Foster Murrell Brooks (May 11 1912 – December 20 2001) was a U.S. actor and comic best remembered for playing a endearing drunk in nightclub acts and television shows.
Frank Caliendo Jr. is an American comedian, actor and impressionist best known for his impersonations on the Fox Network television series MADtv as well as being the in‑house prognosticator for Fox NFL Sunday. In 2007 and 2008, he performed impersonations on his own show, Frank TV, which aired on TBS.
Jack Eagle, an actor from the United States, built his reputation on television advertisements, most famously appearing as Brother Dominic in Xerox’s Super Bowl commercial.
Jack Handey, an American comedy writer, gained fame through his series “Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey,” a collection of bizarre one‑sentence jokes that appeared on Saturday Night Live, as well as the short pieces “Fuzzy Memories” and “My Big Thick Novel,” all delivered in his trademark deadpan style. Contrary to popular belief, Handey is an actual individual—not a fictional alias or character.
Patrick Cashman, an American stand‑up comic who also works as a television and radio personality, lives and performs in the Seattle metropolitan area.
Paul Christian Scheer is a U.S. comedian, actor, filmmaker and podcaster. He rose to prominence with his performances on FX/FXX’s The League and Showtime’s comedy series Black Monday. Scheer also helped create and appeared in MTV’s Human Giant and Adult Swim’s NTSF:SD:SUV::, and has held recurring parts on ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat and HBO’s Veep. Additionally, he lends his voice to the character Chip Whistler in Disney’s animated show Big City Greens.
Paul Varghese, an American comic and actor of Indian heritage, competed on the second season of Last Comic Standing and reached the semi‑final round. He recorded his first full national‑television set on March 8, 2007 for Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, which aired on July 13, 2007. In Dallas he was a regular on the Pugs and Kelly show, handling the noon‑to‑3 p.m. weekday slot on Live 105.3/Free FM while the station and program were still on the air.
Pete Barbutti, an American stand‑up and musician, appeared on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show a total of 38 times between 1971 and 1992. In 1983 he briefly fronted his own variety series, Pete’s Place. His career began in his teens playing polka on the accordion, later shifting toward comedy while still weaving music into his act, exemplified by the routine known as the “cordeen teacher.”
Philander Chase Johnson (1866–1939) pursued a career in the United States as a journalist, humorist, poet, lyricist, and drama editor. At the moment of his death he was marking 47 years of service on the Washington Evening Star staff. Earlier in his professional life he had contributed editorial pieces to The Washington Post.
James Edmondson, Sr., known onstage as Professor Backwards, was a vaudeville comic who performed on television from the 1950s into the early 1970s. His résumé includes spots on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Dean Martin Show, and The Mike Douglas Show. In addition to ordinary stand‑up, his routine highlighted his skill at writing scripts upside‑down or reversed, spelling and speaking words backwards, and reading an inverted blackboard with perfect accuracy.
Ralph Duren May, an American comic and actor, gained fame for his far‑reaching tours and for delivering comedy specials on a range of media platforms.
Ronald Ralph Schell built his career as an American actor and stand‑up comic. On May 28, 1959 he showed up on the Groucho Marx‑hosted quiz show You Bet Your Life, delivering a rapid‑fire stream of beatnik‑style banter. His stand‑up material first coalesced at San Francisco’s famed Hungry i nightclub. He can be heard introducing the Kingston Trio at the opening of their 1962 College Concert album. Most viewers remember him for playing Duke Slater in the 1960s television series Gomer Pyle – USMC.
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