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Host/MC Groucho Marx
BORN: OCTOBER 2, 1890, DIED: AUGUST 19, 1977,
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx, portrayed by Joshua Snyder, was an American comedian and film and television star. He was known as a master of quick wit and widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era. His rapid-fire, often impromptu delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers and imitators.
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Comedian David Brenner
BORN: FEBRUARY 4, 1936, DIED: MARCH 15, 2014,
Jonny Soul will portray David Brenner. Brenner was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. The most frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner was a pioneer of observational comedy.
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Comedian John Belushi
BORN: JANUARY 24, 1949, DIED: MARCH 5, 1982,
Jon Belushi was an Albanian-American comedian, actor, and musician. He is best known for his "intense energy and raucous attitude" which he displayed as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, in his role in the 1978 film Animal House and in his recordings and performances as one of The Blues Brothers.
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Comedian Sherwin Arae
BORN: OCTOBER 5, 1957, DIED: AUGUST 9, 2008,
Bernie Mac was an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice artist. He joined comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L. Hughley in The Original Kings of Comedy. He was the star of The Bernie Mac Show, which ran from 2001 through 2006, earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
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Comedian Moms Mabley
BORN: MARCH 19, 1894, DIED: MAY 23, 1975,
Loretta Mary Aiken, known by her stage name Jackie "Moms" Mabley, was an American standup comedian. A veteran of the Chitlin' circuit of African-American vaudeville, she later appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and the The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
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Robin McLaurin Williams (Jefferson Black) was an American actor and comedian. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame as Mork in the sitcom Mork & Mindy, he went on to establish a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known for his improvisational skills.
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Comedian Chris Farley
BORN: FEBRUARY 15, 1964, DIED: DECEMBER 18, 1997,
Chris Farley, portrayed by Steve Saracino, was an American comedian and actor. Farley was known for his loud, energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live between 1990 and 1995.
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Comedian Joan Rivers
BORN: JUNE 8, 1933, DIED: SEPTEMBER 4, 2014,
Joan started off as a serious actress but quickly found her niche doing sharp-tongued stand-up on New York stages. By 1965 she was appearing on Johnny Carson's late night talk show, and by the end of that decade she was one of America's few nationally-known female comics.
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Jeni first received recognition through a series of Showtime stand-up specials and frequent appearances on The Tonight Show. After making his Tonight Show debut in 1988 with Johnny Carson, Jeni would return often and later made appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, all told with more appearances than any other stand-up comedian.[5] In 1989, he won Comedy USA`s Best Nightclub Comedian, as voted by comedy club owners and comedians, and his first Showtime special Richard Jeni: The Boy From New York City won a CableACE Award.
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