News for the ‘On this Day’ Category

November 1st

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Posted: November 1st, 2011
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October 31st

On this day in Comedy History, October 31st, 1950, actor and comedian John Candy was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.

October 30th

On this day in Comedy History, October 30th, 1945, actor, producer, director and “Happy Days” sitcom star Henry Winkler was born in Manhattan, New York.

October 29th

On this day in Comedy History, October 29th, 1957, comedian and actor Dan Castellaneta, best known as the voice of “Homer Simpson”, was born in Oak Park, Illinois.

October 28th

On this day in Comedy History, October 28th, 1950, for the first time comedian Jack Benny brought his twenty year-old hit radio show to TV.

October 27th

On this day in Comedy History, October 27th, 1939, actor, writer, comedian John Cleese of “Monty Python” fame was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.

October 26th

On this day in Comedy History, October 26th, 1983, actor and comedian Sam Brown from “The Whitest Kids U’ Know” fame was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

October 25th

On this day in Comedy History, October 25th, 1928, actress Marion Ross of sitcom fame “Happy Days” was born in Watertown, Minnesota.

October 24th

On this day in Comedy History, October 24th, 1957, comedian and voice over actor John Kassir was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

October 23rd

On this day in Comedy History, October 23rd, 1956, comedian Jonathan Winters appeared in the first videotape recording to be broadcast on TV.