Stars Who Talk
How many Keystone Kops were there Originally?
7
Laurel and Hardy’s fan club is named after what L&H film?
Lenny Bruce was convicted of what crime in New York?
Obscenity
(for which he received a pardon after his death)
When Imogene Coca left for her own show, who replaced her on Caesar’s Hour?
Nanette Fabray
What comedienne co-owned her own studio?
Lucille Ball
What was Fatty Arbuckle’s real first name?
Roscoe
What comedy team broke up in 1956?
Martin & Lewis
How many “dirty” words was George Carlin forbidden by the Supreme Court to say on television?
7
Which person did NOT write for “Your Show of Shows”?
b) Bob Newhart
What comedienne was given an award by The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery for bringing plastic surgery “out of the closet”?
C) Phyllis Diller (but b) and d) could have gotten it too.)
In what film did Buster Keaton appear with William Holden?
Sunset Boulevard
What was Abbott and Costello’s most famous routine?
Who's on First?
What was the imaginary prop that Shelley Berman
used in his act?
A Telephone
Why did Admiral Television cancel Sid’s first series, ”The Admiral Broadway Revue”?
a)Low ratings
b) The company went bankrupt
c) The show’s cost got too high
d) They couldn’t make TV sets fast enough to fill their orders
d) They couldn’t make TV sets fast enough to fill their orders
What comedienne ran for President of the United States on the Surprise Party ticket?
Gracie Allen
Who was the most famous producer of silent movie comedies?
Mack Sennett
“Mom always liked you better” was spoken by who to whom?
Dickie Smothers to Tommy Smothers
What was Henny Youngman’s nickname?
Example: “My wife said to me, ‘For our anniversary I want to go somewhere I’ve never been before.’ I said, ‘Try the kitchen!’”
c) King of the One-Liners
What performer was NOT part of the singing group “The Haircuts”?
a) Sid Caesar
b) Imogene Coca
c) Howie Morris
d) Carl Reiner
b) Imogene Coca
What comedienne won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award?
Whoopie Goldberg
Who performed Harold Lloyd’s stunts?
Harold Lloyd
Name the trio that were the most famous of the 5 Marx Brothers.
Groucho, Chico, & Harpo
What ailment did Buddy Hackett get rid of when he joined the Army?
d) Heartburn from his mother’s cooking
What is the name of Neil Simon’s Broadway play based on his writing for Caesar?
“Laughter on the 23rd Floor”
What comedienne was awarded The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by The Academy for her service to US troops?
Martha Raye