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Nov 21, 2023 · From absurdist humor to quirky romance to kid's films, it’s obvious that the 2000s were a golden age for comedy movies - but what made them so great? A variety of things had to come together ...
Apr 16, 2014 · Films such as The Hangover and I Love You Man, pioneered a different approach to comedy, deriving humor from the journeys of characters, and plot-driven, relatable situations. What’s in store next for this pivotal genre of entertainment? Will the new era of jokeless comedy continue define the genre? Will we get something entirely new?
There are many famous and influential comedians featured, from Robin Williams to Shelley Berman to Kathy Griffin, but perhaps the documentary’s biggest asset is the inclusion and undeniable...
Mar 27, 2012 · The freshness of “Chaos Theory”’s jaw-dropping multiple timelines, as opposed to the (relative) age of its competitor in the final smackdown, The Simpsons ’ “Marge Vs. The Monorail,” gave the...
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- The History of Comedy: Clean Comedians® from 1920 to 2020
- 1930s — Motion Pictures
- 1940s — Radio Stars
- 1950s — TV Shows
- 1960s — Comedy Records
- 1970s — Sketch Comedy
- 1980s — Late Night and Standup
- 1990s — Raunchy Comedy Roars But Clean Comedians® Offer An Alternative
- 2000 to 2010 — Laugh Again with Jim Gaffigan
- 2010 to Today — Variety Makes A Comeback!
There have been hundreds of hilarious clean (and not-so-clean) comedians in American history. In this article you will meet some of the great performers of the last 100 years—with a special focus on the clean comediansfrom each decade. In recent years, the word “comedian” has become synonymous with stand-up comedy. That was not always the case in t...
Laurel & Hardy were arguably the greatest comedy duo of all-time. Unlike the master clown Charlie Chaplin, they were able to succeed in both silent and “talkie” movies. In the 1930s, Vaudeville began to wane as more and more theatergoers were excited about seeing motion pictures. In 1935 Laurel & Hardy won an Academy Award for their hysterical shor...
Radio ruled the media in the 1940s. Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Bob Hope and other Clean Comedians® cracked up the entire country. Benny, who would later become a big star on television, made his mark on the radio airwaves in the 40s. Millions of Americans would tune in each week to hear his side-splitting shtick as the king of all cheapskates. One of ...
Just as radio had been the dominant vehicle for laughter in the 1940s, in the 50s TV became the medium for merry making. Radio comedian Fred Allenonce quipped, “I’ve decided why they call television a medium. It’s because nothing on it is well done.” Maybe Allen was jealous. Comedy turned out to be the key to the “Golden Age” of Television. And the...
In the 1960s records sales were booming. And it wasn’t just rock and roll or Motown records. Comedy albums were hot. It would be a mistake not to mention Bill Cosby at this point. His comedy albums sold millions of copies in the 60s and 70s and influenced an entire generation of young comedians. Cosby’s family-friendly stories about Noah, ice cream...
The most influential standup comedians of the 1970s were Richard Pryor and George Carlin. By the end of the decade, Steve Martin had reached a rock-star level of fame. The 70s also gave birth to Saturday Night Livewhich became the hip show for sketch-based and politically relevant comedy. So…who were the most popular Clean Comedians® in the “Me Dec...
Without a doubt, Johnny Carson was the king of late-night TV in the 70s and 80s. It took many other great talents to fill his absence (i.e. David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, and Craig Ferguson, for starters). Carson showcased many great comedians on The Tonight Showincluding Rodney Dangerfield. And in 1982 one brilliant comedian so captivat...
At the beginning of the 90s, most of the comedy scene was quite crass. Shock jock Howard Stern was building a massive audience. Andrew Dice Clay and Sam Kinison were selling out clubs. Stand up was becoming a staple of Cable TV. To meet a demand outside of the comedy clubs, the entertainment company CleanComedians.com launched around the motto: “It...
As Emmy-Award winning comedy producer Sandy Chanley says, “Funny is funny.” Fans of comedy have been turning to Clean Comedians® like Brian Regan, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Jr. and other comic performers who get big laughs without getting dirty. Today the most shocking thing in comedy is how many of the top performers are “slaying” audiences without re...
This article comes full circle now. Vaudeville style comedy-variety acts that were popular nearly 100 years ago are back in a big way today. With wildly popular shows like America’s Got Talentmany standup comedy, magic, juggling, dancing, singing, acrobatics, and ventriloquism acts have taken center stage. Talent shows like AGT have captured the he...
4 days ago · Underlining the essence of this era, these best 2000s comedy movies have left an indelible mark in film history. They exemplify the peak of comedy, with their unique blending of humor and storytelling that continues to entertain audiences to this day.
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Oct 29, 2009 · The week of Nov. 2 - 6, CBC News takes a look back at the most important films, music, books and trends of the decade — which, for simplicity’s sake, we’re calling the 2000s.
