I believe Red Skelton is the greatest ever American comedian. He played all the formats, burlesque through TV, and all the genres, slapstick, standup, sketch, pantomime, long form. He kept it clean, but with some double entendres so that all ages could enjoy.
Saw Pat O’Brien in a dinner theater production of on Golden Pond late in his life. After the play, he came out and did 45 minutes of standup, all clean, that had the patrons howling with laughter.
Saw Frankie Avalon at DisneyWorld. He sang, danced, played the trumpet, told jokes, all clean, all enjoyable.
Today it’s Amy Schumer, Bill Maher, and every black comic who can’t tell a single joke without the worst profanity. And it’s because they’re no good, talentless bums.
Joke? You are too kind.
John Pinette was my fav..he died recently.