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Bob Hope with the USO
Comedian and everyman
Jonathan Winters
Bruce, Lenny
George Carlin
Prinze, Freddie
The Tonight Show
Steve Martin and Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Seinfeld
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Woody Allen
Woody Allen
American actor and director
Freddie Prinze
American comedian
Alan King
American comedian
Kevin Hart
American actor and comedian
Bill Hicks
Bill Hicks
American stand-up comedian
Robert Klein
Robert Klein
American comedian
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
American entertainer and producer
Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actor
Flip Wilson
Flip Wilson
American comedian
Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller
American comedian and actor
Bernie Mac
Bernie Mac
American comedian and actor
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
American actor and entertainer
Ali Wong
Ali Wong
American comedian, writer, and actress
Steve Martin
Steve Martin
American actor and writer
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and dramatist
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
American actor and comedian
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
American comedian, musician, and actor
Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
American comedian and musician
Chris Rock
Chris Rock
American comedian and actor
Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle
American comedian and actor