Great comedians of the 1930's, 40's, and 50's ending with a favorite comedy routine about baseball
Page 1: Introduction
Caption: Humor comes in many styles
Narration: Great timing is a key to successful comedy. Jack Benny holds the record for the longest sustained audience laugh on radio.
Page 2: Slapstick comedy
Caption: Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Lucille Ball were famous for their slapstick comedy
Narration: Many great comedians use absurd situations and physical actions like funny faces or pie throwing to delight their audiences.
Page 3: Rapid fire
Caption: Bob Hope and Jack Benny one up each other.
Narration: Wisecracking one liners were the hallmark of some of the greatest comedians including Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Groucho Marx and The Great One, Jackie Gleason.
Page 4: Slapstick and rapid fire humor come together
Caption: Bud Abbott & Lou Costello
Narration: Mixing slapstick and rapid fire humor, Abbott and Costello became the most popular comedic duo in the 1940's.