Shecky on The Tonight Show, 1973.
Shecky Greene (Fred Sheldon Greenfield)
Shecky Greene, an entertainment legend whose very name
became synonymous with stand-up comedy, has died.
Greene died at 3:21 a.m. Sunday at his home in Las Vegas
of natural causes.
(FOX NEWS)
Comedian Tom Smothers has died at the age of 86.
The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family,
said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died
Tuesday at home in Santa Rosa, California.
In 2023, Smothers announced he had been diagnosed
with stage two lung cancer.
Tommy with brother Dick…The Smothers Brothers.
Comedian Bob Hope gave his last Christmas show to U.S.
servicemen in Saigon on this day in history, Dec. 24, 1972.
The iconic entertainer, who starred in more than 50 films,
kept up a tradition of visiting troops deployed overseas
since WWII.
Hope’s 1972 show marked his ninth consecutive Christmas
appearance in Vietnam, according to History.com.
On December 24, 1972, Bob Hope delivered a live Christmas show to American soldiers stationed in Vietnam. The show,
held at the Bien Hoa Air Base, was a festive event attended
by thousands of servicemen.
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope
(May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003)
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000
Television and radio personality, comedian,
musician, composer, writer and actor.
Steve Allen, in 1954 achieved national fame
as the co-creator and first host of The Tonight
Show, which was the first late-night television
talk show.
Allen died in his sleep from chest trauma caused
by injuries sustained in an earlier traffic accident.
