Comedians We Love

Let's start with that wild and crazy guy, Steve Martin. I liked him in "Father of the Bride". He was funny in "The Jerk",too. Steve recently married long time girlfriend, Anne Stringfield, his 2nd wife and her first marriage. She is nearly 30 years his junior. Steve was born in Waco, Texas on August 14, 1945. A list of his films follows.

Filmography

* The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977) (short subject)
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
* The Muppet Movie (1979)
* The Kids Are Alright (1979) (documentary)
* The Jerk (1979) (also writer)
* Pennies from Heaven (1981)
* Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (also writer)
* The Man with Two Brains (1983) (also writer)
* The Lonely Guy (1984)
* All of Me (1984)
* Movers & Shakers (1985)
* ¡Three Amigos! (1986) (also writer and executive producer)
* Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
* Roxanne (1987) (also writer and executive producer)
* Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
* Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
* Parenthood (1989)
* My Blue Heaven (1990)
* L.A. Story (1991) (also writer and executive producer)
* Father of the Bride (1991)
* Grand Canyon (1991)
* HouseSitter (1992)
* Leap of Faith (1992)
* And the Band Played On (1993) (Cameo)
* A Simple Twist of Fate (1994) (also writer and executive producer)
* Mixed Nuts (1994)
* Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
* Sgt. Bilko (1996)
* The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
* The Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice: Hotep)
* The Out-of-Towners (1999)
* Bowfinger (1999) (also writer)
* The Venice Project (1999) (Cameo)
* Fantasia 2000 (1999)
* Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
* Novocaine (2001)
* Bringing Down the House (2003)
* Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
* Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
* Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) (Cameo)
* Shopgirl (2005) (also writer and producer)
* Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
* Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (2005) (as himself)
* The Pink Panther (2006) (A reboot of the earlier series)
* Wayside (2007-2008) (He was in two episodes, one in each season)
* Baby Mama (2008)
* The Pink Panther 2 (2009) (officially announced by MGM)

Who doesn't know funny lady Lucille Ball?
I Love Lucy is a popular and influential American situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951 to May 6, 1957 on CBS. The show continued on for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known first as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and later in reruns as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.

I Love Lucy was the most-watched show in the United States in four of its six seasons, and was the first to end its run at the top of the ratings (to be matched only by The Andy Griffith Show, and Seinfeld, although it did not have a formal series finale episode. I Love Lucy is still syndicated in dozens of languages across the world.

The show won five Emmy Awards and received numerous nominations. In 2002, it was ranked second on TV Guide's top-50 greatest shows, behind Seinfeld and ahead of The Honeymooners. In 2007, it was placed on Time magazine's unranked list of the 100 best TV shows. The same year, the Washington Post named it the second best TV rerun, attesting to its longevity and sustained popularity.

Emmy Award Wins: * Best Situation Comedy, 1953, 1954
* Best Comedienne, Lucille Ball, 1953
* Best Series Supporting Actress, Vivian Vance, 1954
* Best Actress - Continuing Performance, Lucille Ball, 1956

Get the DVD and watch how hilarious the Kettles are when they go to town or back to the farm. A delightful family show of a large farm family starring Majorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle. This black and white show was on from the 1940's and 50's.
* The Egg and I - 1947
* (The Further Adventures of) Ma and Pa Kettle - 1949
* Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town - 1950
* Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm - 1951
* Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair - 1952
* Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation - 1953
* Ma and Pa Kettle at Home - 1954
* Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki - 1955
* The Kettles in the Ozarks - 1956
* The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm - 1957

Lasting 11 successful years starting in 1967 and ending in 1978 not without winning 25 Emmy Awards, 8 Golden Globe Awards and 3 People's Choice Awards.
My family just loved to laugh along with "The Carol Burnett Show" on television. I liked her as the clumsy, slow secretary to her boss played by Tim Conway.And then Vicki Lawrence was her Mama, and later had her own show called, "Mama's Family". I'll showcase that here, too! And don't forget Harvey Korman as Rhett Butler, while Carol was Scarlett in "Went With the Wind". Hilarious when she went "window" shopping and made her dress from the curtain! Check the DVD's out below. You won't be sorry!

My brother on the west coast e-mailed me a video clip of Jeff Dunham. He's another funny guy to make you laugh-the best medicine.

Great funny show stars Vicki Lawrence from "The Carol Burnett Show"

Another funny man is Dick Van Dyke
Born Richard Wayne Van Dyke
13 December 1925 in
West Plains, Missouri, USA
The two shows I liked him in was "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Diagnosis Murder".

For social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket, always creating the right impression is vital. She goes to great lengths in trying to impress neighbors, friends and those of high status. Unfortunately her poor relations always turn up unexpectedly, causing Hyacinth embarrassment and preventing her from creating that all important perfect impression.