Funny Like A Clown

Jerry Caruso Thomas Mitchell RichardMcCabe Dennis Wirth Roast Bill Slemmer

The world of comedy work clean stay at 5 star hotels and eat like a king or sleep on park benches not know where your next meals coming from and do what you love to do and work dirty.what did you grow up listening to what do you find funny? This son of a preacher main would take his straight guy routine and reach levels in comedy few attain and even on the back side of his career cash in from the...

Work clean or work dirty? Is that offensive? Join us as we look at a comic who would not sell out to the industry and stayed true to who he was,was it offensive? Who cares as long as it was funny,simply said he did it his way.

Where do you tell jokes? at work? at school? around the house? Join us for a look at a comic who would find his calling to comedy during sermons as a rabbi and take a style that would make him stand out and be remembered,being called ahead of his time.

The Godfather a name representative of respect being a master of your art that others look to for advice admire you and hope for guidance on their journey .Join us as we look at a comedian whose jokes would be a must see act and using his success to pay forward and bring us the next generation of comics.

Consistency staying in the game no gig is to big or to small,little things will lead to bigger things and small things keep you sharp until the next big thing comes along and eventually you have a legacy and become a master of your art.

Staying relevant keeping in the game don't sit by the phone waiting for it to ring. Join us as we look at the rise of a comic whose hard nosed effort would earn her recognition and a following,A hard fall taking responsibility and a rebirth.

One step at a time making the most of each opportunity the recipe for success join us as we look at this Canadian comic whose on stage antics would get him noticed time after time working his way to an 11 year tenure one televisions top show.

If you got the wave over to the couch,or the ok hand signal you were a made comic, join us on the journey as we look at the best of the best, to be on late night televisions the Tonight Show is an honer but to say it was during ''The Carson years'' was special, launching the careers of 30 years of comics he would be remembered as Iconic.

Paying your dues being prepared educating yourself all keys to success join us as we look at a comic who would learn his craft in a library and use that education to make a legendary run,working clean he would make a name that would gain white house invites to successful sitcoms to succeeding a game show legend.

Elvis changed music Richard Pryor changed comedy an this guy changed radio,the first of the shock jocs, is he really doing this? I cant believe it but I have to hear how it ends,In an era offended by nothing he would rise to the top of the airwaves love him or hate him you knew about him.

A look at a comic that anyone can relate to,a family act the whole household can watch together. In the comedy world if you work clean you always work,he would give insights in to his family and personal life from a view everyone could see in their own childhood.

A comic with a cult following,the underground,join us as we look at a comedian that shows a main stream presence is not always needed to hit it big. Using a persona that would make audiences laugh and confuse them at the same time time he would use that humor to keep audiences engaged for decades.

From the heights of comedy most in the business only hope to reach, Just the ten of us, Growing Pains, Mork and Mindy, Make me laugh all names we grew up on join us as we take a trip back to our childhood with this veteran comic who seen it all, telling stories of his rise to ABC televisions hottest show to current projects and simply amazing advice for the next generation of comics you wont want...

How many street jokes can you tell? five six seven maybe? few can go on for hours like this comic,remembering every joke he ever heard he would use that humor to climb the ranks in radio landing on the number one show of all time The Howard Stern Show join us as we take a look at the rise,fall,and rebirth of this legendary radio personality.

A look at a comic whose family oriented style of comedy would launch him through the ranks,it is easier to make a clan joke dirty than a dirty one clean. Having a comedic style you could watch with the whole family. The saying in comedy is if you work clean you always work, he would take that message and run to the top with it.

Passion,what you live to do,join us as we look in to a comic whose routines would turn in to rants from being overwhelmed by what he believed in,his takes on Government,religion,and other off subject would make him a voice to be remembered,while others were thinking it he'd be shouting it with an honesty that would reach an entire country.

A look at a comic whose work would entertain generations of all ages from adults watching her in main stream movies to their children watching her in kid shows her legacy of characters would make her a survivor in the business,in an era dominated by male comics she would not only hold her own but be admired by her peers.

When you reach the top the only direction to go is down,join us as we review a ground breaking comic whose celebrity status would be tarnished by admissions of sexual misconduct,reaching heights in comedy many could only dream of it would come crashing down around him,after taking responsibility a step away and then a resurgence will there be forgiveness?

If you asked someone to give their Mount Rushmore of female comics it would start with this woman's name in an era dominated by male comedians she would not only hold her own but make a name for herself that would last decades,in a business that was set up to chew you up and spit you out she would become known as a survivor,as the years would pass her brass in your face style showed she could hold...

The underground,A cult following,I've heard that who did it? Oh it was him! Join us as we take a look at a comic whose dark humor worked out playing the dive bars of america would earn him a following of people nation wide, in a time where everyone was offended by something a group of people who could be offended by nothing would fill small venues to hear his take on off subjects such as suicide,p...

The legends a group of comics you grew up with that were the best of what they do from your generation Pryor,Carlin,Cosby,Martin,Dangerfield would be the names you'd most commonly hear,ask your parents the legends Bob Hope,George Burns,Lucille Ball,Grouch Marxx who will the next generation call the legends? Most would say it will start with this man Chris Rock.

Being a big guy in comedy,the classic fat joke an all time classic,we take a look at a comic who found a new angle on on one of the most used subjects in comedy. However the laughter was there to cover a weight problem that would almost take his life,but that power of laughter would allow him to lose the weight he needed and extend his career to mega status. Join us as we take a look at the many l...

Depression a serious illness,comedy a way to cope with it? A defense mechanism? A way to bring laughter where there is none? A long list of comics would be remembered for using comedy to hide pain John Belushi,Chris Farley,Sam Kinison,and yes Freddie Prinze a Comic who would reach the top but all the fame and success could not hide the pain he hid,join us as we look at the pain behind the laughter...

Who stepped first on Plymouth rock? Who played the first electric guitar? Who stepped first on the moon? And yes who was television's first star................Comedy legend Milton Berle a name that would span the decades the person who first set the bar for others to shoot for. A personality a member of your family one night a wee through television. When radio was the thing and television was th...