Ernie Kovacs was a pioneering comedian of 1950s television, admired by legends like Monty Python and Johnny Carson. Though his influence on comedy was profound, his name is less remembered today, in part due to the personal hardships and tragedies that marked his life.
Sometimes, people who seem charming and loveable on-screen are hiding the most twisted demons of all—and Milton Berle was the worst of them.
Although Jim Carrey may still be one of our most iconic comedians, his manic energy often comes with a disturbing dark side.
Lenny Bruce’s comedy was so obscene—he was sentenced to do time at a workhouse. However, fate had an even crueler twist in store for him.
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be...
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