TV Comedians
She substituted for Johnny Carson until she received her own talk show.
Who is Joan Rivers? She called Carson to tell him the news that she would start her own talk show, and he hung up on her and never spoke to her again.
The decade saw people move to these places on the outskirts of cities.
What are the suburbs?
Lionel Richie performed “Endless Love” as a duo with this former Supreme.
Who is Diana Ross?
You wore these to keep your legs warm in the 1950s; now they’re all the rage in fashion, but they’re skintight instead of baggy.
What are leggings?
In 1992, this publication named Seinfeld the “greatest television program of all time.”
What is TV Guide?
She got her start on Groucho Marx’s You Bet Your Life and soared to fame with her housewife routine, which included quips about her marriage to her fictional husband, Fang. According to biography.com, she is known for her “eccentric costumes, overdone makeup and trademark laugh.”
Who is Phyllis Diller?
Children born throughout the decade of the 1950s belong to this generation.
What is baby boomer? Boomers were born from 1946 to 1964.
Stevie Wonder “just called to say” this.
What is “I love you”?
Everyone used to have a dedicated camera, but this device has replaced them for all but professional photographers and serious amateurs.
What is a smartphone (or similar)?
This popular TV sitcom was set in two apartments at 328 Chauncey Street in the Bensonhurst area of Brooklyn, New York.
What is The Honeymooners?
He is best known for his routine “Seven Words You Can’t Say on TV.”
Who is George Carlin?
The Anti-Communist frenzy of the 1950s led to the House Committee on Un-American Activities led by this congressman.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This woman with wild hair recorded the hit tune “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”
Who is Cyndi Lauper?
Incandescent bulbs have given way to any one of these.
What is compact fluorescent (CFL), halogen, or LED? They are supposed to last longer and save energy and money
Many of the famous male Jewish comedians of the 1950s and ’60s got their start in this region of New York.
What is the Catskill Mountains?
This comedian, who often substituted for Johnny Carson, was known for his jokes about marriage and everyday life.
Who is Alan King?
Returning soldiers from World War II financed homes and attended college through 1956 as a result of this bill.
What is the G.I. Bill?
Bonnie Tyler’s hit “Total Eclipse of the [missing word]” was one of the decade’s top hits.
What is heart?
Indoor plumbing is nothing new for most of us, but some rural citizens are still using these facilities not attached to the house.
What are outhouses?
It is Lionel Richie’s salutation.
What is “Hello”?
He had a variety hour named for him, and he was famous for his characters “Freddie the Freeloader” and “Clem Kadiddlehopper.”
Who is Red Skelton?
This Frankie had a string of hits in the 1950s and was best known for Rawhide’s theme song.
Who is Laine?
Their 1980s hit tune was “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This.”
Who are the Eurythmics? Listen to the catchy refrain:
“Sweet dreams are made of this, Who am I to disagree, Travel the world and the seven seas, Everybody’s looking for something.”
We used to go to the movies as often as once a week; today we use this technology to bring them to us via Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.
What is streaming?
Today we use strollers, but mid-century mothers walked their tots in these.
What are perambulators?