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Comedians lost and forgotten
« on: January 04, 2011, 02:50:33 AM »
Ray Stevens - the original "Larry the Cable Guy" and Jeff Foxworthy rolled into one
Don Rickles
Redd Foxx

others?
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2011, 03:05:27 AM »
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2011, 05:50:00 AM »
Henny Youngman.  A true craftsman and the author of a lot of one-liners still in use today.

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I'm pretty sure he's the one who came up with "Doc, it hurts when I do this." / "So stop doing that."
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2011, 07:22:26 AM »
Jerry Clower.

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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2011, 07:39:52 AM »
Hudson and Landry
Hudson and Landry in a shortened, animated version of "The Prospectors".
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2011, 07:42:56 AM »
Red Skelton - an alltime class act all the way around.
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2011, 07:44:04 AM »
Quote from: Owens on January 04, 2011, 07:42:56 AM
Red Skelton - an alltime class act all the way around.

Saw Red Skelton live at the Arizona State Fair many years ago.  He was the best.
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Conservatives see George Orwell's "1984" as a cautionary tale.  Progressives view it as a "how to" manual.

My wife often says to me, "You are evil and must be destroyed." She may be right.

Liberals believe one should never let reason, logic and facts get in the way of a good emotional argument.

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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2011, 08:08:48 AM »
Red Skelton - Big thumbs up.

Don't know Jerry Clower or Hudson and Landry - I'll take a listen.
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2011, 08:12:49 AM »
Foster Brooks
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2011, 08:16:25 AM »
"I'm pretty sure he's the one who came up with "Doc, it hurts when I do this." / "So stop doing that."

Not much experience with Henny Youngman sorry to say - I was always led to believe the Doc bit was Groucho Marx.
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2011, 09:31:42 AM »
George Carlin

Bill Cosby

Tim Conway
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2011, 09:51:54 AM »
Groucho Marx.  Ok, so he didn't officially do stand-up, but who are we kidding, the movies were mostly just to provide a setting for Groucho's comedy.

Mentioned the Marx brothers to someone a while back, she couldn't figure out why I was such a fan of communism.  :facepalm:
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2011, 10:08:28 AM »
Carol Burnett -she did some stand-up, but was more of a comedic actress, known for short skits. (Though I didn't like her Eunice & Mama routines.)

George Burns

Bob Hope (More of a comedic actor, but did some good stand-up, especially with his USO shows.)

W.C. Fields (WAY before my time - his routines varied between hilarious and rotten.)

Dave Allen (Irish comedian, I remember him for his briefly-televised show Dave Allen At Large. I found him consistently funnier than Benny Hill, who was just silly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia178T1i8ss&feature=related )
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2011, 10:59:18 AM »
Jonathan Winters. His mind was warped enough that things just sprung out of it.

I always liked David Brenner, although he wasn't a pioneer.

Lenny Bruce was funny, and was a pioneer, although not necessarily in areas that I'd approve of today.
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2011, 11:28:53 AM »
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2011, 11:29:04 AM »
Quote from: Grandpa Shooter on January 04, 2011, 09:31:42 AM
Bill Cosby

I still laugh while watching "Bill Cosby: Himself".  That concert has to be nearly 30 years old by now. 

When my wife was pregnant with our first child, I rented it because it covered a lot about childbirth and raising kids.  She laughed so much, I thought she was going to squirt the kid out right there. :D

Not only a funny guy, but a smart one as well. 

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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #16 on: January 04, 2011, 11:35:18 AM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on January 04, 2011, 11:29:04 AM
I still laugh while watching "Bill Cosby: Himself".  That concert has to be nearly 30 years old by now. 

When my wife was pregnant with our first child, I rented it because it covered a lot about childbirth and raising kids.  She laughed so much, I thought she was going to squirt the kid out right there. :D

Not only a funny guy, but a smart one as well. 

Chris

A comedian has never made me laugh as hard as Bill in that show.
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #17 on: January 04, 2011, 11:41:22 AM »
Quote from: HankB on January 04, 2011, 10:08:28 AM
Carol Burnett -she did some stand-up, but was more of a comedic actress, known for short skits. (Though I didn't like her Eunice & Mama routines.)

George Burns and Gracie Allen

Bob Hope (More of a comedic actor, but did some good stand-up, especially with his USO shows.)

W.C. Fields (WAY before my time - his routines varied between hilarious and rotten.)

Dave Allen (Irish comedian, I remember him for his briefly-televised show Dave Allen At Large. I found him consistently funnier than Benny Hill, who was just silly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia178T1i8ss&feature=related )

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Quote from: mtnbkr on January 04, 2011, 11:29:04 AM
I still laugh while watching "Bill Cosby: Himself".  That concert has to be nearly 30 years old by now.  

When my wife was pregnant with our first child, I rented it because it covered a lot about childbirth and raising kids.  She laughed so much, I thought she was going to squirt the kid out right there. :D

Not only a funny guy, but a smart one as well.  

Chris

Definitely one of the funniest men ever born. Imagine trying to remain still when my favorite hottie dentist starts doing Bill's "Smobaboke coming out of my mouth!" routine while she is grinding on my molar!
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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #18 on: January 04, 2011, 11:49:58 AM »
Quote from: Sergeant Bob on January 04, 2011, 11:41:22 AM
while she is grinding on my molar!

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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #19 on: January 04, 2011, 11:54:14 AM »
I just checked, BC: Himself is 28yo this year.  Dayum.

Some quotes in case anyone is interested: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083652/quotes

Just reading through them, I was chuckling. :D

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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2011, 01:21:22 PM »
Sam Kineson.

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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #21 on: January 04, 2011, 02:09:52 PM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on January 04, 2011, 11:54:14 AM
I just checked, BC: Himself is 28yo this year.  Dayum.

Some quotes in case anyone is interested: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083652/quotes

Just reading through them, I was chuckling. :D

Chris

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« Reply #22 on: January 04, 2011, 02:18:55 PM »
For Christmas, I got my dad the Dean Martin Roasts.  Ten Dvd's in the initial pack then one a month from there on out.  We were rolling on the floor...
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« Reply #23 on: January 04, 2011, 03:03:32 PM »
Total reading fail on my part at first.

Getting deeper and deeper in this thread, I'm thinking to myself, "WTF? These guys weren't Canadian!"

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Re: Comedians lost and forgotten
« Reply #24 on: January 04, 2011, 03:11:34 PM »
Quote from: Owens on January 04, 2011, 07:42:56 AM
Red Skelton - an alltime class act all the way around.

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Jonathan Winters

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