Archive for the ‘On This Day in Comedy History’ tag
September 30th
On this day in Comedy History, September 30th, 1965, Kathleen Madigan, comedian was born in Florissant, MO.
September 29th
On this day in Comedy History, September 29th, 1982, the sitcom “Cheers” was first broadcast on NBC-TV.
September 28th
On this day in Comedy History, September 28th, 1964, Janeane Garofalo, comedienne was born in Newton, New Jersey.
September 27th
On this day in Comedy History, September 27th, 1954, Steve Allen’s “Tonight Show” premiered.
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.