The concept of stand-up went through a big change during the 1970s, with faster and looser comedians, mixing their personal stories with the socio-political and pop culture references. Their material ...

Rudy Ray Moore, a raunchy 1970s comedian who played the title role of a flashy pimp in the movie “Dolemite” and influenced a generation of rappers, died Sunday, Oct. 19 in Akron, Ohio from ...

Before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... there was Ed.

Comedians Visit ‘Black Sabbath House’ From Iconic 1970 Album Cover — See Inside originally appeared on Parade. Comedians Jim Norton and Jim Florentine took in some Black Sabbath history in the UK just ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British comedian Mel Smith, who became a household name for a series of television sketch shows in the 1970s and 80s which colleagues said had inspired a generation of comics, has ...

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 -- ...