Memorize these and recognize 25.0% of all Comedy clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Carlin | 4 | This late, great comic shared some observations in "Napalm & Silly Putty" A cat can make any mistake appear intentional. You ever see a cat race acros... |
| 2 | Robin Williams | 3 | Inducting him with just 3 others in a new Comedy Hall of Fame, John Mulaney said this "Fisher King" star never once phoned it in |
| 3 | Eddie Murphy | 3 | After walking the beat with Nick Nolte, he's on his own in "Beverly Hills Cop" |
| 4 | the Smothers Brothers | 2 | Pat Paulsen ran for president on their controversial "Comedy Hour" |
| 5 | Steve Martin | 2 | He says he was "Born Standing Up" I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining and four ... |
| 6 | Richard Pryor | 2 | Comic whose "trial by fire" fueled his comedy routines |
| 7 | Lily Tomlin | 2 | On Broadway, she's conducting a 1-woman "search for signs of intelligent life in the universe" |
| 8 | Larry the Cable Guy | 2 | "Git-R-done" |
| 9 | Kevin Hart | 2 | There's video of this star of "Ride Along" taking a polygraph: inflating his height to 5'4" doesn't fool the machine |
| 10 | John Cleese | 2 | After performing on "Monty Python's Flying Circus", he starred in "Fawlty Towers" |
| 11 | Joan Rivers | 2 | Her book "The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz" sold more than 500,000 copies |
| 12 | Jerry Lewis | 2 | His teaming with Dean Martin lasted 10 years - 1946 to 1956 |
| 13 | Jay Leno | 2 | This host of:The Tonight Show" made his first appearance on that show in 1977 |
| 14 | Jack Benny | 2 | Master of the pause followed by "Now cut that out!" |
| 15 | Gene Wilder | 2 | In film, he played the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein & the younger brother of Sherlock Holmes |
| 16 | Gallagher | 2 | In 2014 he performed in Las Vegas as part of his "Last Smash" farewell tour |
| 17 | Carol Burnett | 2 | April 26, 2023 is the 90th bday of this funny lady whose Saturday night skits included "Rancid Harvest" & "Went with the Wind" |
| 18 | Bob Hope | 2 | This comic fought professionally as "Packy East" before he started sparring with Bing |
| 19 | Bill Cosby | 2 | Though originally a comic, he was 1st black regular on a U.S. dramatic TV series |
| 20 | Kathy Griffin | 2 | This fiery redhead seen here is on our "A" list |
| 21 | Bob Newhart | 2 | Recorded in part at the San Francisco club the hungry i, his 1960 "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!" won a Comedy Album Grammy |
| 22 | Amy Poehler | 2 | She & Tina Fey were the first all-female team to anchor "Weekend Update" on "Saturday Night Live" |
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