I completely agree. There are none better.
However, when we get to the second tier, in my mind, there's no one better than Gracie Allen, the Yogi Berra of female comedians.
I completely agree. There are none better.
However, when we get to the second tier, in my mind, there's no one better than Gracie Allen, the Yogi Berra of female comedians.
Carmen Miranda was funny....didn’t see her mentioned here, so I thought I would!
Speaking of Carol Burnett, I watched her on The Jack Benny show, a day ago; Jack was Tarzan, she was Jane, and she was funny even then. Jack Benny Show aired late 50s’/ early 60s. Antenna TV was the channel I was watching yesterday, IIRC.
And, a big “YES!!” to Martha Raye. She was always great. I even loved her “Big Mouth” ads for Polident!!
My favorite Gracie Allen story is when George Burns admitted that he had cheated on her only one time, and he felt so guilty about it he bought her a beautiful, very expensive diamond necklace.
She thanked him and wore the necklace often, and for years she never let on whether or not she knew, until a magazine reporter asked her point blank if he’d ever been unfaithful.
Her response: “Yes, but he only did it once. I was kind of hoping he’d do it again, so I could get the matching earrings.”