Comedians
The Krankies
Attempting to explain the unexplainable, visit their Wikipedia entry.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 19, 2010 -
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Category: Humor, Comedians, Television, Actors, Europe
Early Slapstick and Boxing Cats
The more of these early Edison clips I see, the more convinced I become that the great inventor was a prankster nerd.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 03, 2009 -
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Category: Humor, Comedians, Pranks, Martial Arts, Cats, Nineteenth Century
No Smoking in Bismarck, North Dakota
Posted By: Nethie - Wed May 20, 2009 -
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Category: Crime, Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco, Comedians
Take My Ambassador, Please!
It's not too soon for the new administration to be thinking about appointing some ambassadors...
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 07, 2008 -
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Category: Movies, Music, Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Comedians
Phyliss Diller
Recently some readers objected to my characterization of 1960's-era Phyllis Diller as "unfunny."Decide for yourselves.
She doesn't appear in the Liberace clip until the 3-minute mark.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 02, 2008 -
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Category: 1960s, Comedians
Follies of the Mad Men #41
"Let's take a screeching unfunny harridan, dress her in Colonial drag, then simulate a hideous war wound using our product as a makeshift sling. Then, let's run the ad in a magazine filled with beautiful naked women for contrast."
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 29, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Entertainment, Fashion, 1970s, Comedians
World’s Oldest Joke Discovered!
Archaeologists have just discovered the world's oldest joke, as ably pointed out in today's Weird News picks by Minister Chuck.But I can't resist adding that I hope they never dig up this one.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 02, 2008 -
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Category: Death, History, Archaeology, Humor, Comedians, Jokes, Television
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