Throughout the 1950s he directed over 140 episodes of shows like Playhouse 90, Climax !, and Danger, including The Comedian, written by Rod Serling and starring Mickey Rooney as a ragingly vicious television comedian.

In The Comedian's Comedian, a three-hour television programme broadcast on UK's Channel 4 on 1 January 2005.

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.

* Comedian and television presenter, Patrick Kielty, was born ( in 1971 ) and raised in Dundrum.

Comedian, actor and musician Dudley Moore used to refer to his mother's Baron Road home as ' Chadwell Heath ' in television interviews but technically it was in Dagenham.

* Starting with a drunken wager, British Comedian Dave Gorman used a wide variety of methods to find namesakes, an exercise which then evolved into a 2001 stage show " Are You Dave Gorman " and which was subsequently made into a book and television series.

He appeared extensively in television, including the 1957 live 90-minute broadcast on Playhouse 90 of The Comedian, a drama written by Rod Serling and directed by John Frankenheimer in which Mickey Rooney portrays a television comedian while O ' Brien plays a writer driven to the brink of insanity.

Valentine was featured in the movie Comedian, and appeared as Doug Heffernan's ( Kevin James ) cousin Danny on the television show The King of Queens.

As Playhouse 90 moved into 1957, Frankenheimer directed a science fiction drama, The Ninth Day ( January 10, 1957 ), by Howard and Dorothy Baker, about a small group of World War III survivors and a Serling original, The Comedian ( February 14, 1957 ), featuring Mickey Rooney as an abrasive, manipulative television comedian.

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 ".

Indianapolis 500 winners Parnelli Jones, Al Unser, Rick Mears, and Rodger Ward ; off-road champions Mickey Thompson, Ivan Stewart, Jack Flannery, Walker Evans ; international off road competitor, Rod Hall ; power boat champion Bill Muncey, movie-and television stars James Garner and Steve McQueen ; Comedian, Mort Sahl ; Astronaut, Gordon Cooper, are among the many racing and entertainment luminaries who competed in the Mint 400.

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.

On his stand-up television show Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, British comedian Stewart Lee mocked Ajaye's LP I'm a Comedian, Seriously, sarcastically questioning the track titles of " Homosexuals ," " Girls With Big Breasts ," and " Dick Caught In Zipper ," in the context of the claim on the album sleeve that Ajaye was a deep thinker.

Blake has appeared on various Australian television series, including Spicks and Specks, Thank God You're Here, Twentysomething, Australia's Brainiest Comedian, The Librarians, The Panel, Rove, Talkin ' ' bout your Generation and The Footy Show.

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

* 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.

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

Lee caused controversy on his If You Prefer a Milder Comedian tour with a routine about Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond.

* Comedian, presenter, musician and writer Rowland Rivron advocated One Foot in the Grave

Comedian Norman Wisdom, writer Simon Raven, Television presenter Karl Pilkington and actors William Hartnell, Charles Hawtrey all lived or live in Deal.

* Vivek Mahbubani, Stand-up Comedian ( Cantonese and English ) / TV presenter / Musician

Comedian Bob Hope led a pregame ceremony honoring the Apollo astronauts, while Anita Bryant sang the national anthem.

Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers.

Comedian Bob Hope was also given the same treatment once he began referring to the censoring of Allen.

However, the new record now stands at 40 hours, and was set on 23 September 2010 by the American Comedian Bob Marley.

Comedian Bob Hope was portrayed by series regular cast member Dan Castellaneta, who plays Homer among many other characters in the series.

Mock The Week ( BBC2 ), Have I Got News For You ( BBC1 ), Michael McIntyre ’ s Comedy Roadshow ( BBC1 ), Never Mind The Buzzcocks ( BBC2 ) Argumental ( Dave UKTV ), The Comedy Store ( Comedy Central ), The Politics Show ( BBC1 ), Sex Bombs ( BBC2 Northern Ireland ), Strictly Dancing: It Takes Two ( BBC2 ), Most Annoying People 2009 ( BBC3 ), Most Annoying People 2008 ( BBC3 ), The ONE Show ( BBC1 ), World Rally: Portugal 2009 ( Dave UKTV ), Saturday Night Live ( ITV1 ), Girls Who Do Comedy ( BBC1 ), The Bigger Picture ( BBC1 ), Mock The Week ( Dave UKTV ), The Blame Game ( BBC N. Ireland ), World ’ s Greatest Stand Up ( Ch4 ), The Stand Up Show ( BBC1 ), The World Stands Up ( Comedy Central ), Comic Side Of 7 Days ( BBC3 ), That ’ s So Last Week ( Ch5 ), Stitch Up ( BBC1 ), Best Of The Comedy Store ( Ch5 ), The Comedy Store-series 2, 4 & 6 ( Ch5 ), So Graham Norton ( Ch4 ), Music Hall Meltdown ( BBC4 ), And Then You Die ( Dave UKTV ), Test The Nation ( BBC1 ), Big Brothers Little Brother ( Ch4 ), Back In The Day ( Ch4 ), Bridget Jones Cultural Icon ( ITV ), 100 Greatest Tearjerkers ( Ch4 ), 100 Greatest Christmas Moments ( Ch4 ), The Comedian ’ s Comedian ( Ch4 ), Who Stole Bob Monkhouse ’ s Jokes ( BBC ), Take The Mike ( ITV ), Life ’ s A Pitch ( BBC1 ), Ladies & Gentlemen ( BBC ), The Loafers ( BBC North ), Notes From The Ditch ( BBC South ), The Jack Docherty Show ( Ch5 ), Don ’ t Drink The Water ( BBC Challenge ), You ’ re Not Yourself Today ( BBC ), Five ’ s Company ( Ch5 ),

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

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy once claimed, in his TV show, to have been a member of the Junior Woodchucks in his childhood.

Comedian Pete Holmes attended Gordon College, where he was a member of the campus comedy group, The Sweaty-Toothed Madmen.

Comedian and ex-Disneyland cast member Steve Martin opened the Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years exhibition and film, in which he features with Donald Duck.

* Charlie Naughton ( 1886 – 1976 ), Scottish Comedian, member of The Crazy Gang see also Naughton and Gold

* Jay Pharoah, Comedian, Saturday Night Live cast member

She appeared opposite Mickey Rooney in the 1957 live CBS-TV broadcast of The Comedian, a harrowing drama written by Rod Serling and directed by John Frankenheimer.

* The Comedian ( 1957 TV drama ), a live drama written by Rod Serling and directed by John Frankenheimer

He has won Filmfare Best Comedian Award three times for Chori Mera Kaam, Chor Ke Ghar Chor and Angoor, the last being directed by Gulzar and still considered one of Bollywood's best comedies.

Comedian Chris Rock performed a routine about women keeping platonic friends on his 1996 album Bring The Pain, where he talked about men being trapped in the friend zone.

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

* Andrew E .-Rapper, Singer, TV Host & Comedian

* TV Comedian ( to be published March 2013 )

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.

in 2012 he and fellow Comedian Hugh Dennis drove from Addis Ababa to Aksum, reportedly home of the Ark on the Covenant in Ethiopia as part of the BBC 2 TV series World's Most Dangerous Roads.

* Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti, Comedian, TV artist, performer.

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 Otto Jespersen burned a US flag during a satirical TV show in 2003.

He has also been nominated for awards, such as the Perrier Award for Best Comedian, the Gemini Award for Best Comedy Performance of 2003, the South Bank Award for Best Comedy of 2003, the Royal Television Society Award for Best Stand-up, and the European TV Award for his Bloody Foreigners.

; Best TV Comedian

* The Western Alienation Comedy Hour ( 2002 ) ( TV ) as Sketch Comedian

* Improv Comedy Games ( 2000 ) TV mini-series as Comedian

* The Improv Comedy Olympics ( 1998 ) ( TV ) as Comedian

* Des O ' Connor ( b. 1932 ), British singer and TV Comedian

* David Race-Now Comedian / TV Host, actor and voiceover artist in Los Angeles, CA

* Paul F. Tompkins, Comedian, TV Host, and Podcaster