Arbuckle, American Comedian 1887 Birthday Chico Marx, born in New York City, New York, comedian, Marx Brothers 1886 Birthday Ed Wynn, Isaiah Edwin Leopold, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedian, Ed Wynn Show 1885 Death Josh Billings, American Comedian 1880 Birthday Julian Tannen, New York, comedian, Great Moment 1876 Birthday Victor Moore, Hammonton, New Jersey, comedian, Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch 1871 Birthday Arthur Guiterman, American Comedian 1870 Birthday Harry Lauder, born in Scotland, comedian/singer, Roman in the Gloamin 1867 Birthday Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer, Weber and Lewis Fields 1867 Birthday Lew Fields, comedian, of Weber and Fields 1864 Birthday Arthur Collins, singer/comedian, Peerless Quartet 1860 Birthday Dan Leno, English Comedian 1845 Death Richard Harris Barham, English Comedian 1818 Birthday Josh Billings, American Comedian 1788 Birthday Richard Harris Barham, English Comedian
