The controversial 1964 WWII comedy The Americanization of Emily, starring James Garner and Julie Andrews, makes its streaming ...

Before streaming specials and social media clips, stand-up comedy was discovered through late-night television, vinyl records, and smoky nightclub stages. For Baby Boomers, certain comedians were once ...

Bob Newhart parlayed his deadpan style into sitcom gold. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Bob Newhart, the “button-down” stand-up comedy sensation of the 1960s who parlayed his low-key, Everyman ...

From the 1960s through the 2000s, certain comedians became universal crushes because of how deeply they made us laugh. Beyond the jokes, these iconic performers had a mix of charm, warmth, wit, and ...

From left, Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Jonathan Winters, Etherl Merman, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney and Buddy Hackett — among many other comedians of 1960s Hollywood — star in ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, ...

Vaudeville comedians -- Radio -- Nightclubs -- Television -- Late night -- The emergence of Las Vegas -- Stand-up's great change -- Percolation in the mid-1960s -- Hippie madness at decade's end -- ...

(Reuters) - Dick Gregory, a comedian who lambasted racism and played a prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement after becoming one of the first black comics to perform for white audiences, ...