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The Time Steve Martin Performed Stand-Up For an Audience of Dogs

Martin's jokes were a hit with his canine audience—until things got a little rowdy towards the end

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Iconic Borscht Belt comic Jackie Mason dead at 93

Famed borscht-belt comedian Jackie Mason, who rose from a modest childhood on the Lower East Side to become one of the most famous funnymen of all time, has died. He was 93.

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Why Bob Newhart Is Staying In Show Business At 91

For today's universally sore eyes, it's beyond uplifting to witness 91-year-old Bob Newhart still having the same wit, timing and love for comedy that has made him one of America's most beloved and cherished comedians for over 60 years.

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Laverne & Shirley Star David L. Lander Dies at 73 | PEOPLE

Laverne & Shirley costar Michael McKean paid tribute to David Lander on Twitter

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Social Climbers Charts: Ricky Gervais Goes No. 1 With Golden Globes Gig | Hollywood Reporter

The 2020 Golden Globe Awards spur multiple gains on The Hollywood Reporter's Social Climbers charts, most of all for the night's host, Ricky Gervais, who vaults to No. 1 on the Top Actors tally dated Jan. 15.

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Before He Was A Star, Timothy Olyphant Was A Failed Stand Up Comedian

Olyphant started and ended his career at the Boston Comedy Club, along with Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Dave Atell, and Louis C.K.

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Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence Remember Tim Conway; Conan O’Brien, Patricia Heaton Among Many Praising The Comic Legend

Refresh for updates... Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence are remembering their friend and The Carol Burnett Show co-star Tim Conway today. “I’m heartbroken," Burnett said in a statement. "He was one in a million, not only as a brilliant comedian but as a l

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R.I.P. Tim Conway, comedy legend of The Carol Burnett Show and McHale's Navy

The man who brought us Mr. Tudball and Dorf passed away at 85.

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Marty Allen, Comedian and Daytime T.V. Favorite, Dies at 95 – Variety

Marty Allen died from complications due to pneumonia in Las Vegas at age 95.

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Supercut of how comedians take down their hecklers has a 2-drink minimum · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club

Sure being a stand-up comedian isn’t as hard as, say, digging ditches. But it does come with a few notable downsides: Weird hours, little structure, the crippling anxiety of having to be funny, and, of course, hecklers