Jokers to the Left of Me Trivia Quiz

Answer: National Baseball Hall of Fame

"Who's on First?" is arguably the first classic comedy sketch. Eighty years after first being performed, most people have still heard of it. Just before the final live performance in 1957, a gold record of "Who's on First?" was placed in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Answer: Seven Dirty Words

Commonly called "Seven Words", this piece signaled Carlin's switch from tame, run-of-the-mill comedy to the more visceral social commentary he became famous for. The resulting trial ended with the judge declaring that Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" performance was protected under freedom of speech.

Answer: Gene Wilder

Pryor made four movies with Gene Wilder: "Silver Streak", "Stir Crazy", "See No Evil, Hear No Evil", and "Another You". Richard Pryor was also intended to co-star with Wilder in Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles", when, ironically, Pryor's reputation for foul-mouthed stand-up prevented him from taking the role, which when to Cleavon Little.

Answer: Juilliard

He attended for three years, leaving at the end of his junior year in 1976. Both the school's director and his instructor's opinion was that there was nothing else they could teach him, calling Williams a genius. In 1991, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Juilliard.

Answer: Gallagher

Gallagher was so popular at the time that, after turning down many previous requests (he wasn't a fan of prop comedy), Johnny Carson had him appear twice on his show. According to Gallagher, he hated watermelons because, as a child, he dropped one and broke two toes.

Answer: He was Jewish.

Burns' family were Jewish immigrants, and George had to change his name to hide his Jewish heritage in order to get a job. Gracie Allen was Irish Catholic, and their marriage broke a social taboo of the time. Burns later wrote in his book that he was more afraid of what his mother would say than anything else.

Answer: Arguing With Myself

"Arguing With Myself" came into being because Jeff Dunham was tired of Comedy Central's refusal to give him more air time. Filmed in Santa Ana, California in 2005, Comedy Central finally relented and aired the show in 2006. It became the most-watched program on the network, and reinvigorated Dunham's career.

Answer: He was made an honorary veteran.

In 1997, Congress declared Bob Hope an Honorary Veteran of the U.S. military. He was the first civilian to be given such an honor. Hope said there was no greater recognition he could receive than to be numbered among the men and women he held in such high regard.

Answer: Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey disappeared from the spotlight in the late 90s due to a botched surgery. He never really made a comeback, preferring to spend time with his family, especially after appearing in a couple movies notable only for how horrible they were.

Answer: Eddie Murphy

Starting his career by emulating Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy has had a rocky career. From the heights of "Saturday Night Live" and "Eddie Murphy Raw", he tumbled into "The Adventures of Pluto Nash", from which not even "Shrek" or "Madagascar" has been able to save him.