Comedian George Carlin was the first host, and Billy Preston and Janis Ian were the first musical guests.

* Billy Birmingham: Comedian, aka " The 12th Man "

* Billy Gardell-Class of 1987, Comedian and television personality ( star of CBS-TV's " Mike and Molly ")

In January 2005, Connolly came 8th in The Comedian's Comedian, a poll voted for by fellow comedians and comedy insider and embarked on a major UK tour with 15 sold-out nights in Glasgow.

Later in the year, Connolly topped an unscientific poll of " Britain's Favourite Comedian " conducted by TV network Five, placing him ahead of performers such as John Cleese, Ronnie Barker, Dawn French, and Peter Cook.

Comedian Jack Benny, who once worked at Warner Bros., quipped, " Jack Warner would rather tell a bad joke than make a good movie "; Warner frequently clashed with actors and supposedly banned them from the studio's executive dining room, with the explanation, " I don't need to look at actors when I eat.

Comedian Steve Allen, who was in the audience, remembered that Harpo – after announcing his retirement from the stage – kept talking for several minutes to the theater audience about his career and how he would miss it all, and he kept verbally cutting Sherman off when he tried to speak.

Comedian Jim Davidson was intended to be a regular presenter but left after only a few editions, although he would return for cameo appearances.

Comedian Andy Kaufman exploited this fact in the routine early in his career when he would actually sing all 100 verses.

Comedian George Carlin wrote in Napalm and Silly Putty that many Americans would embrace the philosophy of denial in the song.

Comedian Don Bowman is the original host, but by 1978, he would be replaced by Bob Kingsley.

Comedian Wayne Brady would host concert segments in Hollywood, which included performances by Lonestar, Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees, Baha Men, and Third Eye Blind among others.

Comedian Pat Condell also did comedy sketches which were later released onto DVD.

Comedian Ronnie Barker later in his life revealed that he had suggested Henry should be cast as the character, Lennie Godber, opposite him in the sitcom Porridge, but the actor Richard Beckinsale was chosen instead by the television producer.

Comedian Kelly Pryce eventually replaced Dave after KWOD's eventual sale to Entercom and the show later featured DJ Mervin and Ian Gary.

Comedian Ted Sarnowski countered this claim, stating that the joke he performed on radio in 1988 was later taken and used without permission by Lopez, the radio station's resident comic.

Comedian Soupy Sales released a song in 1966 called " Backwards Alphabet " which contained the reverse alphabet in lyrical style.

* Comedian Paul Shanklin parodied the song with " Ballad of the Black Beret ", referring to the Clinton sex scandal, on his 1999 album Simply Reprehensible.

* Comedian Will Ferrell performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman on 2 August 2010

Doo-Wop ) Comedian Harmonists recorded their version of this song, " Ohne Dich ", in German in Sep. 4, 1933 ( Berlin ).

# Comedian Steve Martin is technically a one hit wonder for his novelty song King Tut, but was previously and subsequently far better known for his work as a comedy writer / stand-up comedian / actor.

Lee also had a show at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, named Stewart Lee: If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One in which he performed his own version of the song " Galway Girl ".

Probably his most famous 1920s song is " Veronika, der Lenz ist da ", popularized by the all-male a cappella ensemble, the Comedian Harmonists.

* Comedian Patton Oswalt once referred to the song when discussing his old apartment building full of weirdos.

* Comedian and musician Stephen Lynch referenced Funyuns in his 2003 song " D & D ."

Comedian Robin Williams performed the song with a chorus who gasped when the word was to be sung ( Williams turned around at the crucial moment, and did not actually sing it ).

Comedian and performer Andy Kaufman used to sing his own derivative of Alouette entitled " Abodabee ", which he claimed was a song " performed every harvest time in the islands of the Caspian Sea.

Christopher Allen Bouchillon, billed as " The Talking Comedian of the South ," is credited with creating the " talking blues " form with the song " Talking Blues ," recorded for Columbia Records in Atlanta in 1926, from which the style gets its name.

" Wochenend und Sonnenschein " was first performed by the very popular German sextet, the Comedian Harmonists, who recorded the song on 22 August 1930 on 78 rpm gramophone record.

Comedian and musician Bill Bailey parodied the song on his DVD Cosmic Jam as part of a medley in which he and his band, the Stan Ellis Experiment performed Cockney Rock style versions of popular songs-this particular segment of the medley included lyrical changes such as " E ad a girl's name ".

Comedian Frank Caliendo often sings a cover of the song, with the lyrics changed to be about Brett Favre, when doing his John Madden impersonation.

* Comedian Bill Bailey performed a German translation of the song in his Part Troll set.

Comedian Phil Hartman ( who during his career as a graphic artist had designed several America album covers ) was featured as the voice of a televangelist preacher on " Playing God ".

( Wilson also plays a club owner named Stanley in the season 4 episode, " The Comedian and the Loan Sharks ".

Also in 1995 the band was given a shot at acting when they co-starred with Comedian / TV Host Joey De Leon of " Eat Bulaga " in a comedy film produced By GMA Network's Cinemax Studios ( now GMA Films ), " Run Barbi Run ".

* Comedian Hal Sparks dressed as Cobra Commander on the VH1 special I Love Toys in a segment called " Cobra Commander's Day Off ".

With his on-the-fly style, he provided jokes for such show bits like " Stump the Comedian " and " The Match Game ".

Comedian Jackie Mason describes stereotypical Jewish mothers as parents who have become so expert in the art of needling their children that they have honorary degrees in " Jewish Acupuncture ".

Comedian and actor Redd Foxx was well known in nightclubs in the 1960s and 1970s for his raunchy stand-up act, but toned it down for the television shows Sanford and Son and The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour, stating in the first monologue of the latter show that the only similarity between the show and his nightclub act was that " I'm smoking ".

" Theodore Gottlieb, Dark Comedian, Dies at 94 ".

Comedian George Carlin, however, listed it without comment as item 9 on his list of " 10 Most Embarrassing Songs of All Time ".

" ( Comedian Fred Allen quipped: " Next year Studebaker is coming out with a model that you won't be able to tell if it is going sideways ".

On Rieu's DVD I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg ( 2009 ) she sings " Die Juliska aus Budapest " and ( with Mirusia Louwerse and the Berlin Comedian Harmonists ) " Adieu, Mein Kleiner Gardeoffizier ".

Comedian Dave Chappelle is uncredited on the hidden track " In Love With The Mic ".

Comedian Doodles Weaver mimicked McCarthy in his 1948 novelty recording ( with Spike Jones ) of the " William Tell Overture ".