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Harry continues to search for new links, so this page will remain under revision for ever and ever… Buster Keaton the greatest comedian who ever lived Charlie Chaplin the Little Tramp lives on Harold Lloyd one of the pioneers of modern featurelength comedy Roscoe «Fatty» Arbuckle rediscover this funny man whose tragic life cut his career short Charlie Chase another worthwhile comedian in the Roach Studio Laurel and Hardy if you have never seen their silent films, you are missing some of their best work Silent Movies a comprehensive general site Laurel and Hardy two man, one thought; timeless humor and check out Our Gang Comedies no cutesy kids here, just great comedy Popeye the Sailor from Thimble Theater comics strips to Max Fleischer's black & white classics; Jack Mercer was a brilliant voice actor The Marx Brothers anarchy reigns supreme W.C. Fields «The Bank Dick» is one our favorite movies The Three Stooges cheap production values hamper their short subjects but they still are funny Abbott and Costello their films are not among our favorites; they were always better than the material Bob Hope he never impressed us on radio or TV but his «Road» pictures with Bing are gems Jerry Lewis he's not for everyone, but we love his early 1960s films Monty Python Rare indeed: films as good as their TV shows Zazu Pitts (18981963) a star who'm Olive Oil's voice was taken from Fred Allen no one seems to have done a site devoted to this great satirist; guess WE will have to! Jack Benny ComedyORama tribute page, and more! Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy great writing and characters that live on in our culture Fibber McGee & Molly great use of sound effects (the hall closet!) and good funny dialogue and another site Abbott and Costello some of Lou's best work was in this setting before a live audience; check out the text to their version of «Who's on First?» Fannie Brice Our very own tribute page. Groucho Marx a great wit even without his brothers Amos and Andy considered racist today, the early incarnation of this show was classic human comedy Bing Crosby sing sming! give us his comic timing; Bing Crosby also pioneered prerecorded shows Daws Butler the voice magician and a great man Stan Freberg often forgotten brilliant satirist whose heyday was the 1950s Bob & Ray classic radio comedy four decades after radio supposedly died Old Time Radio.com our good friend Max Schmid is an expert in this field The Goons Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and all their wacky Goons Adventures in Cassettes vintage radio tapes Boston Pete's Old Time Radio Place to buy sound California Albums a great resource for Comedy «vinyl» LPs Stan Freberg often forgotten brilliant satirist whose heyday was the 1950s Daws Butler he wrote and performed in many of Stan Freberg's greatest recordings Bob Newhart his subtle style has been hip for five decades Bill Cosby hear the sounds of this naturally funny man Nichols and May before «The Graduate» and «The Bird Cage» they were the quintessential comedy couple... but no website seems to exist for them Mel Brooks stand up, actor, director, song writer, producer, script writer Woody Allen before he became the film genius, his standup comedy was refreshingly simple Lenny Bruce the symbol of free speech in humor has no website devoted to him? Mort Sahl the great political satirist has been doing it since the 1950s and is still going strong George Carlin saying what you really think can be funny and enlightening Shelly Berman Not gone or forgotten, he is touring in 2004! Tom Lehrer singing songs of political incorrectness Rodney Dangerfield the man who made putting yourself down funny Monty Python yes, they even made funny albums Firesign Theater wild and wonderful, complex and ridiculous, the pioneers of the modern stereo comedy albums Cheech and Chong drug culture subject matter not withstanding, one of the few comedy teams of the 70s who also helped pioneer the modern stereo comedy album Dr. Demento sharing his love of comedy with us all Steve Martin has gotten better with age; we love him in «LA Story» Richard Pryor strong stand up comedian Shelly Berman Not gone or forgotten, he is touring in 2004! Hal Roach producer of Laurel & Hardy, Harold Loyd, Buster Keaton, he started it all! Buster Keaton he was also a great comedy director Charlie Chaplin Harold Lloyd one of the pioneers of modern featurelength comedy Roscoe «Fatty» Arbuckle rediscover this funny man whose tragic life cut his career short Roberto Benigni One of the few performers making great comedy in the 1990s, even with subtitles Woody Allen he makes intelligently funny films Mel Brooks from a writer for Sid Caesar to director of «The Producers», this is a funny man Jerry Lewis he's not for everyone, but we love his early 1960s films Chuck Jones one of the great animation directors; the timing and design on the Road Runner alone was stunning John Kricfalusi the man who brought creativity back to TV animation. Check out the Spumco website Nick Parks original and wonderful genius of the clay, especially «Wallace & Gromit» The Coen Brothers modern independent wonders Wes Anderson an up and coming good guy Steve Martin has gotten better with age; we love him in «LA Story» Phil Silvers the unappreciated funniest man in the history of TV Groucho Marx a great wit even without his brothers Will Rogers stage, radio, film this great humorists did it all Stan Freberg often forgotten brilliant satirist who's heyday was the 1950s Roberto Benigni One of the few performers making great comedy in the 1990s, even with subtitles Daws Butler the greatest cartoon voice actor ever (also go here!) (and for his Kellogg's characters) Peter Sellers not just a comic mimic but a great actor Jean Sheperd one of the truly original humorists of the last halfcentury; we loved his WOR show in the 1970s Andy Kaufman not a comedian, he insisted; he broke all the rules and changed the face of comedy Harry Hill a fine British comedian Steve Martin has gotten better with age; we love him in «LA Story» Robin Williams a great improvisational comic, surprises spring forth from his loins, we mean head (In grade school Lorie would run around the house imitating him for an hour after Mork & Mindy) Steven Wright a rare «quiet» comedian, refreshing Harry Shearer a independent satiric voice working in and out of the system Billy Connolly Scotland most successful comedian Janeane Garofalo an standup and actress who is refreshingly honest Dennis Miller a comic encyclopedia Penn and Teller if the Marx Bros. were magicians Tracey Ullman amazingly versatile comic actress Christine Cavanaugh the versatile cartoon voice actress Nancy Cartwight The voice of Bart Simpson Billy Barty One of the greatest Little People ever! Martha Raye what a mouth, what a talent William Demarest good bio page side kick, prat fall, he did it all Betty Hutton energy, talent and energy Ann Sothern another page Masie Ravier and so much more Eddie Bracken radio (henry, henry aldrich), films and guest shots on tv Owen Wilson I fist saw him in one thing and then hea was in a bunch of good stuff Shelly Berman Not gone or forgotten, he is touring in 2004! You’ll Never Get Rich / The Phil Silver’s Show (Bilko) find out why this was the funniest show of the 1950s Admiral Broadway Review, Your Show of Shows, Caesar’s Hour Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca Carl Reiner,Howard Morris, and the writers made some hilarious TV moments Jack Benny his weekly show aired from 1932 (radio) to 1965 (TV) and this site Abbott and Costello we love their TV series the best; not to mention their hilarous live performances on the Colgate Comedy Hour The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis sharp comic timing, Bob Denver was brilliant as Maynard G. Krebs I Love Lucy the momma of all TV sitcom Amos and Andy considered racist today, the TV version was the first with an all black cast The Honeymooners Gleason's brilliant gem of a show, especially the 195556 season Ernie Kovacs TV as an art form died when we lost this genius The Andy Grffith Show good character writing and Don Knotts' best work The Dick Van Dyke Show The Flintstones the first season was classic, but then it has been a slow decline in quality ever since The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show the wittiest cartoon show ever Get Smart Mel Brooks' and Buck Henry's often imitated spy spoof Smothers Brothers still funny after all these years The Carol Burnet Show this was the last great comedy sketch show Green Acres Eddie Alberts gem CartoonORama HANNABARBERA INDEX Car 54 Where Are You? A classic TV show! Monty Python's Flying Circus the wildest Britcom ever made, inspiring generations of comics to come All In The Family the first seasons were sharp, caustic and hilarious The Mary Tyler Moore Show finally a sitcom about a strong single woman The Bob Newhart Show Bob's first hit sitcom and still his best The Odd Couple we are in awe of brilliant timing of Jack Klugman and Tony Randall Fawlty Towers the funniest Britcom ever made MAS*H better than the Altman film (if possible) Saturday Night Live (19751980) the classic years and still the best Richard Pryor strong stand up comedian Taxi the best sitcom of the 1980s; should have lasted twenty years The Muppet Show Jim Henson's funniest work PeeWee's Playhouse not really a kid's show, was it? Cheers a flawed by funny sitcom: Carla's character needed better development... Why didn't anbyone ever get drunk in that bar? Kids in the Hall Canada's inspired lunacy Late Night with Conan O'Brien the surprise of the 90s; brilliant comedy sketch work Mr. Bean Rowan Atkinson has made subtle slapstick fashionable again Seinfeld sometimes too meanspirited but always the funny scripts on TV The Simpsons proof that animation can be intelligently written and very funny; why aren't there more cartoons this good? Third Rock from the Sun John Lithgow look like he is having a ball The Drew Carey Show nice to see a sitcom in the late 90s that is NOT about «eye candy» The Daily Show with Jon Stewart where 60% if the youth get there news? Well it nakes watching the news easlier to swallow. GREAT political satire! We love Jon! Animation and Cartoon Heaven a great online mag for us cartoon buffs Oh Yeah! Cartoons find out what great new cartoons NickToons is doing! Calvin and Hobbes Bill Waterson's charming and thoughful comic strip Cartoon Alley funny and clean comics of all shorts Comedyzine hilarious humor mag Vintage Vaudville vintage comedy history and a rare RealAudio sounds AprilFools.com the yearround, gag central of the web Greg Dean's College of Comedy Knowledge everything you ever wanted to know about standup comedy but didn't know where to ask The World of the Insane just what is says A Very Funny Place... REALLY! a good comedy website The Funny Firm comedy for use by radio personalities, writers, and public speakers UK Laughter Links a great source for British comedy sites Friday Night Improvs live from Pittsburg! Comedy Central too many reruns, but Dr. Katz is worth the cable bill Laughing Matters funny comedy troupe Soundbites news, satire & comedy in RealAudio Radio Theater a resource for contemporary and classic radio theater Animation Nerd's Paradise everything about the world of animated cartoons and more Animation World Magazine a good resource The Toon Tracker home of the lost cartoons Davey and Goliath not just a religious story, but good stopmotion animation with a good, unpredictable story The Corporation «satirical humor in a conglomerate vein» Warner Bros. at their best Hanna Barbera more to enjoy Hanna Barbera Studio Like TV Classic TV Site Modern Television Interesting links and articles Censored Cartoon Page Toon Tracker Video Page & Top Sites ont eh web Distinguished Women of Past and Present Stage and Screen comedyzone

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