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? It was sometimes cheaper to pay a mortgage on a suburban home than it was to rent in the city
Lionel Richie performed “Endless Love” as a duo with this former Supreme.
Who is Diana Ross?
If you were about to get into a fight, you would be cruisin’ for one of these.
What is a bruisin’? Cruisin’ for a bruisin’.
They say this is the best medicine.
What is laughter? It can help reduce stress, combat depression, and boost the immune system. It’s also contagious. Smiling has similar benefits.
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.”
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.”
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”? The 1984 hit tune was “I Just Called to Say I Love You.”
When everything was going swell and you had no cares, it was said you had it made in this outdoor condition.
What is the shade? Made in the shade.
Merriam-Webster describes this type of laugh that refers to a body part as “a deep, hearty laugh.”
What is belly? When you laugh until your sides hurt, it’s a belly laugh.
He is best known for his routine “Seven Words You Can’t Say on TV.”
Who is George Carlin? Another memorable routine is “It’s a Big Club, and You Ain’t in It.”
This Frankie had a string of hits in the 1950s and was best known for Rawhide’s theme song.
Who is Laine? His hits include “That’s My Desire,” “Mule Train,” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.”
Bonnie Tyler’s hit “Total Eclipse of the [missing word]” was one of the decade’s top hits.
What is heart?
Another way to say a car peeled out was that it burned this.
What is rubber? Drivers of muscle cars often showed their muscle by burning rubber.
He who has the last laugh, laughs this.
What is loudest or longest? The original quote was slightly different. In a 1917 issue of Judge magazine, a line in a poem by W. E. Nesom was printed, “That he who laughs lasts longest.”
This comedian, who often substituted for Johnny Carson, was known for his jokes about marriage and everyday life.
Who is Alan King? He once said, “If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.”
The comic strip about a boy, his dog, and his friends debuted in 1950.
What is Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang
This woman with wild hair recorded the hit tune “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”
Who is Cyndi Lauper?
When you had to tell your mother something bad, you might tell her not to flip this accessory.
What is her wig? Flip your wig.
This phrase means “to make a lot of money easily.”
What is laugh all the way to the bank?
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? The show was The Red Skelton Show and then changed to The Red Skelton Hour when it expanded from 30 minutes to an hour. The show won three Emmy Awards.
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? This is the break that made Jackie Gleason a star. The show began life as a sketch on Cavalcade of Stars.
It is Lionel Richie’s salutation.
What is “Hello”?
Today, we LOL, or laugh out loud; back when, we used to bust one of these.
What is gut? Bust a gut.
It is something you should not joke about.
What is no laughing matter?