Comedians & Comedy Writers

[gcreptile 10,987]

Comedian Kevin "That's not right" Meaney, dead at 60:

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/21/entertainment/kevin-meaney-comedian-obit/

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Comedian Kevin "That's not right" Meaney, dead at 60:

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/21/entertainment/kevin-meaney-comedian-obit/

They're going to "Pump Him Up" with embalming fluid

SC

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

I guess Jimmy Perrys death should have been reported here

[Imelda 621]

I guess Jimmy Perrys death should have been reported here

 

Much like The Goodies, I suspect the BBC will once again refuse to re-air any of It Ain't Alf Hot Mum. We'll just get Dad's fuckin Army a-fuckinggain.

[gcreptile 10,987]

Comedian Quincy Jones, who was given one year to live in August 2015 because of stage IV mesothelioma, to headline the Jukebox Comedy Club this weekend:

 

http://www.pjstar.com/entertainmentlife/20170111/32-year-old-comic-with-terminal-cancer-headlines-jukebox-comedy-club

[gcreptile 10,987]

Ricky Gervais not dead after all:

http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/1011408/ricky-gervais-heart-attack-scare-comedian-leaves-stage-mid-performance-health-panic

[The Mad Hatter 1,092]

He looks Hitler in that first photo and in the second photo he looks as round as karl pilkingtons head.

[rockhopper penguin 2,265]

11 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Ricky Gervais not dead after all:

http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/1011408/ricky-gervais-heart-attack-scare-comedian-leaves-stage-mid-performance-health-panic

Not really a fan, but hard to believe they'd find the photos 'reassuring'.

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Fred Metcalf, writer for David Frost and John Major (did he do any proper jokes apart from his premiership?) and author of the Penguin Book of Modern Humorous Quotations and the Penguin Book of Jokes, has died aged 75. http://www.devonlive.com/exeter-comedy-writer-to/story-30210831-detail/story.html#YKwvS846IQzmVGys.99

 

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1907271/

[msc 18,490]

8 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Fred Metcalf, writer for David Frost and John Major (did he do any proper jokes apart from his premiership?) and author of the Penguin Book of Modern Humorous Quotations and the Penguin Book of Jokes, has died aged 75. http://www.devonlive.com/exeter-comedy-writer-to/story-30210831-detail/story.html#YKwvS846IQzmVGys.99

 

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1907271/

 

That's some combination!

[YoungWillz 21,081]

On ‎9‎/‎8‎/‎2015 at 04:14, YoungWillz said:

Couldn't sleep, so thought I'd do a list again.

 

With the loss of both Gary Owens and Judy Carne this year from Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, I thought I'd conjure up a list of those survivors who appeared in the show as credited regular or guest performers who appeared as such in more than one episode. It does not include people who appeared as characters they created elsewhere, and it does not include people who appeared as themselves.

 

The list has been taken from IMDB in order of most appearances to least, with a little help from Wiki and Google, so the usual disclaimers apply and as always, any constructive comment to flesh out the list is appreciated. Here are your surviving stars:

 

Ruth Buzzi (b. 1936)

Arte Johnson (b. 1929)

Lily Tomlin (b. 1939)

Jo Anne Worley (b. 1937)

Goldie Hawn (b. 1945)

Johnny Brown (b. 1937)

Barbara Sharma (b. 1942)

Ann Elder (b. 1942)

Pamela Rodgers (b. 1944)

Chelsea Brown (b. 1947)

Harvey Jason (b. 1940)

Moosie Drier (b. 1964)

Tod Bass (b. 1964)

Brian Bressler (b. ?) Still alive according to this article from June 2015: http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2015/06/_40million-dollar_floating_house.html

Patti Deutsch (b. 1945)

Lisa Farringer (b. ?) Status Unknown

Sarah Kennedy (b. ?) Became a children's author, current status unknown (not the UK Sarah Kennedy).

Willie Tyler (b. 1940)

Sweet Dick Whittington (b. 1934)

Mitzi McCall (b. 1932)

Charlie Brill (b. 1938)

Roddy Maude-Roxby (b. 1930)

Chris Bearde (b. 1936)

Inga Neilsen (b. 1940)

Kaye Ballard (b. 1925)

Chelsea Brown has died aged 69. http://www.noise11.com/news/r-i-p-laugh-in-star-chelsea-brown-1947-2017-20170406

 

Might be the first casualty from this list since I posted it.

 

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Brown

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113238/

[msc 18,490]

Hmm, thinking about Phyllis Diller earlier got me to thinking about those Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. Can't be many folk still around from them, I thought, as the big names were folk like John Wayne and Sinatra and co.

 

Well, most of the people have died, true, but there's still 99 "roasters" still with us today. Some better known than others, but here's an updated list of those from them still around...

 

• Doc Severinsen (b. 1927)
• Ruth Buzzi (b. 1936)
• Bob Newhart (b. 1929)
• Louisa Mortiz (b. 1946)
• Dionne Warwick (b. 1940)
• Rich Little (b. 1938)
• Kent McCord (b. 1942)
• Petula Clark (b. 1932)
• Marty Allen (b. 1922)
• Norm Crosby (b. 1927)
• Ken Berry (b. 1933)
• Mark Spitz (b. 1950)
• Hugh Hefner (b. 1926)
• Charo (b. 1941)
• Barbara Heller (b. 1936)
• Mark Russell (b. 1932)
• Donald Rice (b. 1939)
• Kirk Douglas (b. 1916)
• Jack Burns (b. 1933)
• Mort Sahl (b. 1927)
• Lowell P Weicker Jr (b. 1931)
• Monty Hall (b. 1921)
• Birch Bayh (b. 1928)
• Gary Burghoff (b. 1943)
• Loretta Lynn (b. 1932)
• Doug Kershaw (b. 1936)
• Laffit Pincay Jr (b. 1946)
• Demond Wilson (b. 1946)
• John Barbour (b. 1933)
• Maury Wills (b. 1932)
• Gladys Knight (b. 1944)
• Joseph Wambaugh (b. 1937)
• Ralph Nader (b. 1934)
• James Brolin (b. 1940)
• Jane Withers (b. 1926)
• Donna Fargo (b. 1945)
• Zubin Mehta (b. 1936)
• Wayne Newton (b. 1942)
• Steve Lawrence (b. 1935)
• Arte Johnson (b. 1929)
• Hank Aaron (b. 1934)
• Rodney Allen Rippy (b. 1968)
• Joe Namath (b. 1943)
• Dick Butkus (b. 1942)
• Jim Plunkett (b. 1947)
• Angie Dickinson (b. 1931)
• Carol Channing (b. 1921)
• Rosemary Casal (b. 1948)
• Me Tillis (b. 1932)
• Johnny Bench (b. 1947)
• Richard Roundtree (b. 1942)
• Gabe Kaplan (b. 1945)
• Glen Campbell (b. 1936)
• Georgia Engel (b. 1948)
• Valerie Harper (b. 1939)
• Ed Asner (b. 1929)
• Julie Kavner (b. 1950)
• Tony Orlando (b. 1944)
• Billy Crystal (b. 1948)
• Luis Tiant (b. 1940)
• Willie Mays (b. 1931)
• Shirley Jones (b. 1934)
• Jimmie Walker (b. 1947)
• Liz Torres (b. 1947)
• Dena Dietrich (b. 1928)
• Gavin MacLeod (b. 1931)
• Paul Williams (b. 1940)
• Kelly Monteith (b. 1942)
• Willie Tyler (b. 1940)
• Julie McWhirter (b. 1947)
• Marilyn Michaels (b. 1943)
• Tom Dreesen (b. 1939)
• Peter Marshall (b. 1926)
• Rose Marie (b. 1923)
• Rip Taylor (b. 1935)
• Karen Valentine (b. 1947)
• Earl Holliman (b. 1928)
• Cindy Williams (b. 1947)
• Cathy Rigby (b. 1952)
• Rex Reed (b. 1938)
• Katherine Helmond (b. 1929)
• Abbe Lane (b. 1932)
• Robert Guillaume (b. 1927)
• Connie Stevens (b. 1938)
• Frank Welker (b. 1946)
• Betty White (b. 1922)
• Barbara Sinatra/Marx (b. 1927)
• Suzanne Somers (b. 1946)
• Lee Meriwether (b. 1935)
• Bernie Kopell (b. 1933)
• Paul Anka (b. 1941)                                                                          
• Alan Hamel (b. 1936)
• Caitlyn Jenner (b. 1949)
• Joan Collins (b. 1933)
• Mr T (b. 1952)
• Ann Jillian (b. 1950)
• Ricky Schoder (b. 1970)
• Maureen Murphy
• Melissa Gilbert (b. 1964)

 

A fair few theme teams in there.

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,221]

18 minutes ago, msc said:

Hmm, thinking about Phyllis Diller earlier got me to thinking about those Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. Can't be many folk still around from them, I thought, as the big names were folk like John Wayne and Sinatra and co.

 

Well, most of the people have died, true, but there's still 99 "roasters" still with us today. Some better known than others, but here's an updated list of those from them still around...

 

• Doc Severinsen (b. 1927)
• Ruth Buzzi (b. 1936)
• Bob Newhart (b. 1929)
• Louisa Mortiz (b. 1946)
• Dionne Warwick (b. 1940)
• Rich Little (b. 1938)
• Kent McCord (b. 1942)
• Petula Clark (b. 1932)
• Marty Allen (b. 1922)
• Norm Crosby (b. 1927)
• Ken Berry (b. 1933)
• Mark Spitz (b. 1950)
• Hugh Hefner (b. 1926)
• Charo (b. 1941)
• Barbara Heller (b. 1936)
• Mark Russell (b. 1932)
• Donald Rice (b. 1939)
• Kirk Douglas (b. 1916)
• Jack Burns (b. 1933)
• Mort Sahl (b. 1927)
• Lowell P Weicker Jr (b. 1931)
• Monty Hall (b. 1921)
• Birch Bayh (b. 1928)
• Gary Burghoff (b. 1943)
• Loretta Lynn (b. 1932)
• Doug Kershaw (b. 1936)
• Laffit Pincay Jr (b. 1946)
• Demond Wilson (b. 1946)
• John Barbour (b. 1933)
• Maury Wills (b. 1932)
• Gladys Knight (b. 1944)
• Joseph Wambaugh (b. 1937)
• Ralph Nader (b. 1934)
• James Brolin (b. 1940)
• Jane Withers (b. 1926)
• Donna Fargo (b. 1945)
• Zubin Mehta (b. 1936)
• Wayne Newton (b. 1942)
• Steve Lawrence (b. 1935)
• Arte Johnson (b. 1929)
• Hank Aaron (b. 1934)
• Rodney Allen Rippy (b. 1968)
• Joe Namath (b. 1943)
• Dick Butkus (b. 1942)
• Jim Plunkett (b. 1947)
• Angie Dickinson (b. 1931)
• Carol Channing (b. 1921)
• Rosemary Casal (b. 1948)
• Me Tillis (b. 1932)
• Johnny Bench (b. 1947)
• Richard Roundtree (b. 1942)
• Gabe Kaplan (b. 1945)
• Glen Campbell (b. 1936)
• Georgia Engel (b. 1948)
• Valerie Harper (b. 1939)
• Ed Asner (b. 1929)
• Julie Kavner (b. 1950)
• Tony Orlando (b. 1944)
• Billy Crystal (b. 1948)
• Luis Tiant (b. 1940)
• Willie Mays (b. 1931)
• Shirley Jones (b. 1934)
• Jimmie Walker (b. 1947)
• Liz Torres (b. 1947)
• Dena Dietrich (b. 1928)
• Gavin MacLeod (b. 1931)
• Paul Williams (b. 1940)
• Kelly Monteith (b. 1942)
• Willie Tyler (b. 1940)
• Julie McWhirter (b. 1947)
• Marilyn Michaels (b. 1943)
• Tom Dreesen (b. 1939)
• Peter Marshall (b. 1926)
• Rose Marie (b. 1923)
• Rip Taylor (b. 1935)
• Karen Valentine (b. 1947)
• Earl Holliman (b. 1928)
• Cindy Williams (b. 1947)
• Cathy Rigby (b. 1952)
• Rex Reed (b. 1938)
• Katherine Helmond (b. 1929)
• Abbe Lane (b. 1932)
• Robert Guillaume (b. 1927)
• Connie Stevens (b. 1938)
• Frank Welker (b. 1946)
• Betty White (b. 1922)
• Barbara Sinatra/Marx (b. 1927)
• Suzanne Somers (b. 1946)
• Lee Meriwether (b. 1935)
• Bernie Kopell (b. 1933)
• Paul Anka (b. 1941)                                                                          
• Alan Hamel (b. 1936)
• Caitlyn Jenner (b. 1949)
• Joan Collins (b. 1933)
• Mr T (b. 1952)
• Ann Jillian (b. 1950)
• Ricky Schoder (b. 1970)
• Maureen Murphy
• Melissa Gilbert (b. 1964)

 

A fair few theme teams in there.

I think 'celebrity roasts' have a different meaning in the UK.

[Toast 16,165]

Yes, I was about to ask, WTF is a Celebrity Roast? 

[msc 18,490]

Well, as they involved Bob Hope and Zsa Zsa, I'm glad it's not what you're thinking!

 

Basically, lots of people get drunk on (live?) TV and make light hearted fun of a chosen celebrity, who sits at the head of a table and is "roasted".  Apparently they happen a lot.

 

 

[Sean 6,340]

Celebrity roasting  is where other celebrities get a celebrity and mercilessly take the piss out of them.Surprised they are still going with all the pc brigade about.Think this is your life but the people they have on aren`t singing your praises they are ripping you to shreads.

[drol 12,015]

Don Rickles was an excellent roaster.

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,221]

16 minutes ago, drol said:

Don Rickles was an excellent roaster.

Foster Brooks was too.

 

[Toast 16,165]

Watching other people laughing doesn't do much for me.

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,221]

32 minutes ago, Toast said:

Watching other people laughing doesn't do much for me.

You are so hard to please Toastie!!!!

Foster Brooks was actually Teetotal.

[Toast 16,165]

5 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said:

You are so hard to please Toastie!!!!

Foster Brooks was actually Teetotal.

 

I didn't think he was funny. 

Nah, I hate all that matey cliquey stuff with celebs slapping each other on the back.  I'd rather see them doing what they're good at, if anything.

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,221]

5 minutes ago, Toast said:

 

I didn't think he was funny. 

Nah, I hate all that matey cliquey stuff with celebs slapping each other on the back.  I'd rather see them doing what they're good at, if anything.

I agree with the matey shite.

Its probably why that kind of thing has never worked over here.

[The Mad Hatter 1,092]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bernard-bud-wiser-dead-one-day-at-a-time-writer-producer-was-87-994772

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

23 hours ago, The Mad Hatter said:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bernard-bud-wiser-dead-one-day-at-a-time-writer-producer-was-87-994772

 

Hey....Grim Reaper.
For All You Do, This Bud's For You.

[YoungWillz 21,081]

On ‎9‎/‎8‎/‎2015 at 04:14, YoungWillz said:

Couldn't sleep, so thought I'd do a list again.

 

With the loss of both Gary Owens and Judy Carne this year from Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, I thought I'd conjure up a list of those survivors who appeared in the show as credited regular or guest performers who appeared as such in more than one episode. It does not include people who appeared as characters they created elsewhere, and it does not include people who appeared as themselves.

 

The list has been taken from IMDB in order of most appearances to least, with a little help from Wiki and Google, so the usual disclaimers apply and as always, any constructive comment to flesh out the list is appreciated. Here are your surviving stars:

 

Ruth Buzzi (b. 1936)

Arte Johnson (b. 1929)

Lily Tomlin (b. 1939)

Jo Anne Worley (b. 1937)

Goldie Hawn (b. 1945)

Johnny Brown (b. 1937)

Barbara Sharma (b. 1942)

Ann Elder (b. 1942)

Pamela Rodgers (b. 1944)

Chelsea Brown (b. 1947)

Harvey Jason (b. 1940)

Moosie Drier (b. 1964)

Tod Bass (b. 1964)

Brian Bressler (b. ?) Still alive according to this article from June 2015: http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2015/06/_40million-dollar_floating_house.html

Patti Deutsch (b. 1945)

Lisa Farringer (b. ?) Status Unknown

Sarah Kennedy (b. ?) Became a children's author, current status unknown (not the UK Sarah Kennedy).

Willie Tyler (b. 1940)

Sweet Dick Whittington (b. 1934)

Mitzi McCall (b. 1932)

Charlie Brill (b. 1938)

Roddy Maude-Roxby (b. 1930)

Chris Bearde (b. 1936)

Inga Neilsen (b. 1940)

Kaye Ballard (b. 1925)

Report here of the death of Chris Bearde, aged 80. https://www.facebook.com/jeffreyrobinson.author/posts/1322234034533266

 

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Bearde

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063955/