Famous Comedy

When you were born the nurse slapped your mother. Your face looks like it caught on fire and someone tried to put it out with a fork. You fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Man, you’re so fat that when you shower…

For me money is like sex: supposedly tonnes of it about, but I never seem to have any. People are always asking whether I am a breast-man or an ass-man. It’s no mystery: everyone always tells me ‘you’re an ass, man.’ When I asked my wife to marry me, she…

Why did the chicken cross the road?”To get to the other side. Why was the teacher cross-eyed?Because she couldn’t control her pupils. Why did the fly fly?Because the spider spied her. Waiter Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup.Good. We’ve been trying to kill it for ages. Waiter waiter, there’s…

Buster Keaton – silent movie and slapstick icon Charlie Chaplin – silent movie star famous for playing the Little Tramp. Tony Hancock – Comedic radio star famous for droll, depressed delivery. Monty Python – Team responsible for ground-breaking TV show and a series of movies. Woody Allen – famous writer,…

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) – Deemed a classic Hollywood comedy MASH (1970) – Doctors in the Korean war pass their time Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974) – The knights of Camelot on a silly journey. Annie Hall (1977) – Widely seen as the highlight of Woody Allen’s career…

Lenny Bruce – Jewish comedian who pushed the laws of what could be said Youtube Richard Pryor – the first big name African-American comedian Youtube Youku George Carlin – famous ‘7 dirty words’ skit, and a long successful career Youtube Tudou Eddie Murphy – His ‘Delirious’ show made him a…

UK Monty Python’s Flying Circus – Original, offbeat, and often silly. Also made a series of movies. Youtube Youku Fawlty Towers – Based on an uptight, stressed-out English hotelier. Part-written and starring John Cleese of Monty Python. Youtube Tudou Blackadder – Historical comedy, of which series 2-4 are viewed as…