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Who Was Who in Comedy

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Who Was Who in Comedy game quiz
"It's not polite to laugh at people - unless they want you to. The people in this quiz would be offended if you didn't. So go ahead have a good hearty guffaw and see if you can figure out whose real name is whose."

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1. Dino Paul Crocetti and Joseph Levitch made us all laugh in dozens of movies including "At War with the Army" (1950), and "The Caddy" (1953). By what names were this duo better known?
    Jim Croce & Joseph Levitt
    Paul Hartman & Joe E. Brown
    Dino Kartsonakis & Kirk Douglas
    Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis


2. Philip Silversmith starred in "You're in the Army Now" in 1941, and "There Goes the Bride" in 1980. Under what name did he act?
    Phil Hartman
    Philip Smith
    Phil Silvers
    Philip Golden


3. Nathan Birnbaum and his partner, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, were in "College Swing" (1938) and "College Holiday" (1936). They were perhaps better known for their TV show. What was the name of the show?
    I Love Lucy
    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
    The Honeymooners
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies


4. Whether they were playing "Air Raid Wardens" (1943), or "Babes in Toyland" (1934), Arthur Stanley Jefferson and Norvell Hardy always played the buffoons. Under which names were they clowning around?
    Rowan & Martin
    Laurel & Hardy
    Mutt & Jeff
    Cannon & Ball


5. It seems some people never get promoted. In 1954 David Daniel Kaminsky played Private Phil Davis in "White Christmas" and seven years later (1961) was Private Ernie Williams in "On the Double". What name was he better known by?
    Danny Kamin
    Daniel Smith
    Danny Kaye
    David Golis


6. Leslie Townes _____ and Harry Lillis _____ always seemed to be going somewhere together, such as in the 1942 film "Road to Morocco", or 1947's "Road to Rio". What were their last names?
    Little & Large
    McKenzie & McKenzie (They're the McKenzie Brothers)
    Hope & Crosby
    French & Saunders


7. While he may not have actually been "The Meanest Man in the World" (1943), Benjamin Kubelsky certainly was the "Man About Town" (1939). What was the stage name of this famous skinflint?
    Jack Benny
    Eddie Anderson
    Benny Hill
    Rowan Atkinson


8. "Africa Screams" (1949) and "The Noose Hangs High" (1948) featured the comedy team of William Alexander Abbott and Louis Francis Cristillo. In which of the following comedies would you expect to find these two?
    Keystone Hotel
    With Six You Get Eggroll
    Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
    Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend


9. Muzyad Yaakoob gave us many wonderful performances such as in "The Jazz Singer" (1952) and "The Unfinished Dance" (1947), as well numerous guest appearances on TV shows. Yet he is best known for his big heart and generous nature. What was the stage name of this philanthropic funny man?
    Fred Astaire
    Sammy Davis Jr.
    Gene Kelly
    Danny Thomas


10. Born into the Horwitz family, Harry Moses and his brother Samuel may have been "Stone Age Romeos" (1955), but along with their partner, Louis Feinberg, they sure could cause "Bedlam in Paradise" (1955). Who were these three?
    The Marx Brothers
    The Little Rascals
    The Keystone Kops
    The Three Stooges


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Compiled Dec 02 12