This Saturday Night Live
alum's irreverent humor
made for some of the most
hysterical Weekend Update
segments on record.
Hilarious comedian Eddie
Murphy isn't often
politically correct, yet his
appeal is undeniable.
Murphy worked comedy...
The Firesign Theater
debuted in L.A. in 1966. The
group's improv routines
reflected the
counterculture movemen...
Counterculture comedian
George Carlin is best known
for his "Seven Dirty Words"
bit. In the early-'70s, the
comedian was arrested af...
Renowned author of "On
the Road," Kerouac was one
of the major Beat poets of
the 1950s.
Bruce broke tradition with
every comedy convention
(except standing in front of
an audience) and
revolutionized the form....
Malcolm X was a leader in
the Nation of Islam
movement before
renouncing the
organization in 1964. Malc...
The legendary UK comic
troupe Monty Python also
released nearly twenty
albums between 1970 and
1997. Monty Python perfo...
M.I.T. linguist and Nobel
Prize winner Noam
Chomsky speaks on
capitalism, democracy and
corporate control over in...
Ray Stevens has been
writing novelty and parody
material since 1961. He
specializes in country
humor and bachelor song...
From "Mork & Mindy," to
"Bicentennial Man," Williams'
on-screen comic career
has largely focused on
family audiences. Funnym...
Subjects of the 1984
eponymous mock-umentary
which details a '70s Metal
band facing an about-face
from once loyal fans. Tho...
Though tamed by the 1990s,
Steve Martin's '70s stand up
material is so funny, it still
makes people pee their
pants. Martin's comic geni...
From Captain Kirk to T.J.
Hooker to Priceline
spokesman, Shatner has left
an indelible impression on
many generations. Althou...
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