Comedian

who was called, had died when Lucy was only three years old. Her mother‘s name was Desiree Ball, and her brother‘s name was Fred Ball. Her mother remarried to a man named Ed Peterson. Lucille Ball became famous as a model, movie and TV star and comedian. In 1927, Lucille Ball became a model for Hattie Carnegie. After being discovered as a model, Lucy moved to Hollywood in 1930 for more opportunities for her career. At the start of her acting career, she acted in the shows: Stage Door and The…

the room without fear of repercussion. Effective humorists have the ability to prompt or sway a person’s opinion in a way that a politician's speech simply can not. If a comedian makes a joke about Donald Trump (as they often do), the audience will respond with, for the most part, laughter, as they are prepared for the comedians form of entertainment. The effect of the bit is the discreditation of Trump, and the unintentional…

the famous comedian Jeff Dunhum and his character. who is a grumpy old man who…

like Kevin Hart, have brought comedy into a new realm and have introduced laughter to a larger audience. Netflix advocates stand-up and adds stand-up comedy to its lineup every few months or so. Getting added to Netflix is a big deal for stand-up comedians. Kevin Hart's comedy movies are almost all on Netflix and are replayed over and over again. If you've seen Kevin Hart, you may be feeling like you need a new set of jokes to listen to. Enter Maz Jobrani. Jobrani brings a…

They included comical music, an irrational scenario, and Kevin Hart, a recognized comedian. Although humor is invented to make the audience laugh, it is supposed to provide, at the least, a small amount of information about the product the advertisers are attempting to sell. In the commercial, as Kevin Hart, the foolish father, follows…

function in society by holding up a mirror and forcing us to confront realities that we would often prefer to ignore. Stand-up comedians regularly receive criticism for being too offensive and too stereotypical, however, it means that comedians are pushing social boundaries through laughter. In a stand-up comedy series, African American, Trevor Noah, a South African comedian talks about his journey of wanting to be black and arriving in America. He shares racial stereotypes he dealt with during…

The actor and comedian George Lopez was born April 23, 1961 in Mission Hills, California. “Mr. Lopez never celebrated one birthday while growing up in the San Fernando Valley.” (nytimes.com). Lopez never celebrated a birthday because he was raised by a grandmother whose own life of hardship. Biography.com says, “Abandoned by his mother, he used his painful experiences as material for his stand up comedy.” “My Mom never went to my school,” Mr. Lopez tells his wife in an episode in which the…

To help combat this problem, one suggestion I would have is to enforce some quotas to ensure that some more racially diverse comedians are hired. I, as the head writer for the show I do not feel that there is enough diversity and creativity within the cast to adequately display some of the skits I would like to write. I would like to reach a wide variety of audiences and feel I…

In 1948, Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein, directed by Charles Barton, was a comical duo of two famous comedians, who meet the horrifying characters from Universal Studio. At that point in time, World War II had ended, leaving people devastated by the horrific event. That being said, film directors had a tough time scaring people with their horror films, so it seemed ideal to take the famous characters, that once scared the heebee-geebees out of them and make a comedy to lighten the mood.…

represented. A joke, rude natured and ill mannered, the feelings that will be hurt, don’t concern comedians. It is often times, for stand up comedians that in order to get a reaction from an audience they will use an excessive amount of vulgar language to make a joke seem more funny when in reality it is more offensive than enjoyable. The way stand up comedy is presented seems outdated in the sense of a comedian saying their punch line, and waiting for a reaction from the crowd. When watching…