* Pat Shortt Actor and Comedian

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

Comedian Jack_Benny # The_Maxwell | Jack Benny ( shown here shaking hands with Harry S. Truman from the seat of a c. 1908 Maxwell Roadster ) kept the Maxwell familiar in U. S. popular culture for half a century after the brand went out of business. The brand name of motor cars was started as the Maxwell-Briscoe Company of Tarrytown, New York.

He was voted as the 16th greatest comedy act ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders in a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian.

* In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted as the fourth greatest comedy act ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

Comedian Donna Jean Young, whose career was built upon her material related to East McKeesport and " Woolmerding " ( as she pronounced and spelled Wilmerding in her act ), was a resident of Broadway Extension, Arlington Plan, North Versailles Township.

These " enthusiastic amateurs " became GoFasterStripe and, having set themselves up in order to film the show, have gone on to film the works of many other " non-mainstream " comedians, including sets from Tony Law ( Lee's support act on the 2009 If You Prefer A Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One tour ), Simon Munnery ( whose BBC television comedy series-Attention Scum-was directed by Lee ) and several by Lee's former partner Richard Herring.

In a 2005 poll The Comedian's Comedian, the duo were voted the 9th greatest comedy act ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, Reeves and Mortimer were voted the 9th greatest comedy act ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, they were voted the 9th greatest comedy act of all time by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

Comedian Eric Morecambe, of the double act Morecambe and Wise, lived in Clayton while working in a mine as a ' Bevin Boy '.

UK Comedian, Adrian Doughty, from the Oddballs, comments " It never ceases to amaze me the bizzare to the ridiculous places we are booked to perform this, so very funny act.

Comedian Reggie Watts appeared on the tour as the opening act for O ' Brien.

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 ".

Comedian Jimmy Walker saw Allen's stand-up act and was so impressed that he invited the 14 year-old comedian to join his comedy writing team alongside promising young comedians Jay Leno and David Letterman.

* Comedian Patrice O ' Neal was named after Lumumba.

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 and actor Ronnie Barker ( 1929 – 2005 ) began his acting career in the town in the late 1940s and in September 2010, almost five years after his death, a bronze statue of him was unveiled by actor David Jason and Barker's one time co-star Ronnie Corbett ( the other half of the Two Ronnies ) on a new public place in Exchange Street.

In 2005, Lee tackled the subject of the religious hatred he experienced after the broadcast of Jerry Springer – The Opera in his stand-up show, 90s Comedian.

Rorschach is the only vigilante who remains active after the passage of the Keene Act outlaws masked vigilantes ( aside from the Comedian and Dr. Manhattan, who both serve in the employ of the US government ).

* English Comedian Sue Perkins had a block named after her in 2000_AD_ ( comic ) prog.

Comedian Lenny Bruce was tried, convicted, and jailed for obscenity after a stand up performance that included off-color humor in New York City in 1964.

* Comedian Eddie Murphy performed comedy routines in the 70's and 80's about his character ' Buckwheat ', and referred to his sister ' Farina ', along with other family members named after breakfast foods.

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

* Comedian Dan Aykroyd moonlighted as Citytv's announcer from 1972 until 1975 while working at Toronto's Second City before he moved to New York City to join Saturday Night Live.

The Comedian Harmonists were an internationally famous, all-male German close harmony ensemble that performed between 1928 and 1934 as one of the most successful musical groups in Europe before World War II.

Comedian and director Jerry Lewis is widely credited with inventing this system, although some similar systems existed before Lewis first used a video camera to simultaneously film scenes with the cinematic cameras during production of The Bellboy in 1960.

Comedian Mike Myers was to play the main role.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedians ' Comedian, he was voted the 30th favourite by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders.

Comedian and television presenter Bob Saget, a board member of the SRF, directed the 1996 ABC TV movie For Hope, starring Dana Delany, which depicts a young woman fatally affected by scleroderma ; the film was based on the experiences of Saget's sister Gay.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedians ' Comedian, he was voted among the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

" Shit " was one of the original " Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV ", a comedy routine by American Comedian George Carlin.

Comedian Richard Lewis stated that Keaton was his prime inspiration, and spoke of having a close friendship with Keaton's widow Eleanor.

* Comedian and presenter Griff Rhys Jones appeared as himself in July 2004, when he was drafted into Lynda's campaign to restore the Cat and Fiddle pub.

In a 2005 poll to find " The Comedians ' Comedian " ( UK ), he was voted 21 in the top 50 greatest comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

* Idle was voted the 21st favourite comedian out of 50 in The Comedian's Comedian 2005 poll by comedians and comedy insiders.

The blue plaques read " Peter Sellers, Actor and Comedian was born here "

* Comedian Jimmy Carr was born in Hounslow

Comedian Milton Jones was born and brought up in Kew.

Comedian Jerry Clower was a native of Liberty, Mississippi, who immortalized the fictitious Ledbetter Amite County family ( based on his memories of real people ) with his comedy sketches.

Among them are Leonard Bernstein ( in the 1950s ), Comedian Michael Ian Black, Daryl Hall ( of Hall & Oates ), Jascha Heifetz ( in the 1940s ), Charles Ives, Hope Lange, film director Barry Levinson ( a current resident ), rock singer Meat Loaf ( Marvin Lee Aday who was Joel Barlow High School softball coach while his daughters attended the school during the 1990s ), actress Jessica Tandy and her husband Hume Cronyn ( in the 1940s and 1950s ) and Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary.

* Comedian Jeff Foxworthy was raised here and graduated from Hapeville High School.

Comedian and nightclub owner Rodney Dangerfield was born and raised in Deer Park.

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 ".

# 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.