Funny Like A Clown

Breaking new ground beating the odds being the first to do something in your filed. Join us for a look at a comedian who would break new ground for the African American community on television and use the opportunity to do the same for others, with memorable characters and quotable catch phrases he would go down as the first superstar black entertainer.

Making something that was once only taken serious and making it funny breaking new ground with it having it become so wildly popular it then becomes a phenomena. Join us for a look at a comic who could be credited for making political humor a thing and inspiring other generation to make it an industry being so funny that you didn't need to get with the times but the times had to get with you!

The big 3 in comedy you don't touch race religion and disease making fun of any of these without you being or having one can easily get you booed off stage. However their is a demand for political humor again choose one side and you have alienated half your audience, but the masters the word smiths enter the field and gain an audience of love him or hate him I'll at least listen to him and then th...

Laughing at your own disability and using it as an art form, practicing your art until that one routing everyone loves becomes your signature routine. Join us for a look at a comic whose hard work would get him noticed by the businesses elite and become a legendary entertainer for adults and kids alike.

Getting your foot in the door, tasting success, being remembered the leading you to your next challenge. Join us for a look at a comic then late show guest then short film actor then main film actor to writer to director he would touch some of the biggest movies and work with legendary actors and directors leaving behind a body of work that would keep him relevant through out his career.

A wordsmith a skilled user of words join us for a look at a comic whose writing abilities would gain him recognition that would lead to chances making the most of them would lead to respect and an almost brush with death would inspire a career that would span a legendary talk show on the cable tv circuit being remembered as one of the greatest of all time.

From learning a musical instrument at a young age to goofing off with it, the vaudeville circuit to making your fellow sailors laugh in the Navy all this forming a ride to radio and tv that would land you at the top of the game never having a clear goal but just enjoying the ride and seeing where it took you next sometimes the journey is just as much fun as the destination.

Living to the ripe old age of 100 is milestone when most of it is spent in the entertainment industry its an accomplishment. Join us for a look at a comic whose entertainment skills would lead him from radio to television to movies becoming Americas loved host his USO tours would set records earning him a place in history as legend.

When fighting for what you believe in becomes your comedy routine, a movement when people all over weather they agree or disagree are talking about your cause, join us for a look in to comedians whose 70 hippy culture and recreational drug movement would lead to a now legalized product and how their comedy and fans would lead the fight

The highest form of flattery in life is impression, acting like your hero,, mastering their mannerisms, feeling them during your performance, and ultimately channeling them through you. Join us for a look at a comic who thought a legendary comics ending should be a positive one and his journey to accomplish just that.

Being the first to do anything makes you a pioneer thinking and being head of your time join us for a look at a comedian who would use a then new platform called social media to build a fan base and launch a career the likes of which comedy had not seen in decades from selling out arenas to platinum albums he would become almost to big.

If you want to be good in any field knowing its history is a good way to start. Join us for a look at a Boston comic who in a dog eat dog business was loved by everyone, A guy that would light up a room whose presence would put a smile on your face, Respected by his peers you would be a better person for knowing him.

A look at a comic who would make the most of every opportunity big or small ,rising and using the spot to push himself daring other comics to follow him and use that as fuel to move ahead in the game. He would be remembered as a great host and asked to open crushing that spot he would be asked to middle and when getting more laughs than the top guy he would move to headliner and never look back, h...

The highest form of flattery in life is impression, Join us for a look at comic whose trip to Disney World would change his life, being recognized as one of the top comedians of the 80's the inspiration from it would lead him to do a tribute act to him that would leave audiences laughing. From tv to radio to podcasts and live concerts he would leave behind a 20 year tribute to a man that changed c...

No days off, day in and day out looking for new opportunities hoping for that one day your in the right spot at the right time and catch lightning in a bottle. Join us for a look at a comic whose constant effort would get his foot in the door and then remembered on multiple occasions ,rising to the top of the Boston comedy scene join us for a small glimpse in to what it takes to achieve success in...

The grind of being a road comic, managing a family and a demanding career at the same time join us for a look a a comic who would start as a door man in a comedy club then manage family while still creating a career in comedy that would bring him to the top of the game.

Learning from the guy ahead of you, out working the guy next to you and leaving the competition in the dust. Join us for a look at a comic whose tenacity in comedy would leave him in the right place at the right time more than once, making the most of every opportunity his talent would earn him the respect of fans and peers alike.

Learning to cope with every day situations through laughter, finding the funny in every day life. Join us for a look at a comic who would find themselves in the world of comedy only to be stopped by a worldwide pandemic but using it to fully realize her love for the art and how much she missed it ,looking forward to the future and her return to her passion.

Reaching a level in comedy most comedians could only dream of, join us for a visit with a comedian whose roots to NY comedy and making friends would lead him to recommendations that would land him on the biggest stages and Late nights legendary talk shows with an amazing wealth of comedy knowledge hear the stories from the man himself.

From the streets of Boston follow this comics journey from NY to LA and everywhere in-between landing him in the biggest venues the country has to eventually sailing the 7 seas to do comedy from stand up to acting to writing to beating a devastating disease only to become a motivational speaker to inspire others to not give up, a 40 year career doing it his way.

I can get paid to tell jokes? Get to travel the world to tell jokes? Play Atlantic City Vegas and cruise ships telling jokes? Join us for a look at a 40 year comedy veteran whose Boston roots would put him in the right place at the right time to whiteness first hand the birth of the Boston comedy legends hear his first hand look in to that magical time.

The 70's a magical time for the art of stand up comedy an art form where you can be true to yourself are you a fan of a clean joke? a dirty joke? while the likes of Bruce and Carlin were breaking barriers for a right to say what they want on sage this comic was showing what a family oriented act could do launching him to legendary status at the time and 30 years later.

The Godfather a name given as a term of endearment to a person looked upped to in any field, While the likes of Grouco Marxx and Milton Berle would come before him they were more entertainers and story tellers. If you took the art of standing on stage with mic and joking with an audience there could be only one Godfather of stand up comedy, with a legendary career join us as we take a look at Mr....

Being in the right place at the right time, catching lightning in a bottle. Join us for a look at a comic whose hard work and ability to learn from the legends before him would launch a comedy career that the next generation would be envious of. From Boston to Vegas this coast to coast comic would be a mainstay on the New England comedy scene.

From a blue collar upbringing to turning it into a successful act a routine every working mom in America could relate to a legendary career marred by controversy, the world would judge her every which way but sideways but in the end the one thing they could not ignore was her comic genius.