Classic Comedy Blog

Ernie Kovacs was a pioneer in early television comedy. In the Nairobi Trio sketch, he's the gorilla in the middle with his trademark cig...

Widely regarded as low-brow comedians, the Three Stooges have some high-brow distinctions. Their short film Men In Black (1934) was nominat...

In 1999, Time magazine named Abbott & Costello's "Who's On First" the best comedy sketch of the 20th century. A video ...

In 2000, the American Film Institute announced the 100 funniest films of the century. Duck Soup (1933) starring the Marx Brothers was rated...