Comedy

One of the all-time greatest
comedy duos, Abbott &
Costello became immortal
stars of early radio and film.
Like many early stars of t...

Billy Crystal is one of the
few stand-up comics who
successfully bridged the
gap between comedy and
acting. Beloved comedian...

Before trying his hand at
stand-up, Bob Newhart was
an ad copywriter and an
accountant. It was at the ad
agency that Newhart dev...

Although he started out as
solo act, George Burns first
found success with partner
Gracie Allen. When starting
out, George Burns' act wa...

Groucho Marx was the first
of the Marx children to
enter show business. At 14,
he joined the LeRoy Trio as
their soprano. In 1924, th...

Bruce broke tradition with
every comedy convention
(except standing in front of
an audience) and
revolutionized the form....

Richard Pryor was born in
Peoria, Illinois, and was
raised in a brothel by his
prostitute mother and his
pimp father. Borrowing h...

Though tamed by the 1990s,
Steve Martin's '70s stand up
material is so funny, it still
makes people pee their
pants. Martin's comic geni...