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Greatest/Comedian/Actor in our History

Posted on 08/08/2016 3:24:30 PM PDT by gigster

Who do you think is historically our greatest actor and comedian?


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: bestcomedian; comedy; genewilder; grouchomarx; stevemartin; timconway
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To: trisham
John Astin is still alive? I guess that “reports of his death were exagerated”.

Wikipedia doesn't say anything about him dying, so I figure he's still alive. I saw him appear on something or other about a Decade ago. He was still funny.

301 posted on 08/08/2016 5:26:20 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: gigster

MARX BROTHERS


302 posted on 08/08/2016 5:26:47 PM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: trisham

John Astin is still with us, all of the other adult cast members are gone though.


303 posted on 08/08/2016 5:28:32 PM PDT by Smittie (Just like an alien, I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: yarddog

I always liked Bob Hope. Also like Danny Kaye and Red Buttons.


304 posted on 08/08/2016 5:29:06 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Missing you /johnny (JRandomFreeper).)
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To: gigster

Don Rickles. And do we ever need him now. :)


305 posted on 08/08/2016 5:29:23 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: frithguild
Jimmy Durante - ah chah chah chah!

Ha! I was probably typing my response when you were typing yours!

Here's a treat for ya.

306 posted on 08/08/2016 5:29:33 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: TXLady

Foul Play, it had some funny scenes in it too.


307 posted on 08/08/2016 5:29:56 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

Yes Don Rickles.


308 posted on 08/08/2016 5:30:44 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~)
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To: gigster

There is no one answer; every generation has had its comedic geniuses. The silent era had Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. The Golden Age had the Marx Brothers, Abbott & Costello, and WC Fields. Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were incredibly popular in the 1950s. Red Skelton, Milton Berle - Bob Hope spanned generations. Lucille Ball, Jonathan Winters, Dick van Dyke, Steve Martin, John Belushi, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy. A lot of people loved Seinfeld. Jim Carrey had his moments. John Candy. Adam Sandler had a great run. Who’s funny now? Jack Black? Kevin Hart?


309 posted on 08/08/2016 5:31:38 PM PDT by karnage
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To: BBB333
I agree with you about Buster, have you watched any Harold Lloyd?

Yes, I'm a big Lloyd fan. I first saw Safety Last! back when I was in college in the late 70's. I went to a double feature of The General and Safety Last! I was already a fan of The General and had never seen a Lloyd film. I was familiar with the iconic shot of Lloyd hanging from the clock, but had never seen his films. I frankly always thought he didn't look funny.

I ended up loving Safety Last! and the excerpts from Hot Water that accompanied it. A year or so later, the local PBS station started showing all of Lloyd's films in those edited Time/Life versions. I video taped all of those.

I really like the restored uncut versions that Suzanne Lloyd has overseen with new music scores. I think Lloyd is in many ways the most accessible silent clown. He's not necessarily funny as a character, but he plays characters who do funny things. His films are more romantic than either Keaton's or Chaplin's. I think my favorite Lloyd is The Kid Brother. Over all, I think I prefer Lloyd to Chaplin (but I love Chaplin, too).

310 posted on 08/08/2016 5:32:55 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte ("Come back David Dewhurst; all is forgiven!")
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To: CarolinaGOP
Even though I’m not really a fan of British comedy,I think Patricia Routledge is a fantastic actress in “Keeping Up Appearances”!

Never liked that show. I'll take Mrs Slocombe.


311 posted on 08/08/2016 5:33:06 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: gigster

Stand Up probably a Bob Hope.
TV series Monty Pythons Flying Circus.
Movies, Mel Brooks.


312 posted on 08/08/2016 5:34:48 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: trisham

I forgot. The Jerk and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The Jerk is really funny.


313 posted on 08/08/2016 5:37:24 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~)
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To: gigster

Robyn Williams


314 posted on 08/08/2016 5:40:02 PM PDT by vigilence (Vigilence)
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To: MomwithHope
I always liked Bob Hope. Also like Danny Kaye and Red Buttons.

Yes. I think you are the first mention of Danny Kaye. Someone mentioned "the Court Jester" earlier, but I don't think they mentioned Danny Kaye.

Did you know that the "Chalice with the Palace" was actually a Bob Hope gag?

https://youtu.be/N4ni2FxH7v8

Danny Kay is first. The second half is the Bob Hope routine.

315 posted on 08/08/2016 5:41:18 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: gigster

There’s a whole bunch of them here....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oRYu0orf3Sw


316 posted on 08/08/2016 5:42:08 PM PDT by 1217Chic
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To: Sans-Culotte

I remember watching a movie about Harold Lloyd back in the early 60s. It played at the one theater town I grew up in.

It basically was a documentary but surprisingly good. One thing which I still find hard to believe is he actually did all those stunts. It was really him hanging from ledges etc.


317 posted on 08/08/2016 5:42:19 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: Mr. Jeeves
Don Rickles. And do we ever need him now. :)

He's still around, and still appearing on television. I think I saw him on "Hot in Cleveland" last year. He didn't look much different than he did when he played "Sharky."

318 posted on 08/08/2016 5:42:41 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

I saw Joan Rivers recently twice before her death. Debatable about being best but she was great and I really miss her humor.


319 posted on 08/08/2016 5:45:32 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy
I saw Joan Rivers recently twice before her death. Debatable about being best but she was great and I really miss her humor.

Joan Rivers was awesomely funny. I remember one time she was commenting about some actress that had adopted some African children. She said she wanted her children to be familiar with their heritage.

Joan Rivers said "Lock them in a hot room and throw in a jar of flies!"

:)

320 posted on 08/08/2016 5:49:55 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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